Bernard Bagert | New Orleans Estate Lawyer

Ben Bagert distinguished himself in law school by earning induction into the national honor society and his classmates elected him president of the law school's student body. Upon graduation he began practicing law and soon thereafter was associated with a firm that began practicing in 1900.

Ben Bagert soon distinguished himself as a skilled lawyer. At the age of 24 he was elected to the Louisiana State Legislature and at 27 he had his first victory in the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was reelected to the legislature five more times.

He bowed out of public office in 1992 in order to devote full time to this law practice. He has practiced widely before Louisiana district and appellate courts and also before United States District Courts located in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. He is admitted to the United States Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal and to the United States Supreme Court. Member of the American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The New Orleans Bar Association; and the Louisiana State Bar Association.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Bagert Law Firm	New Orleans, LA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University	J.D.	Law School	1968
Loyola University of the South	A.B.		1965

State / Court	Date
Louisiana	1968

• New Orleans Bar Association | Member
  Louisiana State Bar Association | Member | Sections in: Civil Law; Corporate Business; Insurance; Negligence Law
  American Bar Association | Member | Sections in: Tort and Insurance Practice; Corporation and Business Law; Natural Resources
  New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel | Member
  Defense Research Institute | Member
  Louisiana Law Institute | Member

• AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019
  Top Lawyers | New Orleans Magazine | 2018

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1968) Licensed as Attorney in Louisiana. Verified with Louisiana State Bar Association.	July 13, 2018

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