Established in 1989, Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. provides a full range of legal services in its New Orleans and Houston offices to a diverse mix of local, regional, national and international clients. The firm has a strong general civil practice with an emphasis in commercial and construction litigation, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and reorganization, business organizations, transactions and real estate, insurance defense, health and casualty litigation, admiralty and maritime law and litigation, including personal injury, Jones Act defense, cargo and property damage and maritime financings, employment litigation, business torts, corporate law, commercial transactions, banking law, environmental law and toxic torts and insurance coverage law and litigation.

Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. commits its partners and associates to effectively and economically representing the interests of its clients. Although all the members of the firm have successfully tried numerous cases, all partners and associates have been extremely active in the prelitigation workout of problems as well as the mediation of disputes both in and out of litigation. The firm has responded to clients’ concerns about the increasing costs of litigation by creating the most cost-effective means of problem resolution without compromising the superior quality of its legal services. This always includes up-front budgeting and detailed case management as well as alternative billing methods.

The attorneys at Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. bring a diverse range of talent and experience to the practice of law as reflected in the biographical information that follows.

Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. is certified as a Women's Business Enterprise through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.