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Jones Walker Welcomes Defense Litigator Ally Byrd

Press Release

May 29, 2024
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New Orleans

Jones Walker LLP is pleased to welcome Ally Byrd as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and member of the personal injury and environmental litigation teams in the New Orleans office.

“We are thrilled to welcome Ally to our Litigation Practice Group. Her extensive personal injury defense and environmental litigation experience, coupled with her detailed approach to each case, will undoubtedly benefit clients with complex litigation needs,” said Bill Hines, managing partner of Jones Walker.

Ally is an experienced personal injury defense litigator who has become a preferred choice for insurance companies and publicly and privately held businesses facing complex and catastrophic claims. She represents clients in a range of litigation, including trucking, premises liability, and construction disputes and works closely with in-house counsel, risk managers, and claims professionals to develop effective and innovative pretrial strategies. Ally has litigated a number and variety of disputes on behalf of hospitality, manufacturer, and transportation clients and has experience navigating complex litigation involving products liability, bad faith, and workers’ compensation claims.

“Jones Walker is a nationally respected firm, and I am eager to continue my practice alongside attorneys that are as accomplished as they are innovative in their approach to client service,” said Ally.  

Ally is also often retained by businesses to review their risk management policies and serves as coordinating counsel for multiple national organizations.

About Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among the largest 140 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.

Related Professionals
  • name
    Allyson C. Byrd
    title
    Partner
    phones
    D: 504.582.8247
    email
    Emailabyrd@joneswalker.com
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    William H. Hines
    title
    Managing Partner
    phones
    D: 504.582.8272
    email
    Emailbhines@joneswalker.com

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