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Thomas R. Temple, Jr.

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.
  • Recognized Since:
    2015
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Litigation - Insurance...
  • Law School:
    Louisiana State University Law Center
  • Website:
    http://www.bswllp.com
  • Location:
    One American Place, Suite 2300
    301 Main Street
    P.O. Box 3197
    Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3197
Thomas R. Temple, Jr. is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson. Thomas is a member of the firm's Management Committee and is currently the head of the firm’s Insurance Industry Team. Thomas attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, obtaining a Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in Economics. Thomas received his J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. As a member of the firm's casualty litigation section, Thomas' broad areas of practice include class action litigation, medical malpractice defense and other healthcare related issues, toxic tort litigation, insurance coverage litigation, products liability defense, transportation and construction general liability claims, as well as a variety of other types of casualty litigation.
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Lawyer Bio

Thomas R. Temple, Jr. is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson. Thomas is a member of the firm's Management Committee and is currently the head of the firm’s Insurance Industry Team. Thomas attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, obtaining a Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in Economics. Thomas received his J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. As a member of the firm's casualty litigation section, Thomas' broad areas of practice include class action litigation, medical malpractice defense and other healthcare related issues, toxic tort litigation, insurance coverage litigation, products liability defense, transportation and construction general liability claims, as well as a variety of other types of casualty litigation.
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Education:

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Millsaps College, BA, graduated 1995

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana, Louisiana

Affiliations:

  • American Heart Association - Board member
  • ancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge - Board of Directors
  • Baton Rouge Area Chamber Leadership Program - 2008
  • Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge - Chairman of Louisiana Area Counsel, Board of Trustees
  • Council for a Better Louisiana - Leadership Louisiana (2010)

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Baton Rouge (2021)
  • Litigation - Insurance, Baton Rouge (2018)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
 

Awards:

  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Selected Lawyer of the Year, in Commercial Litigation in Baton Rouge by The Best Lawyers in America® 2018
  • 2011 Recipient of the Top Forty Under Forty, Baton Rouge Business Report
  • AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated
  • Listed in Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Civil Litigation: Defense, 2018
  • Named a "Rising Star" in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice the 2012-2013 and 2016-2017 editions of Louisiana Super Lawyers
 

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Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.
http://www.bswllp.com
 
Headquarters
One American Place, Suite 2300
301 Main Street
P.O. Box 3197
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3197
(225) 387.4000
3 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Louisiana

Louisiana

Monroe, LA

300 Washington Street, Suite 210

Monroe, LA 71201

United States

(318) 398.4330

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New Orleans, LA

First Bank & Trust Tower, Suite 1500

909 Poydras Street

New Orleans, LA 70112-4004

United States

(504) 619.1800

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Lawyer Case History

Represented companies in toxic tort class action

Represented companies in toxic tort class action involving alleged injurious exposure to products of the representative companies.

Extensive work with healthcare providers

Extensive work with healthcare providers on informed consent issues, end of life issues, elderly care issues, and interdictions.

Represented insurers and policyholders

Represented insurers and policyholders in insurance coverage disputes involving health insurance claims, automobile insurance claims and commercial liability insurance claims, as well as property insurance claims including business interruption.

Represented various types of businesses

Represented various types of businesses in defending against premises liability claims.

Represented a major railroad

Represented a major railroad with regard to crossing accidents and FELA claims.

Represented hospitals

Represented hospitals in medical malpractice litigation.

Represented insurance companies

Represented insurance companies in defense of class action claims, including a class action filed against an auto insurer for first party diminished value claims.

Represented companies

Represented companies with regard to litigation involving industrial accidents.
 
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