Eric Lockridge is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in September 2005 and practices in the Commercial Litigation, Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy, and Intellectual Property groups.

Eric devotes a majority of his practice to commercial bankruptcy and litigation. He has tried commercial and tort cases to verdict, and successfully defended judgments on appeal. He currently focuses on bankruptcy-related litigation and complex commercial cases for Kean Miller's construction, energy and financial sector clients.

Eric advises Kean Miller's corporate clients on risk-management and strategic issues, such as corporate structures, document retention programs, and insurance-related concerns. He also uses his experience in intellectual-property and trade-secret litigation to assist clients with negotiating and implementing licensing agreements, joint ventures, non-compete agreements, and other business goals. Before attending law school, Eric served as Assistant Press Secretary to former United States Senator Paul Coverdell of Georgia.

Education

Eric earned his J.D. with honors from The University of Texas School of Law in 1999. In law school, Eric was a member of the National Mock Trial Team and served as associate editor for the Texas Review of Law and Politics. Eric earned his B.A. in Political Science from Emory University in 1995.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2005; Texas, 1999
• Admitted, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Admitted, U.S. District Court for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana
• Admitted, U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Texas and American Bar Associations
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation
• Founding Fellow, DAYL Foundation

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• Business Notes, February 2009
  Post-Katrina Louisiana Contracts and the Doctrine of Impossibility
• How does Chapter 11 affect my business when a customer, competitor or vendor files for bankruptcy?, Louisianalawblog.com, February 2009.
• Recent Changes to Louisiana's Code of Civil Procedure, Louisianalawblog.com, October 2007.
• Copyright Basics for Businesses, Educators, and Creatives, Kean Miller Intellectual Property Seminar, September 2007.
• The Document Retention Policy-An Important Part of Your Business's Operation, Louisianalawblog.com, August 2007.
• Guest Lecturer, E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University.
  

Community Service

• Board of Directors, Louisiana School for the Deaf Foundation
• Board of Directors, Youth Oasis
  
• Steering Committee, Good Growth, Infrastructure, and Transportation Committee of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber
• Education Committee, Louisiana Bar Foundation
• Member, Baton Rouge Area Foundation
• President's Council & Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity
  
• Pro Bono Volunteer, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Former Director, Riverbend Homeowners Association and Dallas Area Young Lawyers

Authorships

• Co-Author, Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation, 42 TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE L.J.2 (Winter 2007).
• Electronic Evidence Update for In-House Counsel, Louisianalawblog.com, July, 2006.