He argued that February had all the rights of every other month, recalls James Williams of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law. Referring to his first litigation action as an elementary school fifth grader, Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law’s James Williams won that case asserting that the month of February was indeed pulling its weight in [...]
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| Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams: Continuing the Tradition Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams carries on the tradition of the Gauthier firm and its founder, the late nationally respected trial attorney Wendell Gauthier. Since 2003, Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams has collected over $138 million for businesses and individual clients, representing negotiated contracts totaling over one quarter of a billion dollars. Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams has been widely recognized for its legal excellence in the areas of product liability, wrongful death, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance disputes, class actions and labor and employment disputes. Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams also dominates in the areas of business, civil, commercial, complex, gaming, and hurricane litigation. Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams continues to redefine excellence by boasting some of the top legal talent in the nation. In 2010, Managing Partner John Houghtaling was recognized as a Louisiana Super Lawyer, an honor that is achieved by peer recognition and professional achievement in twelve indicating areas. Mr. Houghtaling has negotiated for his individual clients of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams over $100 million dollars. Head of Litigation James Williams has been recognized by the American Trial Lawyers Association as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in America. Williams is also one of only seven lawyers inducted into the New Orleans Business Magazine "Hall of Fame." For fifteen years in a row, Edward F. Downing III has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble. Recently, The New Orleans City Business Magazine named Edward F. Downing III to its "Leadership in Law" list for 2011. Downing heads the Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams law office in Houston. |
Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams Law’s James Williams had completed his Louisiana Supreme Court clerkship. The future Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams law partner was handling civil cases for a downtown New Orleans firm. It was one of his first jury trials and he was going to pull out all of the stops – or so he thought.
