Practice Areas

Milling attorneys’ experience in appellate practice is a long-standing aspect of our litigation strength and depth. We are often asked to handle cases on appeal in both appellate courts and administrative agencies at the state and federal levels. Not only do we handle appeals of cases in which we were involved at the trial court level, but we also assist trial counsel from other law firms and clients in navigating the appeal process in cases where we were not involved in the lower court.

Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use. The process involves condemnation of your property, appraisal of its value, an offer to purchase, and negotiation for a fair price. If the government offers insufficient compensation or your property was improperly designated for public use, it’s important to know your rights and legal recourse.

The firm often assists clients in matters involving government agencies, at every level. Whether a client is in a regulated industry, needs a particular permit or license, has an enforcement problem, requires official clarification of a statute or regulation or wishes to have same revised, or has another problem involving government, firm attorneys can assist in the achievement of a successful resolution of the issue.

Milling attorneys are involved in many aspects of insurance law and are often appointed to defend insureds against all sorts of liability claims. In addition, Milling attorneys provide coverage opinions to either insurers or insureds regarding coverage available under particular insurance forms and policies.

Most of the suits we handle fall within the categories of casualty litigation and commercial litigation. Some kinds of lawsuits, such as toxic tort litigation, are embraced by both categories. Most of the casualty litigation is defense of insurance companies and self-insured enterprises against various forms of personal injury and death claims. These include maritime, premises liability, motor vehicle, and other common casualties.

The Firm has a rich history as one of the preeminent oil and gas firms in Louisiana. Our lawyers represent clients involved in all aspects of the oil and gas industry, including exploration, production, transportation, marketing, blending and refining of oil and gas products, and the mining of hard minerals. Members of the oil and gas practice group also represent large land-owning clients in their mineral leasing and related contractual issues, and routinely render title opinions to oil and gas operators.

The firm defends manufacturers and their carriers in product liability actions for damages. In Louisiana, the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA) establishes the basis for all claims and defenses in these unique and often complex cases. Extensive knowledge of the LPLA, Product Liability jurisprudence in Louisiana and across the United States, and access to top experts and thought leaders is critical to a successful defense. We know how to do it;

We have successfully represented professional clients in a number of claims involving professional malpractice, ethical violations, and as well as other claims under State and Federal law. We understand the importance of defending the reputations of professionals and how best to achieve a successful result in these sometimes very difficult and emotionally charged cases.

Attorneys in this group counsel in federal, state, local, and international taxation, non-profit status and other tax exemptions, executive compensation, employment, qualified plans, employee benefits, and ERISA. Practice group members have extensive experience with state income, sales and use, franchise, ad valorem, occupational license and severance tax matters and regularly counsel clients on entity selection.