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Charles S. McCowan, Jr.: Lawyer with Kean Miller LLP

Charles S. McCowan, Jr.

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Baton Rouge,  LA  U.S.A.
Phone225-387-0999

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Practice Areas

  • Administrative Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Civil Appeals
  • Business Litigation
  • Class Action Defense
  • Commercial Torts
  • Contract Litigation
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Environmental Class Actions
  • Environmental Litigation
  • Local Government Law
  • Toxic Tort Defense
  • Insurance Litigation
  • General Liability Defense
  • Insurance Coverage Defense
  • Municipal Defense
  • Environmental Products Liability
  • Manufacturers Liability
  • Product Defects
  • Chemical Exposure
  • Mold Litigation
  • Pesticide Litigation
  • Toxic Exposure
  • Toxic Tort Class Actions
 
Mailing Address400 Convention Street, Suite 700P.O. Box 3513, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
 
University Louisiana State University, B.S., 1964
 
Law SchoolLouisiana State University, J.D., 1967
 
Admitted1967, Louisiana; 1968, U.S. Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1972, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
 
Memberships American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Louisiana State (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1998-2002); Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court; Judicial Liaison Committee, Louisiana Bar Foundation; American Bar Association.
 
MilitaryCaptain, JAGC, U.S. Army, 1967-1971; Deputy SJA-USA Flight Training Center, 2d Armored Division; Military Judge
 
BornAlexandria, Louisiana
 
Biography

Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Staff Writer, Louisiana Law Review, 1965- 1967. LSU Law School Hall of Fame, 1987. Author: "The Cy Pres Doctrine: A Settling Concept", McCowan and Fayard, Louisiana Bar Journal, December 2010/January 2011; "Louisiana Complex Litigation", 80 Tulane Law Review 1905, (2006); "Civil Procedure—The Louisiana Class Action", 58 La. L. Rev. 953, (1998); "Entrapment: Instigation Not Investigation", 26 La.L.Rev. 858; "The Emergence of Strict Liability in Products Liability", 26 La L. Rev. 447; "Filing Suit in a Court of Incompetent Jurisdiction", 25 La.L.Rev. 922; "Venue-Article 74", 27 La.L.Rev. 76; "Defending State Environmental Enforcement Actions", 36 La.Bar J. 20; "Environmental Considerations in Louisiana Oil and Gas Drilling", Louisiana Mineral Law Institute Proceedings, 1985; "Louisiana Environmental Law and Regulations", 29 La.Bar J. 171; "The Law of Movable Lease—A Void Being Filled", 28 La.Bar J. 123; "Impact of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act on Louisiana Law", 23 La.Bar J. 275; "Lessor's Protection in Movable Leases", 21 La.Bar J. 109; "A Standard for Expert Testimony In Louisiana", 37 La.Bar J. 76; "The Ethics of Advocacy", 40 La.Bar J. 193; "Alternative Fee Arrangements: Time for Consideration", 43 La.Bar J 464 (1995); "The Evolution of Environmental Law in Louisiana", 52 La.L.Rev. 907; "Joint Defense Counsel: Retention and Responsibility", The Defense Research Institute, 36 For The Defense 20 (May 1994); "A Fair Attorney's Fee?" 45 La.Bar J. 147. Co-Author: "The Discoverability of the Accident Investigating Committee's Report", 31 Gonzaga L. Rev. 115 (1996); "Environmental Racism", 4 Corporate Legal Times 26. Presentations: "Review of the Louisiana Class Action", Louisiana Judicial College, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; Louisiana State Bar Association Summer School for Lawyers, 3rd Annual Class Action Mass Tort Symposium; "Recent Developments in Tort Law", LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1998; "Recent Legislation Regarding Class Actions", Louisiana State Bar Association, Cancun, Mexico, 1998; "Louisiana Class Actions", La. Trial Lawyers Association Seminars, 1997 and 2004; "A Discussion of Selected Problems Presented by Class Action Mass Tort Litigation—A Defense Perspective"; "The Environmental Justice Movement", 40th Annual International Educational Seminar, International Right-of-Way Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994 and New York City Chapter, American Corporate Counsel Association, 1994; "Environmental/Tort Liability Issues", Environmental Concerns Seminar, The American Society of Environmental Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, 1993; "Mechanics of Environmental/Toxic Tort Litigation". Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America", (Woodward/White); "Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers", (Environmental Law). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers.

 
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Charles S. McCowan, Jr.
Kean Miller LLP
400 Convention Street, Suite 700
Baton Rouge, LA 70802




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