Shelly D. Dick
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Shelly D. Dick was born in El Paso, Texas.  She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981, graduating cum laude.  Upon graduation, she was employed by Dow Chemical where she managed a $3 million sales territory for five years before attending law school.  Ms. Dick received her Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University School of Law in 1988, where she was a member of the LSU Law Review.  She has extensive experience in complex, multiparty commercial litigation, labor and employment, and railroad litigation in both state and federal court.  In addition, Ms. Dick has extensive trial experience, including both bench and jury trials in both the state and federal courts.  She has presented continuing legal education courses in ethics, civil procedure, Tribal Law and Jurisdiction and is the author of “The Final States of Trial and Entry of Judgment for the AIC-LCP Louisiana Civil Litigation Series.  In 2008, Ms. Dick was appointed by the Louisiana Department of Labor to serve as ad hoc hearing officer in State Workers Compensation cases in an effort to assist the department in clearing a back logged docket of worker’s compensation cases.  

Education

  • Louisiana State University School of Law
    Juris Doctorate, 1988
  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas
    Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1981

Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
  • United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Professional Honors and Activities

  • Louisiana State Bar Association 
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
  • Author, “The Final Stages of Trial and Entry of Judgment” for the AIC-LCP Louisiana Civil Litigation Series

Areas of Practice

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation & Trial Practice
  • Railroad Litigation

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