Welcome to Riess LeMieux
Riess LeMieux delivers legal services with the personal touch of a boutique law firm, while always staying mindful of the cost-effective representation desired in today’s climate. While our construction law team brings decades of experience in providing solutions for construction problems at every stage of a project, the lawyers at Riess LeMieux are also experienced in a full range of legal areas, including business advices, commercial litigation, insurance coverage and disputes, labor and employment, bankruptcy, and more. With attorneys licensed in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and New York, Riess LeMieux proudly advises and represents clients throughout the Gulf South.
Riess LeMieux delivers legal services with the personal touch of a boutique law firm, while always staying mindful of the cost-effective representation desired in today’s climate. While our construction law team brings decades of experience in providing solutions for construction problems at every stage of a project, the lawyers at Riess LeMieux are also experienced in a full range of legal areas, including business advices, commercial litigation, insurance coverage and disputes, labor and employment, bankruptcy, and more. With attorneys licensed in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and New York, Riess LeMieux proudly advises and represents clients throughout the Gulf South.
News & Events
Riess LeMieux Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers List
Riess LeMieux is pleased to announce that Michael Lane has been named to the "Super Lawyers 2021" List and Jonathan Forester, Michael Blackwell, and Robert Riess have been recognized on the “Louisiana Rising Stars Super Lawyer 2021” list in the field of Construction Law. This will be Jonathan Forester's seventh selection, Michael Lane's third selection, and Michael Blackwell's second selection to this award. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Rising Stars must meet all of these requirements and be under the age of 40.
Building Success: Riess LeMieux Client Prevails in $90 Million Bid Dispute at Louisiana Supreme Court
The project involved repair and mitigation construction services at the Main Campus for the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. The project was publicly advertised for bids by the State of Louisiana, Division of Administration. The lowest monetary bidder was determined to be ineligible for the award due to unit-price errors on its bid form. The firm’s client had submitted the second lowest monetary bid, which the DOA determined to be responsive. As a result, the DOA awarded the project to the firm’s client as the lowest responsive bidder.
Legal Update: Berkel & Co. Contractors, Inc. v. Lee (Nov. 2020)
In a recent decision concerning the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (TWCA), the Texas Supreme Court emphasized the high bar plaintiffs must meet to satisfy the narrow “intentional tort” exception in the statute. As in many other states, a Texas worker’s injuries sustained during the course of employment are exclusively governed by the TWCA. The only exception that would allow a worker to sue an employer for damages outside the purview of the TWCA is if the employer intentionally caused the worker’s injuries. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that an employer who commits gross negligence or deliberately ignores a risk of injury to an employee does not meet the definition of “intentional” under the TWCA.