NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that four attorneys have joined the firm in Louisiana: Dustin Alonzo, Mark Chaney and Bonnie Dye have joined the firm as Associates in New Orleans, and Melissa Grand has joined the firm as an Associate in Baton Rouge.
“The addition of these four outstanding attorneys will strengthen our commercial litigation and consumer financial services practices in Louisiana,” said Rudy Aguilar, Managing Member of McGlinchey Stafford. “We are excited to be able to offer these great resources to our clients.”
Founded in New Orleans in 1974, McGlinchey Stafford continues to maintain its two largest offices in Louisiana, with fifty-seven attorneys practicing in New Orleans and thirty-four in Baton Rouge. The national law firm has experienced substantial growth and now serves clients from twelve offices located across the country.
ABOUT THE ATTORNEYS
Dustin Alonzo has joined the firm as an Associate in New Orleans handling consumer financial services compliance and litigation. He advises clients nationwide on compliance with state and federal laws governing consumer financial services products and represents financial institutions in litigation. Alonzo received his J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2014 (magna cum laude), and his B.S. from Washington & Lee University in 2009.
Mark Chaney has joined the firm as an Associate in the commercial litigation section of the New Orleans office. Chaney primarily focuses on bankruptcy litigation and general commercial litigation. He received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2014 (summa cum laude) and his B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 2004.
Bonnie Dye has joined the firm as an Associate in the New Orleans office primarily focusing on bankruptcy litigation, consumer financial services litigation and general commercial litigation. She has extensive experience handling bankruptcy and restructuring matters for secured and unsecured lenders, creditors and creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 insolvencies, as well as representing a number of financial institutions in complex and high-profile bankruptcy cases. Dye received her J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 2008 and her B.S. from Louisiana State University in 2005 (magna cum laude).
Melissa Grand has joined the firm as an Associate in the commercial litigation section of the firm’s Baton Rouge office. Grand represents mortgage lenders and other financial services clients in consumer financial services litigation. She also has experience handling complex commercial litigation cases in the areas of construction litigation, insurance defense and procurement matters. Grand received her J.D. and D.C.L. from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2009 and her B.A. from Louisiana State University in 2005 (cum laude).
ABOUT MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD
McGlinchey Stafford is a full-service law firm providing innovative legal counsel to business clients nationwide. Guiding clients wherever business and law intersect, McGlinchey Stafford’s 190 attorneys are based in twelve offices in California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Texas and Washington, DC. To learn more about McGlinchey Stafford, visit www.mcglinchey.com.
