James P. Doré

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Jim Doré is of counsel to the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller and practices in the firm’s litigation group. He works with clients in the areas of class actions, legacy oil field litigation, toxic tort, and environmental litigation, commercial litigation, gaming industry litigation, and medical malpractice defense. Jim has extensive litigation experience as lead counsel, and has brought over 95 cases to verdict in bench and jury trials. 

 Jim is an AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White) 2007-2021 and in Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2018.

 Representation of a global energy client adverse to a large landowner in Calcasieu parish. The plaintiff asserted claims for $75,000,000 in compensatory damages and $225,000,000 in punitive damages for alleged negligence, breach of contract, unreasonable and excessive use of property, strict liability, and willful and wanton conduct in connection with historic oil and gas operations. After two and a half weeks of trial in May 2015, and several adverse evidentiary rulings against the client, the jury returned a verdict in favor of our client, which included the adoption of the client's remediation plan.

 Successful representation of major forest products companies in commercial and contract litigation, class actions, environmental litigation, and toxic tort claims and class actions Successful representation of global energy companies in legacy oil field lawsuits obtaining defense verdicts in multi-million dollar claims

 Representation of multinational refiners and petrochemical companies in class action litigation

 Representation of financial institutions in commercial litigation and high-stakes bankruptcy proceedings, including trial strategy and litigation management Has represented physicians and other healthcare providers in healthcare law and malpractice claims for over 35 years

 Has negotiated numerous advantageous settlements for industrial and corporate clients engaged in critical litigation