Previous Law Firm Name

• Wilson, Bowling & Kraus

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Law Firm Overview

Wilson, Bowling & McKinney's Managing Partner, David A. Bowling, was named a "Top Lawyer" in the New Orleans area for 2009 by New Orleans Magazine.

The law firm of Wilson, Bowling & McKinney is a firm is focused on civil trial and appellate litigation. The firm has concentrated on the development of the oral and written advocacy skills critical to successful results before judges and juries. The firm has tried cases in federal district courts, bankruptcy courts, state courts across Louisiana and Mississippi, and before state and federal administrative agencies. This representation has involved a broad array of disputes and numerous areas of substantive law. However, the firm is most frequently called upon to litigate cases involving complex medical and scientific issues. The firm devotes a considerable amount of its practice to medical malpractice, and represents clients in cases involving wrongful death and brain, spinal cord and other severe injuries. The firm handles catastrophic injury cases of this type whether they arise from medical malpractice or from maritime incidents, automobile collisions or other accidents.

Wilson, Bowling & McKinney has represented clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and medical institutions to severely injured individuals and their families. Referrals from other lawyers requesting Wilson, Bowling & McKinney to prepare and try their serious and complex cases are a major source of the firm's business. In addition to performing referral work for other lawyers, the firm is frequently called upon to represent other attorneys in their personal and professional matters.

The firm's main office is located in Place St. Charles in the center of downtown New Orleans. This location is near the federal and state courthouses where many of Wilson, Bowling & McKinney's cases are pending. Presently staffed with four attorneys, Wilson, Bowling & McKinney has the resources to effectively handle cases of the highest degree of complexity. The firm handles cases throughout the states of Louisiana and Mississippi.

The firm has received Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating. Attorneys in the firm are licensed to practice before the state and federal courts of Louisiana and Mississippi, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Jones Act
• Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Consumer Protection
• Contracts
• Constitutional Law
• Construction Law
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee
• Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Health & Health Care Law
• Hospital Law
• Medicare & Medicaid
• Mental Health
• Nursing Home
• Insurance Law
• Errors & Omissions Insurance
• Motor Vehicle
• Property & Casualty
• Litigation & Appeals
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• US Supreme Court
• Personal Injury
• Animal Bites
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Property Damage
• Railroad Accidents
• Slip and Fall
• Wrongful Death
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Dental Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
• Medical Products & Devices

Representative Clients

• Universal Health Services, Inc.
• Chalmette Medical Center, Inc.
• Pendleton Methodist Hospital, LLC
• River Oaks Psychiatric Hospital

Representative Cases

• Davis v. Odeco, Inc., 18 F.3d 1237 (5th Cir. 1994)
• Waring v. Travelers Insurance Company, 891 So.2d 119, 2004-1123 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2005)
• Randall v. Chalmette Medical Center, Inc., 819 So.2d 1129, 2001-0871 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2002)

References

• Whitney National Bank

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Jones Act, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, Bad Faith Insurance, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Medicare & Medicaid, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Nursing Home, Insurance Law, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Motor Vehicle, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Medical Products & Devices, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA