patrick a. talley, jr. biographical and professional profile - Frilot LLC

Admitted to PracticeLouisiana Supreme Court (1982)Texas Supreme Court (1993)United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1983)United States District Court - Eastern (1982), Middle and Western (1983)Districts of LouisianaPractice ConcentrationToxic tort and exposure claims; Environmental litigation, including RCRA,CERCLA and N.O.R.M.; Multimodal transportation law and litigation; Cargo andfreight claims; Railroad grade crossing litigation and employee personal injuryand death (F.E.L.A.); Oilfield personal injury and death (Jones Act andLongshoremen's Claims); Indemnity and insurance coverage disputes; Worker'scompensation and second injury fund; Probate disputes and will contests;Approximately 45 trials (to verdict)• Representative Clients: ChevronTexaco; Kansas City SouthernRailroad; Burlington Northern Railroad; Monsanto Chemical Co.;Waste Management, Inc.Professional Associations and ActivitiesLouisiana State Bar Association• House of Delegates (1994-present)• Federal Bench-Bar Liaison Committee (Past-Chair)• LSBA Delegate – Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference• CLE and Bar Admissions Committee• Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on Rules ofPractice and Procedure (Bar Representative)National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC)• Executive Committee Member (2000-present)• Vice President, Southwestern Region (2006-2007)Maritime Law Association of the Unites States (MLA), Proctor• Committees: Transportation of Hazardous Substances Committee,Stevedoring and Terminal Operations Committee and MaritimePersonnel2