LEZLY PETROVICH, OF COUNSEL
lpetrovich@midrid.com

Ms. Petrovich has broad litigation experience in various areas of law, including complex construction matters, general casualty and insurance defense and toxic tort litigation.  Ms. Petrovich is licensed to practice before all Louisiana state and federal courts.  She has participated in trials for both the state and federal courts and conducts all phases of discovery and motion practice through the appellate process for both state and federal courts. 

EDUCATION:

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Juris Doctor, 1998
• Casenote Editor, Cumberland Law Review
• Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts, 1994
• Phi Beta Kappa

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Construction and Complex Litigation
• Toxic Tort Litigation
• Personal Injury Defense
• Professional Liability Representation

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

• All Louisiana State Courts
• United States District Court (Eastern, Middle and Western Districts)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Louisiana State Bar
• New Orleans Bar 
• Defense Research Institute

BACKGROUND:

Ms. Petrovich is a native New Orleanian and earned her Bachelor's Degree at Louisiana State University and her law degree from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama where she served on Law Review.  After clerking for one year in Mobile, Alabama, Ms. Petrovich returned home in 1999 to practice law and has worked exclusively as a litigator.