Background
Bengtson, Karl Wayne was born on August 23, 1955 in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert W. and Bonnie Jean R. Bengtson.
Bengtson, Karl Wayne was born on August 23, 1955 in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert W. and Bonnie Jean R. Bengtson.
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (Bachelor of Arts). Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (Juris Doctor).
Tankerman Canal Barge Company, New Orleans, 1976-1978. Associate George & George, Baton Rouge, 1980-1981. Partner Shelton & Legendre, Lafayette, 1981—2001.
Senior member Bengtson Law Firm, LLC, since 2002. Continuing Legal Education instructor National Business Institute, 2003—2005.
Served with United States Coast Guard, 1973-1976. Member American Bar Association (port watch subcommittee, admiralty and maritime law committee 1984), ATLA, Louisiana Bar Association, Lafayette Bar Association (sustaining), Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors 1988-1992), LaFayette Trial Lawyers Association, Practicing Law Institute, American Society Law and Medicine, Fifth Circuit Bar Association, Academy.Polit. Science, Civil Justice Foundation, National Trust History Preservation.