Legal Updates

Last month, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys [“ARLA”] President, Joseph Miller, participated in the American Board of Trial Advocacy [“ABOTA”] Civil Law Roundtable in Washington, D.C.

Congratulations to our trial attorney, Joseph Miller, for being selected the Best Lawyers 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Railroad Law in New Orleans!

Davis, Saunders & Miller congratulates our trial attorney, Joseph Miller, on being elected the 2024 President of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys. Joseph has served on the executive committee since 2016 and now proudly serves as the President of the entire organization.

At the annual May 2023 convention for the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, our partner, Joseph Miller, was elected and elevated to the position of Vice President of the organization. Joe looks forward to continuing his leadership role in the organization to promote and advocate for railroad safety and railroad workers’ rights. Congratulations, Joe!

Davis, Saunders & Miller Law Firm had such a wonderful time hosting our second annual Railroad Worker Event at the Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar in New Orleans on Thursday, September 1, 2022. We are so grateful to all of our attendees, as well as to the Blue Crab for the great venue, delicious food, and excellent service!

Davis, Saunders & Miller Law Firm was so happy to attend the New Orleans Chapter Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday, August 25, 2022. Congratulations to all of the award recipients and new officers!

For more information about the New Orleans Federal Bar Association, please see: https://bit.ly/3KyvlWC

Joseph Miller and Ben Saunders enjoyed attending Louisiana Association for Justice’s High Stakes on the High Seas Maritime Law Conference at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans on Friday, August 19, 2022. This Continuing Education Conference provided an excellent opportunity for our partners to stay current on the latest developments in Maritime Law to aid our clients injured working in the oil and gas production field offshore.

Congratulations to our client, Maurice Landry, on his June 2022 Federal Employer’s Liability Act trial victory in federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Mr. Landry’s case was highlighted on page 19 of the New Orleans Federal Bar Association’s “The Advocate.”