McLaughlin Mediation

A professional arbitration and mediation firm.

"Bernard McLaughlin is considered by many to be one of the pre-eminent
mediators in the State of Louisiana and a defining presence on the fields of
mediation and arbitration. Since 1995, he has mediated approximately 3800
cases, employing a variety of mediation styles and enjoys a settlement rate
of over 90%. He has a highly versatile style designed to "close the deal"
? he is pro-active and hard-working - and renowned for his ability to
digest all of the materials (position papers, expert reports, medicals,
deposition summaries, etc) sent to him and recall those factual and legal
issues without using notes. Mr. Mclaughlin is a patient listener - he lets
the parties tell their story and then sets out to create a solution
utilizing a challenging and serious style tempered with a sense of humor and
compassion. Mr. McLaughlin's mediations may range from 1/2 day to several
weeks in length in venues all over the United States and may involve two
parties or up to a hundred parties. He mediates disputes in over 20 areas of
the law. Mr. McLaughlin is a constantly sought-after speaker on the topics
of mediation, arbitration, professionalism and ethics in mediation. He is
AV-rated and listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" in the fields of
mediation and arbitration."

Areas of Mediation Expertise
Personal injury, insurance, admiralty, maritime personal injury, railroad,
18-wheeler, aviation, premises liability, products liability, toxic tort,
environmental, oil and gas (contractual matters and oil well blowout damage
cases), oilfield "legacy" claims, governmental liability, Sec. 1981/1983
claims, employment, sexual/racial harrassment and discrimination, medical
malpractice, pharmaceutical, medical device, legal malpractice,
architect/engineer malpractice, agricultural, bad faith, insurance coverage,
commercial/contract disputes, unfair trade practices, misappropriation of
trade secrets, catastrophic
damage claims (hurricanes, etc), class actions

personal injury
admiralty/maritime
railroad
aviation
automobile
premises liability
product liability
governmental liability
medical malpractice

professional liability
pharmaceutical
agricultural
oil & gas
environmental/land contamination
toxic exposure
employment/sexual harassment
construction
commercial

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Lake Charles,	2

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Environmental and Land Use	1