Background
Weigel, John J. was born on February 4, 1932 in New Orleans. Son of George Edward and Marian Rose (Martin) Weigel.
Weigel, John J. was born on February 4, 1932 in New Orleans. Son of George Edward and Marian Rose (Martin) Weigel.
Louisiana State University. Tulane University (Bachelor of Laws, 1956). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1954-1956.
Counsel in general United States Army, 1956—1958. Law clerk Louisiana Supreme Court, New Orleans, 1958-1959. Associate Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre LLP, 1959—1964, partner, since 1964.
Board directors Hibernia Homestead Bancorp Inc., since 1995.
New Orleans and American Bar Associations. New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
International Association of Defense Counsel. National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Defense Research Institute.
American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Tort and Civil Litigation and Workers Compensation Law.
Married Barbara Ann Laporte, July 9, 1955. Children: Leslie Ann, John Jay Junior, Lynn Ann, Guy Edward.