Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C.
Attorneys At Law
701 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Telephone: (504) 524-5777
Fax: (504) 524-5763
Founded in 1981, Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C. is an AV-rated national trial firm that excels in handling complex and class action litigation involving:
The firm is best known for its ability to grapple with novel and complex theories and to achieve outstanding results through legal knowledge, training, and diligence. Originally located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the firm opened an office in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the early 1990's. In 1994 both offices were consolidated in New Orleans. The firm practices throughout the nation and its territories. Its attorneys hold licenses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, California, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (Federal) and have practiced via pro hac vice in virtually every state in the nation, thus establishing our national presence.
While the Firm generally serves as Lead or Co-Lead Counsel in complex litigation throughout the nation, it is also frequently called upon to serve as Counsel in Louisiana given its experience and immediate proximity to the Federal District Court and the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal and various Louisiana Courts.
Judges and other attorneys have consistently acknowledged our litigation and trial expertise, and our experienced attorneys prepare, manage, and litigate environmental cases, class actions, and complex civil litigation. Our attorneys continuously strive to reflect the height of professional excellence, integrity, and ability, as witnessed by the following tributes to the Firm:
"We have no trouble concluding that the experience and resources of Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C. was a major reason that the plaintiffs' class was able to so successfully present its case to the jury and achieve such an estimable result. Mr. Kanner, who served as lead counsel at trial, has perhaps as much experience litigating complex class action suits as any attorney in the United States. He has authored, chaired, consulted on, contributed to, and given articles, symposiums, classes, books, practice guides, etc. More importantly, his resume is replete with instances in which he served as counsel in complex class action suits. His experience was essential to the success realized by the plaintiffs in this action."
See Bonilla et al. v. Trebol Motors Corporation, et al., No. 92-1795 (JP) (D.P.R.) ($129,000,000 jury verdict in civil RICO class action against Volvo and local distributor; reversed in part on appeal).
"This litigation was hard fought throughout its two year pendency and required thousands of hours of counsel's time and hundreds of thousands of dollars advanced for expenses, with significant risk of no compensation. Both local counsel and national class counsel are commended for their willingness to take on this cause when there were virtually no precedents to assure them of likely success. They are all highly skilled and well-experienced attorneys who appreciate the risky nature of this litigation; yet their strong desire to correct a perceived injustice suffered by a vulnerable group of people led them to take the risk. . . . Counsel's considerable skill, both in the substantive areas of this case as well as in discovery and class action procedure, together with their degree of preparation were primary factors leading to the favorable settlement for the class. Of equal note is the fact that counsel unquestionably put the interests of the class far ahead of their own interests."
See Hanson v. Acceleration Life, et al., Civ. No. A3:97-152 (D. N.D. Mar. 18, 1999) (certifying class, rejecting file rate doctrine, and denying summary judgment); Order of December 11, 1999 (approving final settlement of $14.7 million)
Our Firm understands that a trial lawyer in today's world must embrace technology to effectively manage the voluminous documents and information that are typical of most environmental cases, class actions, and complex litigation. Our trial attorneys are well aware of the fact that the ability to effectively utilize technology can sometimes mean the difference between victory and defeat at trial, or between a satisfactory settlement and an unreasonable one. That is why our Firm welcomes progress and technology by providing state of the art technical services, data organization, and control systems. To learn more about Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C., please contact us today.
