Adams and Reese attorneys Chris D’Amour and Erica Sensenbrenner have been selected by New Orleans CityBusiness among the 2024 “Leadership in Law” honorees.
The 20th annual “Leadership in Law” special publication recognizes New Orleans area professionals in the field of law for their career and community accomplishments.
Click here to meet all the honorees.
Honorees will be celebrated on Oct. 7 at the New Orleans Museum of Art from 4 to 6 p.m. A Leadership in Law insert profiling all honorees will run in the Oct. 18 issue of CityBusiness.
This is D’Amour’s second selection to Leadership in Law after being recognized in 2020. He is a leading member of the Adams and Reese Litigation Practice Group and has been instrumental in growing the law firm’s insurance practice post-Hurricane Katrina. D’Amour defends insurance companies and commercial entities in casualty, coverage, bad faith, property, cargo and transportation, products liability, class action, multidistrict litigation, commercial, construction, E&O and professional liability litigation, handling matters out of every office in the firm’s footprint. A significant part of his practice stems from the London insurance market.
In the community, D’Amour formerly chaired the board of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans; founded When the Bell Rings, a nonprofit for improving public schools; served as the Board President of The Priestly Charter School for Architecture Construction; and served on the Boys Hope/Girls Hope Board of Directors. He has been honored with a pro bono award for his volunteer legal work through the New Orleans Bar Association.
At Adams and Reese, Sensenbrenner has a diverse practice that focuses on commercial litigation, education law and policy, and board governance. Within her education practice, Sensenbrenner advises charter schools across Louisiana, as well as local boards, regarding compliance with local, state and federal laws. Her litigation experience overlaps various areas, including commercial, medical malpractice, maritime, and labor and employment.
Sensenbrenner is ranked by peers among Louisiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars in the areas of Civil Litigation, Schools & Education, and Government Relations. In the community, Sensenbrenner is an active member of the NextGen Council for GNO, Inc., and the Young Leadership Council, helping produce Wednesday at the Square in downtown New Orleans.