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| | Address | | 3006 Country Club Road, P.O. Drawer 7820 | | Lake Charles, Louisiana 70606-7820 | | (Calcasieu Parish) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan,
A Professional Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Trials and Appeals including General Negligence, Product Liability, Maritime Litigation, Occupational Disease, Toxic Tort and Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Social Security Law, Worker's Compensation and Transportation Workers. | | Year Established: 1957 | | Firm Size: 10 | 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
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Free Initial Consultation
| | William B. Baggett (Member) born Greenville, Texas, June 2, 1929; admitted to bar, 1953, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1953). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1967), Louisiana State (President, 1980-1981) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Canter vs. Koehring Co., 283 So.2d 716 (La. 1973); Cole vs. Celotex, 599 So.2d 1058 (La. 1992). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Trials and Appeals; Negligence; Personal Injury; Occupational Disease. Email: William B. Baggett | | Robert C. McCall (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, May 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1960; M.B.A., 1961; J.D., 1973). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1983-1984), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Wall v. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, 2002-451 (La. App. 3 Cir. 12/11/02), 2002 WL 31759745 (La. App. 3 Cir., Dec 11, 2002)(NO. 02-451); Weber v. State, 93-0062 (La. 4/11/94), 635 So. 2d 188, Rehearing Denied (La., Apr 11, 1994)(NO. 93-C-0062); Cole v. State, Dept of Public Safety and Corrections, 886 So.2d 463, 2003-2269 (La.App 1 Cir. 6/25/04); (La.App. 1 Cir. Jun 25, 2004)(No. 2003 CA 2269) writ denied by; Cole v. State, 885 So.2d 589, 2004-1863 (La. 10/29/04)(La.Oct 29, 2004) (No. 2004-c-1836). Practice Areas: Maritime; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts. Email: Robert C. McCall | | William B. Baggett, Jr. (Member) born Altus, Oklahoma, July 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1976); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1982). Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Cole v. Celotex, 599 So.2d 1058 (La. 1992); Connor v. Naylor Industrial Services, 579 So.2d 1226 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1991); Vincent v. A.C.&S., Inc., 833 F.2d 553 (5 Cir. 1987). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Trials and Appeals; Negligence; Personal Injury. Email: William B. Baggett, Jr. | | Roger G. Burgess (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, July 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana; 1994, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southern Mississippi; Louisiana State University (B.S., Political Science, 1973; J.D., 1976). Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation; Roscoe Pound Foundation. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Bernadette Aaron, et al vs. Lake Charles Stevedoring, 876 F.2d 1157, Cert Denied 493 U.S. 1074, 110 S.C. 1121. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Maritime Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Criminal; Medical Malpractice. Email: Roger G. Burgess | | Wells T. Watson (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1987); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Frederick Heebe, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1990-1991. Member: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Guidry v. U.S. Tobacco Co., No. 97-30897 (5 Cir. 9/14/99); Evans v. Canadianoxy Offshore Production Co., 98-835 (La. App. 3 Cir. 12/9/98), 730 S.2d 466; Warren v. Sabine Towing and Transportation Company, Inc. 98-6451 (La. App. 3 Cir. 10/20/03), 831 So.2d 517. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Maritime; Toxic Torts; Occupational Disease. Email: Wells T. Watson | | Jeffrey Thomas Gaughan (Member) born Cumberland, Maryland, November 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1989); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, Tulane University of Louisiana, 1992-1993. Judicial Externship, Hon. Steven R. Plotkin, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Occupational Disease; Toxic Torts; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice. Email: Jeffrey Thomas Gaughan | | Erin McCall Alley (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University and A and M College (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Member: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; Judge Albert Tate American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Social Security Disability. Email: Erin McCall Alley | | Christopher C. McCall (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, February 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., Economics, 1990; J.D., 1995). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Southwest Louisiana Bar; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Cole v. State Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 2001-2123 (La. 9/4/02), 825 So. 2d 1134 (La., Sep 04, 2002)(NO. 2001-C-2123). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Maritime Law; Products Liability. Email: Christopher C. McCall | | Charles Berchmann Cappel (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana. Education: McNeese State University (B.A., 1995; B.S., 1995); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1999). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Occupational Disease. Email: Charles Berchmann Cappel | | OF COUNSEL | | Justice Jack C. Watson (Of Counsel) born Jonesville, Louisiana, September 17, 1928; admitted to bar, 1956, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A.,1949); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1956). Pi Kappa Delta. Winner, Tullis Moot Court Louisiana State University, 1956. Adjunct Professor, Tulane Summer Law In Greece, 1984-2005. Professor, Common Law Property, Southern Law School, Baton Rouge, 1997-1999. District Judge, 1964-1972. Court of Appeals Judge, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, 1979-1996. Member: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1963), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. [1st Lt., US Air Force, 1950-1954]. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(50%); Torts(30%); Admiralty Law(20%). Email: Justice Jack C. Watson |
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