Baker Donelson has added Tessa P. Vorhaben to the Firm's New Orleans, Louisiana office as a member of the Business Litigation Group.
Ms. Vorhaben joins the Firm as of counsel and concentrates her practice in the areas of general litigation, insurance coverage and tort litigation. She defends claims involving personal injury, products liability, premises liability, property damage, business interruption, insurance bad faith and extra-contractual litigation. Ms. Vorhaben also represents Write-Your-Own (WYO) insurance carriers participating in the U.S. Government's National Flood Insurance Program.
"Tessa is a well-regarded and experienced practitioner in the insurance and business litigation arenas and we are pleased to welcome her to the Firm," said Nancy Scott Degan, managing shareholder of Baker Donelson's New Orleans and Mandeville offices.
A graduate of the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Ms. Vorhaben has been recognized in Louisiana Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" since 2013. She is a member of the Defense Research Institute as well as the New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Ms. Vorhaben also serves on the board of directors and executive committee of the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault.