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September 10, 2009 Founding partner, Richard J. Dodson, was named 2009-2010 President-Elect of the Louisiana Association for Justice at the Association's annual meeting. Mr. Dodson will work with the current LAJ President and become President of the Association in September of 2010. The Louisiana Association for Justice is comprised of plaintiff and defense attorneys from throughout Louisiana who advocate for workplace justice, fairness in the courts and work to uphold the honor and dignity of the civil justice system and legal profession in Louisiana. Mr. Dodson will also be representing the association at the American Association for Justice's bi-annual winter meeting in Maui, Hawaii. August 2009 The firm was retained to represent the Elmer family against the State of Louisiana. The Elmers purchased and have possessed "Elmer's Island", a 3 mile private stretch of gulf front sand beach, for more than 30 years. For years the family charged a nominal fee for individuals to use the area for camping, fishing and general recreation until one of the family members drowned in an automobile accident on the road leading to the beach. Thereafter, the gates to the beach access road were locked. On July 4, 2009, without prior notice to the family, the State of Louisiana cut the locks and allowed public access to the road and private beach. The family seeks to be placed back into peaceful possession of their land. The case is pending in the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. April 2009 The firm was retained to represent the interests of those injured and killed as a result of the explosion and sinking of the M/V Supe off the coast of Peru. Several people were killed and many were seriously burned and injured in the incident. The United States publically traded company BPZ Energy, Inc. is alleged to be responsible for the incident. The case is pending in state district court in Houston, Texas. February 2009 The firm was retained to represent the interests of the family of the construction foreman killed, and represent the other workers who were injured, in an industrial accident where a portion of the I-10 Twin Span Bridge collapsed. The Twin Spans crosses Lake Pontchartrain and connects New Orleans to St. Tammany Parish. The case is pending in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. January 2009 National class action attorney H. Price Mounger became affiliated with the firm. Price brings over 20 years of legal experience to the firm's international practice in environmental, toxic tort, product liability and personal injury litigation. Price is active with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board serves as Chair of one the Board's hearing committees on attorney misconduct. Price is a 1988 graduate of the Paul M. Hebert School of Law at Louisiana State University. Price can be contacted at Price@dodsonhooks.com. 2-22-2009 DHF is proud to be among the Baton Rouge community partners with the American Red Cross, whose annual report was issued today, you can you can view the report here : ARC Annual Report 2-10-2009 Senior partner Jerry Dodson celebrates with chief justice Catherine " Kitty" Kimbal days before she is named Louisiana's first female chief justice of louisiana's supreme court 
2-19-2008 Louisiana Democratic Party Attorney Kenny Hooks, Party Chairman Chris Whittington and Executive Director Danny Ford travels the State with former President Bill Clinton during his tour of Louisiana campaigning for Senator Hillary Clinton on Friday, February 8, 2008. 
10-02-2007 Dodson, Hooks & Frederick, APLC becomes a Local Partner for the American Red Cross' "Ready When the Time Comes" program. RWTC is a partnership program that provides Corporate coordination for volunteer involvement in disaster response. The firm's employees are scheduled to begin formal training in November, 2007. Click here to view further information. (PDF File) 09-20-2007 Kenny Hooks attended and provided sponsorship support to the Louisiana Democratic Party's Annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner DHF supported the Louisiana Democratic Party's Annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner as a Co-Sponsor. DHF Partner Kenny Hooks, Executive Counsel to the Louisiana Democratic Party, and family was in attendance at the general event and privately hosted 2009 Presidential Candidate John Edwards. 09-16-2007 DHF Partner Kenny Hooks welcomes President Bill Clinton DHF Partner Kenny Hooks, Executive Counsel to the Louisiana Democratic Party, and his family welcomed President Bill Clinton to Baton Rouge for the LSU Pre-Game Fundraiser for 2009 Presidential Candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. 08-01-2007 Professor Kenny Hooks begins the Admiralty Semester at Southern Universtiy Law Center. Professor Kenny Hooks begins the Admiralty Semester at Southern Universtiy Law Center. The sylabus includes Maritime Jurisdiction, Maritime Procedural Devices, Maritime Leins and Seaman's Wages, Salavage, General Average, Collision and Property Damage, Garriage of Goods by Sea, an Introduction to Maritime Pilots, the Jones Act and a review of Maritime Choice of Law. 06-08-2007 Dodson, Hooks and Frederick leading the way in seeking recovery on behalf of former patients of Dr. Lafuria, Lake Charles OBGYN Dodson, Hooks and Frederick takes the lead in pursuing mental anguish claims on behalf of over fifty former patients of Dr. Peter Lafuria. Dr. Lafuria, a longtime Lake Charles OBGYN, was arrested on charges of alleged video voyeurism of patients during medical exams. 