Marchetti, Al W.

85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Louisiana, 1989
United States District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1989 
United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1989
United States District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1989
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 1989
Supreme Court of the United States, 1997

Education:

Legal Education:

Berkeley Law, University of California at Berkeley; Berkeley, California, Juris Doctorate, 1989

American Indian Fellowship    
McBaine Moot Court Competition-- Honors Award
Chairman, American Indian Law Students Association
Graduate Instructor, Seminars in Creative Writing and Literature

Louisiana State University Law Center; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attended, 1987-1988, to study civil law courses

Louisiana Law Review
Moot Court Board
American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Law System

Undergraduate Education:

Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Bachelor of Arts, 1985
Major: Political Science
Honors: Chancellor's Freshman Honor Award, Gertrude Bott Saucier Mem. Scholarship

Published Legal Works (excludes other published works):

"The View: Fact Finder on Site at Trial," Louisiana Advocates, 27:9, Sept. 2012, pp. 23-24, 2012.

"Maximize Recoverable General Damages Using Tort Claim for 'Bad Faith' Insurance Practices," Louisiana Advocates, 27:6 June 2012, pp. 18-21, 2012

"Tort Liability for Wrongful Discharge in Louisiana", Louisiana Bar Journal, 45:3 Oct. 1997 pp. 254-257, 1997

Co-Authored Materials in Connection with Seminars Presented:

Employee Handbooks in Louisiana: Drafting and Enforcing Sound Procedures and Policies, National Business Institute
     
Counseling the Small Business Client in Louisiana, National Business Institute

Fundamental Issues in Human Resources Law, National Business Institute

Employee Privacy Rights in the Louisiana Workplace, National Business Institute

Basic Wage and Hour Law in Louisiana, National Business Institute
 
Selecting and Terminating Employees in Louisiana, National Business Institute

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
Louisiana Association for Justice, Member

Past Employment Position:

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere, and Denegre, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Associate, 1989 - 1992