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John Houghtaling is an attorney, entrepreneur, oil and gas executive, TV personality, actor, and amateur racing driver. In 2014, Houghtaling appeared on an episode of ''Inside Man with Morgan Spurlock''. He is currently the CEO of an oil and gas export company, American Ethane and is managing partner of the law firm of Gauthier, Houghtaling. ==Legal career== John W. Houghtaling II, the managing partner and majority owner of Gauthier, Houghtaling LLP, a law firm with a 42 year old legacy that paved the way to the $358 billion dollar U.S. tobacco settlement in 1998, and won settlements and verdicts in an additional $4 bn.〔2/28/05, CityBusiness Magazine, Cover: “Famed N.O. Practice Ruled by New Lawyer”〕〔12/2009, New Orleans Living Magazine, Cover: “John Houghtaling is Making His Mark”〕 Houghtaling practices in two main fields: # property insurance, # project development strategy and enforcement in the oil, gas, and energy sectors. Houghtaling and his firm have collected hundreds of millions of dollars for hurricane victims in Katrina, Ike, Gustave and Sandy. In 2014 Houghtaling was appointed plaintiffs liaison counsel by the United States Federal Court for the Eastern District in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The legal team put together by Houghtaling uncovered widespread fraud within the FEMA Flood Insurance program. While representing over a thousand property owners in New York and New Jersey, the legal victories of his team led FEMA to admit that third parties committed fraud to underpay storm victims, and led FEMA to reopen the program for over 144,000 storm victims.〔11/29/2012 - Village Tattler, “John Houghtaling Speaks at Hurricane Sandy Recovery Night” ()〕 In 2005 Houghtaling served as special counsel to the Attorney General of Louisiana in the multi-billion dollar litigation of policyholder rights in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. His firm secured hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance funds to rebuild thousands of properties in several states. He is the only attorney in Louisiana who has ranked as one of CityBusiness Magazine’s top 50 lawyers in New Orleans for five consecutive years, and he was named Louisiana SuperLawyer from 2010 through 2014.〔2005, CityBusiness Magazine, “Leadership in Law, Top 50 Lawyers”〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John W. Houghtaling II」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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