Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

The Round Table: America's 100 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, Trial Lawyer Magazine

2014

TOP FIFTY of All Louisiana Lawyers, SUPER LAWYERS

2014

Named for: Maritime, Personal Injury & Class Actions, BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA

2014

"AV" Rating-- Highest Piossible-- Peer Reviewed, MARTINDALE HUBBLE

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

LAWYER OF THE YEAR- Admiralty & Maritime Law (BR, LAF area), US NEWS BEST LAWYERS

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2001

Litigator of the Month (August, 2001), NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL

N/A

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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Work Experience

1976 - Present

Managing Member, Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards LLC

1900 - Present

Managing Member, Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards, LLC

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Associations

2002 - Present

International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Fellow

1990 - 1991

Louisiana Association for Justice

President

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Sample of Legal Cases

Becker v. Tidewater

$43 million jury verdict

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Education

1977

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M - Master of Laws

1976

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1973

Louisiana State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

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Speaking Engagements

2014

Texas ABOTA Santa Fe Meeting and Seminar

Overview of MDL 2179 & BP Settlement

2014

High Stakes on the High Seas

Recent BP Developments

2014

GNOBFA 2014 River and Marine Industry Seminar

Recovery of Economic Losses in Maritime Tort Actions

2014

Apprenticeship Week/Guest Instructor for one week

The Care and Feeding of Expert Witnesses

2014

60 Minutes Is BP backpedaling on a settlement with oil spill victims, or are some Gulf Coast businesses exploiting BP?

2013

Maritime Personal Injury in Louisiana

How to Respond to Mass Casualty

2013

High Stakes on the High Seas

Lessons from the Oil Spill Trial

2012

Settlement Seminar

Deepwater Horizon

2012

Joint Webinar Presentation

Don't Miss the Deadlines: What You Need to Know About Presentment and Filing of Non-Settled BP Claims

2012

19th Annual Admiralty Symposium

The BP Litigation Status, Settlement Status and Lessons Learned

2011

High Stakes on the High Seas

BP Deepwater Horizon Litigation Status and Maritime Issues

2009

High Stakes on the High Seas

Maritime Death Claims and Remedies

2008

Class of Prof. Frank Maraist

Maritime Personal Injury

2008

6th Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law

Navigating the Labyrinth of a Complex Maritime Case

2007

Joint Professionalism Program

Professionalism

2007

John M. Duhe, Jr. Chapter

Professionalism - Is Continuing Education the Answer?

2007

Evidence Program

Evidence

2007

2nd Annual Civil Trial Evidence Workshop

Evidence

2006

LSU CLE

Evidence Seminar and Workshop

2006

Class of Prof. Frank Maraist

Maritime Personal Injury

2005

Class of Prof. Frank Maraist

Maritime Personal Injury

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Publications

2014

CBS "60 Minutes" May 4, 2014 BP Cries Foul In Massive Oil Spill settlement

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