New Orleans, LA

Allan Berger

Allan Berger is the founder of Allan Berger & Associates, established in 1975. He has over 50 years of experience representing injured victims against insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and large corporations. He is licensed in all Louisiana state and federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, listed as one of the Best Lawyers in Louisiana, a Louisiana Super Lawyer (2010-2021), a New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyer, and one of the Best Lawyers in America. He is also an Associate Professor at Tulane Law School Trial Advocacy Program.

Warren A. “Chip” Forstall is an attorney who graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1975 and received his law degree from Loyola University in 1979. He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. With over 40 years of practice, Chip has been involved in over 35,000 automobile accident cases and aims to pass his law firm legacy to his son, Jonathan. He has served on the Southern University Board of Supervisors and as legal counsel for the Executive Board of the Southeast Louisiana Council Boy Scouts of America, and Chairman of Digital Opportunity Trust, USA. His office specializes in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful deaths, and various accident claims.

Steven DeBosier

Baton Rouge native Steven DeBosier joined Dudley DeBosier in March 2000. He obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from Louisiana State University. He spent his early career representing insurance companies, gaining insight into their operations. At Dudley DeBosier, he prosecutes personal injury claims against insurance companies across Louisiana, focusing on securing compensation for clients.

Derek H. Potts

Mr. Potts is nationally known for his leadership of mass litigations involving environmental disasters such as Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Freeze and Hurricane Ida. He also has been leading complex litigations on behalf of people injured by dangerous medical devices and pharmaceuticals for over a decade and is regularly appointed by judges to lead these mass cases and multi district litigations. As a member of the PSC, he was one of the leaders of the litigation on behalf of all plaintiffs and was one of the lead trial counsel in the first bellwether jury trial that resulted in a finding of defective design of the medical device. Mr. Potts successfully resolved class actions in 2022 in Texas against a power company and a natural gas company for overcharging thousands of Texas businesses related to the Texas freeze. In 2023, Mr. Potts successfully settled a class action with Live Nation and other defendants related to the Astroworld concert disaster. Throughout his career, Mr. Potts has been lead counsel in jury trials representing catastrophically injured clients. Examples of some of his jury verdicts include the $3.0 million verdict in Novogradac vs. Shirshekan, a nursing home negligence case tried in Platte County Missouri Circuit Court which was appealed and sustained by the Missouri Supreme Court and Millard v. Gard, M.D. a medical malpractice case tried in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas which resulted in a $12.1 million verdict for a minor injured due to medical malpractice. Mr. Potts began pursuing cases for women injured by transvaginal mesh products in 2009. He was one of a handful of plaintiffs’ lawyers from around the country who spearheaded the establishment of what would become the largest medical device MDL consolidation in history. He would be appointed by the Judge overseeing the litigation as one of 8 members of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Executive Committee and Plaintiffs’ Co Lead Counsel of 3 transvaginal mesh MDLs. He and his partners in the litigation would ultimately resolve over $1,000,000,000 in transvaginal mesh settlements. Mr. Potts has also been involved in numerous mass pharmaceutical litigations including being appointed the Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel of the Los Angeles Country Superior Court’s consolidation related to the drug, Xarelto. Mr. Potts has also been involved in multiple class actions including being class counsel for the states of New York, New Jersey, and Arkansas in the In Re ATT Mobility MDL which resulted in over $1,000,000,000 in settlements nationwide relating to the improper charging of sales tax. Mr. Potts also spearheaded a series of state court consolidations against General Motors related to its ignition switch auto defect in certain model cars. Mr. Potts successfully resolved thousands of personal injury and wrongful death cases with General Motors through his state court consolidations. After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in August 2017, Mr. Potts spearheaded litigation against the United States Army Corp of Engineers related to its intentional release of water during the storm which flooded tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the City. Mr. Potts was appointed as Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel by the United States Court of Claims to lead the prosecution of the case. In 2020, Mr. Potts spearheaded the formation of the In Re Generali Travel Insurance MDL and was appointed Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel to represent the thousands of individuals who were improperly denied their travel insurance benefits as a result of Covid-19 related travel restrictions. In 2021, Mr. Potts filed a $1 Billion Class Action against the electricity retailer Griddy related to its overcharging of Texas customers during Winter Storm Uri.

James “Jimmy” Harris III

Louisiana State Senator James “Jimmy” Harris III - Senate District 4. Senator Harris, is a true New Orleans native son, a graduate of St. Augustine High School. He received his Bachelors of Art in Psychology from Morehouse College and earned his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center. Professionally, prior to being elected as the State Senator for senatorial District 4 he proudly served as the State Representative for House District 99. He is the former Director of Special Projects for Congressman Cedric Richmond of Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District and the Director of State Relations for the City of New Orleans. He also served as the Legislative Advisor to State Representative Cedric Richmond for then-House District 101. Harris has held senior-level positions at the federal, state, and municipal levels of government. In addition to being the Louisiana State Senator, he currently serves as a Private Practice Attorney. As State Senator, Harris serves on the committees of Finance, Judiciary A (Vice-Chairman), Senate & Governmental Affairs and Legislative Audit Advisory Council; and serves as Chairman of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, a member of the Democratic Caucus, the Orleans Delegation, and Latino Commission. Civically, Senator Harris is an active member of Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club and Omega Phi Psi Fraternity Inc. He also is a member of the Association of St. Augustine Alumni, Morehouse College Alumni Association, Louisiana Bar Association, and Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.

James “Jimmy” Harris III

Louisiana State Senator James “Jimmy” Harris III - Senate District 4. Senator Harris, is a true New Orleans native son, a graduate of St. Augustine High School. He received his Bachelors of Art in Psychology from Morehouse College and earned his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center. Professionally, prior to being elected as the State Senator for senatorial District 4 he proudly served as the State Representative for House District 99. He is the former Director of Special Projects for Congressman Cedric Richmond of Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District and the Director of State Relations for the City of New Orleans. He also served as the Legislative Advisor to State Representative Cedric Richmond for then-House District 101. Harris has held senior-level positions at the federal, state, and municipal levels of government. In addition to being the Louisiana State Senator, he currently serves as a Private Practice Attorney. As State Senator, Harris serves on the committees of Finance, Judiciary A (Vice-Chairman), Senate & Governmental Affairs and Legislative Audit Advisory Council; and serves as Chairman of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, a member of the Democratic Caucus, the Orleans Delegation, and Latino Commission. Civically, Senator Harris is an active member of Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club and Omega Phi Psi Fraternity Inc. He also is a member of the Association of St. Augustine Alumni, Morehouse College Alumni Association, Louisiana Bar Association, and Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.

Chad Dudley

Chad Dudley, Managing Partner and COO of Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers, grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and played competitive tennis. He received a tennis scholarship to LSU, where he earned his undergraduate degree in Marketing and later his law degree from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He has always represented injured individuals and co-founded Dudley DeBosier in 2009. He has recovered over a billion dollars for clients and is an industry expert in law firm management, marketing, and technology, also serving as CEO of cj Advertising.