Melissa Hemmans is an associate attorney in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2000 and practices in the area of litigation. She represents major Louisiana petrochemical and manufacturing clients and local businesses in a wide variety of litigation. She advises clients with regard to litigation strategy management, and she has particular experience in litigation involving toxic tort and environmental claims. Melissa also represents clients in municipal law matters, civil rights defense and oil and gas litigation.

Education

Melissa earned her B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1996.  She earned her J.D. in 1999 from the LSU Law Center. Melissa served as a Law Clerk to the Hon. Alvin Turner, Jr., Twenty-third Judicial District Court, Middle District of Louisiana.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 1999; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2004; United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2004; United States Supreme Court, 2004

Memberships

• Member, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations