GIBSON LAW PARTNERS - Key Persons
Alan W. Stewart is a partner at Gibson Law Partners, LLC. Alan specializes in the defense and trial of professional liability cases, including attorney malpractice, insurance agent malpractice, accountant malpractice, and attorney and judiciary disciplinary matters. He also practices in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, construction litigation, premises liability, insurance defense, and maritime, oilfield, and energy matters. He is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state district and appellate courts, all federal district courts in Louisiana, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Alan graduated magna cum laude from the Louisiana State University Law Center in 2011. He was also a member of the Louisiana Law Review during which he was published in the Louisiana Law Review. Alan is also a rising star on SuperLawyers.
Allison M. Humphreys is a paralegal with 15 years of paralegal experience in the Lafayette and Baton Rouge area. In 1991, Allison earned a B.S. degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Interior Merchandising and quickly learned that this was not her calling. In 1992, Allison attended and graduated, with honors, from the ABA approved National Center for Paralegal Training in Atlanta, Georgia with a specialty in civil litigation. Allison's legal career has focused mainly on personal injury law and class action lawsuits. Allison joins the firm of Gibson Law Partners as the paralegal.
Amy Broussard graduated with a degree in Paralegal Studies from McNeese State University in 1999. Since then, she has over 15 years of legal experience in complex litigation matters of professional liability such as lawyers and law firms, doctors and health care providers, architects and engineers, insurance agents and accountants, general casualty such as oilfield, maritime, trucking, premise, construction and design, and products liability personal injuries, property damages, revenue losses, and commercial and probate lawsuits and disputes.
Anna Grand-Lege has joined the firm as an associate in 2020. Ms. Grand-Lege received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing with a minor in Mass Communications from Loyola University New Orleans in 2006. She later earned a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from the University of New Orleans before going on to earn her Juris Doctor and Diploma in Comparative Law from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. While she was in law school, Ms. Grand-Lege was an active member of the Trial Advocacy Board and placed third in the nation at the American Bar Association Arbitration National Finals.
Ms. Grand-Lege has experience in handling mass tort and toxic tort litigation and has been named as one of the top lawyers in immigration law by Acadiana Profile magazine each year since 2017. Her practice will focus on litigation of complex matters involving professional liability, commercial litigation, general casualty defense, and immigration. She is admitted to practice before all Louisiana courts and each of the federal district courts in Louisiana.
Charles M. "Chuck" Kreamer is co-founder of, and partner in, Gibson Law Partners, LLC. Chuck also serves as the firm's Managing Partner. Chuck's practice focuses on the representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial cases, probate and legal malpractice cases litigated in the state and federal courts of Louisiana. He is admitted to practice before all Louisiana district and appellate courts, all Louisiana federal district courts and bankruptcy courts, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Since August of 1994, Chuck's practice has been 100% litigation, including extensive appellate work.
Clarissa Long joined Gibson Law Partners, LLC, shortly after the firm opened, bringing her 24 years of relevant legal experience with her. In 1992, she received her paralegal certificate from USL (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and has been working in the legal field as a legal assistant and paralegal since that time. Her prior legal experience was focused on litigation, including maritime, personal injury, insurance defense and medical malpractice. At Gibson Law Partners, LLC, she has added the fields of professional liability and probate liability to her already impressive list of practice areas.
If you remain unconvinced, you can simply look at our decadeslong history of achieving successful outcomes for our clients. Our case results speak for themselves. Whether appearing before district courts, circuit (appeals) courts or federal courts, we have more than earned our reputation for fearless and groundbreaking litigation representation.
Courtnee C. Green joined the firm as an associate in 2023. Ms. Green received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from McNeese State University. She the attended Paul M. Hebert Center of Louisiana State University, earning her Juris Doctor and Diploma in Comparative Law. While at LSU Law, Courtnee served as an LSU Law Admissions Ambassador, a member and officer of the Black Law Students' Association, a member of the Board of Advocates, and as the Senior Editor for the LSU Law Journal for Social Justice and Policy. Courtnee was also a member of the LSU Law External mock trial teams. Courtnee's practice is predominantly focused on complex litigation, commercial litigation, and professional liability litigation, including litigation involving attorney malpractice, medical malpractice, accountant malpractice, architect and engineer malpractice, insurance agent malpractice, real estate malpractice and ethical complaints against lawyers and judges.
Denise LeBlanc joins our firm with over 28 years of legal experience. She has worked primarily with Marc Moroux for over 20 of those years. Her prior legal experience is in complex litigation matters of professional liability such as lawyers and law firms, doctors and health care providers, architects and engineers, insurance agents and accountants, general casualty such as oilfield, maritime, trucking, premises, construction and design, and products liability personal injuries, property damages, and revenue losses, and commercial and probate lawsuits and disputes. She also served as Marc Moroux's executive assistant during his tenure as general and corporate counsel for an energy construction and fabrication group of companies where she was responsible for maintaining corporate documents, regulatory filings, litigation management, master service agreements, contracts, and related activities.
