Attorney Profiles

LeAnn Kay 
Shreveport, Louisiana
phone 318-221-6277
fax 318-227-7850
email leann.kay@cookyancey.com

Ms. Kay's practice primarily focuses on appellate matters, commercial litigation, commercial motor carrier liability, excess coverage, insurance litigation, personal injury defense, and products liability.  She received her undergraduate degree from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana, and her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, during which time she was Executive Editor of the Houston Business & Tax Law Journal.  From 2004 through 2005, she served as a briefing attorney to Justice Jane Bland, First Court of Appeals, Texas.  Ms. Kay has authored and presented a number of programs to the annual Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Agents and Adjusters, and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel seminars.  Admitted to practice in both Louisiana and Texas, Ms. Kay joined the firm in 2009.  She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.  She is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, and the Houston Bar Association. 
Year Joined Organization:
2009
Areas of Practice:
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Motor Carrier Liability
Excess Coverage
Insurance Litigation
Personal Injury Defense
Products Liability
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2004
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2006
Louisiana, 2009
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2009
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Education:
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 2004
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Executive Editor, Houston Business & Tax Law Journal


Centenary College of Louisiana, 2001
B.A.


Classes/Seminars Taught:
The Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Agents, 2006


The Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Agents, 2007


The Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Agents, 2008


The Verdict is In...Now What?, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2008


The Texas Insurance Code: Ethical Responsibility, Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Agents and Adjusters, 2007


The Texas Insurance Code: Ethical Responsibility, Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Agents and Adjusters, 2008


The Texas Insurance Code: Ethical Responsibility, Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Agents and Adjusters, 2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Louisiana State Bar Association


State Bar of Texas


Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel


Texas Association of Defense Counsel


Past Employment Positions:
Justice Jane Bland, First Court of Appeals, District of Texas, Judicial Law Clerk, August 29, 2004 - August 20, 2005