Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, L.L.P.

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Law Firm in Monroe, Louisiana
 
Address
1600 Lamy Lane, P.O. Drawer 4768
Monroe, Louisiana 71211-4768
(Ouachita Parish)
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Contact Information
Phone: 318-388-0100  
Fax: 318-322-8813
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http://www.theuslaw.com
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Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Corporation, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Probate, Estate Planning, Taxation, Employee Benefits, Trust, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury and Real Estate Law. Trials and Appeals.
Year Established: 1907
Firm Profile:
Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, L.L.P. has maintained a tradition of quality legal representation since its beginning early in the 20th century. Throughout its history, Theus Grisham's practice has focused on litigation and commercial law.

As one of Louisiana's most capable and well-respected full service law firms, Theus Grisham currently specializes in the areas of Litigation, Insurance Law, Corporate Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Taxation, Bankruptcy, Commercial Law and Real Estate Law. Theus Grisham's clients include national and local corporations, as well as individuals and charitable institutions.

The firm is listed in the Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Firm Size: 14
Clients:
ATTORNEYS FOR: Louisiana Gas Service Co.; Moore Oil Co., Inc.; Louisiana Agricultural Corporation; Transamerica Commercial Finance Corp.; Vantage Health Plan, Inc.; Farm Bureau Insurance.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: American International Group, Inc.; American States Insurance Company; Atlantic Mutual Insurance; Bancorp South; Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.; Celtic Insurance Company; CGU Insurance Companies; Cigna Cos.; Cincinnati Ins. Co.; Conseco Companies; Colonial Ins. Co. of California; Crawford & Company; CUMIS Insurance; CUNA Insurance; Electric Insurance Corp.; EMC Insurance Corp.; Employers Insurance of Wausau; Farmers Insurance Group; Federated Rural Electric Insurance Co.; Financial Indemnity Company; Firemans Fund Insurance Company; Frontier Insurance; Great American Insurance Co.; Hartford Insurance Group; Hibernia National Bank; Home Indemnity Co.; Infinity Group; Insurance Corporation of America; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association; Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co.; Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation; Maryland Casualty Co.; The Maryland Insurance Group; Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance; The Millers Group; Monroe City School Board; National Fire & Indemnity Co.; OMNI Insurance Company; Patients' Compensation Fund; Permanent General Insurance Co.; Ranger Insurance Company; Republic Western Insurance Company; Safeco Insurance; Sentry Insurance Co.; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.; Trinity Insurance Cos.; United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.; U.S. Agencies Casualty Insurance Company; United Services Automobile Association; Unitrin Insurance Companies; Vanliner Ins. Co.; Vesta Companies; Western World Insurance Group; Windsor Insurance Group.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
John C. Theus, Sr. (1865-1938).
Orin M. Grisham (1866-1944).
Ronald L. Davis (1897-1959).
John C. Theus, Jr. (1901-1972).
E. K. Theus (1906-1974).
Thomas W. Leigh (1903-1983).
Ronald L. Davis, Jr. (1930-1999).
Edwin K. Theus, Jr. (Member) born Monroe, Louisiana, September 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Contributing Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Edward J. Boyle, Sr., Eastern District of Louisiana, 1972-1973. Member: Fourth Judicial District, Louisiana State (Member, Trusts, Estates, Probate and Immovable Property Law Section, Chairman, 1984) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Law Institute (Sales Committee; Registry Committee; Transition or Compromise Committee); Local Rules Committee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana; Local Hearing Committee for the Disciplinary Board of the Louisiana State Bar Association (Chairman 1990-1996); Inns of Court (The Judge Fred Fudickar Jr. Chapter of American Inn of Court (President, 1996-1997). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Estate. Email: Edwin K. Theus, Jr.
Paul D. Spillers (Member) born Calhoun, Louisiana, March 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana; 1977, Louisiana and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1971); Purdue University (M.S., 1973); Indiana University, School of Law (J.D., 1976); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Fourth Judicial District, Indiana State and Louisiana State (Member, Taxation Section) and American Bar Associations. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Forestry Law. Email: Paul D. Spillers
Phillip D. Myers (Member) born Springhill, Louisiana, March 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk, Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, 1979-1980. Member: Fourth Judicial District, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Volunteer Lawyers Project. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense; Family Law. Email: Phillip D. Myers
James M. Edwards (Member) born Junction City, Kansas, February 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk, First Judicial District Court. Member: Fourth Judicial District, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Volunteer Lawyers Project. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation. Email: James M. Edwards
Robert J. Bozeman (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, December 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Louisiana, Monroe (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1986); Southern Methodist University (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Member: Fourth Judicial District, Louisiana State (Member: Taxation Section; Estate Planning and Administration Committee, 1996-1997; Representative, Tax Law Advisory Commission, 1996—) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; Volunteer Lawyers Project. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: Robert J. Bozeman
ASSOCIATES
Marcy A. Allen (Associate) born Monroe, Louisiana, October 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2002, Louisiana. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.G.S., cum laude, 1992); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member, Mississippi College Law Review, 1999-2001. Secretary, Law Student Bar Association, 1999-2001. Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Federal Bar Association; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; Fourth Judicial District Bar Association; Inns of Court (the Judge Fred Fudickar, Jr. Chapter of American Inn of Court). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Marcy A. Allen
Kay Stothart Rector (Associate) born Vicksburg, Mississippi, April 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana and Mississippi. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., 1988); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1991). Formerly with: Wheeless, Shappley, Bailess & Rector; Varner, Parker & Sessums. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(50%); Real Estate Foreclosure(30%); Family Law(10%); Successions(10%). Email: Kay Stothart Rector
OF COUNSEL
Robert Lee Curry, III (Of Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 29, 1931; admitted to bar, 1954, Louisiana; 1958, U.S. Supreme Court; 1960, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1954; LL.B., 1954); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1958). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1952-1954. Teaching Fellow, New York University School of Law, 1956-1957. Attorney Advisor to U.S. Tax Court, 1957-1960. Member: Fourth Judicial District, Louisiana State (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1988, Tax Section, Past Chairman, Trusts, Estates, Probate and Immovable Property Law Section, Chairman 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana State Law Institute Council (President, 1995-1998; Chairman, 1999). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; Fellow and Past Regent, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Academician, The International Academy of Trust and Estate Law. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Oil and Gas Law; Taxation. Email: Robert Lee Curry, III


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