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Steven J. Lane
Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar
820 O'Keefe Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
504 581-4892 (direct)
504-581-4892 (firm)
504-561-6024 (fax)
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Steven J. Lane
Managing Partner

Loyola University School of Law
J.D. 1980
State University of New York at Buffalo

Practice Areas:

Complex Multi-District Litigation; Civil Litigation; Managed Care Litigation in both individual and Class Actions; Prescription Drug Litigation; Subrogation Litigation; Personal Injury; and Complex Family Law Litigation.

Court Admissions:

Louisiana; U.S.D.C. for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court.

Memberships:

Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; Fellow,American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; American Bar Association; and American Association for Justice.

Recognition:

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, compiled by Naifeh and Smith, Seaview/Putnam Presses (2005; 2006, 2007); Member, Loyola University School of Law International Moot Court Team; Member, Loyola University National Mock Trial; City Business’ Leadership in Law Award (2005; 2006).

Reported Cases:

Bell v. Farmer's Ins. Group, 635 So.2d 1305 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1994); DeKeyser v. Automotive Cas. Ins. Co., 706 So.2d 676 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1998); deMontluzin v. Eskrigge, 464 So.2d 948 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1985); First Fed. S&L Assoc. of Warner Robins v. Delta Towers, Ltd., 544 So.2d 1331 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1989); First Fed. S&L of Warner Robins v. Disiere, 542 So.2d 11 (La.App. 4 Cir.1989); Fuge v. Uiterwyk, 542 So.2d 726 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1989); Goldberg v. Goldberg, 698 So.2d 63 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1997); Guillory v. State Farm Ins. Co., 662 So.2d 104 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1995); Hendrick v. Avent, 891 F.2d 583(U.S.App. 5 Cir.1990); Johnson v. Johnson, 452 So.2d 322 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1984); Kaye v. Kaye, 529 So.2d 879 (La.App. 4 Cir.1988); Lakeland Anesthesia, Inc. v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc., U.S.D.C., EDLa., No. 00-3181 (appointed interim co-lead counsel on behalf of putative class); Lakeland Anesthesia, Inc. v. CIGNA Healthcare of Louisiana, Inc., U.S.D.C., EDLa., No. 00-1208 (appointed interim co-lead counsel on behalf of putative class); Lakeland Anesthesia, Inc. v. SMA Health Plan, Inc. f/k/a Southeast Medical Alliance, LLC, U.S.D.C., EDLa., No. 00-1219 (appointed interim co-lead counsel on behalf of the class); Lakeland Anesthesia, Inc. v. United HealthCare of Louisiana, Inc., U.S.D.C., EDLa., No. 00-1149 (appointed interim co-lead counsel on behalf of putative class); Leyendecker v. Leyendecker, 549 So.2d 419 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1989); Nielsen v. Riddle, 472 So.2d 133 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1985); Owens v. Owens, 489 So.2d 321 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1986); Rozas v. Dept. of Health and Human Resources, 522 So.2d 1195 (La.App. 4 Cir.1988); Schiavi v. Schiavi, 597 So.2d 144 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1992); Scott v. Pontchartrain Materials Corp., 717 So.2d 682 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1998); Sheets v. Yamaha Motors Corp., 849 F.2d 179 (U.S.App. 5 Cir. 1988); Sheets v. Yamaha Motors Corp., 891 F.2d 533 (U.S.App. 5 Cir. 1990); Smiley v. Smiley, 488 So.2d 1285 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1986); State v. McDonald, 387 So.2d 1116 (La. 1980); Tampira v. Sottiurari, 531 So.2d 1088 (La.App. 4 Cir.1988); Tampira v. Sottiurai, 539 So.2d 981 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1989); Williams v. City of New Orleans, 637 So.2d 1130 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1994); Williams Eng., Inc. v. Goodyear, 496 So.2d 1012 (La. 1986); Williams Eng., Inc. v. Watermaze, 480 So.2d 772 (La.App. 5 Cir.1985); Youngberg v. Youngberg, 499 So.2d 329 (La.App. 4 Cir.1986).

