Perry, Atkinson, Balhoff,
Mengis & Burns, L.L.C.

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Law Firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 
Address
2141 Quail Run Drive, P.O. Box 83260
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-3260
(East Baton Rouge Parish)
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Phone: 225-767-7730  
Fax: 225-767-7967
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Perry, Atkinson, Balhoff,
Mengis & Burns, L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Environmental Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Corporate, Probate, Medical Malpractice, Admiralty/Maritime, Contracts, Workers Compensation, Succession, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Mediation and Arbitration.
Year Established: 1994
Firm Profile:
Firm established in 1994 by former partners of the firm of Mathews, Atkinson, Guglielmo, Marks & Day. The firm is listed on the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubble. Firm handles all aspect of civil practice at both trial and appellate levels, personal injury litigation (both plaintiff and defense), product liability, mediation and arbitration services.
Firm Size: 6
Representative Clients:
AllState Insurance, Co.; Commercial Union Insurance Co.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; United Services Automobile Association; United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.; Catholic Mutual Group; Heritage Mutual Insurance Co.; Western Heritage Insurance Co.; The Turner Companies; The Home Insurance Company; CF Industries, Inc.; Zurich-American Insurance Group; St. Paul Fire & Marine Co.; The Hartford; State Farm Fire Insurance Co.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
John W. Perry, Jr. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana. Education: Nicholls State University (B.A., 1976); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1978). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Adjunct Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1990—. Judge Pro Temp, 19th Judicial District Court, January-April, 2001. Member and Chairman, 1996-1997, Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, Middle District of Louisiana. Master, Dean Henry George McMahon Inn of Court. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1990—; Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1997); Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Environmental Law; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: John W. Perry, Jr.
Daniel R. "Danny" Atkinson, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., in Mechanical Engineering, 1983; J.D., 1987). National Honor Society; Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society. Strathmore's Who's Who (Lifetime Member). Named as A.M. Best Recommended Counsel. Board of Directors, Magnolia Woods Civic Association; Member, Council on Ethical Billing(TM). Member: Baton Rouge, Federal and Louisiana State Bar Associations; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court. Reported Cases: Halphen v. Borja, 2006CA1465 (2007 WL 1300680) (La. App. 1st Cir. 2007); Victorian v. American Deposit Ins. Co. 923 So.2d 650 La.App. 1 Cir.,2005; Cate Street Inv., LLC v. American Cent. Ins. Co. 897 So.2d 13 La.App. 1 Cir.,2004; Copes v. American Cent. Ins. Co. 85 Fed.Appx. 391 C.A.5 (La.),2004; Dodson v. Smith & Core, Inc. 808 So.2d 656 La.App. 1 Cir.,2001; Landry v. Allstate Ins. Co. 768 So.2d 256 La.App. 1 Cir.,2000; Panyanouvong v. T & H Convenience Store, Inc. 734 So.2d 9 La.App. 1 Cir.,1998; Reed v. Recard 744 So.2d 13 La.App. 1 Cir.,1998; LeJeune v. Brewster 722 So.2d 74 La.App. 1 Cir.,1998; Carrier v. Allstate Ins. Co. 702 So.2d 367 La.App. 1 Cir.,1997; Cangelosi v. Allstate Ins. Co. 680 So.2d 1358 La.App. 1 Cir.,1996; Green v. Infinity Intern., Inc. 676 So.2d 234 La.App. 1 Cir.,1996; Weatherford v. Commercial Union Ins. Co. 637 So.2d 1208 La.App. 1 Cir.,1994; Weatherford v. Commercial Union Ins. 650 So.2d 763 La.,1995; Genusa v. Pointe Coupee Volunteer Fire Dist. No. 4. 644 So.2d 851 La.App. 1 Cir.,1994. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Trial; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Medical Malpractice; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Mediation; Arbitration; Civil Appeals; Workers Compensation. Email: Daniel R. "Danny" Atkinson, Jr.
Daniel J. Balhoff (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S. Ch.E., 1985; J.D., 1988). Author: "Fifth Circuit Symposium - Insurance Law," 41 Loy. L. Rev. 507 (1995); "The ABC's of LIGA," 53 La. L. Rev. 1759 (1993); "Our American Constitution," 41 S.W. L. J. 107 (1987); "Bowsher v. Synar: Separation of Powers, the Removal of Officers, and the Administrative State," 47 La L. Rev. 617 (1987). Managing Editor, Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 48, 1987-1988. Law Clerk to: Honorable Frank J. Polozola, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Louisiana, 1988-1989; Honorable Daniel A. Manion, U.S. Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1990. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Environmental Law; Constitutional Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Daniel J. Balhoff
Joseph W. Mengis (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1992). Teacher, Successions and Donations, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State Bar Review Course, 2003. Teacher, Successions and Donations, BarBri Bar Review Course, 2004—. Speaker: Paul M. Hebert Law Center Estate Planning Seminar, 1999—; Tulane Law School Estate Planning Seminar, 2004—; Loyola Law School Estate Planning Seminar, 2004—; Recent Developments in Legislation and Jurisprudence Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 2003—. Louisiana State Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer, 2005. Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank J. Polozola, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Louisiana, 1992-1994. Teacher, Business Law, Catholic High School of Baton Rouge, 1999-2008. Member, Board of Directors, Manresa House of Retreats. Member: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow); Louisiana State Law Institute (Officer, 2003—; Successions and Donations Committee; Coordinator Committee); Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2005-2006); Baton Rouge Bar Association (Member, 1996— and Chair, 2001, Young Lawyers Section Council); Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Successions; Estate Planning; Wills; Civil Practice. Email: Joseph W. Mengis
Robert J. Burns, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Fellow: Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation. Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2005—), Louisiana State Bar Association (Leadership Council, 2002-2003; 1996-1999; Louisiana House of Delegates, 2004—) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Transportation; Mediation; Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Commercial Law; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; Casualty Insurance; Excess Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Mediation; Insurance Receivership; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists. Email: Robert J. Burns, Jr.
ASSOCIATE
Randi Simoneaux Ellis (Associate) born Bossier City, Louisiana, August 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member, Dean Henry George McMahon Inn of Court, Middle District. Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Litigation; Successions. Email: Randi Simoneaux Ellis
OF COUNSEL
Daniel R. Atkinson, Sr. (Of Counsel) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 4, 1935; admitted to bar, 1962, Louisiana. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1957); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1962). Gamma Eta Gamma. Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1981—. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1975-1976; Secretary-Treasurer, 1980-1981; Vice President, 1981-1983; President, 1983-1984). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Of Counsel). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Surety and Fidelity Bond Law; Products Liability; Workers' Compensation; Admiralty; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Successions; Mediation; Arbitration; Personal Injury Litigation; Transportation.
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Sue Rivere (Legal Secretary)
Mary Adams (Bookkeeping)
Michael Atkinson (Paralegal)
Marie Greco (Legal Secretary)
Melanie Musselman (Legal Secretary)
Frankie Snyder, CLA (Paralegal)
Stacey Laird (Legal Secretary)


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