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Edward F. Stauss III 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Partner
phone (225) 383-3796 (x120)
fax 225-343-9612
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Edward F. Stauss, III has been a litigator with Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd. since 1986. His practice primarily involves land-based claims, including worker's compensation, employment relations, premises liability, auto liability and subrogation. Mr. Stauss lectures on a regular basis in the areas of worker's compensation and employment law to both attorneys and non-attorney professionals.

Mr. Stauss volunteers as an attorney for the Baton Rouge Bar Association's Thirst for Justice pro bono legal services program and he participates in the organization's Law Day program for area high school students. He also serves as an Usher and as a Lay Eucharistic Minister at Trinity Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge. In addition, he was recently elected to the Trinity Episcopal Day School Board of Trustees and he is co-chair of the school's Annual Appeal fundraising campaign as well.

Areas of Practice:
Land Based Claims
Employment Relations
Worker's Compensation
Auto Liability
Subrogation
Product and Premises Liability
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1986
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1986
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1988
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1986
J.D.


Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1983
B.A., History


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in La., NBI, 2000


Advanced Workers Compensation in La., NBI, 2001


Advanced Workers Compensation in La., NBI, 2002


Workers Compensation Hearings in La. : Techniques & Strategies, NBI, 2004


Honors and Awards:
Member, Louisiana State University Law Center Moot Court Board


Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence


Tulane University Dean's List, Fall 1980 & 1982, Spring 1981 & 1982


Professional Associations and Memberships:
The Wex Malone American Inn of Court


The Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel


The Louisiana Claims Association


The Baton Rouge Bar Association


The Baton Rouge Claims Association



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Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd., represents individuals and business clients in East Baton Rouge Parish, as well as cities such as Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Covington and St. Francisville, and parishes such as Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.