Richard C. Stanley

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA 70112-4011
- Business Litigation (80%),
- Professional Liability: Defense (20%)
Mr. Stanley represents clients throughout Louisiana and the surrounding region in complex commercial litigation, including class action defense in products liability and securities cases. He concentrates his practice in complex commercial and class action litigation, and in the representation of lawyers and law firms in connection with issues of ethics and professional liability.
Mr. Stanley litigates cases in both state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels. His clients include two of Louisiana’s largest electric utilities (Entergy and Cleco), as well as many out-of-state clients with litigation in Louisiana.
Mr. Stanley graduated from Louisiana State University summa cum laude and received the University Medal for academic achievement. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he received the Oberman Award for legal writing. After graduation, he served as law clerk to the late Honorable Albert Tate, Jr. on the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Since 1985, Mr. Stanley has taught on a part-time basis on the adjunct faculty of Tulane Law School. As an adjunct Professor of Law, his courses have included Criminal Process and Practice, Trial Advocacy, Legal Ethics, and Professional Responsibility. He currently teaches an upper class seminar on Professional Responsibility.
Top Lists
- Top 50: 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2014 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2014 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2013 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2013 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2013 New Orleans Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2012 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2011 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2010 Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2009 Louisiana Super Lawyers
About Richard Stanley
Admitted: 1984, Louisiana
Professional Webpage: http://www.stanleyreuter.com/attorney_detail.php
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Chairman, Louisiana State Bar Association Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Age Restrictions in Housing: The Denial of the Family's Right to Its Integrity, 19 Harv. C.R. - C.L.L. Rev. 61 (1984).Albert Tate, Jr.: Judge, Jurist and the Barber in Ville Platte, 47 La. L. Rev. 1011 (1987).Antitrust Law: Fifth Circuit Symposium, 35 Loyola L. Rev. 687 (1989).Antitrust Law: Fifth Circuit Symposium, 36 Loyola L. Rev. 665 (1990).Constitutional Law: Fifth Circuit Symposium, 37 Loyola L. Rev. 631 (1991).Constitutional Law: Fifth Circuit Symposium, 42 Loyola L. Rev. 491 (1996).A Professional Model of Ethics, 47 Loyola L. Rev. 773 (2001).
Representative Clients:
- Entergy Corporation; Entergy New Orleans, Inc.; Entergy Louisiana, LLC; Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.; Cleco Corporation; International Paper Company; The Park Companies; Debt One, L.L.C.; Delta Diagnostics, L.L.C.; Freeport -McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc.; Casino Association of Louisiana; Chemical Specialties, Inc.; Metal Pro Industries, Inc.; Miller Building Co., Inc.; T.L. James & Company; Mid‑City Lanes and Sports Palace, Inc.; Impact Selector, Inc.; Attorneys Liability Assurance Society, Inc.
Industry Groups
- Legal Industry
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Last Updated: 9/21/2020