Member
Practice Areas
Education
Order of the Coif| Louisiana Law Review
Major in International Trade and Finance| Minors in Economics and Spanish|
Biography
Mr. Alford represents public utilities and other clients in a variety of matters, including commercial and tort litigation, regulatory proceedings, and contract and property issues. Representative cases include construction disputes, securities actions, antitrust and unfair trade practice claims, medical licensing, and consumer litigation. Mr. Alford also counsels clients concerning regulatory compliance and general business issues.
Mr. Alford graduated from Louisiana State University summa cum laude with a degree in International Trade and Finance and minors in Economics and Spanish. He graduated Order of the Coif from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he was a student research assistant to Professor Frank L. Maraist, a member of the Louisiana Law Review, and the recipient of the Vinson & Elkins Outstanding Law Review Casenote or Comment Award.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Louisiana State Bar Association, Member (2001)
Federal Bar Association – New Orleans Chapter, President
Industrial Development Board of the City of New Orleans, Board of Directors, Member (2006 – 2009)
Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Young Alumni Leadership Council (2007 – present)
Louisiana State Law Institute, Counterletter Committee, Member
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
The Biased Witness Expert in Louisiana Tort Law, 61 La. Law Rev. 181 (2002)
Representative Matters
Representation of public utilities
Representation in commercial and tort litigation matters
Representation in regulatory proceedings
Representation in class and mass-tort actions
Representation in shareholder litigation
Representation in securities actions
Representation in antitrust and unfair trade practices claims
Representation in utility rate and resource-certification proceedings
Representation in consumer litigation
Counseling concerning regulatory compliance and general business issues
Experience
Law Clerk to the Honorable James L. Dennis of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2001 – 2003)
Student Research Assistant to Professor Frank L. Maraist
BAR ADMISSIONS
Louisiana State Bar Association
Prescription Committee of the Law Institute
RECOGNITION
Recipient of the Vinson & Elkins Outstanding Law Review Casenote or Comment Award
Selected for inclusion Best Lawyers in America® (2017 – 2025)
Selected for inclusion Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year for Administrative / Regulatory Law New Orleans Badge for 2022
Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers (2019 – 2024)
New Orleans Magazine’s 2020 – 2023 Top Lawyers
In the News
Stanley Reuter Attorneys Named as 2024 Best Lawyers
Raley Alford, Tom Owen, Alison Palermo, Bryan Reuter, Rick Stanley and Jennifer Thornton have been named as Best Lawyers for 2024. Rick Stanley received "Lawyer… READ MORE11 Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Edition; 4 Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year”
W. RALEY ALFORD, III Best Lawyers 2022 Administrative/Regulatory Law "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans Administrative/Regulatory Law Commercial Litigation Consumer Law Energy Law Energy Regulatory… READ MOREAll Partners and Of Counsel Named as 2019 Best Lawyers
RICHARD C. STANLEY Best Lawyers 2019 Bet-the-Company Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans Commercial Litigation Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Litigation - Antitrust… READ MOREBill Ross, Raley Alford, and Eva Dossier successfully defend on appeal ruling denying class certification.
On June 2, 2017, the Louisiana Supreme Court of Appeal for the First Circuit affirmed the trial court judgment denying class action certification in a… READ MOREBill Ross, Raley Alford, and Eva Dossier successfully defend against class certification motion in Louisiana state court.
On July 21, 2016, in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Tammany, the trial court issued a judgment denying the plaintiffs'… READ MORE