Duris L. Holmes

Mr. Holmes has more than 25 years of experience as a business lawyer, representing clients in arbitration and litigation as well as handling transactional matters. He also represents franchisors with respect to disclosure, relationship and termination issues. Mr. Holmes also helps clients in the matters of business organization, contracts, directors’ and officers’ liability, bankruptcy and intellectual property as well as trusts and estates. Mr. Holmes is an Eagle Scout and remains active in Scouting, serving on the Executive Board of the Southeast Louisiana Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and as a Cub Scout leader. He is also a member of the board of Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education, Inc., which is the sponsoring organization for Benjamin Franklin High School, recognized as one of the top high schools in the United States. In 2008, Mr. Holmes received the CityBusiness Leadership in Law Award as one of the top 50 lawyers in New Orleans. ”With a diverse business practice, I focus on representing clients on intellectual property and franchising matters“