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Robert E. Kleinpeter

Managing Partner

 Email: rek@ksbrlaw.com

Assistant: Dawn Stears

Areas of Practice:

  • Wrongful Death

  • Unsafe Work Practices

  • Unsafe Products

  • Toxic Exposure 

  • Motor Vehicle Collisions

  • Drunk Driving Accidents

  • Trucking Accidents 

  • Traumatic Brain Injury 

  • Worker’s Compensation 

  • Jones Act/Maritime Law

  • Boating Accidents

  • Environmental Litigation 

  • Occupational Disease 

  • Trial Practice

  • Appellate Practice

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana, 1976

  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana, 1982

  • U.S. District Court - Middle District of Louisiana, 1978

  • U.S. Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit, 1984

Bar Admissions

Education:

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1976

  • J.D. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1973

Education

Honors & Awards:

  • LAJ Stalwart Award, 2012 

  • Super Lawyers, 2007 – Present 

  • AAJ Distinguished Service Award, 2014

  • Diplomate, American Association for Justice’s National College of Advocacy, 2014 

  • LAJ Public Service Award, 2016

  • AAJ Above and Beyond Award, 2018
Honors & Awards

Professional Memberships:

  • Louisiana Association for Justice (President, 2005 - 2006; Stalwart Award; Public Service Award; Executive Committee; Chair, Legislation Committee; Amicus Curiae Committee)

  • American Association for Justice (Board of Governors; Leader’s Forum; Diplomate, National College of Advocacy; Distinguished Service Award)

  • Founders’ Circle, National Civil Justice Institute

  • Public Justice

  • Louisiana State Law Institute (Torts and Insurance Committee)

  • Louisiana State Bar Association

  • Baton Rouge Bar Association

  • Louisiana Bar Foundation

Professional Memberships

Extended Bio:

Bob Kleinpeter is a partner at Kleinpeter Boutwell LLC, a firm that serves clients in the fields of trial and appellate practice. Author: "Environmental Practice Guide," (Matthew Bender & Co.), Chapter 60 (Louisiana); "Exemplary Damages in Louisiana," Bureau of National Affair's Toxic Law Reporter; Numerous articles for "Louisiana Advocate". Co-Author: "Environmental Privileges - Foxes In The House," (Around the Bar), Jury Selection - Law and Practice, 71 La. Law Rev.F.1, April 1, 2011. He is a member of the Louisiana State Law Institute’s Code of Civil Procedure Committee, Torts and Insurance Committee, and Summary Judgment Subcommittee. Mr. Kleinpeter is past president of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ), currently serves on its Executive Committee, is chair of its Legislation Committee, and has received its Stalwart Award, Public Service Award, and President’s Award. He served on the American Association for Justice’s Board of Governors for twenty years and is a member of its Leader’s Forum. He has received the association’s Distinguished Service Award, Above and Beyond Award, and is a diplomate in AAJ’s National College of Advocacy. He is a fellow and Founders’ Circle member of the National Civil Justice Institute and a member of Public Justice. Mr. Kleinpeter lectures on a wide variety of topics for AAJ; LAJ; federal, state, and local bar associations; and law schools. He testifies before legislative committees and is frequently interviewed by national and local print and electronic media as a source for current legal issues.

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Published Works:

  • The Advocate Daubert "Observations" Are Just That, The Advocate, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Defendant Discovery of Non-Parties, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Billiot Overruled, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Doerr Closes Abuse of the Total Pollution Exclusion, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Know When Daubert Applies, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Summary Judgment and Expert Testimony, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Medical Causation and Reliability, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Medical Causation in the Fifth Circuit,  Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • FIFRA Doesn't Mandate Preemption, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Occupational Diseases: No Remedy, No Indemnity, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Learned Intermediary,  Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Medical Monitoring in Louisiana, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Substantial Factor, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Stigma Damage to Property, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association 
  • Back to the Future, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2005
  • The Bottom Line, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2006
  • Corporations Rising, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2006
  • Defending Judges, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2006
  • A Short History of Expert Testimony in Federal Courts, Louisiana Association for Justice Daubert Book Chapters, 2008
  • Daubert as Applied in Louisiana State Courts, Louisiana Association for Justice Daubert Book Chapters, 2008
  • Protecting Expert Opinions, Louisiana Association for Justice Daubert Book Chapters, 2008
  • Daubert and Motion Practice, Louisiana Association for Justice Daubert Book Chapters, 2008
  • "Around The Bar", Environmental Privileges, Foxes in the Henhouse, Baton Rouge Bar, 2003
  • Environmental Practice Guide, Chapter 60, Matthew Bender & Co., Louisiana Chapter
  • Exemplary Damages in Louisiana, Toxic Law Reporter, Bureau of National Affairs
Published Works

