Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC

08/21/2026

Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC is pleased to announce that eight attorneys have been selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2027, Wilton E. Bland, III, Alan Brackett, Ashley DeMouy, Esq., Gerard Dragna, Daniel Hoerner, Georges Legrand, André Mouledoux, and Mike Parks and seven for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2027, Will Bland, Katie Briuglio, Alex J. Domingue, Evan Godofsky, JoAnn John, Michael Neuner, Chris Seemann in the practice areas of Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Insurance Law, Personal Injury – Litigation, Transportation Law, and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers.

Congratulations to all of the attorneys who earned this acknowledgement!

https://mblb.com/firm-news/14-mblb-attorneys-included-in-best-lawyers-2027/

08/21/2026

Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC was proud to be a sponsor of the 30th anniversary of Race Judicata Run for Justice in Chicago, on August 13, 2026. The 5K Run/Walk was a benefit for the Chicago Legal Services Foundation (CVLS), the first and pre-eminent pro bono civil legal aid provider in Chicago.

Attorneys Samantha Kaplan, Lejla Alibasic, Brenda Alvarez, Zachary Ardoin, Alexa Buechler, T. Hayes Cheatham, Meagan Downes, Jamie Flores, and Sarpreet Sodhi, and paralegal, Kyle C. Johnson, represented MBLB’s Chicago office. It was a rainy day, but with members of the community cheering on the 2,000 runners, the support for CVLS was strong!

https://mblb.com/firm-news/mblb-sponsors-race-judicata-run-for-justice-in-chicago-2/

08/17/2026

LADC: Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (LADC) and the LADC Young Lawyers Committee hosted the 12th Annual Frank L. Maraist Young Lawyers Award Dinner on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at Calcasieu in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The award, named in honor of Professor Frank Maraist, the first executive director of the LADC, recognizes young lawyers who have outstanding achievements in their practice and have made significant contributions to the legal profession, the defense bar, and the community.

This year, MBLB Associate Katie L. Briuglio was nominated and recognized at the dinner for her contributions to the legal field. Attorneys Arthur Chassaignac, Andrew Miner, Carter Sayers, and John Zazulak joined Katie for the celebration.

https://mblb.com/firm-news/katie-briuglio-recognized-at-ladc-frank-l-maraist-young-lawyers-award-dinner/

08/14/2026

Culture & Inclusion Committee members Daniel Estrada, Hieu Scott Le, Jennifer Le Carpentier, and Natalie Morris attended the Louisiana State Bar Association’s 18th Annual Conclave on Diversity in the Legal Profession on Friday, August 7th. The conclave was held at the Four Season Hotel New Orleans and featured welcome remarks by Associate Justice D. Griffin of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and a Keynote Session by Victor M. Jones, Senior Counsel of the NACCP The Legal Defense Fund Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.

https://mblb.com/firm-news/mblb-attorneys-attend-lsba-annual-conclave-on-diversity-in-the-legal-profession/

08/13/2026

Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC was proud to be a Wave Sponsor of the Summer Soiree hosted by the Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois (PRBA), a fundraiser for the PRBA Scholarship Fund.

Chicago associates Brenda Alvarez (a PRBA Board Member), Lejla Alibasic, Alexa Buechler, T. Hayes Cheatham, Jamie Flores, and Sarpreet Sodhi joined attorneys, judges, and community leaders for a yacht cruise along Lake Michigan, enjoying views of the Chicago skyline, music, and networking.

The PRBA Scholarship Fund was established to promote diversity within the legal profession by providing scholarships to law students from ABA-accredited law schools who can demonstrate contributions or a commitment to the Puerto Rican or LatinX community.

https://mblb.com/firm-news/mblb-sponsors-puerto-rican-bar-association-summer-soiree-and-scholarship-fundraiser/

08/12/2026

Associate Alex J. Domingue has been selected as an honoree for the New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law class of 2026. Leadership in Law recognizes 50 legal professionals across New Orleans that “strengthen their firms, serve their clients, and elevate the profession.” Alex and his fellow honorees will be celebrated at a cocktail reception on October 5th at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

As noted by the publication, “Leadership in Law stands as a record of local professionals who have distinguished themselves within the legal industry as well as the larger community. Their work encompasses a variety of commercial and public interests, and their expertise reveals how the legal industry has evolved just in the short time CityBusiness has recognized the top attorneys in the region.”

Congratulations, Alex J. Domingue and to the New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law class of 2026!

07/17/2026

On July 9, 2026, Member Samantha Kaplan, who leads Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett’s Chicago office, co-presented with Kent Rogers, founder of Lodestar Law, at the 2026 Defense Base Act East Coast Symposium.

Samantha spoke about a controversial topic on everyone’s mind, across all fields: artificial intelligence. Specifically, she discussed the ethics surrounding the new technology and how it can be practically used in the DBA world.

Managing Member Alan Brackett served as the moderator. Also in attendance were Alexa Buechler, Patrick Babin, Rob Popich, Chris Prudhomme, and Simone Yoder.

https://mblb.com/firm-news/samantha-kaplan-presents-at-dba-east-coast-symposium/

07/10/2026

Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett was proud to be a sponsor of the 2026 NOBA Co****le Classic hosted by the New Orleans Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (YLS). The event, which was held on July 9, 2026, at the Urban South Brewery, was a benefit for The Pro Bono Project.

Teams from area law firms and judicial chambers are invited to competed in a bracket-style co****le tournament. This year, MBLB was excited to take home three trophies: third place in the tournament with Brooke K Rance, Esq. and Aaron Broussard, Best Trick Shot by Connor O’Brien, and third place for most creative name “Habeuscorn-pus” submitted by Hieu Scott Le.
Also in attendance were associate attorneys, Grace Babin, Alex J. Domingue, Jakob Jackson, and William Murphy.

https://mblb.com/firm-news/mblb-sponsors-the-young-lawyers-sections-noba-co****le-classic/

07/04/2026

07/02/2026

Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC has expanded its sixth-floor office to include the fifth floor of the Hancock Whitney Center. MBLB held an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, June 29, in the new space, where attorneys and staff gathered for a celebratory toast. The firm had outgrown its current offices due to the addition of attorneys and staff from recent mergers with two law firms—Nalley, Dew and Miner in April 2025 and Larzelere Picou Wells Simpson Lonero, LLC in January 2026.

Alan Brackett, managing member of MBLB, said, “The expansion of MBLB’s offices to another floor continues an exciting trajectory that the firm has been on the last several years. In 2019, we had outgrown our offices on the upper floors of the Hancock Whitney Center, and we then took over the entire sixth floor of the building. We had 40 offices that we thought we might have trouble filling, and here we are six years later and we’ve got two floors. It speaks to the growth of the firm and the addition of the attorneys and staff from Nalley, Dew and Miner and Larzelere Picou.”

https://mblb.com/firm-news/mouledoux-bland-legrand-brackett-expands-office/