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Paul M. Lavelle: Lawyer with Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.

Paul M. Lavelle

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Houston,  TX  U.S.A.
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Phone(504) 799-2223

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Practice Areas

  • Civil Practice
  • Highway Design Liability
  • Self Insured Defense
  • General Liability Defense
  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Defense Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Architects and Engineers Liability
  • Toxic Torts
  • Complex and Multi-District Litigation
 
Contact InfoTelephone: (504) 799-2223
Fax: 713-960-1527
http://www.bmpllp.com/attorneys/attorney_biography.php?attorney_id=110
 
University University of Scranton, B.S., 1978
 
Law SchoolLoyola University School of Law, J.D., 1981
 
Admitted1981, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits
 
Memberships Jefferson (Board of Directors; Past President) and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Vice Chair, Law Institute; Past Officer; Past Board of Directors, Product Liability Committee; Past Chair, Technology Committee; Past Chair, Electronic Discovery Task Force); International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy.
 
BornScranton, Pennsylvania, 1956
 
BiographyPaul Lavelle practices and has extensive trial experience in the areas of commercial litigation, products liability, construction, environmental law, and general civil litigation. Representative Cases Include: - Obtained an injunction in a copyright infringement and Lanham Act false advertising case involving proprietary programming software. The case was tried in US District Court in the Southern District of New York - In a similar copyright infringement case involving proprietary programming software, we obtained a preliminary injunction for our client directed at a former employee. The case was tried US District Court in the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division - Multiple plaintiff personal injury claim allegedly caused by exposure to a chemical leaking from a tanker truck. The case was tried in state court in Washington Parish, Louisiana The jury returned a defense verdict in just 45 minutes of deliberation after a five week long trial - Class action alleging exposure to a chemical dispersed into a neighborhood as fugitive dust during reclamation of the chemical substance from a former industrial site. The case was tried in Civil District Court in New Orleans - In a case involving claims for injunctive relief, breach of fiduciary and defamation, we defended the Board of Trustees of a Church in connection with a suit by its former Pastor who was dismissed by the Board. The case was tried in Civil District Court in New Orleans amid local media attention - In premises liability case obtained the dismissal of a business owner in connection with a shooting that occurred in the business' parking lot by a security guard. The case was tried in Civil District Court in New Orleans - Successfully mediated a multi fatality and catastrophic injury case resulting from a tractor trailer accident - Obtained a defense verdict for a vessel owner in Jones Act personal injury case in US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - Defeated a brain injury claim arising out of a low speed impact motor vehicle accident after a three week jury trial involving a great deal of expert biomechanical and medical testimony. Certified International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy.
 
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Paul M. Lavelle
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77056-3000




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