Mickey Landry received his B.A. degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1984, and graduated from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in 1993, where he was a member of the Loyola Moot Court Staff. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Louisiana, and is a member of the Louisiana State, New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and Federal Bar Associations, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors -1999) and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Matt aggressively represents people diagnosed with asbestos diseases and their families, asbestosis, lung cancer and mesotheliomas. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients throughout all phases of civil litigation and in state and federal courts, pre-trial, trial and appellate. Matt recently secured a unanimous jury award of $7,750,000 for the daughter and son of a chemical engineer who lost his life to mesothelioma. The case is Gaddy v. Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., No. 2019-cv-12926. He also handles complex legal issues at the appellate level through both in-person and written argument, including federal and state appellate courts.

Matt has recovered money for clients who experienced asbestos exposure in many different settings, including motorcycle, railroad and automotive mechanics, tradesmen at shipyards, papermills, chemical plants, among other industrial settings. He has done the same for those who have experienced asbestos exposures in their own homes, through sharing the home with or washing the contaminated work clothes of a loved one, done home repair work, or used talcum powders.

During his career, Matt has developed extensive experience representing those with asbestos diseases developing from:

• Shipyards
• Petrochemical Plants
• Chemical Plants
• Industrial Facilities
• Off- and Onshore Drilling Operations
• Paper Mills
• Mechanic Shops and Independent Work (auto and motorcycle)
• Electrolytic Operations
• Warehouses
• Environmental Exposures
• Rail Roads
• Metal Recovery

Before joining Landry & Swarr, Matt handled product-liability issues, including a lengthy focus on Chinese drywall products liabilities. Matt’s educational and professional background is a bit diverse. The University of New Orleans awarded him a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Louisiana Tech University awarded him a master’s degree in Industrial Psychology. Loyola University College of Law awarded him a juris doctorate in civil law. During Matt’s time at Loyola, he served on the Law Review and worked full-time for the City of New Orleans. Matt’s work for the City involved the application of Organizational Psychology theory to the workplace. If you want to laugh, ask him his job title. Loyola College of Law graduated Matt in 2007. He has been a practicing, Louisiana-licensed attorney since 2007. He is a member of the Louisiana and New Orleans bar associations and is licensed to practice law in all Louisiana state and federal courts. Matt is also a proud alumnus of Holy Cross High School.

Member – Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys

Frank J. Swarr is a founding partner of Landry & Swarr. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Washington, D.C. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 1989, where he was inducted into Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society. He graduated from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in 1994, where he was a member of both the Loyola Law Review and Loyola Moot Court Staff and was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society. Since 1994, Frank has focused his practice on representing victims of asbestos exposure and their families with an emphasis on cases involving malignant mesothelioma, and has served as principal trial and appeal counsel on numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Frank has appeared before the United States Supreme Court, as well as before the Louisiana Supreme Court on numerous occasions, including the landmark case of Bourgeois v. AP Green, 716 So.2d 355 (La. 1998), in which the Supreme Court recognized for the first time in Louisiana the right of those exposed to toxic substances to recover the costs of future medical monitoring. Frank also successfully tried to verdict and argued on appeal Zimko v. American Cyanamid, 905 So.2d 465 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2005), the first case in which a Louisiana court recognized a duty to protect family members from asbestos fibers brought home on the work clothes of workers exposed to asbestos. Frank has also been an invited speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Frank is a member of the following professional organizations:

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Louisiana Association of Justice, Council of Directors
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• New Orleans Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Jefferson Parish Bar Association
• American Association of Justice

Ben Rumph is a licensed Louisiana attorney whose focus is representing individuals diagnosed with asbestos and benzene diseases, and their families. Prior to joining Landry & Swarr, Ben served as law clerk to the Honorable Christopher J. Bruno, Chief Judge for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court, and since then has focused his practice on representing Plaintiffs in toxic tort personal injury actions. Ben has experience handling complex legal issues through all phases of civil litigation in both state and federal courts, from case intake all the way through the pre-trial, trial, and appellate process. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients and enjoys being an advocate for those workers and their families that have been victims of corporate malfeasance.

Ben graduated cum laude from Texas Christian University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, and received his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University Law School in 2017. While at Tulane Law, Ben served as Editor-in-Chief for the Tulane Journal of International & Comparative Law, and was a member of the Civil Rights & Federal Practice Clinic. Ben is licensed to practice law in all Louisiana state and federal courts. He is a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, and the New Orleans Bar Association.