Background
Gianna, Dominic J. was born on July 31, 1946 in New York, New York, United States.
Gianna, Dominic J. was born on July 31, 1946 in New York, New York, United States.
Manhattan College (Bachelor of Science, 1968). State University of New York at Buffalo (Master of Arts, 1971). Lxjyola University (Juris Doctor, Sigma Xi.
Epsilon Sigma Pi.
Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Loyola Law Review, 1973-1974.
Worked at Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Products Liability, Medical Products Liability Law, Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation, Employment Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Louisiana (Not admitted Texas). Sigma Xi; Epsilon Sigma Pi.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Editor-in-Chief, Loyola Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: "A Quantum Study of Pain and Suffering: Awards for all Personal Injuries in Louisiana Appellate Courts, 1968-1972," 19 Loyola Law Review 111, 1972. "The Opening StatementPersuasive Use of the Evidence," Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyer"s Association, DOL. X, Number.
3, 1987.
"Whither Gypsum: The Mississippi River and the Threat of Toxic Pollution," Tulane Envir. Law Journal, 1989; "The Punitive Damage Closing Argument: The Ten Magic Steps," Torts and Insurance Practice Section Newsletter, Summer, 1997. Company-Author: "A Day On Trial: Persuasion Techniques in the Courtroom" with Professor Thomas A. Mauet, National Practice Institute and American Language Institute -American Bar Association, 1990.
Company-Author, with Honorable John M. Duhe, Junior: "A Primer for Expert Witness Preparation for Deposition or in the Courtroom," Journal of Disability Volume 3, Number.
1, July, 1993; Author and Presenter, "Advocacy and Persuasion in the New Age," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, One Day Workshop, Orlando, Florida, 1993. Author: " Cicero Speaks: A Conversation in Ancient Rome" for the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Fall Meeting, November, 1992.
Chief Instructor, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 1985. Adjunct Faculty: Loyola University School of Law, 1973.
Emory University School of Law, Trial Techniques Program, 1987.
Tulane University School of Law, Trial Advocacy Program, 1986. Vice-Chairman, Trial Techniques Commander, American Bar Association-Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, 1989-1990. Company-Founder, Gulf Coast Regional Advocacy Training Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1984.
Member, Tulane University City College Public Advisory Committee, 1984.
Faculty Member: Dade County Trial Technique Training Program, Miami, Florida, 1987. University of California at Berkeley, Advocacy Training Program, 1988.
Tulane University School of Medicine, Psychiatry Training Program, 1987. Team Leader: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, American Bar Association Advocacy Training Program, 1984.
Arkansas Institute for Continuing Legal Education First Annual Advocacy Institute, 1988.
National Legal Services Corporation Trial Technique Training Program, May, 1987. Member, Supreme Court of Louisiana Civil Benchbook Committee, 1986. Judge Pro Tem, 16th Judicial District Court, 1986.
Company-Chair, National Conference on Toxic Tort Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1991.
Director of Trial Advocacy, Louisiana State University School of Law, 1991. Faculty: National Institute for Trial Advocacy Deposition Program - Los Angeles, California, 1991.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Regional Programs, Southern Regional, Mid-America Regional, Gulf Coast Regional, National Sessions, 1985. Team Leader, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, National Session, Boulder, Colorado, 1992.
Featured Speaker: Michigan Defense Counsel, December, 1992"Power and Persuasion in the Closing Argument".
Faculty, American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 1994. Faculty, Trial Masters at Work, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, December, 1993. Program Coordinator, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Meeting, August, 1994.
1994 Program Chair - American Bar Association Section of Litigation Meeting.
Featured Demonstrator, American Bar Association-Treasury Inflation Protected Securities 1996 Annual Meeting: Punitive Damages. Featured Presenter, American Society of Disability Evaluating Physicians, National Convention, 1996.
Faculty and Featured Presenter for the Professional Education Group, Incorporated. Member: Louisiana State (Chairman, Section of Civil Law, 1983-1985) and American Bar Associations.
American Chemical Society.
New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.
Defense Research Institute.
Court Practice Institute (Diplomate). Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy. American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Author and presenter: "Power Passion and Persuasion - Advocacy Inside and Out" presented by the Professional Education Group, Incorporated.).
International Society of Barristers.
Dade County Trial Technique Training Program, Miami, Florida, 1987. University of California at Berkeley, Advocacy Training Program, 1988. Tulane Universitd School of Medicine, Psychiatry Training Program, since 1987.
Team Leader: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, American Bar Association Advocacy Training Program, since 1984.
Arkansas Institute for Continuing Legal Education First Annual Advocacy Institute, 1988. National Legal Services Corporation Trial Technique Training Program, May, 1987.
Member, Supreme Court of Louisiana Civil Benchbook Committee, since 1986. Judge Pro Tern, 16th Judicial District Court, 1986.
Member: Louisiana State (Chairman, Section of Civil Law, 1985) and American Bar Associations.
American Chemical Society. New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.
Defense Research Institute. Court Practice Institute (Diplomate).