Eric Lockridge is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He  practices in the business litigation, bankruptcy and business reorganization, and intellectual property groups. Eric devotes the majority of his practice to business litigation and business bankruptcies. He has tried commercial and tort cases to verdict in Louisiana and Texas, and successfully defended judgments on appeal. Eric currently focuses on lender work-out agreements, bankruptcy-related litigation, and complex commercial cases for Kean Miller's construction, energy and financial sector clients. Eric also works with Kean Miller's intellectual property team to litigate patent, trademark, and copyright claims.

Eric also advises Kean Miller's corporate clients on risk-management concerns, such as corporate structures, document retention programs, and insurance-related issues. He 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. Eric practiced law in Texas for six years before joining Kean Miller. Before attending law school, Eric served as Assistant Press Secretary to former United States Senator Paul Coverdell of Georgia.

Education

Eric earned his B.A. in Political Science from Emory University in 1995. He 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 an associate editor for the Texas Review of Law and Politics.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2005; Texas, 1999; All United States District Courts in Louisiana; United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Memberships

• Member, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Texas, and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute (Fifth Circuit Editor, The Volo Project (Circuit Court Opinion First Responder)); Louisiana Bar Foundation (Fellow); DAYL Foundation (Founding Fellow)
  

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• Document Retention and Related Electronic Discovery Issues, Outside Insights for In-House Counsel CLE, December 2011.
• Protecting your Company from Financial Risks in Troubled Times, Outside Insights for In-House Counsel CLE, December 2011.
  
• When the Tenant or Landlord Files Bankruptcy and Ethics in Landlord-Tenant Law, In Louisiana Landlord-Tenant Law CLE, Sterling Educational Services, 2010.
• Co-Author, Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation, 42 TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE L.J.2, Winter 2007.
• Basics of Bankruptcy and Contracts, Association of Corporate Counsel - Louisiana Chapter, June 19, 2009.
• Document Retention and Destruction in Louisiana (numerous presentations 2008-date).
• Copyright Basics for Businesses, Educators and Creatives, Kean Miller Intellectual Property Seminar, September 2007.
• Guest Lecturer, E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University.
  
• Lenders and Developers Need to Understand How Louisiana's Private Works Act Applies to Their Projects, Louisianalawblog.com, May 2011.
  
• Landlord Entitled to Immediate Possession of Possession of Premises, Louisianalawblog.com, December 2010.
  
• 363 Sales of Assets in Bankruptcy - Chrysler and Beyond, Louisianalawblog.com, June 2009.
• Businesses Seeking Bankruptcy Protection at Highest Level in Two Years, Louisianalawblog.com, April 2009.
  
• "Zone of Insolvency" Claims Against Officers and Directors Still Alive (and Well?) Outside of Delaware, Louisianalawblog.com, March 2009.
  
• Preparing for a Tenant's Bankruptcy - the Landlord's Perspective, Louisianalawblog.com, March 2009.
• How does Chapter 11 affect my business when a customer, competitor or vendor files for bankruptcy?, Louisianalawblog.com, February 2009.
• Recent Legislative Change Expands Scope of Louisiana's Work-Product Protection, Louisianalawblog, October 2007.
  
• Recent Changes to Louisiana's Code of Civil Procedure, Louisianalawblog.com, October 2007.
• The Document Retention Policy-An Important Part of Your Business's Operation, Louisianalawblog.com, August 2007.
• Electronic Evidence Update for the In-House Counsel, louisianalawblog.com, July 2006.
• Post-Katrina Louisiana Contracts and the Doctrine of Impossibility, Lousianalawblog.com, September 2005.

Community Service

• Board of Directors, Chairman and Volunteer, Youth Oasis (homeless shelter for teenagers)
• Member, Baton Rouge Area Foundation
• President's Council, Habitat for Humanity
• Pro Bono Volunteer, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Active Member, First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge
• Former Director, Riverbend Homeowners Association
• Former Director, Louisiana School for the Deaf Foundation
• Former Director, Dallas Area Young Lawyers