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John P. Wolff III 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Partner
phone (225) 383-3796
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John P. Wolff, III has been primarily engaged in casualty and commercial litigation during his practice. His experience includes the defense of products liability, environmental and toxic torts, insurance, admiralty and maritime defense, professional liability, defamation and labor and employment relations cases and subrogation. He has represented the City of Lafayette.

He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and served on the Moot Court Board at L.S.U. Law School. He was the recipient of the Robert Lee Tullis Semi-Finalist award in 1983-1984 and was the winner of the Flory Trial Competition. He was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence award (agency and partnership). He serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge, Human Resource Chairman. He is presently a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish, Lousiana State (Environmental Section) and American Bar Associations. He is an active member of the Louisana Association of Defense Counsel where he has served as a guest speaker. He serves on the Louisiana State Bar Association Bench and Bar Section's Ad Hoc Judiciary Committee. He is a member in all state and federal courts in the State of Louisiana including the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also licensed to practice in the state of Texas.

Areas of Practice:
Complex Litigation
Class Actions
Product and Professional Liability & Consultation
Medical Device Litigation
Admiralty
Environmental Litigation
Labor and Employment
Insurance Coverage
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1984
Texas, 1995
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1985
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1984
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1984
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J.D.


University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, U.S.A
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude


