ATTORNEYS
Peter S. Koeppel
PARTNER
BIO
Peter S. Koeppel was born in New York, New York and relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, after graduating from Georgetown University. He has been admitted to the Louisiana and Texas bars. Peter is the founder and managing partner of Koeppel LLC.
EDUCATION
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Georgetown University, A.B., with honors 1978
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Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1982
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
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Louisiana State Bar
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Texas State Bar
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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​U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
T. Patrick Baynham
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For more than 35 years, Patick has advised and represented clients in General Litigation, Admiralty/ Maritime disputes, Products Liability, Personal Injury and Premises Liability defense, Appellate Practice and Insurance Defense matters and has tried, as lead counsel, numerous cases in the State and Federal Courts of Louisiana and Texas.
Chad P. Favre
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Chad P. Favre grew up in coastal Mississippi, and while maintaining ties with coastal Mississippi, he has relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana after fifteen years of practicing law in Mississippi’s state and federal courts.
​Calder "Cal" H. Lamb
PARTNER
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Calder H. Lamb is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and Loyola University School of Law. He has experience resolving disputes in Louisiana’s state and federal courts for major oil and gas companies, prime contractors, insurers, money center banks, national gas station chains, and shipyards.
Natasha Z. Wilson
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Natasha Z. Wilson is a New Orleans native. She has a wide range of experience with employment and civil defense issues. She is admitted to practice in Louisiana and Texas. She is AV Preeminent Peer Review rated through Martindale-Hubbell and one of New Orleans Magazine’s Top Lawyers.
Michael A. Triay
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Michael A. Triay is a New Orleans native. He is a graduate of Loyola University School of Law and a member of the Moot Court Staff. He brings over two decades of health care, environmental, insurance, construction, professional liability, and transportation litigation experience to the firm.
Claudia C. Wimberly
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Claudia Carrizales Wimberly brings five years of experience defending complex environmental litigation to the firm. She has represented multinational energy corporations and transportation companies at all levels of state and federal courts. Claudia prioritizes candor, personal service, and meticulous attention to detail to develop compelling and comprehensive solutions for her clients from initial intake to the final disposition.
OF COUNSEL
Katherine Muslow, provided legal counsel to the upper management leadership of the LSU Health Sciences Center and its School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, School of Allied Health and Graduate School. Trial Counsel – 1st Chair in Medical Malpractice lawsuits against the University. Addressed employment, compliance, ethics, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, faculty affairs, student affairs and other legal issues of the University; educated staff and faculty as appropriate on legal requirements. She graduated from the LSU Law School and received a B.S. and post-graduate work in History at University of Texas.​
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SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Bibiana Ordóñez-Vallecilla is a bilingual Colombian attorney who came to the U.S. with the purpose to further her career in 2015. She studied Criminal Justice and, after maintaining a perfect GPA, earned an academic scholarship at Loyola University College of Law, where she became the first Latina LLM graduate to pass the Louisiana Bar Exam on the first attempt, while also achieving the highest MORE score in her class.