Soren Gisleson is a partner of Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.P. Mr. Gisleson attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he earned a bachelor
of arts in Philosophy in 1993. After receiving his B.A. from the University of Colorado, Mr. Gisleson attended Loyola University School of Law, where he received
his Juris Doctorate in May of 1999. While at Loyola Law School, Mr. Gisleson became a member of Law Review in 1998 and published his casenote, Graham v. Willis-Knighton
Medical Center: The Dissipation of Statutorily Admitted Liability in Medical Malpractice, 44 LOY. L. REV. 315 (1999). Mr. Gisleson served as articles editor of
the Law Review from 1998-99, soliciting and editing legal writings ranging from death penalty litigation to environmental regulation and from constitutional law
to admiralty. In 1999, Mr. Gisleson was also named to the National Law School Dean's List.
Immediately upon graduation, Mr. Gisleson clerked for the Honorable Carl J. Barbier, District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Louisiana.
In the Fall of 2000, Mr. Gisleson became an associate with Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar. Mr. Gisleson handles plaintiff cases including disaster insurance
litigation (Hurricanes Katrina and Rita), Industrial Life Insurance class actions, HMO class actions, tobacco class actions, pharmaceutical class actions, Multi-District
Litigation, civil rights and personal injury. Mr. Gisleson also handles criminal pro bono cases.
PRACTICE GROUPS
EDUCATION
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- USDC for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
AFFILIATIONS
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Louisiana Association for Justice
- American Bar Association