HOWARD DAIGLE, JR 

Mr. Daigle is a founder and the Managing Partner of the firm. He specializes in insurance defense and products liability litigation; principally representing national and foreign product manufacturers in civil and admiralty litigation throughout the Gulf Coast states (East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama). In his 27 years as a trial advocate, he has gained widespread experience in the defense of complex manufactured products, with a special emphasis in aircraft, their component parts, and aircraft operators. Additionally, he represents a wide range of domestic and foreign companies and insurers in other complex casualty and commercial litigation. For many years, Mr. Daigle was general products counsel for Lake Aircraft, directing the defense of Lake Amphibian aircraft in litigation nationwide. He presently serves as Products Liability Advisor to the Small Aircraft Manufacturers Association.

Mr. Daigle received his B.S. and J.D. degrees from Louisiana State University, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, the Louisiana Law Review and Phi Kappa Phi. He is admitted to the Louisiana Bar and numerous Federal District and Appellant Courts, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Daigle is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. He is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and served in 2000 on the faculty of the IADC Trial Academy. In 2005, Mr. Daigle was recognized by CityBusiness as one of “New Orleans Top 50 Lawyers.” Prior to beginning his legal career, Mr. Daigle was a Captain in the United States Air Force, when he served as an F4 Phantom Aircraft Commander in Europe.