Benn Vincent is an associate in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller.  He joined the firm in 2005 and practices in the commercial litigation, toxic tort, and medical malpractice defense groups.  He also represents clients in general liability and worker’s compensation litigation.

Representative Experience

• Representation of physicians and hospitals in Medical Review Panel proceedings and in cases involving allegations of malpractice.
• Representation of companies and general liability carriers in cases involving personal injury tort claims.
• Representation of oil and gas companies in environmental litigation.
• Representation of owners, contractors and subcontractors in construction and lien litigation.
• Representation of commercial litigants in contract disputes.
  

Education

Benn earned his J.D. and B.C.L. from the LSU Law Center in 2003, where he was Chairman of the Moot Court Board, and a member of the Wex Malone Inns of Court, Phi Delta Phi, and Who's Who - American Law Students. Benn also attended American University in Washington, D.C. where he interned on Capitol Hill and he studied at L'Universite de Provence, Aix-Marseille, where he took International Law. He earned his B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University in 2000.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2003
• Admitted to practice before all state district and appellate courts and the Louisiana Supreme Court
• Admitted, U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
• Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Admitted, U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations
• Wex Malone Inns of Court
• Tulane Alumni Association
• Tulane Louisiana Council
• Boy Scouts of America
• National Eagle Scout Association
• LSU Law School Chancellor's Council

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• Post Trial Motions:  Articulating the Standards for JNOV vs. New Trial, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Center for Continuing Professional Development, Fundamentals of Civil Litigation, April 10, 2008.

Community Service

• Board of Directors, Opera Louisiane
  
• Pro Bono Project Volunteer, Baton Rouge Bar Association
  
• Secretary, Highland Ridge Homeowners Association.
  
• National Trial Competition Judge
• Deacon, First Presbyterian Church
• Community Fund for the Arts, Cabinet Member
  

Lecturer

• Living Wills & Advanced Directives, Plaquemine Study Club, 2006.