Jason Cashio is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He litigates in state and federal courts in Louisiana, representing local and national corporate clients, as well as individuals in a variety of litigation matters, including complex, multi party disputes. He focuses his practice on issues involving medical malpractice, general and commercial litigation, products liability, and civil rights. Jason also advises clients in the health care area and is involved in providing general legal advice to health care providers as well as defending health care providers in medical malpractice claims. After law school, he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank J. Polozola of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in 1998.

Representative Experience

• Representation of national corporations in product liability cases regarding product design and warning issues.
• Representation of national pharmaceutical company as local counsel for diet drug (Fen-Phen) litigation.
• Representation of a major forest products and paper company with regard to facility operations, including premises liability, shipping liability, and commercial liability.
• Representation of national pharmacy corporation for premises liability and claims related to pharmacy operations.
• Representation of physicians for Medical Review Panel proceedings and related litigation, including claims involving the following medical specialties: Obstetrics; Gynecology; General Surgery; Pediatric Surgery; Plastic Surgery; Pediatrics; Family Practice; Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology; Pulmonology; Rheumatology; Orthopedics; Anesthesiology; Neurology; Psychiatry; and, Radiology.
• Multiple jury trials successfully defended for prominent Louisiana physicians.
  

Education

Jason earned his J.D. from the LSU Law Center in 1998 where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and a Candidate for the Louisiana Law Review. He earned his B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1995. He was inducted into the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame in 1998.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 1998

Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member, Section on Litigation)
• Federal Bar Association (Member, Baton Rouge Chapter)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court
• Louisiana Bar Foundation
  

Articles, Publications and Presentations

Healthcare Notes, June 2004
Health Law Notes, Winter 2006

Community Service

• President, Board of Directors, Association of Retarded Citizens of Baton Rouge (2004-2005, 2005-2006)
• Member, High School Mock Trial Competition Committee, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Chairman, Board of Directors, St. Aloysius Men's Club