PEOPLE of PURPOSE - Kean Miller LLP

Stephen Hanemann
Named To
Leadership in
Law List
Stephen Hanemann was
selected by New Orleans
CityBusiness magazine as a
recipient of its 2012 Leadership
in Law award. This award
honors the Top 50 lawyers
in the Greater New Orleans
area based on their legal,
professional, and community
contributions.
Vance Gibbs Named General
Counsel of the Board of
Directors of the Crohn’s
and Colitis Foundation
of America
Vance Gibbs was named General Counsel of
the Board of Directors of the Crohn’s and
Colitis Foundation of America. The Crohn’s
and Colitis Foundation of America is a
non-profit, volunteer-driven organization
dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn’s
disease and ulcerative colitis.
Karen Waters
Shipman Named
to Women of the
Year List
Karen Shipman was selected
by New Orleans CityBusiness
magazine as a recipient of
its 2012 Women of the Year
award. This award recognizes
50 women who have helped
move the Greater New
Orleans region forward with
their energy, innovative
ideas, achievements, and a
commitment to excellence.
Kean Miller Receives
Human Rights Award
From The Louisiana State
Bar Association
Kean Miller was selected as the 2012 recipient
of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s
Human Rights Award. The award recognizes
the firm’s many contributions in promoting
diversity and inclusion in the legal profession,
and in particular efforts with the Kean Miller
Connection and Diversity Forum to ensure
the full and equal opportunity of all persons
for entry and advancement in Louisiana’s
legal profession.
Kean Miller Recognized for Client Service
Kean Miller was recognized by its clients for a second year in
a row in The BTI Client Service A-Team 2013: The Survey of
Law Firm Client Service Performance as an exceptional law
firm with regard to the delivery of client service. This survey is
the only law firm ranking based solely on direct, unprompted
feedback from corporate counsel and C-level executives. The
2012 survey and analysis relied on 240 one-on-one interviews
with corporate counsel to determine precisely how more than
332 law firms perform in key activities that drive unparalleled
client relationships. The BTI survey categorizes the relationship
between law firms and corporate counsel in numerous
relationship-driving activities, including a law firm’s ability to
understand each client’s particular business and anticipate client
needs, to its ability to control project scope and budget.