Madaline is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group, where she focuses on complex, high-exposure litigation. Her practice spans a broad spectrum of matters, including personal injury, product liability, redhibition, professional liability, constitutional rights, trucking, asbestos, and commercial disputes. Madaline represents clients in both federal and state courts, at the trial and appellate levels, bringing a proactive and detail-driven approach to every phase of litigation—from rapid response case assessment to trial preparation in high-stakes environments.
Overview
Madaline is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group, where she focuses on complex, high-exposure litigation. Her practice spans a broad spectrum of matters, including personal injury, product liability, redhibition, professional liability, constitutional rights, trucking, asbestos, and commercial disputes. Madaline represents clients in both federal and state courts, at the trial and appellate levels, bringing a proactive and detail-driven approach to every phase of litigation—from rapid response case assessment to trial preparation in high-stakes environments.
Practice Areas
Experience
- Member of trial teams for liability and remedy phases of trials in several class action lawsuits alleging constitutional violations.
- Experience in multiple high-stakes casualty matters where team was retained shortly before trial to perform rapid, comprehensive case preparation.
- Prevailed on summary judgment for paper manufacturer and national hotel chain in premises liability cases.
- Secured dismissal of recreational vehicle and automotive dealerships in redhibition matters.
- Successfully defended attorneys in various legal malpractice actions through representation in trial court, appellate court, and Louisiana Supreme Court, as well as federal district court and United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.
- Coordinated large-scale discovery in class action lawsuit.
- Successfully lobbied for coverage for pro bono client in insurance claims related to Hurricane Ida.
- Represented recreational vehicle dealerships, automotive dealerships, and crane manufacturers, boat manufacturers in redhibition, products liability, and negligent repair lawsuits.
- Represented automotive product suppliers and cosmetic companies in toxic tort claims.
- Represented commercial trucking companies in personal injury lawsuits.
Distinctions
- BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2024-2026
- Ones to Watch, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2026
- Ones to Watch, Insurance Law, 2026
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2018
- U.S. District Courts
- Louisiana: Middle, Eastern, Western
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Education
- Louisiana State University, J.D.,D.C.L., cum laude, 2018
- Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
- LSU Journal of Energy Law & Resources, Vol. VI, Senior Managing Editor
- CALI Awards: Legal Research and Writing, Legal Traditions and Systems, Litigating Internationally
- Student Bar Association, Academics Committee
- Study Abroad Program: Jean Moulin University Lyon III, France
- Louisiana State University, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2015
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Student Vice President
- Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Vice President of Membership
- Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Nu Circle Leader of the Year
- Delta Delta Delta, Points Chairperson
- Externship, Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr., U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Louisiana
Associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- American Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Papers, Presentations & Publications
- Speaker, “Practice Area Highlight – Transaction vs. Litigation,” Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center 1L Career Summit, Jan. 6, 2023.
- A Tribe Faces Rising Tides: The Resettlement of Isle de Jean Charles, 6 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES 295.
Civic Involvement
- Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Board Member
- LSU Law Advocacy Programs, Judge
- Club Blue Great Futures Gala Committee, Member
- Baton Rouge Bar Association Holiday Star Committee, Member
- Hogs for the Cause, Team Member