Representative Cases:

  • Thistlethwaite v. Gonzalez, 106 So. 3d 238 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/18/12)

  • McGehee v. Benton, 2007 WL 2685582, 2006-2335 (La.App. 1 Cir 2007) Gaunt v. Louisiana Citizens Property Ins. Corp., 512 F.Supp.2d 493, WL (E.D.La. 2007)

  • Coulon v. Witco Corp., 848 So.2d 135, 2003 WL 21230555, 03-208 (La.App. 5 Cir. 5/28/03)

  • Wingfield v. State of Louisiana, et al., 835 So.2d 785 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2002)

  • Poisso v. Formosa Plastics Group, 994 F.Supp. 743, 1998 WL69399 (M.D., La. 1998)

  • Brown v. Hudson, 700 So.2d 932, 1997 WL 600728,96 2087 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1997)

  • Couvillion v. Shelter Mutual Ins. Co., 672 So.2d 277, 1996 WL 155285, 951186 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1996)

  • Manuel v. Shell Oil Co., 664 So.2d 470, WL 609394, 94-590 (La.App.5 Cir. 1995)

  • LeBlanc, Jr. v. Cajun Painting Inc. et al., 654 So.2d 800, 94 CA 1609 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)

  • Egros v. Pempton, 606 So.2d 780, 92-C-0306 (1992)

  • Doe v. Smith, 573 So.2d 238, 1990 WL 211384 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1990)
    Babin v. Burnside Terminal, Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, et al., 577 So.2d 90 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1990)

  • Robinson v. Pearah, 525 So.2d 107, 1998 WL 16003 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1988)

  • Checki v. Webb, 785 F.2d 534 (C.A.5) (La.) 1986)

  • Department of Corrections, Hunt Correctional Center v. Morgan, 469 So.2d (La.App. 1 Cir. 1985)

  • Lambert v. Mutual Life Inc. Co. of New York, 431 So.2d 23 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1983)

  • Graham v. Stauffer Chemical Co., 585 F.Supp. 548 (E.D. La. 1984)

  • Moazzami v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University, et al., 424 So.2d 1112, 8 Ed. Law Rep. 906, (La.App. 1 Cir. 1982)

Representative Cases

Representative Classes/Seminars:

  • Emerging Legal Issues in Special Damages – Collateral Source, Finance Agreements, and More, Louisiana Association for Justice, December 14, 2018
  • How Wellness Affects a Lawyer’s Ethics, Baton Rouge Bar Association, August 24, 2018
  • Updates on Autonomous Vehicles, Louisiana Association for Justice, September 15, 2017
  • Collateral Source and New Decisions on Insurance, Louisiana Association for Justice, December 2016
  • Laying the Foundation: Expert Witnesses, Louisiana Judicial College, February 18, 2016

  • How Wellness Affects a Lawyer's Ethics, Baton Rouge Bar Association, January 21, 2015

  • Depositions and Your Discovery Plan, Louisiana Association for Justice, December 12, 2014

  • How to Take Exceptional Depositions: Video Depositions, Louisiana Association for Justice, October 9, 2014

  • Summary Judgments, Louisiana State Bar Association/Louisiana Judicial College, June 5, 2014

  • Summary Judgment in Louisiana, Louisiana Judicial College, February 20, 2014

  • Civility and Professionalism in the Practice of Law, American Association for Justice, February 9, 2014

  • Ethics: Emerging Issues, Louisiana Association for Justice, December 5, 2013

  • Louisiana Lawyer Advertising after the Fifth Circuit Decision of Public Citizen v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board:  Where is this Train Going and How Do I Get Off? Louisiana Association for Justice, December 13, 2012

