Attorney Profiles

Samuel W. Caverlee 
Shreveport, Louisiana
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phone (318) 221-6277
fax (318) 227-7850
email sam.caverlee@cookyancey.com

Mr. Caverlee's practice primarily involves railroad law, medical malpractice and commercial litigation. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Louisiana State University, where he was a staff writer for the Louisiana Law Review. Mr. Caverlee was admitted to practice in 1971. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, and is a Master Bencher in the Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court. Mr. Caverlee is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and is listed by SuperLawyers as having attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in the areas of Personal Injury Defense: General, Transportation/Maritime, and Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice.

Areas of Practice:
Railroad Law
Medical Malpractice
Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1971
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974
U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Law Review: Louisiana Law Review, Staff Writer


Louisiana State University


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers


The Best Lawyers in America


Professional Associations and Memberships:
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Member


Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Member


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