Mark Hanna has received Martindale Hubbell’s highest “AV” rating. He joined McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch in 1992 and became a director in 1997.

Mr. Hanna’s area of practice include governmental and municipal liability, defense of class action litigation, automobile and transportation, maritime and insurance litigation, SIU/insurance fraud litigation, and business law. Mr. Hanna also has extensive experience in the area of toxic tort and asbestos litigation.

He has participated in numerous trials both as lead counsel and second chair counsel in state and federal courts and has argued appeals in the Louisiana Supreme Court; First, Fourth, and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. Mr. Hanna is also a mediator following completion of training at the Attorney Mediators Institute in Dallas and has participated in dozens of mediations.

Mr. Hanna has been active with the Louisiana Center for Law Related Education, and has been a Lecturer at Continuing Legal Education Seminars and to the Louisiana Public Risk Managers Association. Mr. Hanna has participated as a Judge/Mediator at ABA mediation competitions for law students.

Education

B.A., Creighton University, 1985.

J.D., Tulane University School of Law, 1988.

Admitted

Louisiana

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Memberships

Louisiana, New Orleans and Jefferson Bar Associations
Defense Research Institute; Member of Governmental Liability Committee
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

Louisiana Bar Foundation