05-21-07 to 06-15-07 Jerry Dodson, Adjunct Professor of Maritime Law, travels to Greece to lecture Jerry Dodson travels to Greece serving as a Professor of Maritime Law for Tulane Law School. On May 28, 2007, Mr. Dodson began instructing at the Aegean Institute of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law, located on the Greek Isle of Rhodos. As a Professor for Tulane's summer abroad program, Mr. Dodson is teaching courses in International Admiralty Law. 05-23-07 to 05-24-07 Jerry Dodson lectures at Odessa National Academy of Law, Odessa, Ukraine Attorney Richard (Jerry) Dodson recently spoke at a conference on Maritime Law held in the Ukraine. On May 23 - 24, 2007, Mr. Dodson lectured at the Odessa National Law Academy concerning Foreign Seafarers in United States Courts. The conference which was sponsored by The Aegean Institute of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law and Hellenic Foundation for Culture was attended by professors and students of the Law Academy, as well as by representatives from the Greek and Ukraine shipping industries. 04-28-07 Attorney Kenny Hooks named Executive Counsel to Louisiana Democratic Party The Louisiana Democratic Party met at the Louisiana Old State Capital on April 28, 2007, and unanimously voted to appoint Baton Rouge attorney Kenneth H. Hooks, III, partner with Dodson, Hooks and Frederick as executive Counsel to the Democratic Party. 04-16-07 to 04-22-07 Brent Frederick volunteers Fore!Kids Brent Frederick donates this week volunteering as a member of the Fore!Kids Foundation working the Zurich Classic, New Orleans (annual PGA Golf Tournament). 04-4-07 Todd Everett Baumann v. D&J Fill, Inc., et. al. class certified Attorney Kenny Hooks, partner with Dodson, Hooks and Frederick, along with attorney Steve Irving and Vincent Sotile, successfully argued to the Honorable Pegram Mire of the 23rd Judicial District Court for the certification of a class action which includes all individuals residing within two miles of D&J Fill's dump, located in Ascension Parish. D&J Fill's insurance lawyers have appealed the decision of the trial court. Trial on the merits is proposed for Fall of 2007. 03-13-07 Kenny Hooks resolves Railroad Personal Injury Claim Kenny Hooks successfully resolves extensive federal railroad personal injury case for $750,000.00 02-21-07 Catherine L. Plauche joins Dodson, Hooks and Frederick Catherine, previously an associate with LeBlanc and Waddell, comes to the firm managing a section in the firm's personal injury litigation practice. Ms. Plauche attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, earning a Juris Doctorate and a B.S. in Civil Law in 2005. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with her husband, Christopher DeJohn. 01-26-07 Sein Reid joins Dodson, Hooks and Frederick Sean Reid joins the firm focusing on commercial, domestic and personal injury litigation. 01-11-07 Brent Frederick named Special Counsel in Nevada Litigation Brent Frederick enrolls as counsel in Nevada litigation involving claims of severe personal injury and permanent disability. 11-06 Kenny Hooks leads a team of builders, architects, surveyors and investors in forming Jamestown at Old Perkins Kenny Hooks, partner with Dodson, Hooks and Frederick, successfully led a team of builders, architects, surveyors and engineers in rezoning areas near the corner of the intersection of Pecue Lane and Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to form Jamestown at Old Perkins, Baton Rouge's largest planned urban development (PUD). Jamestown at Old Perkins consists of 4 phases of development, which include single and multi-family residential housing, commercial office buildings and commercial retail enterprises. Ground breaking on this site is scheduled for early September. 09-15-06 LSU Law Center's Centennial Celebration Gala: Dodson Hooks & Frederick sponsors
08-28-06 Kenny Hooks appointed Adjunct Law Professor at Southern University Law Center Attorney Kenny Hooks, partner with Dodson, Hooks and Frederick, was appointed to replace the position of Adjunct Law Professor left vacant when partner Jerry Dodson retired from the position after nearly thirty years of service. He will continue the firm's tradition of teaching courses in Admiralty and Maritime law. 06-22-06 Angela Carlisle joins Dodson, Hooks and Frederick Angela Carlisle was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 24, 1980. She graduated summa cum laude from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana with a B.A. in English in 2002. Angela then attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, earning a Juris Doctorate and a B.S. in Civil Law in 2005. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with her husband, John Carlisle. 02-08-06 Todd Everett Baumann v. D&J Fill, Inc., et. al. Attorney Kenny Hooks, partner with Dodson Hooks and Frederick, along with attorney Steve Irving and Vincent Sotile, brought suit on behalf of various residents from Prairieville, Louisiana against D&J Fill, Inc. To rid the Ascension Parish community of the putrid odors emanating from the dump owned by D&J Fill, Inc. 03-25-04 Suit alleges Foreign Seaman Cheated Out of Wages by New Jersey Company Attorney Richard (Jerry) Dodson, along with New York Attorney, Ralph J. Mellusi, brought a class action lawsuit for unpaid wages of 209 foreign seaman who were illegally employed on board United States flagged vessels in violation of the Jones Act. Despite strenuous defense objections, a Federal Judge in Brooklyn granted class certification to the Polish and Filipino seamen finding that the putative class members claims rely on common legal theories arising from a common nucleus of facts. Based upon this ruling, Mr. Dodson and Mr. Mellusi are preparing for a trial on the merits which is planned for Summer 2008. This case received national attention when Mark Fass published an article on May 31, 2007 in the New York Law Journal. 02-11-04 Southern University Law Center Gets $40,000 from Dodson and Hooks Law Firm The Dodson and Hooks Law Firm of Baton Rouge recently made a $40,000 donation to the Southern University Law Center to be used in establishing an endowed professorship. Read the entire article by clicking here. (PDF File) 01-15-04 Dodson, Hooks and Frederick named General Counsel to Alverez Construction Company, Inc. Kenny Hooks, partner with Dodson, Hooks and Frederick, was named outside General Counsel to Alverez Construction Company, Inc. Alverez Construction was named Baton Rouge's largest residential real estate group by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report on January 15, 2003. |
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