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Overview
Kellen Mathews has a diverse practice, focusing on government affairs, administrative and regulatory matters, litigation, and government contracting. Much of his work directly touches the insurance sector, and he has helped insurance clients in various spaces ranging from claims litigation to legislative and regulatory affairs.
Kellen helps business clients navigate the unique landscape of Louisiana state and local government. He regularly interfaces with the Louisiana State Legislature as well as state departments and agencies on behalf of clients. Kellen also assists clients who have issues at the city and parish level.
Calling on skills honed in his litigation practice as well as his knowledge of administrative procedure, Kellen also represents clients in regulatory actions, having tried multiple administrative matters before Louisiana’s Division of Administrative Law.
In 2024, Kellen was selected by peers as the Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" in Baton Rouge in Administrative/Regulatory Law. Kellen is also ranked in the national publication in the practice areas of Government Relations and Commercial Litigation. He is a former recipient of "Forty Under 40" by Baton Rouge Business Report.
Certifications
- Sustainable Capitalism in Practice - Berkley Law Executive Education, Certification
- Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategies and stakeholder theory considerations into business and investment practices.
- IADC Trial Academy, 2016
Community Involvement
In the community, Kellen is a board member of Leaders for a Better Louisiana and the Vice Chairman of the board of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Leaders for a Better Louisiana, which drives transformative change through data-driven policies, economic development, and leadership empowerment, is a merger of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) and the Committee of 100 for Economic Development (C100). LEH is the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and is the state's only private nonprofit dedicated to making an impact in the cultural and education sectors in all 64 Louisiana parishes.
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Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University, J.D. | 2008
- Millsaps College, B.A. | 2004
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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Recognitions
- Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year in Baton Rouge – Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2024
- Louisiana Rising Stars® (by Thomson Reuters) Civil Litigation: Defense 2016-2023
- Louis Berry Award – Louis A. Martinet Legal Society 2016
- Best Lawyers® - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts, Labor Law - Management
- Baton Rouge Business Report Forty Under 40- 2018
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University, J.D. | 2008
- Millsaps College, B.A. | 2004
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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