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John Randall Whaley

Class action Attorney at Baton Rouge, LA

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also known as J.R. Whaley

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  • State Years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 4 years
    Louisiana - LA 24 years
  • Licensed for 4 years
    State DC
    Acquired 2019
    Status
    Good Standing No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 24 years
    State LA
    Acquired 1998
    Status
    Eligible to Practice Law No misconduct found

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I am a lawyer who represents businesses, individuals, and consumers in complex commercial and injury cases.

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Whaley Law Firm
6700 Jefferson Highway
Building 12, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA, 70806
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AVVO RATING 9.9 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Principal
  • WHALEY LAW FIRM
  • 2013 - Present

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1998
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1993

Legal Cases

  • Opelousas Trust Authority v. Cleco Corporation
  • Marsh v. USAgencies Casualty Insurance Company
  • Marlon Simmons v. CTL Distribution, Inc.
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Associations

  • Louisiana Super Lawyers
  • 2012 - Present
  • Louisiana Association for Justice
  • N/A

Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Flory Trial Competition Winner
  • LSU Law Center
  • 1998
  • Mock Trial Competition Winner
  • Young Lawyers Section Louisiana Law Schools
  • 1998

Publications

  • Living Safer, Vol. 6 Ed.3
  • Why You Need Renters Insurance
  • 2015
  • Louisiana Advocates
  • “Clear Legal Writing- A Need and a Requirement"
  • 2015
  • Living Safer, Vol. 7 Ed. 1
  • "Modern Day Slavery"
  • 2015
  • Living Safer, Vol. 6 Ed. 2
  • One of the Lucky Ones – Escaping the Fire Alive, a True Account
  • 2015
  • Louisiana Advocates
  • Farmers, Fish, and the EPA
  • 2013
  • Louisiana Advocates
  • Supreme Court Relies On Earlier Cases To Further Limit Recoveries
  • 2013
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Agricultural Biotechnology: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects ‘Blame-The-Bean’ Defense
  • 2013
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Damasco v. Clearwire – Another Trap for the Unwary?”
  • 2011
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Dukes v. Wal-Mart: Another Adverse Decision For Class Actions
  • 2011
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • AT&T v. Concepcion – A Blow to Consumer
  • 2011
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Class Action Law To Be (Re)Shaped by Three Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions
  • 2011
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Food-borne Illness Litigation: Critical Questions
  • 2011
  • The Brief (ABA)
  • Multidistrict Litigation and Bellwether Trials: Leading Litigants to Resolution in Complex Litigation
  • 2009
  • TRIAL
  • Will Daubert Challenge Your Class Certification
  • 2009
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Right To Jury Trial In Louisiana Class Actions
  • 2009
  • TRIAL
  • · Book review, The Science of Settlement
  • 2009
  • Louisiana Bar Journal
  • The Duty to Find a Knowledgeable Corporate Designee - Or to Educate One”
  • 2009
  • TRIAL
  • Settlement Strategies for Complex Global Litigation”
  • 2007
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Hanks v. Entergy Corp.: The Supreme Court Provides Some Clarity But Leaves A Big Question Unanswered
  • 2007
  • Tulane Law Review
  • Pre-Certification Discovery: A User’s Guide”
  • 2006
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • The (Un)Availability of Act of God and Force Majeure Affirmative Defenses After Rita, Katrina
  • 2006
  • The Federal Lawyer
  • Brill v. Countrywide Homes: Burden of Proof in Remand Proceedings for Class Actions Removed Under CAFA
  • 2006
  • Federal Courts Law Review
  • Knowledge is Power: A Practical Proposal to Protect Putative Class Members from Improper Pre-Certification Communication
  • 2006
  • TRIAL
  • Gathering Digital Evidence
  • 2005
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Using Conflicts Principles to Obtain Punitive Damages in Louisiana Courts
  • 2005
  • Louisiana Bar Journal
  • Daubert Lite: Daubert’s Role, If Any, at Class Certification Hearings”
  • 2005
  • Louisiana Advocates (LAJ)
  • Class Action Settlement of Future Claims
  • 2004
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Speaking Engagements

