Coats Rose has added two new associates to the already expanding New Orleans office. Jason A. Camelford joins the Construction Law section and Molly L. Stanga joins the Affordable Housing practice group. The number of attorneys has doubled in the past three years and plans to add space to the Canal Street office will help accommodate the firms’ growing presence.
“We are pleased to add two dynamic associates to our practice in New Orleans,” said Kelly Longwell, Managing Director of the New Orleans office. “These additions, along with the attorneys in place, provide our clients with the breadth and depth of experience required to fulfill our clients’ needs.”
Camelford’s practice includes general commercial litigation, insurance defense, business law, premises liability, construction litigation, and insurance coverage. His trial and case management experience helps to ensure that claims are resolved efficiently and effectively.
The commercial litigation attorneys of Coats Rose have handled many of the highest-profile, complex litigation matters on behalf of clients ranging from global corporations and start up businesses.
Stanga joins Coats Rose after practicing with a tax boutique law firm. She has experience in a variety of tax-related areas including business planning and transactions, offshore voluntary disclosures and foreign asset reporting compliance, and resolving federal and state tax controversies. Louisiana Super Lawyers recognized Stanga as a 2015 Rising Star in tax law.
Coats Rose has one of the largest groups of lawyers dedicated to affordable housing in the state of Texas as well as throughout the Southwest region, representing both for-profit and non-profit developers, public housing authorities in the development, redevelopment and renovation of housing.
Coats Rose is a business transaction and litigation law firm based in Houston, Texas. For more than 25 years, Coats Rose attorneys have worked with clients in construction/surety law, real estate law, commercial litigation of all types, municipal law, public finance, affordable housing, insurance law, labor and employment law, and governmental relations. Coats Rose is comprised of more than 90 attorneys, with offices in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and New Orleans.