Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling
3500 N. Hullen Street, Metairie, LA 70002, Metairie, LA 70002
About Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling
Founded in the early 1970s, Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling is a law firm with 11 attorneys across offices in Louisiana, Florida, and California. The firm handles personal injury, business litigation, and insurance disputes, including significant natural disaster claims. They have secured over $4.8 billion in settlements and verdicts, notably leading the tobacco litigation and filing the first COVID-19 insurance lawsuit. The firm has recovered over $300 million in hurricane-related cases.
Our Attorneys
Scott Joanen
33+ years experience
Robert M. Murphy
Managing Partner
29+ years experience
John W. Houghtaling, II
Managing Partner, Majority Owner
27+ years experience
Wendell H. Gauthier
Founder
27+ years experience
Celeste A. Gauthier
Partner
24+ years experience
Skye Sturlese Fantaci
20+ years experience
Lillie E. Joyce
14+ years experience
Kevin Sloan
14+ years experience
Yulia Houghtaling
9+ years experience
Henry J. Roth
Attorney
9+ years experience
Matthew J. Bordelon
Associate Attorney
4+ years experience
Notable Case Results
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$246B
Class Action, Tobacco Litigation
Landmark settlement with the states in tobacco litigation.
$3.4B
Environmental Law, Class Action
Settlement for tank car fire contaminating a New Orleans neighborhood.
$346M
Business Litigation, Breach of Contract
Recovery for profits lost due to failure to transfer computer software rights.
$220M
Class Action, Wrongful Death
Lawsuit for families of 96 victims who died in a fire at the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel in Puerto Rico.
$100M
Insurance Litigation, Natural Disaster
Insurance recoveries for individual victims of Hurricane Katrina.