MEDIATORS
Katherine M. Loos
Ms. Loos is the founder of Katherine M. Loos, LLC. She has had an active litigation practice for 30 years. From 1983 to 2010, she was a partner in the Lafayette firm of Briney & Foret. Ms. Loos has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases with winning outcomes. 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 mass torts, toxic torts, product liability, premises liability, construction defect, automobile liability, insurance, and workers' compensation. Ms. Loos has also worked extensively on the resolution of many complex multi-party disputes. Ms. Loos has tried dozens of jury trials in many of the state courts of Louisiana and in U.S. District Court and has had extensive experience in the state and federal appellate courts. Her years of experience as an accomplished litigator, along with her natural ability to connect with people, enable her to achieve settlements in the vast majority of her mediations.
Areas of Concentration
Personal Injury (Plaintiff and Defense)
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
Thirty 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
