Firm’s Managing Partner took a risk that is yielding long-term benefits for its clients and staff
When Sid Degan made the decision to form his own law firm in 1991, he admitted that he took “an enormous leap of faith” that ultimately would produce several unexpected benefits.
Foremost, the firm that he co-founded 32 years ago in New Orleans with Ed Blanchard now is known as Degan, Blanchard & Nash and counts nearly 50 attorneys with a sterling legal reputation in the areas of insurance defense and coverage, commercial litigation, admiralty and maritime, construction, toxic tort, energy, accident, life, disability, environmental, professional liability, health care, property, and public entity law. It also is spread across three offices in Louisiana.
“When I contemplated forming the firm, I never imagined that we would be where we are today in terms of size and the scope of our practice,” said Degan, a native of New Orleans and an alumnus of Tulane University School of Law in the Crescent City.
The decision to begin a new firm, risky as it was back then when the U.S. was the midst of an economic recession, also allowed Degan and Blanchard to avoid being caught up in the eventual dissolution of the firm where they began their legal careers, a contentious break-up that took years to fully unravel.
Foremost, the firm that he co-founded 32 years ago in New Orleans with Ed Blanchard now is known as Degan, Blanchard & Nash and counts nearly 50 attorneys with a sterling legal reputation in the areas of insurance defense and coverage, commercial litigation, admiralty and maritime, construction, toxic tort, energy, accident, life, disability, environmental, professional liability, health care, property, and public entity law. It also is spread across three offices in Louisiana.
“When I contemplated forming the firm, I never imagined that we would be where we are today in terms of size and the scope of our practice,” said Degan, a native of New Orleans and an alumnus of Tulane University School of Law in the Crescent City.
The decision to begin a new firm, risky as it was back then when the U.S. was the midst of an economic recession, also allowed Degan and Blanchard to avoid being caught up in the eventual dissolution of the firm where they began their legal careers, a contentious break-up that took years to fully unravel.
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• With summer approaching and cabin fever subsiding, we can now look forward to the many wellness benefits associated with getting outdoors.
• Spending time outdoors can improve overall health and wellness. The outdoors offers many opportunities to be physically active. Time outdoors also may promote mental health and stress reduction.
• There are many mental wellness benefits associated with being outside in green spaces, such as lower risk of depression and faster psychological stress recovery. Studies have shown that being in nature can restore and strengthen our mental capacities, while also increasing focus and attention.
• Spending time outdoors can improve overall health and wellness. The outdoors offers many opportunities to be physically active. Time outdoors also may promote mental health and stress reduction.
• There are many mental wellness benefits associated with being outside in green spaces, such as lower risk of depression and faster psychological stress recovery. Studies have shown that being in nature can restore and strengthen our mental capacities, while also increasing focus and attention.
• Another major component of mental health is social connection. The outdoors serves as a place to come together with friends and family and connect with the larger community.
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