Jimmy Simien
Eulis Simien
Mark W. Simien
Brent M. Steier
Roy Bergeron, Jr
Pamela Hansen
Caleb Brown
Automobile Accidents
Bad Faith Insurance Claims
Business Litigation
Defective And Dangerous Products
Environmental Damage
Federal Employers’ Liability Act
Maritime and Offshore Injuries
Mass Torts
Mesothelioma & Asbestos
Oilfield Contamination
Personal Injury
Qui Tam and Government Fraud
Slip And Fall
Work Place and Industrial Accidents
Wrongful Deaths and Serious Injuries
Attorneys Serving Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi
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Past practice has included significant Nationally litigated cases, also licensed and handles cases throughout Texas and Louisiana and in other states in association with local counsel.
Eulis is a graduate of McNeese State University, where he received a B.A. in Political Science in December, 1977 and then attended Louisiana State University’s, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he graduated with honors in 1981. As a member of the Order of the Coif. Eulis also received an LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law in 1987.
From 1984 through January, 1994, Eulis was a member of the faculty at the L.S.U. Law Center and received tenure in the shortest possible time after joining the faculty.
With an impressive list of courtroom victories and negotiated settlements to his credit, Mr. Simien is highly regarded among his peers within the legal community, having maintained an AV rating (highest Martindale-Hubbell rating) for over 10 years in a row, and a valued leader of our legal team.
Jurisdictions Admitted To Practice
- Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
- Texas
Publications
- Cases and Materials on Criminal Adjudication (first published in 1987, now in its Seventh Edition)
- Criminal Law and Procedure: 1991-1992 in Review, 53 La. L. Rev. 771, 1993
- It is a Constitution We are Expounding, 18 Hastings Constitutional Law Quar. 67, 1990
- Faculty Symposium, Recent Developments in Search and Seizure, 51 La. L. Rev. 405, 1990
- Faculty Symposium, Recent Developments in Criminal Procedure, 50 La. L. Rev. 229, 1989
- The Interrelationship of the Scope of the Fourth Amendment and Standing, 41 Ark. L. Rev. 87, 1988
- The LSAT as a Barrier to Almost Twenty Years of Affirmative Action, 12 T. Marshall L. J. 359, 1987
- The Courts and Inflation, Trial, Vol. 20, No. 7, (Co-authored with James A. George and Dr. W.P. Culbertson), July, 1984
- Analysis: Culver v. Slater Boat Co., et al, The Forum, Vol. 15, #1, (Co-authored with James A. George), 1982
- Updates to the Louisiana supplement to a national case book, Louisiana Case Supplement For The Police Function (By: Miller, Dawson, Dix and Parnes)
Speaking Engagements And Literary Works
- Starting Your Own Practice (Panel Discussion), LSU Law Center, August, 2006
- Summary Judgment: It’s Not Just for Defendants Any More, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Last Chance Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana December, 2004
- Procedure and Evidence (Louisiana Judicial College, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2000)
- Law Center, Recent Developments -- Legislation and Jurisprudence (Louisiana Tobacco Litigation and Beyond, December, 1999)
- Louisiana State University Summer School For Lawyers, (Jury Selection), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July, 1993
- Louisiana Judge’s Conference, Lafayette, Louisiana, April, 1993
- Fifteenth Judicial District Public Defender Program, Criminal Litigation Seminar, Lafayette, Louisiana, November, 1992
- Louisiana Judicial College, Summer School for Judges, San Destin, Florida, June, 1992 (2 Panels -- Criminal Procedure and Avoiding Federal Habeas Relief)
- Louisiana Judicial College, Evidence and Procedure, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1992
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Summer School for Lawyers (Criminal Law and Procedure), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July, 1990
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Summer School for Lawyers (Criminal Law and Procedure), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July, 1989
- Louisiana Trial Lawyers, Criminal Law Seminar (Ethical Conflicts and Criminal Practice), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May, 1989
- Presented the address for the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association Law Day Ceremony "Reflections on Access to Justice," in Lake Charles, Louisiana in May, 1989
- Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, Louisiana Judicial College Seminar New Orleans, Louisiana, 2018
Honors
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Memberships And Associations
- Louisiana Association of Justice, Member
- Louisiana State Law Institute, Member & Reporter for multiple committees
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Louis A. Martinet Society (Baton Rouge Chapter)
Education
- Columbia Law School, New York, New York
- LL.M - 1987
- Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. - 1981
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: with honors
- McNeese State University
- B.A. - 1977
- Major: Political Science
Public Service And Community Involvement
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Baton Rouge—Parish Council, President
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Baton Rouge—Parish Council, Member
- Council of Ministries, Chairperson
- Council of Ministries, Member
- Sacred Heart St. Vincent DePaul Society Conference, Vice President
- St. Jude Catholic Church (past Member),President of the Home and School Association
- St. Jude Catholic Church (past Member), Vice President of the Parish Council
- St. Jude Catholic Church (Past Member), President of the School Association
- Member of the faculty, L.S.U. Law Center
- Sacred Heart St. Vincent DePaul Society Conference, President
- Sacred Heart St. Vincent DePaul Society Conference, Treasurer
- Problem Pregnancy Center, Board of Directors
- LSU Tigers Athletic Foundation, Board of Directors
- Louisiana State Police Commission, Chairperson
- Board Member, Special Works and Pharmacy Boards, St. Vincent de Paul District Counsel,
If you are looking for a law firm that has knowledge and experience, you will find it with Simien & Simien, LLC.
Our team of dedicated Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi attorneys represent injured persons throughout Louisiana, including Alexandria, Opelousas, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houma-Thibodeaux, New Orleans, Shreveport, Monroe, and throughout Mississippi and areas of Texas including Orange, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston and the other metro areas.