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03/27/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/27/2026 07:06

30 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2026 Louisiana Super Lawyers List

Thirty attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2026 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

The 19 Baker Donelson attorneys named to the 2026 list are:

  • Jennifer L. Anderson (Employment & Labor)
  • Edward H. "Hank" Arnold III (Transportation/Maritime)
  • Brian Ballay (Business Litigation)
  • Joseph P. Briggett (Business Litigation)
  • Phyllis G. Cancienne (Employment & Labor)
  • Matthew S. Chester (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
  • Mark W. Frilot (Construction Litigation)
  • Steven F. Griffith Jr. (Business Litigation)
  • Erin Pelleteri Howser (Business Litigation)
  • Benjamin West Janke (Business Litigation)
  • Kenneth M. Klemm (Energy & Resources)
  • Kent Lambert (Business Litigation)
  • Jon F. "Chip" Leyens Jr. (Real Estate)
  • Alexander M. McIntyre Jr. (Antitrust Litigation)
  • Mark W. Mercante (Construction Litigation)
  • Laura Walker Plunkett (Estate & Probate)
  • Nicholas J. "Nick" Wehlen (Business Litigation)
  • Matt Woolf (Business Litigation)
  • Adam Zuckerman (Energy & Resources)

Several of the Firm's attorneys received special recognition in Louisiana Super Lawyers:

  • Top 50: 2026 Louisiana Super Lawyers: Steven F. Griffith Jr., Kent Lambert, and Jon F. "Chip" Leyens Jr.
  • Top 50: 2026 New Orleans Super Lawyers: Steven F. Griffith Jr., Kent Lambert, and Jon F. "Chip" Leyens Jr.
  • Top 25: 2026 Women Louisiana Super Lawyers: Laura Walker Plunkett
  • Top 10: 2026 Louisiana Super Lawyers: Steven F. Griffith Jr.

The publication also honored 11 Baker Donelson attorneys in its 2026 Rising Stars listing:

  • Lauren Brink Adams (Business Litigation)
  • Kordell Caldwell (Business Litigation)
  • Laura E. Carlisle (Business Litigation)
  • Jean-Luc M. Delpy (Mergers & Acquisitions)
  • Max C. Hadley (Construction Litigation)
  • Kristen Lewis Hayes (Construction Litigation)
  • Emily Olivier Kesler (Employment & Labor)
  • Elizabeth Liner (Employment Litigation: Defense)
  • Alexandra Bruce "Alex" Rychlak (Business Litigation)
  • William E. Wildman III (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
  • Patrick H. Willis (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented, multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

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