Jimmy Simien
Simien & Simien LLCIn 1989, Jimmy began the firm of Simien & Simien, LLC with emphasis on Admiralty and Maritime, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Defense, Mass Tort, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and other major litigation. Other areas in which the firm has extensive experience include Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Claims, Constitutional Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial Law and limited Criminal Defense matters. During his tenure with the firm, Jimmy was chosen by his peers to be section chief of the ATLA Litigation Committee involving CCA (Chromated Cooper Arsenate) Wood. The focus of that Committee was on litigation pertaining to CCA pressure treated wood, which leaked toxic substances on consumer/end users and onto their property. This appointment stemmed from Jimmy’s pioneering work on some national litigation and other cases from around the country involving CCA wood. Jimmy Simien has handled complex cases involving serious and debilitating personal injuries to children, including brain injuries and near drownings. He is a contributing author to Children and Injuries, Copyrighted 2001 and published by Lawyer and Judges Publishing Inc. Jimmy has also written articles on environmental and toxic tort issues. Following Jimmy’s graduation from law school, he received a one-year appointment as a Civil District Court law clerk in the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, La. He was then offered the position as an Assistant Attorney General by the Louisiana Attorney General and the Louisiana Department of Justice. Jimmy worked in both the civil and criminal divisions, while working for the Department of Justice. He started with the Department as a white collar crime prosecutor in the Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and later as a civil lawyer in the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. During his tenure at the Department of Justice, he was involved in complex litigation that required the organization and collection for use at trial of massive docum
- Maritime Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Class Actions
- Constitutional Law
- Mass Tort
- Wrongful Death
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Contingent Fees
The Simien & Simien law firm accepts clients on a contingency fee basis.
- Louisiana
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Lawyer / Attorney
- Simien & Simien
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- McNeese State University
- B.A.
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- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- J.D.
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- Louisiana State Bar
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- Baton Rouge Bar Association
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- Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
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- American Trial Lawyers Association
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- Contributing author to Children and Injuries
- Lawyer and Judges Publishing Inc
