Brent Barriere is a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section with over 40 years of experience litigating commercial cases. He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, securities litigation, breach of contract, business valuation disputes, director and officer claims, error and omission claims, and class actions.
Brent has developed a national practice niche representing trustees and receivers in varied litigation. He is currently Receiver’s counsel in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, which arises from a $100 million Ponzi scheme (possibly the largest Ponzi scheme in Mississippi’s history) that defrauded hundreds of investors. He is also litigation counsel for the Trustee in Jalbert v. Raymond James & Associates et al., which arises from a failed $330 million bond issuance to construct a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Urania, La. Most recently, he has been retained by the Trustee of Cox Operating, LLC and its affiliates to pursue director and officer claims and fraudulent conveyance claims seeking recovery of damages in excess of $100 million.
Brent has been named one of Louisiana’s Top 10 Litigators by The National Law Journal. Since 2023, he has been recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Litigators in America. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers®.
Brent also is among a select group of lawyers recognized as top litigators listed in a nationwide client survey published in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers and Partners calls Brent “really top-notch” and “very creative” and says he is a “‘polished’ and ‘tenacious’ advocate with excellent instincts and an industrious work ethic.”
Brent frequently lectures on litigation techniques, fiduciary duty litigation, evidence, and other litigation related topics.
Updated Oct 2025