  • Louisiana Association for Justice Last Chance CLE Conference
  • Class Actions, Mass Torts, and Complex Litigation: Where Is It All Heading
  • 2014
  • Strafford Webinar
  • Leveraging Daubert Motions in Class Certification
  • 2013
  • Louisiana Association for Justice ala carte CLE (Baton Rouge)
  • Ethics – What We Need To Know
  • 2012
  • Louisiana Association for Justice ala carte CLE (New Orleans)
  • Ethics – What We Need To Know
  • 2012
  • LSU Law School
  • Professional Orientation
  • 2012
  • Strafford Webinar
  • Daubert Motions in Class Certification After Dukes: Using or Challenging Expert Testimony Amid Divergent Court Standards
  • 2012
  • Assumption High School Safe Driving Week
  • Teenagers and Safe Driving
  • 2012
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE By The Hour
  • Class Actions – A Year in Review
  • 2011
  • ” Louisiana Association for Justice Last Chance CLE (Baton Rouge)
  • Class Action Review – State and Federal
  • 2011
  • ” Louisiana Association for Justice Last Chance CLE (New Orleans)
  • Class Action Review – State and Federal
  • 2011
  • Strafford Webinar
  • Personal Injury Claims & the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
  • 2011
  • LSU Law School
  • Professional Orientation
  • 2011
  • Strafford CLE
  • Multi-Forum Litigation: Strategic Considerations; Leveraging MDL, State Mass Action Coordination, and Other Tactics to Meet Litigation Goals
  • 2011
  • Louisiana Association for Justice Last Chance CLE
  • Class Action Review
  • 2010
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE By The Hour
  • Class Action Update
  • 2010
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • · Moderator, Baton Rouge Bar Association Class Action Seminar
  • 2010
  • Strafford CLE
  • Daubert Motions in Class Certification Proceedings: Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants Amid Differing Circuit Court Standards
  • 2010
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Admiralty Symposium
  • Gulf Oil Spill Governmental Claims; What’s Recoverable, Who Pays and Who Can Bring the Claims
  • 2010
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Electronic Evidence
  • Recent Case Law Review in E-Discovery- Pension Committee and Rimkus
  • 2010
  • American Association for Justice
  • · Moderator at the American Association for Justice Gulf Coast Oil Spill Litigation Group Seminar
  • 2010
  • American Association for Justice Litigation at Sunrise
  • Foodborne Illness: Ten Critical Questions
  • 2010
  • American Association for Justice Heart Device Litigation Group Annual Meeting
  • The Federal Pleading Standard: Notice A Difference?
  • 2010
  • HarrisMartin's Oil Spill Litigation Conference
  • · Moderator for Harris Martin's Oil Spill Litigation Conference
  • 2010
  • Harris Martin's Oil Spill Litigation Conference,
  • MDL Status
  • 2010
  • TrialSmith CLE
  • A Plaintiff Attorney's Guide to Daubert & Frye
  • 2010
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Gulf Coast Oil Spill Symposium
  • Attorney General and Other Governmental Actions
  • 2010
  • Strafford, CLE
  • Bellwether Trials: Evolving Trends in Class Action and Complex Litigation, Strategic Use of Bellwethers by Plaintiffs and Defendants
  • 2010
  • Harris Martin Symposium
  • Of MDLs, Class Actions, and Bellwethers: Where Will the Toyota Litigation Be Transferred and How Will it Be Litigated?
  • 2010
  • Strafford, CLE
  • Lone Pine Orders in Class Action, Mass Tort and Products Liability Litigation: Bringing and Defending Pre-Trial Motions Regarding Exposure, Causation and Damages
  • 2010
  • Louisiana Association for Justice, CLE (New Orleans)
  • · Moderator, Louisiana Association for Justice CLE a la Carte
  • 2009
  • Last Chance Seminar Review of Louisiana Law
  • Daubert: Practical Applications
  • 2009
  • Strafford, CLE
  • Daubert Motions in Class Certification Proceedings, Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants Post In re Hydrogen Peroxide
  • 2009
  • LSBA Class Action/ Mass Tort Symposium
  • Mass Food Borne Illness Torts: Procedural – Class Action vs. Individual Causation
  • 2009
  • LSBA ClassAction/Mass Tort Symposium
  • Trial Plans and the Increasing Role, Function and Application of Bellwether Trials
  • 2008
  • AAJ Annual Convention
  • Does Daubert Apply to Class Certification?
  • 2008
  • Louisiana Association of Justice CLE Highlights of 2008
  • Why Should A PI Lawyer Care About Class Actions?
  • 2008
  • Louisiana State Bar Association 19TH Annual Summer School Revisited Seminar
  • The Implications of CAFA on Class Actions
  • 2007
  • Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project’s Last Roundup CLE
  • Professionalism in Today’s World
  • 2007
  • Louisiana State Bar Association’s 7th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium
  • What Constitutes Appropriate Class Action Notice and Why You Should Care... Due Process, Costs and Practical Efficacy
  • 2007
  • Louisiana Association for Justice, Valuable Litigation Insights
  • Professionalism - Does It Pay?
  • 2007
  • Louisiana Association for Justice, One More Chance CLE
  • Preservation and Spoliation of Electronic Evidence
  • 2007
  • Louisiana Association for Justice2006 CLE à la Carte
  • Ethical Issues and The Practice of Law
  • 2006
  • Louisiana Association for Justice Last Chance Review of Louisiana Law CLE
  • Gathering Digital Data
  • 2006
  • Louisiana State Bar Association’s 6th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium
  • Pre-Certification Communication With Putative Class Members: Issues Associated With When, How, and If Contact Can Be Made
  • 2006
  • LTLA and SeminarWeb Live!
  • Electronic Evidence & New Discovery Rules: Are You Ready for 2007?
  • 2006
  • Harris Martin Contact Lens Solution Litigation Conference
  • Litigation Demographics - Claims, Remedies, Venues, and MDL Issues
  • 2006
  • Crossroads American Inn of Court CLE Event
  • Electronic Evidence- Getting the Evidence You Need
  • 2006
  • ” Crossroads American Inn of Court CLE Event
  • Dealing with Daubert
  • 2005
  • St. Denis Inn of Court CLE Event
  • Evaluation of a Tort Claim
  • 2005
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Aspen Winter Ski Program
  • Cheairs v. State, DOTD and Louisiana Appellate Courts’ Decisions on Expert Testimony in 2004
  • 2005
  • Alexandria Young Lawyers Bench Bar Conference
  • Program Chair
  • 2004
  • LSBA Section on Torts, Insurance, Negligence, and Worker’s Compensation Annual Meeting
  • Recent Developments
  • 2004
  • Louisiana State Bar Association’s Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium
  • Closing the Deal, Papering It, and Doing it Ethically
  • 2004
  • LSU PreMed Society
  • Medical Malpractice and You
  • 2003
  • LSU Manship School of Communications
  • Lawyer Advertising and Ethics
  • 2003
  • Louisiana Association of Paralegals
  • Federal Practice
  • 2001
  • LSU Manship School of Communications
  • The Media and the Administration of Justice
  • 1999
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Attorney endorsements

