George Fagan is a founding partner and principal of Leake Andersson (established October 1, 1987) and works in the firm’s New Orleans office. He is the firm’s practice group leader for appellate, employment, insurance coverage and professional liability litigation and consultation. He has tried over 50 lawsuits in federal and state courts in Louisiana and Mississippi and over 20 arbitration hearings and proceedings throughout the United States. George has argued over 100 appeals in state and federal appellate courts. He regularly speaks, chairs panel presentations, and publishes papers and articles on topics in his areas of practice, as well as e-discovery, ethics, and document retention issues.
George represents many different insurers that issue a wide range of policies and types of coverages who become involved in first and third coverage disputes and related litigation, including handling coverage reviews, bad faith litigation and other lawsuits based on Louisiana’s Direct Action Statute. George’s business and commercial practice includes collection, credit reporting, intellectual property, real estate, and securities litigation. His employment practice focuses on representing employers in discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and wrongful discharge litigation as well as insurers or plans involved in employee and group benefit plans and ERISA related litigation.
George has held leadership roles and earned honors during nearly thirty years of active involvement with ALFA International, a global legal network of which Leake Andersson has been a member firm for over 40 years. ALFAI’s 75 U.S.-based law firms and over 80 international law firms employ around 10,000 lawyers. George has chaired ALFAI’s Insurance and Labor & Employment Practice Groups and remains a member of both groups as well as ALFAI’s Professional Liability Practice Group. George also served on the ALFA International Board of Directors and its Executive Committee and continues to serve on several key committees.
Personal
George lives in New Orleans with his wife and from time to time plays guitar in a rock n’ roll and blues band with some very good friends, as he has done since he was a teenager.
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preemient
- Best Lawyers, “Best Lawyers in America”
- Insurance Law | Recognized for over 20 years
- Litigation – Labor & Employment | Recognized for over 15 years
- Super Lawyers
- 2008
- New Orleans Magazine “Top Lawyers”
- Multiple years | Insurance Law
- ALFA International, Nathan Fishbach Attorney of the Year Award
- 2011
