Shareholder Burton LeBlanc Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
July 10 2024 - 10:55AM
Business Wire
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial
lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one
percent of American lawyers
Baron & Budd is proud to announce that shareholder Burton
LeBlanc has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of
America. LeBlanc represents individuals and public entities who
have been harmed by corporate wrongdoing in the firm’s Baton Rouge,
Louisiana office. The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial
lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one
percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly
selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon
excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and
appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.
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Burton LeBlanc, Shareholder (Photo:
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Most recently, LeBlanc and the Baron & Budd legal team
alongside co-counsel, represented more than 700 public entities and
eight Attorneys General across the nation in litigation against
prescription opioid manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers.
The Settlement Negotiation Team, comprised of seven elite trial
lawyers from top plaintiffs’ firms around the county, have been
responsible for negotiating more than $60 billion in settlements
with the nation’s largest and most prominent drug distributors,
manufacturers, and dispensers. The settlement funds, which began
flowing to communities across America in 2022, are providing
abatement and relief to states, counties, cities, and native
American tribes to combat the opioid crisis.
Currently, LeBlanc is on the legal team for the Attorney General
litigation track in the insulin pricing MDL seeking to hold insulin
manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) accountable for
devising a scheme to artificially inflate the price of insulin.
LeBlanc’s passion for championing the rights of individuals
extends to the national stage where he has served as president of
the American Association for Justice (AAJ). As president of AAJ,
the largest trial lawyer non-profit group in the United States,
LeBlanc advocated for protection of America’s civil justice system
and rallied resources when corporate interests attempted to
infringe on individual rights. LeBlanc has also served the
Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ) as past president, member
of the Council of Directors, Board of Governors and the Committee
for the Environmental Law/Toxic Tort Section. He currently serves
on the Executive Committee of the LAJ.
About The Litigation Counsel of America
The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established
as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the
American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the
best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has
been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications,
diversity, and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of
excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows
are generally at the partner or shareholder level or are
independent practitioners with recognized experience and
accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting
superior advocacy, professionalism, and ethical standards among its
Fellows.
About Baron & Budd, P.C.
With more than 40 years of experience, Baron & Budd has the
expertise and resources to handle complex litigation throughout the
United States. As a law firm that takes pride in remaining at the
forefront of litigation, Baron & Budd has spearheaded many
significant cases for hundreds of public entities and tens of
thousands of individuals. Since the firm was founded in 1977, Baron
& Budd has achieved substantial national acclaim for its work
on cutting-edge litigation, trying hundreds of cases to verdict and
settling tens of thousands of cases in areas of litigation as
diverse and significant as dangerous and highly addictive
pharmaceuticals, defective medical devices, asbestos and
mesothelioma, wildfires, environmental contamination, fraudulent
banking practices, e-cigarettes, motor vehicles, federal
whistleblower cases, and other consumer fraud issues.
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