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Edward Kramer
Defective and dangerous products Attorney | Feb 28
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"JR is a great guy. He is very knowledgeable and down to earth. He is eager to help and highly recommended."
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Kevin Duck
Class action Attorney | Oct 18
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"JR is a great lawyer with outstanding character. He is academically sound and a great litigator."
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V. Jacob Garbin
Class action Attorney | May 31
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"I worked together on complex litigation with JR, and he was instrumental in successfully resolving the case."
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Sean Malcolm
Class action Attorney | May 12
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"JR is a committed, skilled and determined advocate for his clients. On top of all that, he's a really great person. I highly recommend him."
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James Theus
Defective and dangerous products Attorney | May 29
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"The mark of a great lawyer is the ability to distill and simplify a case to its essence, which requires superior legal acumen and insight. JR gets results. I endorse this lawyer."
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Chad McCoy
Personal injury Attorney | May 12
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"JR is a compassionate, caring attorney who does what it takes for his clients. I endorse this lawyer."
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Michael Moebes
Personal injury Attorney | May 12
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I'm certain JR is willing to go "the extra mile" for his clients and is a trustworthy and passionate advocate for all whom he chooses to represent."
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Kevin Duck
Litigation
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James Theus
Business
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Kenneth Riley
Personal injury
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Chad McCoy
Personal injury
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Richard Quadrino
Health care

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Baton Rouge Class action Lawyer John Randall Whaley
John Randall Whaley
Class action Attorney
Baton Rouge, LA
Licensed for 24 years
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