James T. Rivera

Construction, Mediation
303 West Vermilion, Suite 210
Lafayette, Louisiana 705023667


Construction

Admitted

1995, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Law School

Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, J.D., 1995

Law School Graduation Year

1995

College

Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, B.S., 1986

Memberships

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; John M. Duhe, Jr. American Inn of Court.

Biographical

Member: Order of the Coif, 1995; Louisiana State University Law Center Hall of Fame, 1995. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1993-1995. Author: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Azhar: Protecting the New Victims of ‘Hit and Run’ in Underinsured Motorist Coverage—Insurance Companies, 54 Louisiana Law Review 1743, 1994. Co-Author: Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law, Emerging Issues in Maritime Law: A Symposium, 55 Louisiana Law Review 812, 1995. Lecturer: Recent Developments in Construction Litigation, Zurich American In-House Seminar, September, 2001; Winning Voir Dire Strategies in Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, June, 2002.

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