PRACTICE AREAS
Professional Liability
Koeppel LLC has substantial experience in the defense of professional liability claims, and has successfully defended a wide variety of claims on behalf of numerous clients and Fortune 500 insurance carriers. Our attorneys have represented large professional firms, individual practitioners and small businesses alike, including providers against claims of professional negligence, involving architects, engineers and realtors, among others. We understand the sensitive nature of professional liability claims, and work with our clients to devise aggressive strategies to maintain the reputation and integrity of our clients while protecting them against future claims.
Employment Law
The Employment Law Group at Koeppel LLC provides representation for a wide range of clientele across a broad spectrum of industries. The attorneys at Koeppel LLC have extensive experience in all aspects of employment law and litigation, and our firm’s experience in product and professional liability allows us to provide additional capabilities to our clients. Our firm deals not only with litigation issues, but engages in preventative steps such a reviewing such clients, as school boards and housing authorities, employment policies and employee manuals to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. This personalized attention sets Koeppel LLC apart, and helps to minimize and avoid expensive and unnecessary litigation costs whenever possible.
Insurance Law & Insurance Coverage
The attorneys at Koeppel LLC have a longstanding reputation of excellence in insurance company clients in coverage litigation, providing expertise across such areas as disputes involving differing coverage forms and exclusions, casualty and professional liability insurance issues, excess and reinsurance litigation and arbitration, as well as trigger, allocation and scope of coverage issues. In addition to our clients within the industry, Koeppel LLC’s depth of knowledge within the field of marine and energy law allows us to provide superior insurance services to our clients in these industries.
Technology/ Cyber Contracts
Koeppel LLC provides counsel in the ever-changing world of cyber technology with a specific focus on Technology and Cyber Contracts, as well as their implementation, across a broad range of fields including, but not limited to, medical, construction, hospitality, oil and gas industry, applications and others. Defending companies based on their evaluation and implementation of solution-based technology requires the application of intensive fact investigation coupled with aggressive litigation skills. Koeppel LLC’s attorneys provide excellent service to its clients in the technology industry.
General Casualty Litigation
Koeppel LLC represents a wide variety of insurers and self-insureds in the defense of personal injury and property damage claims arising out of construction, manufacturing, business premises, industrial and marine accidents. Our constant focus is on the attempt to resolve cases in the most cost-effective and timely manner possible during the earliest stages of litigation. In addition to working with our clients in defending general casualty lawsuits, we also inform and counsel clients on how to prevent personal injury claims from arising in the future.
Marine & Energy Litigation
Koeppel LLC has long served the legal needs of the energy industry within the Southeastern United States. The firm offers a comprehensive range of services in the effort to coordinate resources and help our clients achieve policy goals and prevent costly delays. Global and local energy companies alike have relied on the experience and expertise of Koeppel LLC energy team across a variety of practice areas and disciplines. As an established leader in the field of marine law, Koeppel LLC is adept at handling a wide variety of legal issues that arise for our clients in the maritime industry. Services are available both locally at the firm’s Houston and New Orleans offices, as well as regionally in all aspects of traditional maritime law. Koeppel LLC has a thorough understanding of the regulated marine industry in which our clients operate and our attorneys are able to help navigate such areas as collision and casualties, professional liability and toxic torts, marine insurance and employment law.
Product Liability & Toxic Torts
Koeppel LLC has provided counsel on a broad range of simple negligence, malpractice and product liability matters. We have counseled clients in commercial and general litigation across a variety of industries in such areas as design and engineering defects, duty to warn, product misuse and post delivery product tampering. Our attorneys have also defended toxic tort claims for a variety of oil, petrochemical, manufacturing and chemical industries, as well as defended massive toxic tort litigation for governmental agencies.
Litigation
Koeppel LLC has developed a reputation as one of the leading litigation firms in the Gulf South. Our attorneys are recognized for their commitment to excellence in the courtroom as well as their efficiency and effectiveness in handling cases. Koeppel LLC’s litigation team is licensed to participate in both the state and federal courts of Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. In addition, Koeppel LLC also offers litigation services nationwide as necessary.