Attorney James Roy, Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards, L.L.C., Lafayette, Louisiana

James Parkerson Roy
556 Jefferson Street
Suite 500
P.O. Box 3668
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501-6979

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(337) 233-3033

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(337) 233-2796

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Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Honors	Published Works	Affiliations
Representative Cases

Current Employment Position(s):: Managing Director

Areas of Practice:: Maritime Personal Injury; Serious Injury and Wrongful Death; Trials; Complex Litigation and Class Actions; Personal Injury and Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Louisiana, 1976; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1977
LL.M.; Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1976
J.D.
Honors: Member, Moot Court Board; Louisiana State University, 1973
B.S.

Published Works:: "Litigator of the Month", National Law Journal, August 20, 2001; "Marketing a Law Practice DoesNotHarm the System", La. Bar Journal, No. 43, No. 1, pp 18-21; "Evidence Seminar and Workshop", (Co-Author)

Representative Cases:: Viator v. Liverpool & London Steamship Protection and Indem. Association, 701 So. 2d 487 (La. 3rd Cir. 1997); Becker v. Tidewater, Inc., 335 F. 3rd 376 ( 2003); Becker v. Tidewater, Inc., 405 F. 3rd 257 ( 2005); Seth A. Becker v Tidewater Tnr, et al, ( ); In Re: Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation, ( ); The Daily Advertiser vs. Trans LA, et al, ( ); In Re: The Matter of Mallard Bay Drilling, L.L.C., as Owner and Operator of the Mr. Beldon otherwise Designated Mallard Rig 52, Praying for Exoneration from and/or Limitation of Liability, ( ); Joseph Hunt, et al vs. Schult Homes Corporation, et al, ( ); In RE: Eunice Train Derailment, ( ); In RE: New Iberia Train Derailment Litigation, ( ); Linda Delaney, et al v. Entergy Louisiana, ( ); Combustion, Inc., ( ); Gracie Atkins, et al v. Harcros Chemicals, ( ); Richard P. Leyoub, Attorney General, ex rel. State of Louisiana v. The American Tobacco Company, et al, ( ); Dan Gill, Individually, and as Successor in Interest to Dan Gill, Inc., d/d/a Dan Gill Exxon, et al v. Exxon Mobil Corporation formerly d/b/a Exxon Company, U.S.A., ( ); Flagler Automotive, Inc., Ind., and on Behalf of All Other Similarly Situated v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, ( ); Wilbert Joseph Levier, et alv. Cleco Corporation, et al, ( ); Joann Gant Johnson and Annette B. Lewis v. Georgia Pacific Corporation, et al, ( )

Classes/Seminars Taught:: "Recent Developments in Practice and Procedure", Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, December 9, 1988; "Maritime Tort Law Update", Pre-Convention Retreat Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989; "Assessing and Prosecuting the Maritime Case", Maritime Personal Injury Litigation in Louisiana Seminar, National Business Institute, September 16, 1992 - September 17, 1992; "Recent Developments in Product Liability" "Yours to Choose" Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, December 29, 1993; "Pest Control Operators Legal Liability Issues", Louisiana Pest Control Association, Mid-Winter Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 21, 1994; "Ethics and Lawyer Advertising", Lafayette Parish Bar Association, 1994 CLE By the Hour Seminar, December 16, 1994; "Evaluating a Case for Settlement Purposes", Evaluating and Settling Insurance Claims Seminar, Professional Education Systems, Inc., February 8, 1996; "Mediation and Medical Liability Claims", The Continuing Medical Education Committee [CME] of Acadiana, Petroleum Club, Lafayette, LA, October 24, 1996; "Courtroom Testimony and Demeanor", U.S.L., LA. State Board of Private Investigator Examiners, March 1, 1997 - October 3, 1997; "Basics on Seaman Status", Lafayette Parish Bar Association, Annual Maritime Law Seminar, October 1, 1999; "Developing the Strategy of your Case", Tulane Law School, Trial by Masters, December 17, 1999; LSU Legal Negotiation and Professionalism, "Negotiating a Plaintiff's Personal Injury Case", October 11, 2000; "Case Strategy: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives", LTLA, Last Chance Seminar, December 14, 2000; "Basics of Class Certification & Managing Complex Litigation", La. State Bar Association for Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute at Pt. Clear, Alabama, June 21, 2002; "The Jones Act U.S. vs. 905(b)" High Stakes on the High Seas, LTLA Maritime Law Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 16, 2002; "Issues Associated with Maritime Workers", 10th Annual Admiralty Symposium, New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2002; "Damages in the Amputation Case", LTLA Annual Convention CLE Program, New Orleans, LA, September 20, 2002; Ethics Panelist, Lafayette Parish Bar Association Seminar - Bench Bar 2002, Natchez, MS, October 11, 2002; Panelist, Class Actions, Workshop for Judges of the Fifth Circuit, Federal Judicial Center, New Orleans, LA, April 3, 2003; LA State Bar Association 4th Annual Class Action Symposium, New Orleans, LA, October 24, 2003; Panel Discussion: Novel Mass Tort Resolution Techniques; "Arguing Damages in the Catastrophic Maritime Case", 2 nd Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law, LSU Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA, November 13, 2003; "Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence", Civil Litigation Process in LA State Courts, LSU Law Center, Embassy Suites Hotel, Baton Rouge, LA, April 16, 2004; Guest Lecturer, "Class Actions and Mass torts in the USA", Summer School in Comparative Law, Univeresita' Degli' Studi Dell'Insubria, University Degli Studi Di Milano, Universita Degli Studi Di Bologna, and L.S.U. Law School, at Como, July 23, 2004; "Jury Versus Non-Jury Trials in Admiralty Who Decides and How" with Hon. Carl J. Barbier, High Stakes on the High Seas, LTLA Maritime Law Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 13, 2004; "Maritime Law Update", LTLA Post-Legislative Retreat, Carmel, CA, June 30, 2005; Guest Lecturer, Maritime Personal Injury, LSU Law School, November 3, 2005; Guest Lecturer, Maritime Personal Injury, LSU Law School, March 30, 2006; Panel Member, "Evidence Seminar and Workshop", LSU CLE, November 10, 2006; Moderator, "Evidence Program", Louisiana Judicial College, New Orleans, March 15, 2007; Panel Member, "Professionalism - Is Continuing Education the Answer?", American Inn of Court, Lafayette, LA, September 13, 2007; Program Chairman, LSU 2nd Annual Civil Trial Evidence Workshop, November 2, 2007; Lafayette Parish Bar Association Seminar, Lafayette, LA, 2007 - December 4, 2007; "Graphically Illustrating a Defective Product", Holiday Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers, December 2, 1989; "Maritime Tort Law Update", Last Chance Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, December 15, 1989; "Damages at Closing Argument", Damages Alert Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, February 9, 1990; "Summation" Trial by Fire Short Course in Civil Litigation, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, February 16, 1990; "Demonstrative Evidence", The Ultimate Trial Seminar, Annual Convention Seminar, Louisiana Trial, 1990; "Jurisprudential Developments in Damages", Last Chance Seminar, Louisiana Lawyers Association; "Evaluating a Case for Settlement Purposes", Negotiation and Settlement, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, November 2, 1990 - November 3, 1990; "Evaluating a Case for Settlement Purposes", Negotiation and Settlement, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, December 13, 1990 - December 14, 1990; "Jurisprudential Developments in Damages", Jurisprudence & Legislation Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association's, February 22, 1991; "Jurisprudential Developments in Damages", Updates in Jurisprudence & Legislation Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association's, March 8, 1991; Faculty Member, "Trial by Fire Short Course in Civil Litigation", Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 23, 1991

