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Charles S. McCowan, Jr.
Of Counsel Phone: 225.382.3404
Fax: 225.388.9133
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"I recognize that your legal matter is very important and I will endeavor to provide quality representation for a fair fee."
Charles McCowan is of counsel in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. A founding member of the firm, he has more than 55 years of experience and represented local, regional, national and international petrochemical, industrial, healthcare, and corporate clients in a wide variety of disputes. His experience includes class action litigation, toxic tort defense, construction litigation, environmental litigation, and commercial disputes. He has completed the civil mediation course that satisfies Louisiana's training requirement under La. R.S. 9:4106.
Representative Experience
- Lead counsel or liaison counsel in numerous toxic tort and commercial class action cases involving thousands of class members and multiple Fortune 100 defendants.
- Author and lecturer on class action and complex litigation at Louisiana State Bar Association sponsored continuing legal education courses.
- Participated as Counsel or Amicus in over 80 reported decisions.
Education
- LSU Law Center, J.D., 1967
- Member, Order of the Coif
- Staff Writer, Louisiana Law Review
- LSU, B.S., 1964
- United States Army Judge Advocate General's School, Military Judge Certification, 1967-1971
Admissions
- Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
- Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation
- Emeritus Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Emeritus Fellow, International Society of Barristers
Recognition
- AV Preeminent-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- "Best Lawyers," The Best Lawyers in America, 2003 - 2025
- "Lawyer of the Year," The Best Lawyers in America, 2019, 2023
- "Top Litigation Layer," Chambers USA, 2017
- "Super Lawyers," Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2018
- Hall of Fame, LSU Law Center, 1987
Articles, Publications and Presentations
- "Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Application of Punitive Damages in Toxic Tort Case," Louisiana Law Blog, March 2012.
- "The Cy Pres Doctrine: A Settling Concept," McCowan and Fayard, Louisiana Bar Journal, December 2010/January 2011.
- "Louisiana Complex Litigation," McCowan and Fayard, 80 Tulane Law Review 1905, June 2006.
- "1998-2006 Review of the Louisiana Class Action," Louisiana Judicial College, and Annual Summer Schools for Lawyers, Louisiana State Bar Association and Annual Class Action Mass Tort Symposiums.
- "Joint Defense Counsel: Retention and Responsibility," The Defense Research Institute, 36 For the Defense 20, 1994.
- "The Evolution of Environmental Law in Louisiana," 52 Louisiana Law Review 907.
- "Defending the State Environmental Enforcement Actions," 36 Louisiana Bar Journal 20.
- "Louisiana Environmental Enforcement Actions," 29 Louisiana Bar Journal 171.
Community Service
Reported Cases Available Upon Request. - Past Member, Board of Director's Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area
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