Atty. Janelle E. Sharer
Janelle E. Sharer is an experienced commercial litigator.
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About Janelle E. Sharer at a glance
Janelle E. Sharer is a employment, business, class action, product liability, and litigation attorney based in New Orleans, Louisiana, practicing at Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC. They have 10+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2016. Admitted to practice in Louisiana (2016). Educated at Tulane University (J.D., 2016) and University of California - Los Angeles (B.A., 2007). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law (2026). Serands clients in New Orleans, LA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Janelle E. Sharer is an experienced commercial litigator
- She represents businesses and individuals in a wide range of disputes, including complex commercial litigation, product liability, and insurance coverage and bad faith
- She is licensed in California and Louisiana where she has successfully litigated matters in federal and state courts
- Her experience includes high-stakes insurance coverage and bad faith cases, business litigation, and complex products liability litigation, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products
- Additionally, Janelle is an advocate in fintech matters and has successfully resolved fintech claims on behalf of businesses in arbitration and litigation
- Janelle has worked on trial teams in products liability cases, securities arbitrations, and regularly handles state and federal appeals
- She has prepared numerous experts for deposition and trial testimony, taken and defended depositions, drafted and argued critical motions, and successfully defended judgments on appeal
- She has been peer-selected for her commercial litigation, insurance, employment, products liability, and appellate work among "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Before joining the firm, Janelle served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and as a law clerk to the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Janelle received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles and her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School magna cum laude
- While in law school, she served as an Editor for the Tulane Law Review
- After graduation, Janelle was appointed to serve as a junior member of the Louisiana State Law Institute
- Prior to law school, she taught fourth grade in New Orleans through the Teach For America program
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Janelle E. Sharer's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Janelle E. Sharer handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Janelle E. Sharer is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Louisiana →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Janelle E. Sharer is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Louisiana →
Janelle E. Sharer is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Louisiana →
Janelle E. Sharer is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Louisiana →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Janelle E. Sharer is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Louisiana →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Louisiana
Practicing law in Louisiana. Legal matters in Louisiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New Orleans are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Louisiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Louisiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Louisiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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