Larry Curtis - Louisiana Truck Accident Lawyers

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Larry Curtis

Larry Curtis, APLC
300 Rue Beauregard, Bldg. "C"
Lafayette , Louisiana 70508
1.337.235.1825
1.337.237.0241
1.800.528.1825

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Bar Admissions:

Louisiana, 1978

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1978

U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1979

U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1991

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979

U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
[Pro Hac Vice, 1998]

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas,
[Pro Hac Vice, 2001]

Education:

Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana (J.D. 1977)
St. John's University, Jamaica, New York ( B.A. 1974)

Major: Psychology
Minor: Political Science

Honors and Awards:

St. John's University, Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal, 1994

Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1996

The Academy of Trial Advocacy, 2006

2007 Louisiana Super Lawyer (Law & Politics)

2008 Louisiana Super Lawyer (Law & Politics)

2008 Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White)

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, AV Rating ( Highest Rating).

Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Papers Presented:

Plaintiff's Intoxication as Contributory Negligence in Motor Vehicle Death, Spring Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Point Clear, Alabama (April 3, 1985);

Opening Statement for the Plaintiff, Your Case ... From Start to Finish Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (November 12, 1988);

Recent Case Law on Closing Arguments, Holiday Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas (December 1, 1989);

Pre-Trial Discovery, Retainer to Verdict Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(May 25, 1990);

A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules & Procedure in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana (October 24, 1995);

Current Update on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 1995 Yours to Choose Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (December 28, 1995);

Effective Cross Examination of Medical Doctors: The Ten Most Important Questions to Ask, Car Wrecks Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (November 14, 1997);

Direct Examination: Your Client, Your Witness, The Big Picture of Your Case, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (October 30, 1998);

Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure: Last Chance Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (December 16, 1999);

Accident Reconstruction, Car Wrecks II: A Roadmap for Winning Your Case, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (March 2001);

Louisiana Procedure, 2001 Last Chance Seminar - Review of Louisiana Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (December 2001);

The Railroad Crossing Case, Auto Torts in Louisiana, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (March 2002);

Assessing the Case for the Plaintiff, Fundamentals of Civil Litigation, LSU Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(April, 2008).

Representative Cases:

Moody v. Arabie, 498 So.2d 1081 (La. 1986);
Lazzell v. Booker Drilling Co., 816 F.2d 196 (5th Cir. 1987);
Matter of Talbot Big Foot, 854 F.2d 758 (5th Cir. 1988);
Matter of Talbot Big Foot, 887 F.2d 611 (5th Cir. 1989);
Matter of Talbot Big Foot, 924 F.2d 85 (5th Cir. 1991);
Arnaud v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 594 So.2d 992 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1992);
Henderson v. Domingue, 626 So.2d 555 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1993);
Wright v. Otis Engineering Corp., 643 So.2d 484 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1994);
Miguez v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 645 So.2d 1184 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1994);
Fitch v. Vintage Petroleum, Inc., 652 So.2d 998 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1994);
Marceaux v. Conoco, Inc., 124 F.3d 730 (5th Cir. 1997);
Matter of TT Boat Corp., 1999 WL 223165 (E.D. La. 1999),
Fontenot v. Dual, 179 F. 3rd. 969 (5th Cir.1999);
Delcambre v. Blood Systems, 893 So.2d 23 (La. 2005).
Boutte v. Fireman's Fund County Mut. Ins. Co., 930 So. 2d 305 (La. App. 3rd. Cir. 2006)
Fontenot v. Patterson Ins., 972 So. 2d 401 (La. App. 3rd. Cir. 2007)
Landry v. Apache Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist LEXIS 1754 (W.D. La., Jan. 7, 2008)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, 1978 - Present
Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, 1985-Present
The American Inn of Court of Acadiana (Master of the Bench 1994- Present)
Louisiana Bar Association, 1978-Present
The American Association for Justice, 1978- Present
Louisiana Association for Justice, 1978 - Present
President's Advisory Council, 1987-1989;
Board of Governors, 1989-1991-2002-2003
Council of Directors, 2007-2008
Lafayette Bar Association, 1980-Present
Board of Directors, 2006-Present

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