A. Paul LeBlanc, Jr.
Counsel
Paul LeBlanc is Board Certified as an Appellate Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. He practices in the areas of commercial and appellate litigation. Clients and lawyers turn to Paul when they are faced with cases that are complex and difficult. They rely upon his willingness to tackle challenges, his attention to detail and his experience in appellate and trial courts to guide them in resolving disputes. He regularly handles unique legal questions involving constitutional and jurisdictional issues.
Paul represents a variety of clients in litigation matters in both state and federal courts, in practice areas that include:
- Antitrust
- Constitutional and civil rights
- Construction
- Employment
- Energy
- Environmental
- Insurance
- Real Estate
- White Collar
He has successfully defended public and private clients against civil claims ranging from state law breach of contract, unfair trade practices, and tort claims, to federal civil rights, civil racketeering, securities fraud, and human trafficking claims. Paul also counsels clients about federal grand jury and law enforcement investigations as part of his criminal defense practice.
Experience
- Won an appellate reversal of state trial court decision dismissing an intervention pursuant to provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, thus permitting Phelps’ client to intervene and assert a more than $70 million claim by stepping into the shoes of the debtor;
- Obtained preliminary injunction on behalf of client agricultural employers enjoining enforcement of Department of Labor regulation which increased the wages of certain migrant farm workers;
- Secured appellate affirmance of a federal district court decision remanding to state court a case removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act, thus permitting Phelps’ clients, a class of Louisiana sheriffs and law enforcement districts, to have their roughly $40 million claim against a vendor decided by a Louisiana state court;
- Won an appellate reversal of state trial court decision vacating an arbitral award under the Louisiana Arbitration Act, resulting in confirmation of a half-a-million-dollar arbitral award in favor of Phelps’ client.