Attorney Daniel Atkinson, Perry, Atkinson, Balhoff, Mengis & Burns, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Daniel R. Atkinson Jr.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Managing Partner, since November 4, 1994
phone	(225) 767-7730 (Work) (225) 767-8864 (Direct Line) (225) 938-5557 (Cell)
fax	(225) 767-7967
email	Email Me

Born October 9, 1961 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Married to Lisa Bethea Atkinson, 7 children.

Areas of Practice:: Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; Engineering/Construction law; Environmental Law; Civil Trial and Appeals; Insurance Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Medical Malpractice; Mediation/Arbitration; Contracts; Worker's Compensation

Litigation Percentage:: 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Louisiana, 1987; U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May, 1987
J.D.; Accepted into L.S.U. graduate M.B.A. program and completed one semester Fall 1983; Louisiana State University, 1983
B.S.
Major: Mechanical Engineering; Passed EIT exam in fall semester of senior year.; Catholic High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1979

Representative Cases:: American General Life Ins. Co., Inc. v. Wilkes, et al, NO. CIV. A. 07-222-C (2008 WL 3858456) (U.S. 5th Circuit 2008); Doe v. Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, 2007-1375 (2008 WL 426383) (Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal 2008); McCants vs. Zodiac Development, 2007ca0740 (2007 WL 4465774) (Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal 2007); Halphen v. Borja, 961 So.2d 1201 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2007); Victorian v. American Deposit Ins. Co., 923 So.2d 650 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2005); Cate Street Inv., LLC v. American Cent. Ins. Co., 897 So.2d 13 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2004); Copes v. American Cent. Ins. Co., 85 Fed.Appx. 391 (C.A.5 (La.) 2004); American Central Ins, Co. vs. Terex Crane, 861 So,2d 228 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2003); Frederic vs. Zodiac Development, 839 So,2d 448 (La.App. 1st Cir. 2003); Dodson v. Smith & Core, Inc., 808 So.2d 656 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2001); Landry v. Allstate Ins. Co., 768 So.2d 256 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2000); Panyanouvong v. T & H Convenience Store, Inc., 734 So.2d 9 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1998); Reed v. Recard, 744 So.2d 13 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1998); LeJeune v. Brewster, 722 So.2d 74 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1998); Iberia Parish School Bd. v. Sandifer & Son Const. Co., Inc., 721 So.2d 1021 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998); Cabellero v. Catholic Mut, Ins. Co,, 718 So,2d 511 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1998); Carrier v. Allstate Ins. Co., 702 So.2d 367 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1997); Joseph v. Landry, 702 So.2d 374 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1997); Cangelosi v. Allstate Ins. Co., 680 So.2d 1358 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1996); Green v. Infinity Intern., Inc., 676 So.2d 234 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1996); Howard v. Trelles, 669 So.2d 605 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1996); Weatherford v. Commercial Union Ins., 650 So.2d 763 (La. 1995); Weatherford v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 637 So.2d 1208 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994); Genusa v. Pointe Coupee Volunteer Fire Dist. No. 4., 644 So.2d 851 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994); Crane v. Exxon Corp., U.S.A., 613 So.2d 214 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1992); RoadRunner Motor Rebuilders v. Ryan, 603 So.2d 214 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1992); Falcon v. Louisiana Employers Safety Ass'n Self Insurers Fund, 601 So.2d 16 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1992); Wiggins v. Exxon Corp,, 590 So.2d 1209 (La.App, 1 Cir. 1991)

Representative Clients:: Liberty Mutual Insurance Group; Travelers-St.Paul Construction/Complex Litigation Division; Catholic Mutual Relief Society; One Beacon Insurance Group; Allstate Insurance Companies; American Safety Ins. Company; Haddad Construction Company; North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Company; Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association

Honors and Awards:: National Honor Society; Pi Tau Sigma - National Engineering Honor Fraternity junior year.; Invited each semester to address the graduating Mechanical Engineering design class regarding Product's Liability law and engineering duties and responsibilities.; Board of Directors of Magnolia Woods Civic Association-Secretary(2009), January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2012; Lifetime member, Strathmore's Who's Who, 2005 - Present; Member of A.M. Best's Recommended Insurance Counsel List, November 4, 1994 - Present; Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, 2000 - Present; Member of Council on Litigation Management(TM) - www.litmgmt.org, April 20, 2007 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Association; Member; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)- 25 year member; Member; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Member; Federal Bar Association; Member; Defense Research Institute; Member; American Inns of Court; member; Dean Henry George McMahon American Inns of Court Chapter; Master; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, April 24, 2007 - Present; member

Past Employment Positions:: Mathews, Atkinson, Guglielmo, Marks & Day, Partner, January 1, 1991 - November 4, 1994; Mathews, Atkinson, Guglielmo, Marks & Day, Associate Attorney, October 9, 1987 - December 30, 1990