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Address
400 Travis Street, Suite 1700
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 (Caddo Parish)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) Wilkinson, Carmody and Gilliam has maintained a tradition of excellence in the practice of law in Shreveport, Louisiana since the firm was established in 1895. For over one hundred years, our firm has maintained a broad civil practice which includes transportation and railroad law, corporate and commercial litigation, employment law, medical malpractice defense, oil and gas law, utility and regulatory law, and insurance defense. Our attorneys and staff are dedicated to providing y the highest quality legal services for our clients. Our firm traces its origin to January 1, 1895, when a partnership was formed by John Dallas Wilkinson and A.T. Alexander. For over one hundred years the firm has maintained a broad civil practice, including the representation of utilities, railroads, financial institutions, and other corporate and individual clients with state and national interests. Its lawyers practice in a wide variety of federal, state and local areas of law with an emphasis on litigation. It is proud of the legal abilities and personal qualities of its attorneys, who, among past and present members, include an Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, an appellate judge on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, a Mayor of Shreveport, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, a founder of the Federal Power Bar Association and a chairman of the governing boards of several educational institutions. The firm is listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice and Litigation, Public Utility Regulatory Law, Railroad Defense, Employment Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Defense, Oil and Gas Law, Taxation, Transportation, Trusts, Probate Law, Trials and Appellate Practice. Year Established: 1895
Firm Size: 5
Representative Clients:American Electric Power
Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Barksdale Federal Credit Union (Labor Counsel)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Carter Federal Credit Union (Labor Counsel)
Central and South West Corporation
Central Louisiana Electric Co.
Coca-Cola Bottlers Assn.
Comet Industries, Inc.
First Continental Life and Accident Insurance Co.
E-Z Mart Stores, Inc.
Gamble Guest Care Corporation
Housing Authority of the City of Bossier City
J.C. Penny Life Insurance Co.
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.: L&NW Railroad
Mallard Drilling Corp.
FedEx Freight East, Inc.
Pacific Motor Trucking Co.
Palmer Media Group
Red River Transportation Inc.
Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
SMG Partnership (Bossier City Arena)
American General Insurance Group
CIGNA
Clarion Ins. Co.
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.
Farmers Insurance Group
Great American Insurance Co.
Hartford Insurance Group
Kemper Ins. Group
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.
New England Insurance Company
North East Insurance Co.
Old American Ins. Co.
Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Puritan Insurance Co.
Republic National Life Insurance Co.
Southland Life Insurance Co.
United Southern Assurance Co.
United States Insurance Group
Vanliner Insurance Co.
Western Heritage Insurance Co.
Bobby S. Gilliam (Member) born Springdale, Arkansas, September 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Ouachita University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1978). Ad Hoc Instructor, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, 1980-1983. Guest Lecturer, Utility and Regulatory Law, Tulane University Law School. Publication: Louisiana Bar Journal; President's Advisory Council, Centenary College and Ouachita University. Host of Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel's Annual North Louisiana Seminar, 1986-2006. Member: Shreveport, Fifth Federal Circuit, Louisiana State Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1989 and 2000); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Edison Electric Institute (Legal Committee). Reported Cases: Marshall National Bank v. Norwell Equipment Co., 787 F.2d 1004 (5th Cir. 1986); Joslyn Manufacturing Co., et al