Brian J. Mersman has been with The Lambert Firm (now Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso) since 2018. Brian was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up spending summers on the lake and winters playing ice hockey. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland to attend the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, where he played hockey for three years. After Maryland, he moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University Law School, where he graduated in 2018 with a certificate in Maritime Law. Since his admission to the Louisiana Bar, Brian’s practice has been focused on environmental, maritime, and personal injury litigation.
Brian is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State Courts and the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, the Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers, and the Federal Bar Association.
University of Maryland-Baltimore County (Bachelor of Arts – Political Science)
University of Maryland-Baltimore County (Bachelor of Arts – French)
Tulane University Law School (Juris Doctor)
State of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Federal Claims Court
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
New Orleans Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Louisiana Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers
Louisiana Association for Justice – New Lawyers Division Co-Chairman
“Seacor Power: The Complexities of a Mass Maritime Disaster”, La. Assoc. for Justice, High Stakes on the High Seas Maritime Law Conference, 2022
