ROGER JAVIER

Mr. Javier is a native of Miami, Florida but has made New Orleans his home since 1995. Mr. Javier earned his undergraduate degree, majoring in business administration with a minor in psychology, from Emory University. While at Emory, Mr. Javier was an active member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Mr. Javier attended Loyola University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he earned many distinctions. He was a Moot Court board member, Moot Court semifinalist, a Moot Court teaching assistant and was also the first, second year law student ever selected to coach one of Loyola's national moot court teams. He was a member of the St. Thomas More Inns of Court and has also had articles published in law journals.  

Mr. Javier is currently recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for mediation. He has also been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” in New Orleans Magazine for his expertise in Alternate Dispute Resolution. Additionally, he has received the highest "AV" rating from Martindale Hubbell and has been invited for inclusion in the prestigious Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Javier has motion, trial, and appellate practice and experience in both state and federal courts. As lead counsel, he has successfully tried, settled, and mediated cases, several of which have had multi-million dollar exposures, throughout Louisiana, and in federal courts in Mississippi and California. He represents many corporations (several of which are Fortune 500 companies), insurance companies, and self-insured entities and he frequently provides in-house seminars and CLE’s in his areas of practice.  

Mr. Javier is also an arbitrator and mediator and has presided over 1,300 mediations. For his mediation practice, Mr. Javier focuses on the psychology of mediation and has an over 90% success rate. Mr. Javier was accepted into and has completed advanced mediation training at the prestigious Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His “tenacious” approach to mediation has made him an often sought after mediator, ie, the “go to mediator,” especially in complex cases, or where an initial mediation failed.  

Mr. Javier is also a judge pro temp in New Orleans and has presided over all types of civil matters and trials. Mr. Javier is barred in both Louisiana and Texas jurisdictions.  

DARCY DECKER

Ms. Decker is a native and lifelong resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. She earned her undergraduate degree in Managerial Finance from the University of Mississippi in 2003. While at Ole Miss, she was a member of Golden Key International Honour Society and served as an officer in her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta. In May of 2006, Ms. Decker was awarded her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. She was admitted to the Louisiana bar in October, 2006.

Ms. Decker is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Louisiana and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association.

ERIC BUERGER

Mr. Buerger is a native of Pittsboro, Indiana and moved to New Orleans in 2000. Mr. Buerger was graduated in 1995 from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana, with a bachelor of arts degree in history. While at Evansville, Mr. Buerger was an active member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and the varsity football team. Mr. Buerger subsequently attended Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana, earning his juris doctor in 2003.

Mr. Buerger has motion, trial, and appellate practice and experience in both state and federal courts, and he has successfully tried, settled, and mediated cases throughout Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association and represents the 22nd Judicial District in the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Mr. Buerger has been admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana.

BRIAN GILBERT

Brian Gilbert {Bio Forthcoming}

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