v. Koppers Co., 40 F.3d 750 (5th Cir. 1995); Cajun, et al v. Southwestern Electric Power Company, 150 F.3d 503 (5th Cir. 1998); Rivers v. Central & South West Corp., 186 F.3d 681 (5th Cir. 1999); Moufarrej v. Unum Provident Corp. 2004 WL 1240528 (Not selected for publication in the Federal reporter) (5th Cir. 2004); Home Port Rentals, Inc., v. International Yachting Group, Inc., 99-0464 (W.D. LA 2000) 95 F.Supp.2d 623; Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. Talley, 377 So.2d 364 (La. App. 2 Cir. 9/24/79); Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. Scurlock, 485 So.2d 72 (La., App. 2 Cir. 2/26/86); Boyd v. B.B.C. Brown Boveri, Inc., 26, 889 (La. App. 2 Cir. 5/10/95) 656 So. 2d 683; Herndon v. Southwestern Electric Power Company, 26, 889 (La. App. 2 Cir. 5/10/95) 655 So. 2d 678; Provenza v. Central & Southwest Services, Inc., 34, 162 (La. App.2 Cir. 12/15/00) 775 So. 2d 84; In re: Southwestern Electric Power Company and Central and Southwest Corporation and American Electric Power Company, Inc., approval of a proposed Business Combination and Merger, Docket No. U-23327, Louisiana Public Service Commission (7/28/99); In re: Analysis of the Regulatory Implications of the Dolet Hills Settlement entered into by CLECO Power, LLC and Southwestern, Electric Power Company, Inc., Docket Nos. U-21453, U-20925 (SC) and U-20292 (SC) (Subdocket G), Louisiana Public Service Commission (5/31/2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Railroad Law; Utility Law; Insurance Defense; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Bobby S. Gilliam
Mark E. Gilliam (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, July 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., 1978); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1981). Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana, 1984. Member: Shreveport, Fifth Federal Circuit and Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Corporate and Business Law; Fidelity, Surety and Construction Law; Health Law; Insurance; Tort; Workers Compensation) Bar Associations; Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz Chapter, American Inns of Court (Master). Reported Cases: Cooley v. Gamble Guest Care Corp. 2006 WL 1329995, (La.App. 2 Cir. 2006); McFann v. Southwestern Power Elec. Company/AEP, 916 So.2d 1277, (La.App. 2 Cir. 2005); Greenhead Gun Club, L.L.C. v. City of Shreveport, 914 So.2d, (La.App. 2 Cir. 2005); Trans-Serve, Inc. v. U.S., 2004 WL 1157412, (W.D.La. 2004); Harris v. Gamble Guest Care Corp., 84 Fed.Appx. 459, (5th Cir. (La.) 2004); Edward T. Grappe, Jr. v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co., 71 Fed.Appx. 302 (5th Cir. (La.) 2003); Trans-Serve, Inc., v. U.S., 2003 WL 23269560, (W.D. La. 2003); Bailey v. Parish of Caddo, 716 So.2d 523, (La.App. 2 Cir. 1998); Huard v. Shreveport Pirates, Inc., 147 F.3d 406 (5th Cir.(La.) 1998); Procell v. Williamette Industries, Inc., 710 So.2d 267, (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998); Gauthier v. Kansas City Southern R. Co., 682 So.2d 993, (La.App. 3 Cir. 1996); Coldwell Banker J. Wesley Dowling and Associates, Inc. v. City Bank and Trust of Shreveport, 634 So.2d 959 (La.App. 2 Cir. 1994); Brown v. Blue Grass Liquor Co., 632 So.2d 904, (La.App. 2 Cir. 1994); Matter of Steve D. Thompson Trucking, Inc., 989 F.2d. 1424, (5th Cir. (La.) 1993); Coldwell Banker J. Wesley Dowling & Associates, Inc. v. City Bank & Trust of Shreveport, 602 So.2d 1051, (La.App. 2 Cir. 1992). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Railroad Law; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Mark E. Gilliam
Kenneth D. McLean (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, March 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Managing Editor, Journal of National Security Law. Associate Mississippi Cases Editor, Mississippi Law Journal. Executive Board Member and Director of Appellate Requirement, Moot Court Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Railroad Defense.Email: Kenneth D. McLean
Jonathan P. McCartney (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 7, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 2002); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2007). Member, Moot Court Board. Winner, Ira S. Flory Trial Competition, 2007. Law Clerk to Judges Scott Crichton and Jeanette G. Garrett, First Judicial District of Louisiana, 2007-2008. Member: Shreveport, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations.Email: Jonathan P. McCartney
