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James T. Rivera

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Lafayette,  LA  U.S.A.
Phone337-326-4729

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Practice Areas

  • Maritime Law
  • Automobile Law
  • Trucking Law
  • Insurance Defense
  • Construction Litigation
  • Workers Compensation
  • Personal Injury
  • Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Mediation
 
Mailing Address100 East Vermilion, Suite 301P.O. Box 4422, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70501
 
University Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, B.S., 1986
 
Law SchoolLouisiana State University and A. and M. College, J.D., 1995
 
Admitted1995, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2003, Texas
 
Memberships Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; John M. Duhe, Jr. American Inn of Court.
 
BornSt. Charles, Missouri, November 11, 1963
 
Biography

Honor Societies: Louisiana Law Review, 1993-1995; Order of the Coif, 1995; Louisiana State University Law Center Hall of Fame, 1995; Named as a "Louisiana Super Lawyer" (2007 - 2010). Author: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. V. Azhar: Protecting the New Victims of "Hit and Run" in Underinsured Motorist Coverage - - Insurance Companies, 54 La.L.Rev. 1743 (1994); Co-Author: "Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law," Emerging Issues in Maritime Law: A Symposium, 55 La.L.Rev. 813 (1995). Lecturer: "Recent Developments in Construction Litigation," Zurich American In-House Seminar; "Winning Voir Dire Strategies in Louisiana," Lafayette, Louisiana; "Personal Injury Cases: Calculating and Proving Damages," Lafayette, Louisiana (2007 and 2008); "Recent Developments in Insurance Defense in Louisiana Law," Lafayette, Louisiana (2009, 2010 and 2011) and Lake Charles, Louisiana (2009). Certified Mediator, 2006.

 
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James T. Rivera
Scofield & Rivera, L.L.C.
100 East Vermilion, Suite 301
Lafayette, LA 70501




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