Jim Doré is a partner at Kean Miller and practices in the firm’s litigation group.  He also works in the firm’s Plaquemine office.  Jim works with clients in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy litigation, legacy oil field operations, medical malpractice defense, toxic tort and environmental litigaiton, class actions, and construction law.  He has extensive litigation experience as lead counsel, and as brought over 85 cases to verdict in bench and jury trials.  Jim has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White) in 2008 and Louisiana Super Lawyers (Law & Politics) 2008.

Representative Experience:

• Representation of major forest products companies in commercial and contract litigation, environmental litigation, and toxic tort claims.
• Successful representation of global energy companies in legacy oil field lawsuits.
• Representation of multinational refiners and petrochemical companies in class action litigation.
• Representation of financial institutions in high-stakes bankruptcy litigation and bankruptcy proceedings, including trial strategy and litigation management.
• Negotiated and drafted employment and other contracts between healthcare providers and litigated these issues.
• Has represented physicians and other healthcare providers in healthcare law and malpractice claims for over 25 years.

Education

Jim earned his B.A. in 1969 and his J.D. from the LSU Law Center in 1973. He was with the Louisiana Department of Justice from 1973 until 1976 and was an Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Law at the Louisiana State University School of Paralegal Studies.

Admissions

• Admitted to bar, 1973, Louisiana
• Admitted, U.S. District Court for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana
• Admitted, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Admitted, U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana (House of Delegates, 1980-1986,;Sections on Litigation and Environmental Law), American, Federal, 19th and 18th Judicial District Bar Associations
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors)
• Louisiana Association of Hospital Attorneys
• Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation.
• Committee Member, LSU Law Center - Tradition of Excellence Campaign (2008)
  

Community Service

• President, Plaquemine Rotary Club.
• Parish Chairman, United Way Campaign.
• Parish Chairman, Sustaining Membership Drive, Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.
• Board Member, Plaquemine-Iberville Chamber of Commerce.
• Member, Board of Directors, Lemoyne Community Action Program.
• Volunteer Business Law Teacher, St. John High School.
• President, St. John Interparochial School Board.
• Member, Special Education Advisory Committee, Iberville Parish School Board.
• Member, Board of Directors, Iberville Association for Retarded Citizens.
• Member, Plaquemine Jaycees.
• Recipient, Plaquemine's 1979 Outstanding Young Man Award.
• Member, Board of Directors, Iberville Foundation for Academic Excellence.
• Member, Executive Committee, Catholic High School Men's Club.
• Member, Baton Rouge Area Foundation.

Articles, Publications and Presentations

Assessing And Evaluating The Malpractice Case

Lecturer

• Medical Malpractice in Louisiana-LSU Continuing Legal Education Department, 2006.
• Recent Developments in Insurance, LSBA, October 2004.
• Professionalism and Ethics in Litigation, 18th JDC Bar Association, April 25, 2003.
• Ethics – It's Legal, But is it Right?, Medical Malpractice in Louisiana Seminar, National Business Institute, March 7, 2003.
• The Defense of a Medical Malpractice Case: Trial Pointers, Medical Malpractice in Louisiana Seminar, National Business Institute, March 7, 2003.
• Louisiana Civil Procedure & Evidence, 2002 Recent Developments in Louisiana Law Seminar, The Center of Continuing Professional Development, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, September 20, 2002.
• Effective Examination of Expert Witnesses, National Business Institute Seminar, 1999.
• Medical Malpractice in Louisiana, National Business Institute, 1997.
• Class Actions in Louisiana, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1997.
• Insurance Hot Spots, The Pollution Exclusion, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996.
• 1996 Louisiana Tort Reform, Baton Rouge Certified Public Accountants, 1996.
• Discovery and Pre-Trial Procedure, Baton Rouge Paralegal Association, 1996.
• Litigation-Start to Finish, LSU Continuing Legal Education Department, 2004.
• Co-Chair,Medical Mal-Practice Seminar, LSU Continuing Legal Education Department (2006).