Damon Louis Beard
Community Services
- Southwest Louisiana Law Center – Board member
- Crime Stoppers of Lake Charles, LA – Vice President
Cases
- Mother and child injured in car incident when defendant struck their vehicle while attempting to cross highway. Mother sustained serious neck injury.
RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $575,000.00 - Plaintiff dies after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $500,000.00 (MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CAP) - Plaintiff was electrocuted while working in an industrial plant. Plaintiff suffered head, neck and back injury. Plaintiff’s neck injury required surgery.
RECOVER IN EXCESS OF $1,200,000.00 - Elderly couple rear ended on I-10 in a construction area. Elderly woman sustained significant brain damage.
RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $700,000.00 - Plaintiff suffered leg injury when given an injection in the wrong location.
RECOVERY OF $100,000.00 - Plaintiff injured while merchandise was being loaded into automobile. Plaintiff suffered severe head injury.
RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $150.000.00 - Plaintiff suffered severe hand injury after mis-diagnosis.
RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $345,000.00 - Plaintiff suffered foot injury after merchandise fell from check out bag carousel.
RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $145,000.00 - Plaintiff suffered neck injury and arm numbness after merchandise fell from shelf.
RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $95,000.00
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Workers’ Compensation
- Social Security
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2006
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Federal Claims Court
Professional Associations and Memberships
- SWLBA – Young Lawyers, 2006 to Present
- Louisiana Association of Justice
- American Association of Justice
- Coushatta Tribal Bar Association
- The National Trial Lawyers, Member
Past Employment Positions
- 38th JDC – Cameron Parish, Law Clerk, 2005 to 2006
- LA Dept. of Natural Resources, Law Clerk, August 2004 – August 2005 and September 1999 – May 2000
Pro Bono Activities
- SWLA Bar Foundation – Legal Services, 2012 to Present