Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC, a Louisiana-based firm with offices in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, is pleased to announce a significant expansion of the Baton Rouge office with the addition of two seasoned attorneys and staff. On July 1, 2023, Mary Katherine “Katie” Shoenfelt and John “Jacob” Chapman brought more than two decades of legal experience to the Firm. 

In addition, the firm has relocated, and is now based at II Rivermark Centre, 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1450. The firm’s office at 451 Florida Street has closed. Resident in the Baton Rouge office with Shoenfelt and Chapman are Ashley Caruso and Partner in Charge Ryan Richmond. 

 
Katie Shoenfelt, a 2009 graduate of LSU Law Center and a noted family and personal planning attorney in Baton Rouge has brought her bustling family law litigation practice to the firm. Katie, who has experience in all levels and areas of family law including divorce, child support, spousal support, custody, community property, adoption and everything in between. Katie also has experience in medical malpractice, business litigation, and general litigation. 
 

Jacob Chapman, a 2010 graduate of the LSU Law Center, has a breadth of experience in business litigation and insurance defense litigation. His practice includes, but is not limited to, work involving drafting and litigating business contracts; collecting and defending open account claims; assisting with planning and business startups; and counseling businesses and employees on issues such as non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and other related matters. He also has experience representing insurers in coverage claims and in liability defense and in defending medical malpractice claims against doctors, hospitals, and nurses. 

Shoenfelt and Chapman, both former partners in the Baton Rouge firm of Carleton, Shoenfelt and Chapman, LLC, bring with them a strong reputation of effective and efficient counsel and litigation. Paralegal Kacie Alford also joins them in the move from their former firm to SNW. 

“This expansion in Baton Rouge matches not only our goals, but the tenets of the capital region: exciting new business, quality, and growth,” said SNW Managing Partner Scott Sternberg. “Katie, Jacob and Kacie have brought a wealth of experience to bolster and cement our reach in Baton Rouge and Louisiana.” 
 

To learn about their additional practice areas, or to learn more about the firm and its new office at 450 Laurel Street, please see their full firm profiles on our Meet the Team page.