Arthur R. Carmody, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Shreveport, Louisiana, February 19, 1928; admitted to bar, 1952, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico; Fordham University (B.A., 1949); Louisiana State University (LL.B., 1952). Phi Delta Phi. Finalist, Robert Lee Storey Moot Court Competition; Winner, Inter Fraternity Moot Court Competition. Member, Moot Court Advisory Board. Author: Legal-Hist Column, Shreveport Bar Review, 1996. Author: "Legal Problems in the Development and Mining of Lignite," 1976 Institute on Mineral Law 39. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White Publications. Member, 1958-1973 and Chairman, 1959-1971, Metropolitan Shreveport Zoning Board of Appeals. Chairman: Board of Trustees, Jesuit High School of Shreveport Corp., 1977-1983; Board of Governors, Loyola Foundation of Shreveport, 1991; Chairman, 1993-1996. Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Schumpert Medical Center, 1974-1985. Member, Board of Trustees, Louisiana State University Law School, 2003. Member: Committee Appointed by Louisiana Supreme Court to Review and Recommend Standards of Judicial Conduct, 1994; Ad Hoc Committee for Preparation of Rules and Regulations for Mining and Reclamation of Lignite in the State of Louisiana, Department of Conservation, 1978-1979; Advisory Council, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, 1982-1986; Alumni Achievement Award, Fordham College, 1995; Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Shreveport (President, 2003), Fifth Federal Circuit, Louisiana State (Examiner, 1971-1983; Committee on Codes of Lawyer and Judicial Conduct, 1996), Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Louisiana Supreme Court Historical Society; Scribes Honor Society; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Louisiana Railroad Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Louisiana State Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Historical Society of the United States Supreme Court; National Legal Center For The Public Interest. Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz Chapter, American Inn of Court (Master). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Bar Foundation (Life Member). [1st Lt., USAR, 1948-1951]. Reported Cases: Carrol v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 708 F.2d 183, 32 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. 286 (5th Cir. (La.) 1983); E.E.O.C. v. Southwestern Elec. Power Co., 591 F.Supp. 1128, 35 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. 801 (W.D. Ark., 1984); Fry v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 715 So.2d 632 (La.App. 2 Cir. 1998), writ den (La. 1998); Gugliuzza v. KCMC, Inc., 593 So.2d 845 (La.App. 2 Cir. 1992), reversed 606 So.2d 790 (La. 1992), 20 Media L. Rep. 1866; Livestock Producers, Inc. v. Littleton, 748 So.2d 537 (La.App. 2 Cir. 1999), writ den (La. 2000); Neloms v. Southwestern Elec. Power Co., 440 F.Supp. 1353, 18 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. 1683 (W.D. La. 1977; River Rouge Minerals, Inc. v. Energy Resources of Minnesota, 331 So. 2d 878 (La. App. 2 Cir. 1976) (No. 12879); Parish v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n, 506 F.2d 1028 (5th Cir. (La.) 1975); Pinnick v. Louisiana State University Medical Center, 707 So.2d 1050 (La. App. 2 Cir. 1998); Perot v. Danna, 784 So.2d 34.397, (La. App. 2 Cir. 2001); Reed v. Sisters of Charity of Incarnate Word of Louisiana, Inc., 447 F.Supp. 309, 23 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. 1171 (W.D. La. 1978); Richardson v. Kansas City Southern R. Co., 731 So.2d 1017 (La.App. 2 Cir. 1999), writ den (La. 1999); Antee V. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 627 So.2d 798 (La. App, 2 Cir. 1993); Baylor v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co., No. 01-30897, (U.S. 5th Cir. 02); Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Little O's Trucking, Inc. No. 02-31158 (U.S. 5th Cir. 02).Email: Arthur R. Carmody, Jr.
John D. Wilkinson (1867-1929).
William Scott Wilkinson (1895-1985).
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