- Wrongful Death
- Theft
- Identity TheftCONSUMER PROTECTION LITIGATION - We have vast experience achieving settlement of millions of dollars against companies large and small. Â We litigate class as well as individual actions to recover damages for clients who are the victims of unfair, fraudulent and deceptive acts and practices. Our Consumer Protection Litigation Section focuses on five primary sub-practice areas: Mortgage Servicing Fraud; Identity Theft; False Advertising; Unfair Debt Collection, Unfair Credit Reporting, Solicitation, Junk Faxes and Auto-Dialers; and Data Breaches and Digital Security.
- Corporate LawGENERAL COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE AND SECURITIES - We provide strategic counseling to our business clients and handle general business matters including commercial transactions, negotiating and drafting commercial contracts, and advising clients regarding corporate governance matters. Our firm offers legal services for business entities, such as the formation and organization of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, registered limited liability partnerships, and non-profit corporations, as well as advice and legal services for mergers & acquisitions, asset transfers, stock transfers, fiduciary responsibilities of officers, directors, partners and members. In addition to counseling business clients regarding these matters, we also represent our business clients in state and federal courts in suits for business torts, unfair trade practices, breach of contracts, and other claims based on Louisiana's commercial and corporate laws. We have represented clients in SEC investigations. Our attorneys are experienced in private equity and venture capital, corporate finance, securities offerings and compliance. We work with many "startup" businesses, and assist companies with contractual, documentary and regulatory issues confronting new companies. We help out-of-state businesses relocate to Louisiana or set up operations in Louisiana.
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business Disputes
- Business Transactions
- Limited Liability Companies
- Construction Contracts
- Intellectual PropertyGENERAL LITIGATION - We handle contract cases, redhibition claims, software defect claims, intellectual property litigation (patents, trademarks, and copyrights), and antitrust suits. We pursue compensation liens and third party recovery, and defend against intentional tort claims asserted against employers and their insurers. Our firm has extensive experience in representing manufacturers and sellers in products liability cases concerning alleged product defects, namely, manufacturing defects, design defects, defective and inadequate warnings and failure of express warranty. We are proud of our ability to take on unusual and complex matters on behalf of our clients. We do not shy away from difficult cases or convoluted transactions.
- Antitrust
- Workers CompensationWe successfully defended the insurer and TPA in a landmark Louisiana decision on tort liability to a workers' compensation claimant for alleged "bad faith" claims handling.
- Wrongful Termination
- Premises LiabilityFrancis A. Courtenay Jr. ( fcourtenay@patrickmillerlaw.com ) graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in 1961, and followed with his legal degree from Tulane University in 1964. He is experienced in international trade and business transactions, and has handled a wide variety of professional, products, a Prior to private practice, he was law clerk to the Judges of the 24th Judicial District Court in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Francis is admitted to all Federal Courts in Louisiana and has been Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubble for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability for over 30 years. He is a member of the Mariner’s Club of the Port of New Orleans and Houston, The Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, the Transportation Lawyer’s association, and The Propeller Club of New Orleans. Francis focuses on wrongful death, personal injury and property damage claims, Jones Act claims, offshore construction claims, and vessel collisions and premises liability issues, as well as insurance coverage issues.
- Construction LitigationWe represented the General Partner in the negotiation of the terms of the formation of a partnership involving contributions to the partnership and financing totaling over $28 million for the construction of a low income housing complex in New Orleans consisting of 41 buildings and 164 apartment units. Our representation also involved negotiations and drafting of construction loan agreements, permanent financing agreements, construction contracts, and government grant agreements.
- Real Estate TransactionsREAL ESTATE - Our firm has handled commercial and residential real estate transactions of all types, including transfers of title, donations, leases, mortgages and other financing instruments. We have handled litigation involving real property, including redhibition suits, acquisitive prescription suits, boundary actions, suits to quiet title and partition actions. We have defended real estate brokers, agents and lenders against claims of fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and malpractice.
- Property DamagePat Patrick ( ppatrick@patrickmillerlaw.com ) graduated from the University of South Alabama and from Tulane Law School in 1984, where he served as Articles Editor for the Tulane Law Review. Prior to the formation of Patrick Miller LLC he was a partner in a large New Orleans law firm. Pat's practice focuses on insurance, tort, indemnity, workers' compensation (state and LHWCA), and maritime issues. He has handled environmental and toxic tort cases in regard to both property damage and personal injury aspects. He handles cases at all levels of the state and federal court systems. He is a registered lobbyist in Louisiana. He has handled matters before agencies such as the United States Customs Service, United States and Louisiana Departments of Labor, the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the Louisiana Insurance Commission, the Louisiana Commission on Public Ethics, all gaming regulatory agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi, and the Louisiana Department of Public Health. Pat is a member of numerous professional organizations including the Defense Research Institute, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, and Association of Average Adjusters of the United States. He is past president of the New Orleans Port of the Propeller Club of the United States, and is a Board member of the International Propeller Club of the United States. Pat is a frequent lecturer and writer on legal education topics, primarily involving insurance, workers' compensation, maritime law, and trial practice.
- Personal InjuryMARITIME, SHIPPING AND LHWCA - Our firm has expertise in maritime, shipping and LHWCA matters. We have defended vessel owners, ship builders and repairers, oil companies, service contractors, dock owners, manufacturers, and insurers against maritime personal injury and death claims, seamen's claims, LHWCA claims, DOHSA claims, and wage claims. We have represented cargo, carriers, and underwriters in cargo loss or damage cases concerning ocean, inland marine, rail, and highway carriage. Our attorneys have handled vessel collisions and wave-wash claims, and have sought third party recovery for LHWCA underwriters including Total Marine reimbursement claims. We defend vessel owners and maritime employers against claims brought by seamen. Our attorneys routinely handle sales of ships and seizures of vessels. We additionally handle maritime contract issues including charter parties and bills of lading.
- BankruptcyBANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR RIGHTS, FINANCE AND BANKING - We provide legal services and advice in connection with financing transactions, loan agreements, security devices, UCC transactions, defense of preference actions, debt enforcement, collections, workouts, debtor-creditor rights, lender liability defense, asset acquisition and disposition, banking and lending, real estate transactions, bankruptcy law, equipment leasing and financing, insurance, liens and privileges, letters of credit and negotiable instruments.
- Debt Collection