Perry J. Roussel, Jr. has over twenty years of litigation experience. Perry J. Roussel, Jr. is also an experienced professional engineer licensed in the State of Louisiana since 1982, and has over fifteen years of experience as a practicing engineer. Mr. Roussel has worked on engineering projects both for the U.S. Department of Defense and private industry. In addition, Mr. Roussel has a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Tulane University of Louisiana receiving the highest honor of Beta Gamma Sigma, and has over thirty-five years of business and management experience. Perry Roussel is able to utilize his legal, business, and engineering knowledge to provide thorough representation to severely injured clients. Perry J. Roussel, Jr. was born, raised, and educated in the River Parishes, and is deeply familiar with its customs, traditions, and strong ethical and religious backgrounds. Mr. Roussel is a cum laude graduate of Tulane University School of Law. Perry Roussel is admitted to practice law before all of the federal and state courts in the State of Louisiana, and all of the state courts in the State of Mississippi.

Areas of Practice

• Mesothelioma and Cancer Claims
• Asbestos Injuries and Diseases
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
• Products Liability
• Admirality and Maritime
• Business and Corporate
• Occupational Diseases
• Toxic Exposures and Toxic Torts
• Engineering
• Automobile Accidents
• Property
• Wills, Donations and Successions

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1990
• Mississippi, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1991
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1991
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1991

Education

• Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• Tulane University of Louisiana, 1986
  M.B.A.
  Honors: Beta Gamma Sigma
  
  
• Louisiana State University, 1975
  B.S.
  Major: Industrial Engineering
  
  

Published Works

• Project Engineer / Committee Member: "Process Lanes Feasibility Study", February 1984, The National Shipbuilding Research Program, U.S. Department of Transportation - Maritime Administration

Representative Cases

• Marchand v. Asbestos Defendants, ---- So.3d----, 2010 WL 2858668 (La.App. 4 Cir. 7/21/10 )
• Becnel v. Northrop Grumman Ship System, Inc., 2009 WL 5667696 (La.App. 4 Cir 9/28/09 )
• Granier v. Northrop Grumman Ship System, Inc., 2008 WL 5216213 (E.D.La 2008)
• Danos v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 989 So.2d 160 (La.App. 4 Cir. 7/2/08 )
• Herbert v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., 2006-LHC-1609 (OWC 2007)
• Granier v. Avondale Industries, Inc., et al, 940 So.2d 678 (La.App. 4 Cir. 8/16/06 )
• Betty McGee, et al. v. ACandS, Inc. et al., 933 So.2d 770 (La. 7/10/06 )
• Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 877 So.2d 970 (La. 7/2/04 )
• Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 846 So.2d 813 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/19/03 )
• Asbestos Plaintiffs v. Borden, Inc., 826 So.2d 581 (La.App. 4 Cir. 8/14/02 )
• Hoerner v. ANCO Insulations, Inc., 812 So.2d 45 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1/23/02 )
• Anderson v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 798 So.2d 93 (La. 10/16/01 )
• Coates v. ANCO Insulations, Inc., 786 So.2d 749 (La.App. 4 Cir. 5/21/01 )
• McDuffie v. ACandS, Inc., 781 So.2d 628 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2/14/01 )
• Farinelli v. St. John The Baptist School Board, 694 So.2d 1073 (La.App. 5 Cir. 4/29/97 )
• Millet v. Crump, 687 So.2d 132 (La.App. 5 Cir. 12/30/96 )
• P.J.'s Army Surplus v. G.D. & G., 635 So.2d 1217 (La.App. 5 Cir. 5/16/94 )

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Mississippi State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Licensed Professional Engineer, 1982 - Present
  State of Louisiana
  
  
• Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1975 - Present
  Senior Member
  
  

Birth Information

• August 1, 1952, Lutcher, Louisiana, United States of America