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Perkins and
Associates, L.L.C. has earned a reputation as aggressive, well-prepared litigators.
The firm was formed with a commitment to extraordinary service and a dedication to
providing added value.
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Because
integrity has been the hallmark of success
in defending employers, trucking companies and
various other clients in the commercial arena,
the firm has earned loyalty, respect and referrals. Unlike larger firms, Perkins & Associates, L.L.C.,
with its experienced lawyers and highly trained
staff, strive to work more closely with its
commercial, insurance, and corporate clients,
as well as individual clients, by restricting the |
volume of client base and emphasizing the defense practice to:
- Commercial Auto/Trucking defense;
- Employment Defense;
- Workers' Compensation Defense;
- Professional Liability Defense; and
- Special Lines of Defense.
You, the client, will benefit from our
accessibility and assurance that the "contact" attorney will be the lead
attorney. Our staff are highly trained, responsive professionals. They will ensure that
your concerns are immediately addressed. Also, the attorneys work with the client in a
team effort to resolve disputes in the best interest of the client. |
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Profiles
Mark A. Perkins Primary
Areas of Practice: Commercial litigation, workers' compensation defense, insurance
defense, consumer transactions and redhibition, trucking industry defense and employment
related defense.
Mark was born in 1962 in Monroe,
Louisiana. He graduated in 1983 from Northeast Louisiana University (magna cum laude) in
journalism.
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| In 1987, he graduated from
Paul M. Hebert Law School at LSU Baton Rouge and was admitted to the practice of law in
1987. Mark worked for the
Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office for four and one-half years as a Felony Assistant
and as a Section Chief, litigating hundreds of bench and jury trials.
Between 1992 and 1998, as a shareholder at
the firm of Weems, Schimpf, Hayter, Gilsoul & Carmouche, Mark was actively involved in
the development of the insurance and employment defense section. After six and one-half
years with the Weems firm, he left to form his own defense practice.
Mark is a member of the Shreveport Bar Association, and
the American Bar Association
(employment and litigation sections), Louisiana
Bar Association (employment section), Defense
Research Institute, Louisiana
Association of Defense Counsel, Trucking
Insurance Defense Association, Transportation
Lawyers Association, Louisiana Motor Transit Association, and the American Arbitration Association. He is a
former member of the Louisiana Association of District Attorneys.
Mark has conducted numerous training
seminars for small businesses, industrial relations associations and human resource
managers on preventing and defending harassment and discrimination claims. He has also
defended many complex litigation claims, particularly trucking related claims.
Mark resides in Shreveport with his wife,
Joan Guillot Perkins and their twin daughters, Erica and Jessica. |
Richard R. Ray
| Primary Areas of Practice:
Commercial litigation, workers' compensation defense, insurance defense, consumer
transactions and redhibition, trucking industry defense, realtor professional liability
defense, general family law, and estate planning. Richard was born in Longview, Texas, in 1970 and was raised
in Bossier City, Louisiana. He graduated from Louisiana State University in Shreveport in
1995, and received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans,
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| While attending
Loyola, Richard was an active participant in the Loyola Law Clinic. By participating in the Clinic, Richard was able to
practice law and gained valuable "real world" experience. Richard was admitted
to the Louisiana bar in 2000 and is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the Shreveport Bar Association, and the American Bar Association as well as the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, and the
Northwest Louisiana Claims Association.
Richard, is a lifelong resident of Bossier
City, Louisiana, where he continues to live with his wife and
children. |
Trent P. Roddy
| Primary Areas of Practice:
Commercial litigation, insurance defense, realtor defense, consumer transactions and
redhibition, and trucking industry defense. Trent was born in Metairie, Louisiana, and was
raised in River Ridge, Louisiana. He graduated from Louisiana State University in 2001 with a Bachelor's Degree in
Political Science. He received his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2004 and was
admitted to practice in the State of Louisiana that same year. |
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Trent is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Shreveport Bar Association, and
the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
While attending Tulane, Trent was the Associate Executive Editor of the Tulane Journal
of International & Comparative Law. He also participated in the Tulane
Legislative & Administrative Law Clinic and The Public Law Center, proposing and
advocating legislation to the Louisiana State Legislature. Trent resides in Bossier City with his wife Jennifer and son
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Lauren L. Sproehnle
Primary Areas of
Practice: Commercial litigation, insurance defense, consumer transactions and redhibition,
and trucking industry defense.
Lauren was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. She
graduated Cum Laude from the University of
Kentucky with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications in 2002. She received her Juris
Doctor from the University of Mississippi,
Oxford, Missisippi, in 2005 and was admitted to practice in the state of Louisiana that
same year. Lauren is a member of the of the Louisiana
State Bar Association, the Shreveport
Bar Association, and the Louisiana
Association of Defense Counsel.
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| While attending Ole Miss,
Lauren was a member of the Moot Court Board and Phi Delta Phi. She was also President of
the Gorove Society of International Law, and an active participant in the civil legal
clinic. Lauren resides in Bossier City with her husband David. |
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Other Important members of Perkins &
Associates, L.L.C.
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Rosalyn Hall
Paralegal
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Kelli McNaughton
Paralegal
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Sonja Ray, R.N.
Nurse Consultant
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Melissa Grigsby
Legal Assistant
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Tammi Rickert
Legal Assistant
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Susie Johnson
Bookkeeper
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