Honors and Awards:: Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Rating (Highest Possible Peer Reviewed Rating for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability); The Best Lawyers in America (Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation), 2001 - Present; Recipient, 1989 Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association President's Award, 1989; Recipient, 1988 Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Leadership Award, 1988; "Litigator of the Month", National Law Journal, August 20, 2001; Fellow, "International Academy of Trial Lawyers"; "Louisiana Super Lawyers 2007 & 2008" (Top fifty in Louisiana), 2007 - 2008; Recognized in Lawdragon Top 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2008; Lafayette Parish Bar Association (Past Participant in "Lawyers in the Classroom" Program)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: LSU Law Center, 2002 - Present; Member, Alumni, Board of Trustees; LSU 1860 Society; Member; LSU Foundation; Member; LSU Alumni Association; Member; LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation; Member; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Lifetime Member; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Sustaining Member; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1991; President; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1990; President-Elect; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 - 1989; Board of Governors; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - 1989; Executive Committee; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1993; Ethics Committee; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Maritime Law Section, 2003 - 2004; Section Chairman; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Medical Malpractice, Highway Defects and Auto Torts, and Products Liability Sections; Member; Lafayette Trial Lawyers Association, 1983 - 1987; Vice-President; Lafayette Trial Lawyers Association, 1983 - 1987; Board of Governors; American Association for Justice, 2005 - 2008; Board of Governors; American Association for Justice, 1993 - 1995; State Delegate; American Association for Justice; Sustaining Member, M Club; Civil Justice Foundation; Member; Roscoe Pound Foundation; Member; Lafayette Parish Bar Association, 1987 - 1988; Board of Directors; Louisiana State Bar Association; Member, Civil Law and Litigation Sections; Louisiana State Bar Association; Member, Insurance, Negligence, Compensation, & Admiralty Law Sections; Louisiana State Bar Association, 1999 - 2000; Bench Bar Section; Louisiana State Bar Association, 1991 - 1994; Lawyer Advertising Committee; Louisiana State Bar Association, 1995 - 2004; Member, LSBA Lawyer Advertising Advisory Service Committee; American Bar Association; Admiralty and Maritime Law Subcommittee; American Bar Association, Torts Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections; Lafayette Parish Bar Association; Past Participant in "Lawyers in the Classroom" Program; Louisiana State University Law Center Fellowship Program; Charter Member; National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association; American Inns of Court, 1993 - 1994; Acadiana Chapter; The Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation; Sustaining Member; Louisiana Bar Foundation, 1999 - 2000; Judicial Liaison Committee; Federal Bar Association; Member, Lafayette/Acadiana Chapter; Louisiana State University, 2005 - Present; Member, Board of Supervisors; LSU Law School, 2006 - 2007; Chairman, Annual Fund; LSU Law School; Representative, Board of Regents' Master Plan Advisory Panel

Pro Bono Activities:: Volunteer Probation Monitor for Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 1999 - Present

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