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| | Address | | 618 Main Street | | Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801-1910 | | (East Baton Rouge Parish) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 225-344-3735 | | Fax: 225-336-1146 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dphf-law.com | | |
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| deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus & Frugé practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all Courts. Trials. Personal Injury, Automobile, Maritime, Aviation, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Railroad Law and Environmental Law. Criminal Practice, Federal and State Courts. Grand Jury Investigations. Business Law. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
The firm was established in 1987 when John W. deGravelles and Michael C. Palmintier formed a partnership. In 1989, Craig F. Holthaus joined the partnership. Scott H. Frugé joined the firm in 2000. The firm represents clients, both individuals and small businesses, throughout the state of Louisiana. Mr. deGravelles also practices in Texas and Colorado. The primary concentrations of the firm are Plaintiff's Personal Injury and Criminal. deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus & Frugé is committed to giving the highest quality legal services to their clients. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Personal Injury and Criminal. | | Firm Size: 9 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
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Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | John W. deGravelles (Member) born Lafayette, Louisiana, November 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana; 1995, Texas; 1996, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Oklahoma and Louisiana State University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Fulbright Scholar (International Maritime Law/The American Judicial System; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Law, Thessaloniki, Greece 2001-2002). Moot Court Board. Winner, First Place, Flory Trial Competition, Fall, 1973. Elected, Super Lawyers of Louisiana, 2007-2008. Editor: Maritime Torts: The Law of Seamen, Tulane University Law School Summer Session, Rhodes, Greece (1993—). Co-Author: "Toxic Torts," Louisiana Environmental Law Handbook, West Publishing Co., 1992. Co-Lead Author: Louisiana Civil Trial Practice, West Publishing Co., 1997. Author: "Harbor Tug and Barge Company: Another Turn in the Labyrinth," University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, Summer 1998; "The Use of Statistical Sampling in the Aid of Jury Selection," 13 The Forum 1, 1980. Member, Adjunct Faculty: Advanced Litigation, Pretrial Litigation and Maritime Law, Louisiana State University Law School, 1994—; Maritime Law, Tulane University Law School, Summer Session, Rhodes, Greece, 1993—. Member: Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel, 1991-1993. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association for Justice (President, 1992-1993; Member: Board of Governors, 1984—; Executive Committee, 1990-1993; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1989-1993; Chairman, Medical Malpractice Section, 1997-1998; Chairman, Ethics Committee, 2000—); American Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1993-1996); American Board of Trial ;Advocates (President, Louisiana Chapter, 1997-1998; Treasurer, 1995-1996; National Board of Directors, 1999-2001). Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2005—. (Certified as a Specialist in Civil Trial Litigation by National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Negligence; Business Litigation; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law. | | Michael C. Palmintier (Member) born Linz, Austria, February 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1972); Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana (J.D., 1975). Advisory Council, Louisiana State University, Paralegal Studies Program, 1986-1987. Lecturer: Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana State University Law Center; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Baton Rouge Bar Association; LSU Paralegal Studies Program, Louisiana Medical Society; American College of Surgeons. Member, 1993—, Vice-Chair, 1997-2002 and Chair, 2002—, Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel. Member, Louisiana Medical Malpractice Commission. Board of Trustees, Louisiana State University Law Center, 2002-2005. Member, 2002— and Chair 2003-2004, Louisiana State University Law Center Chancellor's Council. Member, Alliance for Judicial Excellence. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice, formerly Louisiana Trail Lawyers Association ( President's Advisory Council, 1982-1985; Board of Governors, 1985-1998; Executive Committee, 1996—; President-Elect, 1999-2000; President, 2001-2002; Chairman, Medical Malpractice Section, 2004); Baton Rouge Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Inter Professional Cooperation Committee, 1987-1991; Chair, 1991-1994; Chair, Court Liaison Committee, 1998; Chief, Judges Committee, 2001-2005); American Association for Justice, formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court (Chairman, Membership Committee, Dean Henry George McMahon Inn, 1997-1998). Practice Areas: Automobile Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Products Liability; Industrial Accidents; Medical Malpractice; Business Litigation; Toxic Torts; Premises Liability; Highway Defect; Defamation. | | Craig F. Holthaus (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas; Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1975). Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to John A. Dixon, Jr., Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Elected to Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2008. Lecturer, Bad Faith Seminar, National Business Institute, 1996-1997. Instructor, Business Law, Louisiana State University, 1980-1985. Member, East Baton Rouge Indigent Defender Board of Directors, 1990-2007. Charter Member, Board of Directors, Baton Rouge Ecumenical Federal Hallfway House, 1985-1990. Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association (President, 1996-1997; Secretary, 1994; Treasurer, 1993; Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1996; Chairman: Local Criminal Court Rules, Middle District of Louisiana; Court Liaison Committee, 2000); Louisiana State Bar Association (President, Criminal Law Section, 1982; Member, House of Delegates, 1990-1994; 1996-2000; 2002—) Judicial Liaison Committee 2007—); American Bar Association (Member: Standing Committee on Grand Juries, 1985-1992; White Collar Crime Committee, 1992-1996; Federal Court Bench Bar Liaison Committee, 1999); Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Charter Member, 1985; Legislative Liaison, 1986-1990; Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987); Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Criminal Law Section, 2007); Baton Rouge Lawyers for Criminal Justice (President, 1983); Supreme Court of Louisiana Committee on Standards on Juror Use and Management; CJA Panel Selection Committee for Middle District of Louisiana. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). | | Scott H. Frugé (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1987); Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University (J.D., 1992). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Louisiana Association for Justice, formerly Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2001—). Practice Areas: Maritime Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Litigation; Products Liability. | | ASSOCIATES | | Joshua M. Palmintier (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, April 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1998); Southern University Law Center (J.D., 2002). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association; Louisiana Association For Justice; The American Association For Justice. | | J. Neale deGravelles (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, March 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: Reed College (B.A., 2000); Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University (J.D.; B.C.L., 2004). Order of Coif. Recipient, Tullis-Herget Scholarship, 2003. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. |
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