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James R. NiesetTitle: Member
Law School: Tulane University School of Law, J.D., 1967
College: Tulane University, B.S., Physics/Mathematics, 1964
Admitted: Tulane University School of Law, J.D., 1967
Practice Area: Products Liability; Environmental and Toxic Torts; Professional Liability; Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense Law; Property and Casualty Law; Fidelity and Casualty Law
Membership: Southwest Louisiana (Secretary-Treasurer, 1972-1973; President, 1992-1993), Louisiana State (Board of Governors, 2004-2006; Treasurer, 2006—) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Maritime Law Association of the United States; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc.
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Kendrick J. GuidryTitle: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2000
College: McNeese State University, B.A., 1990
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2000
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation
Membership: Southwest Louisiana (Secretary, 2004-2005; Treasurer, 2005-2006; President-Elect, 2006-2007; President, 2008) and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute.
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Mr. Van Clifton SenecaTitle: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, Class of 1989, J.D.
College: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, Class of 1986, B.C.J.
Admitted: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, Class of 1989, J.D.
Practice Area: Corporate Defense, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Business Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Premises Liability, Civil Practice
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Samuel B. GabbTitle: Of Counsel
Law School: Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1993
College: University of New Orleans, B.A., 1990
Admitted: Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1993
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Christopher P. IeyoubTitle: Member
Law School: Tulane University School of Law, J.D., 1985
College: McNeese State University, B.A., 1982
Admitted: Tulane University School of Law, J.D., 1985
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Police Liability Defense; Insurance Defense
Membership: Louisiana State, Southwest Louisiana and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
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Eric W. RoanTitle: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1993
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance, 1989
Admitted: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Civil Rights; Commercial Trucking Defense; Property and Casualty Law; Defense of Municipalities
Membership: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
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Matthew P. KeatingTitle: Associate
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2006
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Business Management, 2003
Admitted: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Admiralty Law; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
Membership: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute.
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Michael J. WilliamsonTitle: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 2006
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Political Science, 2002
Admitted: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Premises Liability
Membership: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Council.
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S. W. PlauchéTitle: Member
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A. Lane PlauchéTitle: Member
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Allen L. Smith, Jr.Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1964
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Petroleum Engineering, 1959
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1964
Practice Area: Personal Injury; Maritime Personal Injury; Products Liability; Oilfield Drilling; Production Damages/Loss Law
Membership: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1977-1978), Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1974-1978) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1987-1988); Maritime Law Association of the United States; International Association of Defense Counsel; Southeast Admiralty Law Institute.
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Michael J. McNulty, IIITitle: Member
Law School: Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1976
College: Tulane University of Louisiana, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Admitted: Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Property and Casualty Law
Membership: St. Mary Parish (President, 1979), Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1992—) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1991-1992); American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute, Inc.
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Jeffrey M. ColeTitle: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1979
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1976
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Property and Casualty Law; Toxic Torts; Products Liability
Membership: Southwest Louisiana (President, 2005), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Bar Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc.
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Charles V. Musso, Jr.Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1984
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1979
Admitted: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Property and Casualty Law; Toxic Torts; Products Liability
Membership: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
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H. David Vaughan, IITitle: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988
College: McNeese State University, B.S., 1982
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Admiralty Law
Membership: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
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V. Ed McGuire, IIITitle: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1995
College: McNeese State University, B.S., cum laude, 1992
Admitted: Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Personal Injury
Membership: Louisiana State, Southwest Louisiana and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Council; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
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Joseph R. Pousson, Jr.Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University and A & M College, J.D., 1993
College: McNeese State University, Finance, 1985
Admitted: Louisiana State University and A & M College, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Maritime Personal Injury; Insurance Fraud; Workers Compensation
Membership: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Southwest Louisiana Association of Property and Casualty Law.
The above table lists lawyers practicing law at the law firm of Plauchand#233; Smith and Nieset, LLC. The number of lawyers in Plauchand#233; Smith and Nieset, LLC is 15.