Richard J. Dodson

Location:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Phone:

225-372-1666
800-644-0633 (Toll Free)
808-231-6797 (Toll free)
800-569-2195 (Toll free)

Fax:

225-756-0025

E-mail:

Jerry@dodsonhooks.com

Attorney Richard J. Dodson teaches International Admiralty and Maritime Personal Injury at the Tulane Summer School Program in Greece and is the 2010-2011 president of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ). The LAJ is comprised of plaintiff and defense attorneys from throughout Louisiana who advocate for workplace justice and fairness in the courts and who work to uphold the honor and dignity of the civil justice system and legal profession in Louisiana.

Areas of Practice

Admiralty & Maritime Law
Personal Injury -- Defense
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

Louisiana, 1966
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1966
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1966
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1968
U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
U.S. Tax Court, 1968

Education

Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. - 1966
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- B.A. - 1964

Representative Cases

Honors and Awards

Professor, Southern University Law School, Baton Rouge, LA (since 1967), 1967 - Present
Proctor in Admiralty
Louisiana Super Lawyers 2012

Professional Associations and Memberships

Baton Rouge Bar Association, Member
Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Louisiana Association for Justice, Member