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Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams made possible the shipment of nine endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to a new home at Sea World in Orlando.
The National Bar Association and IMPACT named James Williams, a partner and head of litigation in Gauthier Houghtaling and Williams one of the Nation's Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.
Attorney Brian Houghtaling took his boat into the Gulf waters on April 29 to survey the growing oil slick.
Attorney Stephen Huber of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams was named to the 2010 New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law list.
The New Orleans Bar Association named Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams its Pacesetter Campaign Winner for recruiting the most newly-enrolled and renewed members of any other firm. 100% of the firm's attorneys signed up as members of the Association.

Louisiana High Court Upholds Flood Exclusion

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Publisher: GHW
Published On: 4/7/2008

John Houghtaling was widely quoted in the media regarding the Louisiana Supreme Court's ruling that a common homeowners flood exclusion does in fact exclude damage caused by a levee break. "The ruling has multi-billion dollar implications," Houghtaling told local and national media. The law firm of Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams represents homeowners and argued on behalf of the state Attorney General's office when the case was before the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.

La. Court Sides With Insurers in Katrina Suit, USA Today, April 7, 2008

State Supreme Court Sides with Insurance Companies, New Orleans Times-Picayune, April 8, 2008