Representative Cases:
Rayne State Bank & Trust v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 483 So.2d 987 (La. 1986)
Tate v. Charles Aquillard Insurance & Real Estate, Inc., 508 So.2d 1371 (La. 1987)
Mouton v. Thomas, 924 So.2d 394 (La.App. 3Cir. 2006)
Mouton v. Thomas, 2006 WL 470962 (La.App. 3Cir. 2006)
Mouton v. Thomas, 2005-926 (La.App. 3Cir. 3/1/06) (La.App. 3Cir. 2006)
Martello v. City of Ferriday, 886 So.2d 645 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
Martello v. City of Ferriday, 2004 WL 2452492 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
Martello v. City of Ferriday, 2004-90 (La.App. 3Cir. 11/3/04) (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
Bujol v. Entergy Services, Inc., 922 So.2d 1113 (La. 2004)
Bujol v. Entergy Services, Inc., 2004 WL 1157413 (La. 2004)
Bujol v. Entergy Services, Inc., 2003-0492 (La. 5/25/04) (La. 2004)
Plaquemines Parish Government v. River/Road Const., Inc., 828 So.2d 16 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2002)
Plaquemines Parish Government v. River/Road Const., Inc., 2002 WL 31001995 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2002)
Plaquemines Parish Government v. River/Road Const., Inc., 2001-2222 (La.App. 4 Cir. 8/8/02) (La.App. 4 Cir. 2002)
Martello v. City of Ferriday, 813 So.2d 467 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2002)
Martello v. City of Ferriday, 2002 WL 356167 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2002)
Martello v. City of Ferriday, 2001-1240 (La.App. 3 Cir. 3/6/02) (La.App. 3 Cir. 2002)
Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 787 So.2d 588 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 2001 WL 611176 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 2000-1722 (La.App. 3 Cir. 6/6/01) (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 771 So.2d 679 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2000)
Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 2000 WL 875946 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2000)
Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 1999-1559 (La.App.3 Cir. 7/5/00) (La.App. 3 Cir. 2000)
Jennings v. J. Ray McDermott Holdings, Inc., 760 So.2d 462 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2000)
Jennings v. J. Ray McDermott Holdings, Inc., 2000 WL 528071 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2000)
Jennings v. J. Ray McDermott Holdings, Inc., 1999-3161 (La.App. 4 Cir. 4/5/00) (La.App. 4 Cir. 2000)
Perkins v. Entergy Corp., 756 So.2d 388 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
Perkins v. Entergy Corp., 1999 WL 1269077 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
Perkins v. Entergy Corp., 98-2081 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/28/99) (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
Palmour v. Gray Ins. Co., 731 So.2d 911 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1999)
Palmour v. Gray Ins. Co., 1999 WL 199337 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1999)
Palmour v. Gray Ins. Co., 98-1256 (La.App. 5 Cir. 3/30/99) (La.App. 5 Cir. 1999)
Ieyoub ex rel. State v. W.R. Grace & Company-Conn., 708 So.2d 1227 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998)
Ieyoub ex rel. State v. W.R. Grace & Company-Conn., 1998 WL 100306 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998)
Ieyoub ex rel. State v. W.R. Grace & Company-Conn., 1997-728 (La.App. 3 Cir. 3/6/98) (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998)
Hinds v. Clean Land Air Water Corp., 693 So.2d 321 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1997)
Hinds v. Clean Land Air Water Corp., 1997 WL 209719 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1997)
Hinds v. Clean Land Air Water Corp., 96-1058 (La.App. 3 Cir. 4/30/97) (La.App. 3 Cir. 1997)
Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 651 So.2d 1344 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 1995 WL 12626 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 92 1498 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1/6/95) (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
Dennis v. Finish Line, Inc., 636 So.2d 944 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994)
Dennis v. Finish Line, Inc., 1994 WL 86219 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994)
Dennis v. Finish Line, Inc., 93 0638 (La.App. 1 Cir. 3/11/94) (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994)
Treadway v. Vaughn, 633 So.2d 626 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
Treadway v. Vaughn, 1993 WL 539957 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 625 So.2d 504 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 1993 WL 254369 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
Duncan v. Balcor Property Management, Inc., 615 So.2d 985 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
Duncan v. Balcor Property Management, Inc., 1993 WL 64656 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
Williams v. Hattan, 594 So.2d 977 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
Williams v. Hattan, 1992 WL 24986 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
Williams v. Hattan, 594 So.2d 980 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
Williams v. Hattan, 1992 WL 32683 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
Carpenter v. Lafayette Woodworks, Inc., 573 So.2d 249 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1990)
Carpenter v. Lafayette Woodworks, Inc., 1990 WL 211447 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1990)
Jones v. City of Lafayette, 539 So.2d 672 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1989)
Jones v. City of Lafayette, 1989 WL 10646 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1989)
Ardoin v. BASF Wyandotte Corp., 525 So.2d 684 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1988)
Ardoin v. BASF Wyandotte Corp., 1988 WL 49388 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1988)
Arthur v. Union Underwear Co., Inc., 492 So.2d 873 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1986)
Accounting Outsourcing, LLC. v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P., 329 F. Supp. 2d 789 (M.D. La. 2004)
Grefer v. Travelers Ins. Co., 2003 WL 22717716 (E.D. La. 2003)
Scarborough v. Clemco Industries, 264 F. Supp. 2d 437 (E.D. La. 2003)
In re TPT Transp., 191 F. Supp.2d 717 (M.D. La. 2001)
Guilbeau v. W.W. Henry Co., 859 F. Supp. 238 (W.D. La. 1994)
Guilbeau v. W.W. Henry Co., 861 F. Supp. 32 (W.D. La. 1994)
Allied Corp. v. Environmental Purification Advancement Corp., 848 F. Supp. 67 (M.D. La. 1994)
Bowman v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2006 WL 3733839 (E.D. La. 2006)
Knighten v. Daniell Battery Mfg. Co., Inc., 688 So. 2d 1197 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1996)
Ganheart v. Executive House Apartments, 671 So. 2d 525 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1996)
Jackson v. Rogers, 665 So. 2d 440 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1995)
Fallon v. Sullivan, 650 So. 2d 1232 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1995)
Spine Diagnostic Center of Baton Rouge, Inc., v. Louisiana State Bd. of Nursing ex rel. Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals, 2006 WL 3804630 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2006)
Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. v. McComb Video, Inc., 145 F.R.D. 402 (M.D. La. 1992)
Ranger Ins. Co. v. Exxon Pipeline Co., 760 F. Supp. 97 (W.D. La. 1990)
Gene & Gene, LLC v. Biopay, LLC, 2006 WL 3933312 (M.D.La. 2006)
In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation, F.3d, 2007 WL 2200004, C.A.5 (La. 2007)
Owens v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 609219 (E.D. La. 2007)
Teamer v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 609738 (E.D.La. 2007)
Assavedo & Brocato, Ltd. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 325693 (E.D.La. 2007)
Manino v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 274786 (E.D.La. 2007)
T.J.'s Sports Bar, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 196898 (E.D.La. 2007)
Mitchell v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 148158 (E.D.La. 2007)
O'Neil v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 102124 (E.D.La. 2007)
Cajun Kitchen of Plaquemines, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 60999 (E.D.La. 2007)
Gene & Gene, LLC v. Biopay, LLC, 240 F.R.D. 239 (M.D.La. 2006)
Bowman v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2006 WL 3733839 (E.D.La. 2006)
Accounting Outsourcing, L.L.C. v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P., 2006 WL 2669063 (M.D.La. 2006)
Accounting Outsourcing, L.L.C. Communications, L.P. v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P., 2006 WL 2669066 (M.D.La. 2006)
Honors and Awards:
Recipient, Robert Lee Tullis Semi-Finalist Award, 1983 - 1984


Winner of the Flory Trial Competition


Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award (Agency and Partnership)


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge
Board of Directors


Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge, Human Resource
Chairman


East Baton Rouge Parish
Member


Lousiana State, Environmental Section
Member


American Bar Association


Louisana Association of Defense Counsel
Member


Louisiana State Bar Association Bench and Bar Section's
Ad Hoc Judiciary Committee


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi

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