Professional Bio:

Steven J. Lane is the managing partner of Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.P., as well as a partner in the national firm, HERMAN, MATHIS, CASEY, KITCHENS & GEREL, LLP, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Lane received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1977 and his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law in 1980. Mr. Lane specializes in managed care litigation in both individual and class actions and is extensively involved in class action litigation involving insurance fraud, employment disputes, prescription drug litigation, and subrogation litigation. Having cultivated an expertise in family and domestic litigation, Mr. Lane has developed extensive experience in a broad range of cases including commercial cases, products liability cases, employment disputes, railroad cases, explosion cases and other complex disputes. Significant verdicts: Thompson, et al. vs. MetLife, USDC, SDNY, No. 00-CV-5071 (Co-lead counsel in class action settlement valued at $120,000,000); Brodie v. Physicians Mutual Insurance Co., et al., USDC, WDTx, San Antonio Division, No. 94-CI-04251 (class action settlement of $46,700,000 for plaintiffs); Forced-Placed Insurance Consolidated Cases: Holmes v. Trustmark National Bank, Wilks v. Sunstar Acceptance Corp., Hoskins v. Prudential Insurance Co. and Humphrey v. Hibernia National Bank (judgment of $39,803,643 for plaintiffs); Bergeron v. State Boxing and Wrestling Comm., Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, No. 97-22318 (judgment for plaintiff of $9,203,268.37, May 2001); Degarmo v. Healthcare Recoveries, Inc., USDC, N. District of West Virginia at Wheeling, No. 5:94cv14 (class action settlement of $3,000,000 for plaintiffs).

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Published Works:

"Be Careful What You Ask For, or You May Get It," LTLA's The Advocate; "Be Cognizant - Issue Alert: Insurance and Parental Liability Could Be Topic of Growing Concern,"LTLA's The Advocate; "Beware of Burden of Proof Problems in Custody Cases," LTLA's The Advocate; "Financial Incentives in Managed Care," Managed Care Magazine; "Helpful Hints for Attorneys Who Dabble in Divorce," LTLA's The Advocate; "HMO Liability: The Next Battleground," LTLA's The Advocate; "Mental Health Care Reform: How Will the Lawyers Make a Difference in Patients' Rights?" Psychiatric Times Magazine, March 2000; "Relocating a Child's Residence," LTLA's The Advocate; "Suggested Deposition Questions in Support Cases," LTLA's The Advocate; "Suggested Initial Interview Techniques in Divorce Cases" LTLA's The Advocate; "Spousal Support "Necessities" Vary From Case to Case," LTLA's The Advocate; "The HMO Subrogation Scandal," LTLA's The Advocate; "The New Covenant Marriage Law in Louisiana," LTLA's The Advocate; "The New Spousal Support Law," LTLA's The Advocate; "Thorough + Preparation = Success," LTLA's The Advocate; "When to Use 'Present Cash Value' Versus 'Fixed Percentage' Methodology in the Valuation of a Pension in a Community Property Partition," LTLA's The Advocate; "Wire Tap Laws in Louisiana," LTLA's The Advocate.

Presentations:

"Louisiana Custody Issues," American Bar Association; "Discovery Techniques" and "Modification of Custody Decrees," National Business Institute Seminar; "Family Law Custody Issues - Removal of Child from State" Lorman Educational Services Seminar; "Family Law in Louisiana," The Cambridge Institute; "Initial Considerations," Child Custody in Louisiana; "Louisiana Custody Law," National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar; "Louisiana Domestic Relations," American Bar Association Standing Committee for Military Personnel Continuing Legal Education Seminar; "Louisiana Tax Strategies in Divorce," Louisiana Society of CPA's; "Observations on Louisiana Family Law," Tulane Peoples Law Seminar; "Observations on Louisiana Joint Custody," Tulane Law School Seminar on Joint Custody; "Preparation and Trial of a Community Property Partition Case From Start to Finish - Managing the Complex Community Property Case," Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar; "Recent Developments in Louisiana Family Law in the Areas of Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody and Community Property," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar; "To Work or Not to Work: The Wife's Dilemma as Regards her Right to Alimony Pendente Lite and Alimony," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; "Why Tobacco II? What Changes Do Plaintiffs Want in the Use of Financial Incentives in the Managed Care Industry?," Marsh Health Spectrum Forum on Managed Care Organization Enterprise Risk; "The Impact of Pegram v. Herdrich," Association of Trial Lawyers of America.