Firm Profile
Firm Description :
Chopin Wagar Richard & Kutcher, LLP was founded in 1996 by a team of attorneys with more than 100 years of combined experience. The firm handles a wide variety of civil litigation including medical malpractice. Trial experience is the hallmark of our law firm. Our attorneys have successfully tried hundreds of cases in the courts of Louisiana and the other Gulf Coast states from Florida to Texas.
Number of Attorneys :
Chopin Wagar Richard & Kutcher, LLP has around twenty attorneys and fifty employees altogether in our Metairie office.*
Spoken Languages :
In addition to English, we have employees who speak French, German, Spanish, Czech and Russian who can assist you.
Office Location(s) :
Our office is located in Metairie, Louisiana, in the Lakeway Complex at the junction of North Causeway Boulevard and Lake Pontchartrain. Driving toward the Causeway Bridge, turn left on 6th Street off N. Causeway, turn right at the first traffic light and a quick left into our parking garage for Lakeway II. Parking is complimentary for our clients.
Year Firm was Created :
Our firm was formed on January 1, 1996.
Firm Practices in These States :
Our practice is predominantly in Louisiana, but our attorneys handle cases in all the Gulf states including Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. A number of our attorneys are licensed in multiple states outside the Gulf coast area. Please call and inquire.
Practice Areas :
Medical Malpractice
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Attorney Profile
About the Attorney :
Chip Wagar is our lead medical malpractice attorney.
Name of University Attended :
The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Chip Wagar graduated in 1976 from the School of Public and International Affairs and has a B.A. in International Affairs. Chip also attended the Austro-American Institute in Vienna and the City of London Polytechnic in London during his undergraduate studies.
Name of Law School Attended :
Chip Wagar attended and was graduated from the Tulane University School of Law, cum laude, in 1979.
Year admitted to the Bar :
Chip Wagar became a member of the Louisiana bar in 1979 and the Texas bar in 1982. He has been admitted to innumerable federal district courts, the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal and the US Supreme Court.
Admitted to Practice Law in :
Louisiana and Texas
Professional Association Memberships :
Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1993 - Present; Louisiana Organization for Judicial Excellence, 2007 - Present,President;
Ratings :
Marquis "Who's Who in American Law"; New Orleans City Business Magazine, "New Orleans 50 Leaders in Law", 2006; Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
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Licensed as Attorney in: LA - 1979
10/16/09
Law School: Chip Wagar attended and was graduated from the Tulane University School of Law, cum laude, in 1979. - 1979
10/16/09
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