Job Titles:
- Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Legal Extern
Kevin C. Ellis has joined the firm as an associate in 2021. Mr. Ellis received his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with a minor in history from Louisiana State University in 2010. He later attended the Paul M. Hebert Center of Louisiana State University, earning his Juris Doctor and Diploma in Comparative Law and graduating magna cum laude. While he was in law school, Kevin earned a Graduate Certificate in Energy Law and Policy and was the recipient of seven CALI Awards.
Kevin's practice is predominantly focused on complex litigation, commercial litigation, and professional liability litigation, including litigation involving attorney malpractice, medical malpractice, accountant malpractice, architect and engineer malpractice, insurance agent malpractice, real estate malpractice and ethical complaints against lawyers and judges. He is admitted to practice before all Louisiana courts and each of the federal district courts in Louisiana.
At Gibson Law Partners, LLC, our commercial litigation attorneys provide high-level service for a variety of complex disputes. From our law office in Lafayette, we serve clients throughout Louisiana. In our extensive practice, we have earned renown throughout the state for our quality of representation and our record of positive results.
Job Titles:
- Accounts REceivable
- Manager
Lesley Trahan is a commissioned Notary Public and a graduate of McNeese State University having earned a degree in Paralegal Studies. Her legal experience includes personal injury law, real estate transactions, general civil practice, insurance defense, public entity defense, school law, as well as general law office administration, legal e-billing, and appeals. She joined Gibson Law Partners in 2018 as a paralegal, and in 2019, was promoted to her current position as Accounts Receivable Manager. Lesley is also a member of the Lafayette Paralegal Association, having served as President for 2 years, as well as other offices and committee roles.
Mary H. Richard obtained a paralegal certificate from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in 1995, and has been working as a paralegal since that time. Prior legal experience includes medical malpractice and insurance defense with a focus on litigation. Mary joined Gibson Law Partners as a paralegal in 2019.
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Job Titles:
- Marketing & Operations Manager
Megan Neef is from Lafayette, Louisiana and has worked with Gibson Law Partners since 2019. Megan has three years of file clerk experience and is now integral with marketing content and billing assistance. She obtained her associate degree in Business Administration in 2020 and in December of 2021will graduate with her Bachelor's Degree in Management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Melanie Robillard was raised in New Iberia. She attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette earning a B. S. degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in accounting. Melanie joins the firm with 14 years of accounting experience. During her 14 years as an accountant, she was employed in both public and private accounting.
Michael is a partner at Gibson Law Partners, LLC. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2016 where he served as a member and Articles Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Michael was also admitted to Vanderbilt's Malone Inn chapter of Phi Delta Phi, the International Legal Honor Society.
Job Titles:
- Advanced Certified Paralegal
- Advanced Certified Paralegal ( ACP )
- Member of the Louisiana State Paralegal Association
Michelle E. Neef is an advanced certified paralegal (ACP) with over 30 years of legal experience. She obtained her associate degree in office administration from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) in 1985. In 1988, Michelle became a notary public and later went on to receive her paralegal certificate in 1992 from USL. In 1995, she sat for and obtained her certified legal assistant (CLA) designation from the National Association of Legal Assistants. Most recently, she received her designation of Advanced Certified Paralegal in E-discovery from the National Association of Legal Assistants.
Michelle is currently a member of the Louisiana State Paralegal Association and the Lafayette Paralegal Association. Michelle has been working with our team for 13 years.
Nancy Hartwell moved to Lafayette from New Orleans in 1982. Her legal career began in 1984 as a receptionist while attending paralegal classes at USL. She has been assisting Lafayette firms in a paralegal capacity since 1991. Nancy brings 27 plus years of legal experience to GLP, with emphasis on litigation of maritime personal injury claims from an insurance defense perspective and longshore workers compensation claims. She has assisted in wage claims and wrongful termination suits, and has been instrumental in the creation and management of databases for document intensive files, discovery, document exchange and preparations for trial. Nancy is currently a member of the Lafayette Paralegal Association.
Patricia Estorge graduated from USL (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), with a B.A. in business. She then spent many years in the wholesale drug and medical supply business. Ms. Estorge has now been in the legal profession since 2005.
Stacy N. Kennedy is a partner at Gibson Law Partners, LLC. Her practice focuses on professional liability defense, where she provides representation to accountants, architect and engineers, doctors and hospitals, lawyers, judges, law firms, insurance agents and realtors. Stacy is a graduate of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College at Tulane University (1992) and Loyola University College of Law (1995). She has practiced at all levels of the Louisiana appellate court system and is admitted to practice before each of the federal district courts in Louisiana, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Stacy is a Master in the Acadiana Inn of the American Inns of Court and a member of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association.
Susan Quebedeaux lives in Lafayette and has been an integral part of Jim's practice for more than 30 years. She graduated from T.H. Harris Vocational Technical School in 1979 in secretarial studies and began working as a legal secretary in Opelousas. In 1985 she married, moved to Lafayette and began working for Jim Gibson.