Kenneth W. Dejean
Sole Practitioner
Areas of Practice
- 20% Auto/Motorcycle Accidents
- 10% Trucking Accidents
- 10% Defective Products, Equipment/Drugs
- 20% Medical/Nursing Home Negligence
- 10% Offshore Injuries and Accidents
- 10% Vessel/Boat Accidents
- 10% Platform/Rig Injuries
- 10% Social Security Disability
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Chemicals & Cosmetics
- Complex Litigation
- Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
- Dental Malpractice
- Employee Rights -- Employee
- Employment Discrimination -- Employee
- Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee
- Firearms
- Food & Agricultural Products
- Hospital Law
- Insurance Malpractice
- Jones Act
- Life & Health
- Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
- Machinery & Tools
- Mass Transit
- Mediation
- Medical Products & Devices
- Motor Vehicle
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Multidistrict Litigation
- Other Professionals Malpractice
- Pesticides
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Property Damage -- Plaintiff
- Recreational Products
- Sexual Harassment -- Employee
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- State Trial Practice
- Tobacco
- Trucking
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1976
- Colorado, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1976
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1983
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D. - 1976
- University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
- B.A. - 1973
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- Savoie v. Tera Lynn (U.S. 5th Cir.)
Classes/Seminars
- Louisiana Evidence Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association, 1988 - 1990
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Member, 1976 - Present
- Louisiana Association of Justice, Board of Governors, 1982 - Present
- American Bar Association, 1976 - Present
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2000
- College of Master Advocates and Barristers, 2001
Past Employment Positions
- J. Minos Simon, Ltd., Attorney, 1976 - 1980
- Fruge & DeJean, Partner, 1980 - 1992
Languages
- English
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Kappa Psi
