Lecture Topics:
Mr. Babcock is a
frequent lecturer on numerous legal topics
including: “Effective Motion Practice,” "Mediation
and Arbitration," “Business Organizations and
Structure,” “Construction Law,” “Experts at Summary
Judgment,” “Summary Judgment Motions in State and
Federal Court,” “Employment Law,” and even Law
Office Management. A stand-up trial attorney, he
concentrates his practice in the areas of federal
and state trials and appeals, casualty defense,
construction litigation, and general defense
litigation.
Awards,
Accolades & Publications:
Mr. Babcock was a
2006 Baton Rouge Business Report Top Forty Under 40
recipient and a 2007 Baton Rouge "People On the
Move" Executive Spotlight recipient. He was awarded
the Louisiana State Bar Association's Stephen T.
Victory Award for his article, "Experts at Summary
Judgment: Examining the Effect of Independent Fire
Insurance Co. v. Sunbeam Corp." in the Louisiana Bar
Journal. He also published “Uninsured & Underinsured
Motorist Law in Louisiana: Defending the UM / Bad
Faith Claim.” National Business Institute, October,
2001.
Court
Admissions:
Mr. Babcock is
admitted to practice in all state, parish, and city
courts in Louisiana. Additionally, he is also
admitted in the Eastern, Middle and Western
Districts of the United States District Courts of
Louisiana; the United States Court of Appeals for
the 5th Circuit; and the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Membership and
Associations:
Some of Mr. Babcock's
memberships and associations include the Louisiana
Association of Business and Industry, Associated
Builders and Contractors, Lawyer-Pilots Bar
Association, Louisiana Association of Defense
Counsel, Baton Rouge Claims Association, Federal Bar
Association (Litigation and Appellate Sections), Bar
Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, and the
Defense Research Institute, where he serves on the
Insurance, Construction, and Trial Tactics and
Techniques Committees. Lastly, he is a Louisiana Bar
Foundation Fellow. As a member of nonprofessional
organizations, Mr. Babcock is a member of
The Country Club of Louisiana,
Squire Creek Golf Club in Ruston, LA, The City
Club of Baton Rouge, and the
ΣAE
fraternity and foundation. He is President of the
LSU
ΣAE housing corporation and also serves on the
LSU alumni advisory board.
Community
Involvement:
Highly involved in
community activities, Mr. Babcock serves on the
Executive Board for the Istrouma Area Council of the
Boy Scouts of America and is the 2007 Chair of the
Friends of Scouting Campaign. He has served on the
board of directors of the Arts Council of Greater
Baton Rouge. He was Vice-Chair of the Government
Affairs Committee of the
Baton
Rouge Area Chamber, an organization which he has
served on the Board of Directors of since 2004. He
has served as Vice-president of Development and
Vice-president of Corporate Membership for Forum 35.
He also served on the Forum 35 Board of Directors
and Executive Committee for a number of years. He
was the 2004 Chair of the Baton Rouge Classic Golf
Tournament. He chaired the Annual Viva il Vino! Wine
Gala in 2002. He chaired the Baton Rouge Ducks
Unlimited Sponsor Banquet in 2003, 2005 and 2006. He
has served on numerous other non profit committees
across the state since 1992 when he started his
nonprofit work as the Chair of the Louisiana Peach
Festival Parade in Ruston, LA.
Published Cases:
- Trusclair v. Hill,
--- So.2d ----, 2006 WL 2639970, 2005-1908 (La.App.
1 Cir. 9/15/06)
- Medical Review Panel
of Davis v. Louisiana State University Health
Sciences Center-Shreveport, --- So.2d ---, 2006
WL 2457216, 41,273 (La.App. 2 Cir. 8/25/06)
Sample Work:
United States Supreme Court - Writ Of Certiorari
Louisiana Supreme Court - Writ Of Certiorari
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