Brent Barriere has over 40 years of experience litigating commercial cases, both at Fishman Haygood and at Phelps Dunbar, his former firm. He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, securities litigation, breach of contract, business valuation disputes, director and officer claims, error and omission claims, and class actions.
Brent has developed a national practice niche representing trustees and receivers in varied litigation. He is currently Receiver’s counsel in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, which arises from a $100 million Ponzi scheme (possibly the largest Ponzi scheme in Mississippi’s history) that defrauded hundreds of investors. He is also litigation counsel for the Trustee in Jalbert v. Raymond James & Associates et al., which arises from a failed $395 million bond issuance to build a wood pellets factory, believed to be the largest failed bond issuance in the history of Louisiana.
Brent has been named one of Louisiana’s Top 10 Litigators by The National Law Journal. In 2022, he was recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Litigators in America. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers®.
Brent also is among a select group of lawyers recognized as top litigators listed in a nationwide client survey published in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers & Partners calls Brent “really top-notch” and “very creative” and says he is a “‘polished’ and ‘tenacious’ advocate with excellent instincts and an industrious work ethic.”
Brent is an active member of both the New Orleans Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association, having served on the latter’s various bankruptcy committees, as well as the organization’s House of Delegates and Budget Committee. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers.
Brent frequently lectures on litigation techniques, fiduciary duty litigation, evidence, and other litigation related topics.
Updated Sep 2023
