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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

Samuel  W.  Caverlee 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shareholder
318-227-7810
318-227-7850 fax
sam.caverlee@cookyancey.com
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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. He was named The Best Lawyers in America® from 2003-2012 for Railroad Law, Professional & Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, 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.  He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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

333 Texas St. Suite 1700
Shreveport, LA 71101

Post Office Box 22260
Shreveport, LA 71120
Phone: 318-221-6277

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Founded in 1914, the Shreveport law firm of Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway represents business and individual clients in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas, including Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Lincoln Parish, Rapides Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Lafayette Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Orleans Parish, Bossier City, Monroe, Ruston, Alexandria, Natchitoches, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Texarkana.