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JEFFREY G. LAGARDE

ASSOCIATE

Practice  Areas

  • General Casualty

  • Products Liability & Redhibition

  • Admiralty and Maritime 

  • Catastrophic Personal Injuries

  • Trial Practice

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Education

  • Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi

    • Juris Doctor

    • Honors: Dean’s List

    • Honors: AmJur award

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    • B.A., Political Science​

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Bar Associations

  • Louisiana

  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana

  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana

  • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana

 

Professional Associations​​​​

  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2nd District

  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

  • Jefferson Parish Bar Association

  • Mariner’s Club for the Port of New Orleans

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Hobbies and Interests​​​​

  • Jeff’s main interest outside of work is his family, with whom he spends most of his time.  When he is not at one of his children’s various sporting events, he can be found outdoors.  Jeff enjoys all of the outdoor activities and pastimes associated with Louisiana and South Mississippi, including boating, fishing, being in the country, and fixing the vehicles broken in pursuit of those adventures.

Jeff G. Lagarde was born in the Greater New Orleans area and maintains strong ties to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, having graduated from St. Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis. Jeff obtained his undergraduate degree from LSU and his Juris Doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law.

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Jeff’s legal career began as an assistant district attorney in Jefferson Parish, where he worked his way up to felony prosecutor before transitioning to private practice. Jeff has litigated cases throughout the state of Louisiana in both federal and state court on behalf of motor vehicle manufacturers, insurance companies, trucking and bus companies, municipalities, individuals, and other business entities. He has represented clients on a Pro Hac Vice basis in Mississippi and is admitted to practice before all state courts in Louisiana, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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He serves on the Board of Directors of St. Stanislaus High School in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Jeff also serves on the Board of Governors for the Louisiana State Bar Association, as well as the St. Tammany advisory board for a regional credit union, and the executive board of the Greater Slidell Bar Association.

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Representative Matters

  • Successfully defended a crane company in a multi-party subrogation matter, resulting in a favorable resolution. 

  • Obtained a zero verdict on behalf of a law enforcement agency after the federal jury found the agency did not violate the plaintiff’s civil rights. 

  • Represented a crossbow manufacturer in a product liability suit, resulting in a favorable settlement. 

  • Represented a law enforcement agency in a civil rights case in federal court, which was dismissed following the filing of a Rule 12 motion on behalf of the client. 

  • Obtained a zero verdict in state court on behalf of a motor vehicle manufacturer being sued in redhibition. 

  • Defended a motor vehicle manufacturer at trial in state court against a consumer redhibition claim, which resulted in a zero verdict after appeal. 

  • Regularly represents clients in products liability and redhibition claims.

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