5/14/2012
Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams was proud to host a recent meeting in New Orleans of The National Bar Association, the nation’s oldest and largest organization for African-American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students.
4/21/2012
Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams is the Elite sponsor of the Louis A. Martinet Foundation’s 2012 gala, "55 Years & Counting Celebrating Our Legacy of Perseverance," honoring Dr. Norman C. Francis, the organization's co-founder & president of Xavier University.
1/23/2012
GHW hopes to encourage young high school students at St. Augustine in New Orleans to follow in the footsteps of Charles R. Jones, the first African-American male to ascend to Chief Judge of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. GHW funded the "2012 Chief Judge Charles R. Jones Scholarship" to be awarded to a deserving St. Augustine student.
1/3/2012
The late Wendell Gauthier’s fight to expose Big Tobacco’s coverup of the addictive properties of nicotine is a significant part of the story of Addiction Incorporated, a docudrama about Victor DeNoble a whistleblower and research scientist at a major tobacco company, who revealed a fact that the industry had been denying for years: that cigarettes were addictive.
12/25/2011
GHW attorneys John Houghtaling, James Williams and Celeste Gauthier were inducted into Loyola University’s Society of St. Ignatius.
9/21/2011
Attorneys Sean Greenwood and Pat McGinnis were named to H Texas Magazine's list of Top Professionals in Houston.
9/20/2011
GHW partner James Williams participated in a roundtable discussion entitled, "Closing the Wealth Gap: Utilizing Minority Owned Businesses as Vehicles for Job Creation and Economic Recovery," on Capitol Hill on September 22, 2011.
9/10/2011
John Houghtaling and James Williams, partners at Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams were named to the 2011 Business
Edition of Super Lawyers. The listing selects attorneys in 29 specific business practice areas.
6/23/2011
H Texas Magazine named Edward F. Downing III, Patrick C. McGinnis, James Carlos Canady to its annual list of Houston's top lawyers.
6/22/2011
GHW Attorney James Williams was appointed to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Louise S. McGehee School in New Orleans. Founded in 1912, the McGehee school has a longstanding history of academic excellence in New Orleans.
5/6/2011
GHW Attorney Eric O'Bell recently obtained a judgement totaling $475,000 for a client whose son died as a result of a tragic 1999 bus accident on Mother's Day, 1999.
4/1/2011
Congratulations to GHW's Edward F. Downing, who was recognized by New Orleans Citybusiness for Leadership in Law. A profile of Ed highlights his successful career as a product liability attorney. "As a litigator, Downing has spent the better part of his career arguing for safer products and manufacturer accountability..."
12/28/2010
GHW’S James Williams was named a Louisiana Super Lawyer for the second year in a row and his commitment to hard work is the subject of an article: New Orleans attorney James M. Williams hates to lose and will outwork you to make sure he doesn’t…
12/27/2010
About thirty children from the Good Shepherd School joined the staff and attorneys from Gauthier Houghtaling and Williams at their annual holiday party.
12/17/2010
Attorney John Houghtaling hosted a fundraiser in Houston for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, which coincided with the release of the governor’s new book, Leadership and Crisis.
12/8/2010
Attorney Edward F. Downing, III of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams recently concluded a week-long trial of an automobile personal injury case with a verdict of more than $600,000.
9/27/2010
Attorney James Williams was named "Father of the Year" by the New Orleans chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Jack and Jill of America is an elite and highly selective organization of mothers who nurture future leaders by strengthening children ages 2-19 through community service, legislative advocacy and philanthropic giving.
9/15/2010
A fundraising dinner organized by attorney John Houghtaling and others raised $50,000 for the Barrier Islands Restoration & Development Society (B.I.R.D.S.) and the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation, a culinary non-profit.
9/14/2010
Chefs Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Jerome Bocuse and Scott Boswell talked about the importance of Louisiana's barrier islands, the breeding ground for Louisiana seafood.
8/21/2010
John Houghtaling and Chef Scott Boswell of Stella! appeared on WVUE on August 20 to promote a September 14 barrier island fundraising dinner featuring world-renowned chefs Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud and Jerome Bocuse. Proceeds will go to the Barrier Island Reclamation and Development Society and the Bocuse D'Or Foundation.