Attorney Profiles

John T. Kalmbach 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shareholder
phone 318-221-6277
fax 318-227-7850
email john.kalmbach@cookyancey.com

Mr. Kalmbach practices primarily in the areas of natural gas pipeline development, federal and state eminent domain, drug and medical device litigation, oil and gas litigation, legal malpractice, and other civil litigation (state and federal.)  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.

Year Joined Organization:
1998
Areas of Practice:
Natural Gas Pipeline Development
Federal and State Eminent Domain
Drug and Medical Device Litigation
Oil & Gas Litigation
Legal Malpractice
Other Civil Litigation (State & Federal)
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
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


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