Baton Rouge, LA Lawyers

Family and Divorce Law

1890 77th Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70807

Area of Practice: Family, Divorce, & Probate Law

Real Estate Law

8034 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Area of Practice: Construction Law Ted currently serves as general counsel and a member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association. He is the Immediate Past President of the South Central Louisiana Chapter of the Construction Financial Managers Association (CFMA). Ted also serves on the Steering Committee for Division 9 of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry and serves on both the Technology and Membership Committees of the ABA Forum. Ted has been a featured speaker at the Construction SuperConference, which is recognized as the preeminent construction conference with presentations and seminars from top legal, consulting, and leaders of construction companies. Ted also routinely speaks on the topic of Construction Law for various trade associations and professional organizations. Prior to founding LAPEROUSE, APLC in 2018, Ted was a partner with Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 14 years, and, prior to that, practiced law in Dallas, Texas, for an “Am Law 200” law firm.

Civil Litigation

701 Main St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA

Jennifer is a trial attorney whose practice currently focuses on first-party property and hurricane/storm claims with extensive experience and success in early resolution through mediation. Prior to joining Keogh Cox as Partner in 2021, Jennifer split her first decade of experience between 6 years of private practice and 4 years serving the Honorable Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. In her early years of practice, Jennifer litigated a broad spectrum of disputes, including class actions and multi-district litigation, insurance coverage and defense, securities law, construction law, corporate law, and business contract disputes. Her time with the judiciary was dedicated to co-management of the civil litigation docket, and exclusive management of the Social Security appeals docket. Jennifer brings a wide range of skills to the firm, including an extensive background in discovery, motion, and appellate practice, oral argument, research and writing, as well as unique experience participating in case management strategies and preparation through successful resolution at the United States Supreme Court.

Criminal Defense Law

4720 North St, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, USA

Attorney Jim Holt is the founder and managing member of Holt Law Firm LLC, a Baton Rouge-based law firm focusing on serious personal injury, DWI & criminal defense, and general business litigation.

Civil Litigation

701 Main St., P.O. Box 1151, Baton Rouge, LA 70802

John Wolff is a senior partner handling complex litigation, class actions and other difficult disputes, often involving life sciences, oil and gas, construction, environmental legacy and toxic tort claims. John has earned a reputation as a high-stakes courtroom lawyer, at the trial and appellate levels, representing major national corporations in trouble in Louisiana. John has been involved in most large, contentious case in Louisiana for the last 30 years, trying many to verdict and, when it is to his client's strategic advantage, settling. He also successfully defended the hydropower industry in a recent decision upheld by the US Supreme Court. John has represented numerous national insurance carriers and others for years in Louisiana (a direct-action state) in complex matters, showing a sophisticated understanding of multiple layers of insurance coverage and their impact at all stages of a case. In addition to being quick on his feet in front of judges and juries, John can assemble and deploy a legal team and skillfully manage big cases, with massive document discovery and Keogh Cox’s paperless management, multiple parties, joint defense, confidentiality agreements and other complexities. The team brings significant experience to handle complex medical issues to deal with a variety of cases from serious brain trauma, toxic tort life science/medical devices. John has also been a leader in the use of courtroom and case management technology, providing greater assurance to his clients and allowing for easier access, assessment, sharing, presentation and responsive communication of reports, documents, pleadings and exhibits. John is a highly-regarded leader in Louisiana's charitable and legal communities, too. He has served as a guest speaker for the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, he is a frequent speaker for the American Inns of Court and he served on the Louisiana State Bar Association's Bench and Bar Section's Ad Hoc Judiciary Committee. He also successfully mentored the first candidate in the LSBA’s Transition to Practice Pilot Program. Throughout his career, he has been active on non-profit boards, in particular those helping at-risk children