Background
David, Robert Jefferson was born on August 10, 1943 in New Roads, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph Jefferson and Doris Marie (Olinde) David.
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Robert Jefferson DAVID
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Louisiana State University. Southeastern Louisiana College (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Phi Alpha Delta.
Member, Loyola Law Review, 1967-1969. Member, Participant-Time Faculty, Tulane Law School, 1979-1981. Editor, BiMonthly Edition of "Professional Liability," Louisiana Bar Journal, since 1989.
Career
Worked at Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in Litigation, General Tort, Personal Injury, Admiralty, Medical, Dental and Legal Negligence, Products Liability, Automobile, Premises, Airplane and Helicopter Crashes, Construction Accidents, Diving and Offshore Injuries, Employment Discrimination, Highway Design, Hazardous Materials, Railroad Injuries, Sports, Criminal and Securities Fraud Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Louisiana. Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Outstanding Service Award, New Orleans Bar Association, 1995.
Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1997.
Member, Loyola Law Review, 1967-1969. Member, Participant-Time Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Tulane Law School, 1979-1981.
Adjunct Professor, Loyola School of Law, 1996. Editor, Bi-Monthly Edition of "Professional Liability," Louisiana Bar Journal, 1989.
Author: "Thoughts on Cross-Examination," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Civil Trial Tactics Manual, 1981.
Member: New Orleans (Chair, Medical Jurisprudence Committee, 1994. Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Breast Cancer, 1993), Louisiana State (Member, Special Insurance Committee, 1974-1982. Bench/Bar, Special Liaison Committee.
Medical-Legal Interprofessional Committee, 1988.
Chair, 1991-1995; Assistant Examiner, Committee on Bar Admissions, 1974-1993). Federal and American (Member, Committee on Medical Malpractice, 1988) Bar Associations.
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Medical Malpractice Section, 1993-1994. Member: President"s Advisory Board, 1984-1986, 1991-1992.
Board of Governors, 1981-1983, 1995.
Executive Committee, 1996). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Lifetime Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation.
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.
(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). History: Founded in 1961, the firm is one of Louisiana"s oldest and largest law offices devoted principally to serving the public and other members of the bar on behalf of victims of wrongful personal injury and death.
Achievements
Membership
Reader, recorder for Louisiana Blind and Handicapped, 1986-1991. Charter member Lawyers for Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control, New Orleans, 1986-1990. President Arden Hill Academy Parent Teacher League, 1979-1980.
Fellow: American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Endowment (life). Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association (chair, medical jurisprudence committee 1994-1996, member professionals commission since 2005), Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (contributing editor Civil Trial Tactics manual 1981, board governors 1981-1983, chairman section medical malpractice 1992-1994, board governors 1995-1996, executive committee 1996-1997, council of directors since 1997, legislation committee), Louisiana Bar Foundation, Louisiana State Bar Association (special institute commission 1974-1982, assistant examiner commission on bar admissions 1974-1993, medical legal interprofessional committee since 1987, contributor Louisiana Bar Association Journal column on Professional Liability since 1989, co-chairman 1991-1994, disciplinary committee), American Board Professional Liability Attorneys, National Board Trial Advocacy, Phi Alpha Delta, Kappa Sigma.
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Married Stella Marie Scott, January 21, 1967. Children: Robert J. Junior, Richard M.
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1969