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April 17 - Lafayette KARL W. BENGTSON is a sole practitioner in Lafayette, where he practices in the areas of personal injury, maritime law, civil litigation, aviation law and products liability. He has been a lecturer and presenter of Louisiana State continuing legal education programs sponsored by NBI, LSBA, LAJ and AAJ. Mr. Bengtson is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State courts, three Native American Tribal courts, all U.S. District courts in Louisiana, the U.S. 5th and 11th Circuit courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Louisiana State University. Mr. Bengtson is a member of the Louisiana State and American bar associations, the Louisiana Association for Justice, The American Association for Justice (sustaining member), and the Civil Justice Foundation (founding sponsor). KEVIN R. DUCK is owner of Duck Law Firm, LLC in Lafayette, where he focuses his practice in 18-wheeler accidents/truck accidents, car accidents, personal injury/wrongful death, products liability, maritime offshore injuries/admiralty, bad faith insurance claims, brain injuries/neck and spine injuries, Jones Act claims, and consumer law. Mr. Duck has nearly twenty years of experience. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University. RAVEN N. MATTHEWS PILLETTE is the manager/solo practitioner of Matthews Pillette Law, LLC. Her practice is a general practice, concentrating in workers' compensation (plaintiff and defense), personal injury, employment discrimination, criminal law and successions. Prior to her solo practice, Ms. Pillette was a mediator with the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workers Compensation (OWC) in Lafayette. Ms. Pillette is a formally trained mediator certified in civil mediation by the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. She has maintained membership in the Louisiana State Bar Association; the Lafayette Parish and Vermilion Parish Bar Associations; and the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., Greater Lafayette Chapter. Ms. Pillette received her Juris Doctorate in 2002 from Southern University Law Center, where she was an editor of Law Review, member of the Moot Court Board and a Thurgood Marshall Scholar. SERA H. RUSSELL III is a sole practitioner in Lafayette, specializing in personal injury, including maritime and medical negligence cases. He is a Judge Pro Tempore of the Lafayette City Court. Mr. Russell earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University and his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University Law School. Mr. Russell is an arbitrator and mediator for the Louisiana State Bar Association Attorney Dispute Program. Mr. Russell has lectured at a number of seminars in the past on medical malpractice and trial practice. He is a member of the Louisiana State and American bar associations, the Louisiana Association for Justice (board member), and the Lafayette Trial Lawyers Association (secretary). Mr. Russell is board-certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys in medical malpractice law, where he is now a diplomat of the American Board of Professional Liability. He was chair of Louisiana Association for Justice, Medical Malpractice Section. Mr. Russell has tried more than 25 medical malpractice cases. April 27 - Baton Rouge ANDREE MATHERNE CULLENS is a partner in the law firm of Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P., where she practices in the areas of bankruptcy, banking, commercial litigation and employment law. Ms. Cullens has lectured previously on her areas of expertise. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of New Orleans and her J.D. degree from Louisiana State University. Ms. Cullens is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Supreme Court and Federal bar associations; and the American Bankruptcy Institute. AMY GROVES LOWE is a partner in the Baton Rouge firm of Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P. Ms. Groves Lowe has a general litigation practice, with specific emphases in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense, and employment and labor law. She has also served as a jury consultant on various cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. Ms. Groves Lowe has spoken on jury selection, employment and labor issues, and civil litigation skills to legal professionals; and on risk management and strategic planning to several nonprofit groups. She earned her B.S., M.A. and J.D. degrees from Louisiana State University. Ms. Groves Lowe is a member of the Insurance Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Association of Defense Council and the Defense Research Institute. She also is a member of the American Bar Association and the Baton Rouge Bar Association. JAMES E. MOORE JR. is an attorney with the Baton Rouge office of Milling Benson Woodward L.L.P., where his main areas of practice include civil litigation, general casualty defense, medical malpractice, admiralty and maritime law, commercial/corporate law, insurance defense, and redhibition. He practices trial and appellate litigation in his area of practice as well as products liability, automotive redhibition and lemon law, general insurance defense, and contract interpretation/application. Mr. Moore is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American bar associations; the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; and the Defense Research Institute. He is licensed to practice before all Louisiana state and federal courts, Texas federal courts, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Moore earned his B.S. degree from Louisiana State University and his J.D. degree from the Louisiana State University Law Center. LEWIS O. UNGLESBY is a partner in the law firm of Unglesby & Marionneaux, where he practices in criminal defense, civil trial, appellate practice, personal injury, products liability and environmental law. He has spoken for numerous organizations on his areas of practice. Mr. Unglesby is a fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers and is certified as a civil trial advocacy and criminal trial advocacy specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Unglesby's cases have twice been the subject of ABC's 20/20, and he has also been featured on Good Morning America and CNN. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi and his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University. Mr. Unglesby is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
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