Thirty attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2025 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers.
The nineteen attorneys named to the 2025 list are:
- Jennifer L. Anderson (Employment & Labor)
- Edward H. "Hank" Arnold III (Transportation/Maritime)
- Brian M. Ballay (Business Litigation)
- Joseph P. Briggett (Business Litigation)
- Phyllis G. Cancienne (Employment & Labor)
- Mark W. Frilot (Construction Litigation)
- Steven F. Griffith Jr. (Business Litigation)
- Christopher M. Hannan (Transportation/Maritime)
- Erin Pelleteri Howser (Business Litigation)
- Benjamin West Janke (Business Litigation)
- Kenneth M. Klemm (Energy & Resources)
- Kent A. Lambert (Business Litigation)
- Jon F. "Chip" Leyens Jr. (Real Estate)
- Alexander M. McIntyre Jr. (Antitrust Litigation)
- Mark W. Mercante (Construction Litigation)
- Laura Walker Plunkett (Estate & Probate)
- Tessa P. Vorhaben (Insurance Coverage)
- Matthew A. Woolf (Business Litigation)
- Adam Zuckerman (Energy & Resources)
Several of the Firm's attorneys received special recognition in Louisiana Super Lawyers:
- Top 50 attorneys in Louisiana: Mark W. Frilot, Steven F. Griffith Jr., and Laura Walker Plunkett
- Top 50 attorneys in New Orleans: Edward H. "Hank" Arnold III, Mark W. Frilot, Steven F. Griffith Jr., Jon F. "Chip" Leyens Jr., and Laura Walker Plunkett
- Top 25 female attorneys in Louisiana: Laura Walker Plunkett
- Top 10 attorneys in Louisiana: Steven F. Griffith Jr.
The publication also honored eleven Baker Donelson attorneys in its 2025 list of "Rising Stars":
- Lauren Brink Adams (Business Litigation)
- Kordell Caldwell (Business Litigation)
- Laura E. Carlisle (Business Litigation)
- Margaux T. Dastugue (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Jean-Luc M. Delpy (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Max C. Hadley (Construction Litigation)
- Kristen Lewis Hayes (Construction Litigation)
- Emily Olivier Kesler (Employment Litigation: Defense)
- Elizabeth Liner (Employment Litigation: Defense)
- Alexandra "Alex" Bruce Rychlak (Business Litigation)
- Patrick H. Willis (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, 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 annual selections are made using a patented, multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.