  • The Art of Voir Dire, Baton Rouge Bar Association, July 8, 2011

  • Jury Selection – Law and Practice, Louisiana Association for Justice, December 29, 2010

  • A Glass Half Full, Louisiana Association for Justice, December 9, 2010

  • Expert Testimony, Louisiana Association for Justice, October 9, 2009

  • The Great Debates, Louisiana State Bar Association, The Great Debates, June 11, 2009

  • Current Perspectives in Professionalism, American Association for Justice, February, 2009

  • Preparing and Presenting Expert Testimony, Louisiana Association for Justice, December, 2008

  • Developments in Expert Testimony, Louisiana Association for Justice, September, 2008

  • Introducing Damages in Voir Dire, Louisiana Association for Justice, April, 2008

  • Litigation Funding, TrialSmith Webinar, December, 2007, 2008

  • Ethics, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2007

  • Jury Selection In Civil Cases, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2007

  • Jury Selection: A Primer on Voir Dire, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2007

  • Current Perspectives in Medical Causation, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2006 - 2008

  • Recent Changes to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, TrialSmith Webinar, 2006 

  • Managing Your Office to Stay Out of Trouble, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2005 - 2006

  • Litigating Against the State From the Plaintiff's Perspective, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2004

  • Legal Ethics for Plaintiff Attorneys, Louisiana Association for Justice, 2004 

  • A Guide to Louisiana's New Rules of Professional Conduct, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2004

  • Proving Your Case to Judgment,  Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2001 - 2004

  • Medical Causation in Louisiana: Law and Prejudice, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2004

  • Prejudice Affecting Medical Causation, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2004

  • Medical Causation, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2004

  • Non-Case Factors Affecting Medical Causation, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2003

  • Recent Trends in Toxic Torts, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2003

  • Introduction to Toxic Torts, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association , 2001

Representative Classes/Seminars
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Gary N. Boutwell, II

Partner

 Email: gary@ksbrlaw.com

Assistant: Dawn Stears

Areas of Practice:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • 18-wheeler Crashes
  • Motorcycle Injuries
  • Wrongful Death
  • Personal Injury
  • Negligence
  • Products Liability
  • Appellate Practice
  • Back Injury and Paralysis
  • Burn Injury
  • Medical Malpractice
Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana

Bar Admissions

Education:

  • Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, J.D., 1993

  • Louisiana State University, B.S. Business/Commerce, General, 1990

Education

Extended Bio:

Gary was born in Plaquemines Parish while his father worked offshore in the oilfield industry. He grew up in North Louisiana just outside Monroe and attended LSU as an undergraduate and Loyola Law School in New Orleans. He spent his entire career practicing law in the North Shore/Hammond/Baton Rouge area yet still handles cases all over the State of Louisiana.  He also speaks to fellow attorneys (locally, nationally and internationally) about cutting-edge litigation tactics and the complexity and challenges of representing victims of traumatic brain injury.

Gary has 28 years of experience handling the following types of cases: Traumatic Brain Injury, 18-wheeler Crashes, Motorcycle Injuries; Wrongful Death, Personal Injury; Negligence; Products Liability; Appellate Practice; Back Injury and Paralysis; Burn Injury; Medical Malpractice.

Extended Bio

Professional Memberships:

  • Louisiana State Bar Association

Professional Memberships
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Hester Dornan Lemoine

Associate

 Email: hesterd@ksbrlaw.com

Assistant: Dawn Stears

Areas of Practice:

  • Personal Injury

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana, 2012

  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana, 2012

  • U.S. District Court - Middle District of Louisiana, 2012

  • U.S. Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit, 2012

Bar Admissions

Education:

  • Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D. and D.C.L., 2012

  • Louisiana State University, B.S. in Business Management, 2008

Education

Extended Bio:

Hester grew up in north Texas and moved to Baton Rouge in 2005 to attend LSU. She graduated magna cum laude from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2012 and has been with Kleinpeter Schwartzberg Boutwell ever since. Outside of the office, she enjoys racing triathlons and hanging out with her husband, daughter, and pups.

Extended Bio

Professional Memberships:

  • Baton Rouge Bar Association

  • Louisiana State Bar Association

  • Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ)

  • American Association for Justice (AAJ)

Professional Memberships

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