Game027: Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, L.L.P. Lafayette, Louisiana Profile.bfrp

Contact nowLaw Firm in Lafayette, LouisianaContact InformationPhone: 337-237-1660 Fax: 337-237-3676Visit Our Websitehttp://www.davidsonmeaux.comSend Us Email

Location: 810 South Buchanan Street, P.O. Box 2908, Lafayette, Louisiana 70502, (Lafayette Parish)View MapFree Initial Consultation

(Main Office) Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law: General Civil Practice. Trials. Insurance, Negligence, Probate, Corporation, Real Estate, Admiralty Law, Products Liability, Workers Compensation and Environmental, Consumer Civil Litigation, Employee Rights, Health and Accident Insurance, Utility Law, Railroad Litigation and Property Matters, Appellate Practice, Aviation Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Eminent Domain, Employment Benefits Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury, Public Utilities Law, Transportation Law, Trusts, Estates, Wills and Probate.Year Established: 1927Firm Profile: James J. Davidson, Jr., the founding member of the firm of Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, L.L.P., commenced practicing law in 1927 after graduating from Tulane University. The firm presently consists of eleven attorneys.

The firm handles estate matters, general and corporate business matters and real estate transactions. A substantial defense trial practice in insurance, railroad, products liability, corporate and individual matters is maintained.

The firm practices in all the Courts of the State of Louisiana, District and Appellate, both State and Federal.

The firm primarily handles litigation and business matters in the area known as Acadiana, an area of approximately seven parishes in the southwest portion of the State. It does, however, at times extend its practice to other parts of the State as the clients desire.Firm Size: 14Clients: GENERAL COUNSEL: Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corp., Inc.; Macro Oil Co., Inc.; Dwight W. Andrus Insurance Agency.LOCAL COUNSEL: Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Representative Clients:Highlands Insurance Co.; USAA.Office Hours:Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PMTuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PMWednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PMThursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PMFriday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PMRate Information:Fixed Hourly RatesFixed Fees AvailableFree Initial ConsultationMEMBERS OF FIRMJames J. Davidson, Jr. (1904-1990).V. Farley Sonnier (1942-1988).Richard C. Meaux, Sr. (Member) (Retired).James J. Davidson, III (Member) born Lafayette, Louisiana, July 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Western, Middle and Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1963); University of Texas; Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, USA Water Ski. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Louisiana Bar Foundation. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Electric Cooperative Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Court. Member: Lafayette, Fifteenth Judicial District, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1970-1980) and American Bar Associations (House of Delegates, 2002-2004); Louisiana State Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Eminent Domain; Energy; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mortgages; Probate; Railroad Law; Real Estate; Transportation; Trusts and Estates; Utility Law; Wills; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.John E. McElligott, Jr. (Member) born Lafayette, Louisiana, March 13, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Member: Lafayette, Fifteenth Judicial District (President, 1989-1990), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Association of Insurance Attorneys; Association of Transportation Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; American Inn of Court of Acadiana; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Railroad Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; General Civil Practice. Email: John E. McElligott, Jr.Philip A. Fontenot (Member) born Lafayette, Louisiana, August 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1982); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1985). Moot Court Board. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; ; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Social Security; General Trial Practice. Email: Philip A. FontenotKyle L. Gideon (Member) born Arnaudville, Louisiana, January 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.A., 1980); Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerome E. Domengeaux, Chief Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1984-1986. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State (House of Delegates) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Inn of Court; Acadiana Chapter. Practice Areas: Railroad Litigation; Casualty Insurance Defense; Insurance Law; ERISA Claims Litigation. Email: Kyle L. GideonTheodore G. Edwards, IV (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1987). Member, Moot Court Board, 1986-1987. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; General Civil Litigation; Real Estate Law. Email: Theodore G. Edwards, IVChristopher J. Piasecki (Member) born Sterlington, Louisiana, February 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1994); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Lafayette, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Southwest Louisiana Bankruptcy Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Sexual Harassment; Products Liability; Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Labor and Employment; Bankruptcy; Collections; Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: Christopher J. PiaseckiASSOCIATESKevin M. Dills (Associate) David J. Calogero (Associate) Christopher S. Afeman (Associate) (Ms) Lindsay M. DeBlois (Associate) (Ms) Rachel B. Godley (Associate) OF COUNSELRobert R. McBride (Of Counsel) born Port Barre, Louisiana, 1929; admitted to bar, 1959, Louisiana; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana; Louisiana State University (J.D., 1959). [Technician Third Grade, U.S. Army, Infantry, 1947-1948; Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, Korean Veteran, 1950-1954]. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Construction Law; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Leases and Leasing; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Litigation; Negligence; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Torts; Trusts and Estates. Email: Robert R. McBrideMark C. Andrus (Of Counsel)
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