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Areas of Practice:

  • Civil Litigation (Federal & State)
  • Oil & Gas Litigation
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Development
  • Federal and State Eminent Domain
  • Drug and Medical Device Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

John  T.  Kalmbach 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shareholder
318-227-7708
318-227-7850 fax
john.kalmbach@cookyancey.com
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Mr. Kalmbach practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation (federal and state), oil and gas litigation, natural gas pipeline development, federal and state eminent domain, drug and medical device litigation, and legal malpractice. He received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and his law degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was Executive Senior Editor of the Louisiana Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif. He served as law clerk to the Honorable Tom Stagg, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana from 1996 through 1998. He was admitted to practice in 1996 and joined the firm in 1998.  He is rated BV Distinguished by Martindale-Hubbell.

Year Joined Organization:

  • 1998

Education:

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Law Review:Louisiana Law Review, Executive Senior Editor
  • Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
    Honors: Magna Cum Laude
    Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Published Works:
Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank of Denver: Rethinking Established Section 10(b) Doctrines, 55 La. L. Rev. 1009 (May 1995)(recipient of the Vinson & Elkins Best Student Article Award 1995)


Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Federal Bar Association
  • Shreveport Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Energy Bar Association
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
Past Employment Positions:
Honorable Tom Stagg, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana , Law Clerk , 1996 - 1998



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