Lawrence K. Burleigh, Junior.

Background

Burleigh, Junior, Lawrence K. was born on July 8, 1965 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States.

Education

Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (Bachelor of Science, 1988). Loyola School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1991).

Career

Worked at Lawrence K. Burleigh, Limited. A Professional Law Corporation (Lafayette, Los Angeles) specializing in Trials and Appeals. Maritime and Personal Injury Law.

Admitted to the bar, 1992, Louisiana.

1995, United States. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations.

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Larry, Senior, understands Louisiana, its people, its traditions and its laws.

Reared in Jeanerette, he has been around the oil industry all his life.

He served in the Air Force during the Korean War and gained invaluable experience and insight into the oil field, working as a roustabout offshore. His offshore experience uniquely qualifies him for his area of specialty-maritime litigation with an emphasis on commercial diving cases. He successfully tried to conclusion the first jury trial for a commercial diver under the Jones Acting, a federal statute.

Achievements

• Lawrence K. Burleigh, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.