MEDIATORS
Katherine M. Loos
Ms. Loos has been a partner in the Lafayette firm of Briney & Foret for 26 years. She has extensive litigation experience - in both state and federal courts throughout Louisiana and in Texas. She has been involved in the successful resolution of a variety of disputes including toxic torts, products liability, premises liability, automobile liability, insurance, and workers' compensation. Ms. Loos has also worked extensively on the resolution of federal disputes involving intellectual property, specifically satellite signal theft. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and has tried a wide variety of cases. Ms. Loos has tried dozens of jury trials in many of the state courts of Louisiana and in U.S. District Court.
Areas of Concentration
Personal Injury
Toxic Tort
Product Liability
Insurance
Premises Liability
Automobile Liability
Workers’ Compensation
Intellectual Property
Education
B.A., Louisiana State University (1979)
J.D., Louisiana State University (1982)
Background
Twenty-eight years of experience as a trial lawyer in cases involving toxic torts, products liability, premises liability, automobile liability, insurance issues, workers' compensation, and intellectual property
Admitted to practice in Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and all courts of the State of Texas
Member, Louisiana State and Lafayette Parish Bar Associations; The State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Holds the rank of Master in the American Inn of Court of Acadiana
