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Savannah Weisensee is a member of the firm’s Construction Practice Group. She represents contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, product manufacturers, materials suppliers, landowners, developers, buyers and sellers, lenders, insurance companies, and others on projects both large and small, such as roadways, industrial facilities, hospitals, commercial properties, residential housing, and public-private construction projects.
Savannah’s diverse practice covers all areas of construction, with an emphasis on resolving construction-related disputes, general liability and insurance defense, and regulatory matters. She regularly handles construction defect claims, premise liability claims, breach of contract issues, and commercial insurance defense matters. She also helps ensure clients stay abreast of relevant and evolving government regulations, including OSHA workplace requirements, employment matters, and beyond.
In every client matter, Savannah brings a background that allows her to work comfortably with everyone, from opposing and co-counsel to architects and engineers and on-site construction workers and supervisors. She is a highly experienced researcher and well-versed in the newest technologies, including the effective and ethical use of generative AI in legal practice, as well as other technical advancements in law.
During law school at Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Savannah was inducted into the Order of the Coif, received multiple Paul M. Hebert Scholar awards and Dean's Scholar awards, and received the CALI awards in Legal Traditions, Human Rights & the Environment, and Legal Analytics & Generative AI. She served as Production Editor for Louisiana Law Review Volume 86 and participated in the Civil Mediation Clinic, where she successfully mediated a case to a signed settlement agreement. In her 3L year, Savannah competed in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong, where a team of five law students competed in a mock arbitration. This experience strengthened her brief-writing and oral-argument skills. Savannah also gained comparative law experience studying abroad in Lyon, France, in 2024; was selected to be an LSU Ambassador; and served as an academic tutor for Obligations and Legal Research and Writing I and II.
Community Involvement
- Served as Director of Philanthropy for Barristers' Bowl, raising more than $41,000 for a local charity in Baton Rouge.
- Served as Director of Community Partnerships for Tankproof Nonprofit (January 2021 – December 2021), where she planned and executed a nationwide expedition teaching underserved youth how to save their lives through swimming and water safety education.
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Education
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, D.C.L., J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif | 2026
- Louisiana State University, B.A. in History and Philosophy | 2021
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
