Gaming partner, Kelly Duncan, was featured as a top lawyer in gaming law in the December 2004 issue of New Orleans Magazine. Duncan is chair of the firm's gaming practice and is a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law. Since the passage of legislation authorizing gaming in Louisiana, Duncan has been integrally involved in the representation of major casino companies, manufacturers, suppliers and financial institutions doing business in the gaming industry. Top local lawyers were spotlighted in the specialty areas of immigration law, health care law, family law, gaming law, First Amendment law and intellectual property law. Jones Walker was featured as one of the best and most outstanding law firms in the metropolitan area. Thirty-two Jones Walker lawyers were listed as New Orleans' "top lawyers." The list was excerpted from The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006 which includes listings for 18,000 lawyers nationwide in most legal specialty areas, in all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. Overall, fifty Jones Walker lawyers were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006 representing 19 practice specialties. Jones Walker has 215 attorneys with offices in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Houston, Miami, and Washington, D.C.