Category Archives: Firm News

MMK Welcomes New Associate, Benjamin M. Pri-Tal

Ben Pri-Tal joins the MMK team as a new associate. Ben has litigated cases in courts throughout the state of Louisiana, and uses his scientific expertise to explore the technical underpinnings of his cases in addition to the legal aspects.  Prior to practicing law, Ben worked in research and lectured at both the university andRead More

Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirms MMK’s summary judgment win

Affirmation by the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal puts an end to a defamation suit filed in December 10, 2002. MMK successfully defended against the plaintiff/appellant—a highly compensated executive with a large health care provider—who sought $10,000,000 in damages, claiming his reputation was permanently ruined by the defamatory statements made by the defendants. MMK’sRead More

MMK sponsors 2017 CLM Annual Conference

The Claims and Litigation Management lliance (CLM) announced Melchiode Marks King LLC as sponsor for the 2017 CLM Annual Conference in Nashville on March 29-31, 2017. Approximately 2,000 claims professionals and outside counsel are expected to attend the largest insurance claims conference in the country. In addition to the plentiful networking opportunities, there will beRead More

New Orleans Magazine names Top Lawyers of 2016

Congratulations to Scott Huete, Richard E. King, Kevin Marks, Jerry Melchiode, Renee Melchiode, and James J. Reeves II for being named as among New Orleans’ “Top Lawyers” by New Orleans Magazine. ​2016 Top Laywers

Rich King featured in “Best of the Best” article of CLM’s Litigation Management Magazine

  Managing Member, Rich King, was featured in the “Best of the Best: Honoring the CLM Professionals of the Year Award Winners” article of the Summer 2015 edition of Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s (CLM) Litigation Management Magazine. At this year’s CLM Annual Meeting, Mr. King was named the 2015 “Outside Counsel of the Year”.Read More

Rich King named 2015 “Outside Counsel of the Year”

Rich King named 2015 “Outside Counsel of the Year” By mmkadmin on 06/05/2015 Managing Member, Rich King, was named the 2015 “Outside Counsel of the Year” at this year’s Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s (CLM) Annual Meeting. Winners were selected by the CLM Advisory Board based on their commitment to the profession, leadership in theRead More