Leah L. Broussard was born in Erath, Louisiana on April 6, 1977. She received her undergraduate degree in business management from the Freeman School of Business of Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1999) and continued her education with the University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002), where she was an officer in the intellectual property association, participated in Moot Court and focused in tax law. She graduated cum laude and completed several clerkships, including clerking in the corporate legal department Home Depot, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia and a boutique international tax firm in Charleston, South Carolina. Leah was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2002, the Mississippi Bar in 2004, and is currently licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in Louisiana and Mississippi. Leah is a member of the Defense Research Institute and the American Bar Association. She maintains a busy practice in toxic tort litigation, insurance defense, product liability and appellate practice, with a focus on research and pleading drafting.

Publications:

            “Reflections on the Waves – A Retrospective on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Litigation,” American Bar Association, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, Special Edition – August 2010.

Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense

Other Experience: Products Liability.

E-mail: lbroussard@duncour.com