Preis & Roy was formed in early 1980 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Over the past 25 years, the Firm has established itself as one of the preeminent marine and energy defense firms along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Firm has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading source of information for the legal profession for more than 130 years. 

Our distinguished client list includes Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association, Limited, one of the larger P & I Clubs for whom it is a correspondent; Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market; AIG, the largest commercial U.S. insurer; many of the larger drilling, pipeline and diving contractors in the Gulf of Mexico; and numerous other underwriters, insurers and companies who conduct business in the marine and energy arena.

The Firm has fully staffed offices in Houston, Lafayette and New Orleans and is able to provide legal representation along the entire Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas.

In recent years, the Firm has also established a general casualty section. This section represents clients in suits involving such diverse areas as industrial casualties, automobile liability, trucking liability, professional liability with an emphasis in medical malpractice, directors and officers and errors and omissions, products liability, public entity liability, education law, civil rights, employment law, as well as workers' compensation, Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation, contract and construction litigation. Our clients include some of the largest liability insurers in the United States, as well as major worldwide product manufacturers, governmental and educational entities and self-insureds.

 

The Firm has also added commercial litigation and commercial transactions to the array of services provided to clients. The attorneys in the commercial practice area represent individuals and businesses in such matters as the formation and counseling of corporations, partnerships and other forms of business entities, contract negotiation and drafting, transactional and regulatory health law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending and secured transactions, in addition to handling litigation matters pertaining to all aspects of commercial disputes.

 

The Firm is capable of handling emergency response to problems outside of business hours.  Our clients have access to our team of professionals at any time, day or night.  Our attorneys and staff are always on call and ready to service our clients, frequently conducting on-site accident investigations outside of normal business hours.

 

Now 36 attorneys strong, the Firm has positioned itself to serve clients' ever expanding needs in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region.