STAINES & EPPLING is a New Orleans based firm primarily engaged in a general civil litigation practice in both state and federal courts, with an emphasis in the following areas: commercial insurance defense and coverage matters; general casualty; products liability; personal injury; workers' compensation and employers' liability; longshore and harbor workers' compensation; inland and offshore marine, cargo, hull, collision and personal injury; automobile and transportation liability; premises liability; industrial disease and toxic torts; immigration; general and maritime contract negotiations; business litigation; construction law; governmental relations; small business; estate planning; elder law; successions; probate and collection practice

AON Risk Services; Barnett Marine; Bayou Fleet, Inc.; Block-Dickson; Brice Building; Central Claims Service; Circuit City; Coastal Insurance Services, Inc.; Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.; Continental Underwriters; Community Coffee; Crawford & Company; DS Waters of America; FARA, Inc.; Florida Marine Transporters, Inc.; Global Special Risks, Inc.; Gulf Coast Marine; Hiller Investments, Inc.; Kemper Insurance; Kentwood Spring Water; Liberty Mutual Group; Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association; Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation; Magnolia Marine Transport Company; M&M Wireline, Inc.; Marsh, Inc.; Osprey Underwriting Agency Limited; PHS Industries; Progressive Insurance Co.; Rheem Manufacturing Company; St. John Enterprises; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Sara Lee Corporation; Sonoco Products; Suntory Water Group, Inc.; St. Paul Travelers; Superior Energy Services, L.L.C.; Transportation Consultants, Inc.; Travelers Companies; Travelers Insurance Company; Trident Marine Managers, Inc.; Turner Industries; Underwriters at Lloyds; Underwriters Marine Services, Inc.; Weber Marine; Willis Coroon, LP.