Leaders in the Legal Industry: Our Accolades & Honors
HKGC’s reputation as a preeminent New Orleans law firm has been enhanced by its various accolades and achievements. We are proud to be the recipients of numerous awards at the local, state, and national levels for professional excellence, integrity, and legal services based on feedback from our clients and peer reviews.
The attorneys in our firm are proud of their involvement in various professional organizations, including the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ). HKGC partner Russ Herman is a past president of AAJ and LAJ; Maury Herman is a past president of LAJ; and Brian Katz is President of the Louisiana Association for Justice for the 2024-25 term.
. The firm also supports AAJ through the AAJ Leaders Forum as a benefactor.
Another notable achievement is Jed Cain, a partner at HKGC, co-authoring a two-volume practice series book published by Thomson Reuters that is a “go to” desk reference for personal injury lawyers in Louisiana. The book Louisiana Personal Injury covers every stage of litigation and includes practical resources that can be applied to everyday cases.
HKGC is also proud to be recognized by the following prestigious legal publications and organizations.
Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms – U.S. News & World Report
Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a comprehensive and rigorous process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer review from leading attorneys in the field.
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication company in the legal profession, and in its over four decades of existence, it has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
Lawdragon is a legal media company that each year publishes select guides to the nation’s leading lawyers in specific legal practice areas.
Louisiana Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5% of attorneys in each state.
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 is an invitation-only professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet precise qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers.
Recent Accolades & Achievements News
Herman, Herman & Katz attorneys Joseph Cain, John Creevy, Leonard Davis, Jennifer Greene, Russ Herman, Stephen Herman, Brian Katz, Morton Katz, James Klick and Steve Lane have been named Super Lawyers for 2014 by Super Lawyers magazine.
Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC would like to congratulate seven of its attorneys for their inclusion in New Orleans Magazine’s list of Top Lawyers in New Orleans for 2013.
Seven attorneys from the Law Office of Herman, Herman & Katz, L.L.C., have been selected by their peers for inclusion The Best Lawyers in America© 2014, including Russ M. Herman, Leonard J. Davis, Maury A. [...]
Herman, Herman & Katz L.L.C. has been named one of the “Top Tier” recommended law firms in the country by The Legal 500 for plaintiff representation in mass torts and class actions, specifically pharmaceuticals and [...]
Published March 25, 2013 17:00 On Friday, March 22, HHK partner Russ Herman was inducted into the inaugural class of the Tulane Law School Hall of Fame, which includes six living and six posthumous inductees. [...]
Herman, Herman & Katz partners Leonard Davis, Maury Herman, Russ Herman, Stephen Herman, James “Jim” Klick, Morton Katz, Brian Katz and Steven Lane have been named Super Lawyers for 2013 by Super Lawyers magazine. Attorneys [...]
