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While at law school, Terry participated on the Moot Court Board and served as Trial Techniques Chairman. Currently, he is a Louis Moreau-Lislet Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation. Terry was admitted to practice before all state courts in Louisiana and Mississippi in 1981 and is presently admitted to practice before all federal courts in Louisiana and Mississippi, the United States Supreme Court, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and, on a pro hac vice basis, various state and federal courts in Texas, Illinois and California. Terry's practice is concentrated on toxic tort and environmental litigation, with an emphasis on class action and mass tort cases. He has served as lead trial counsel in numerous cases involving allegations of personal injury, property devaluation/damage, and remediation as a result of chemical exposure and/or contamination. These matters typically include thousands of plaintiffs seeking extensive monetary damages. Terry's focus is developing trial strategy for these cases, including formulating concise discovery for obtaining the most information for the least cost. He specializes in selecting key expert and fact witnesses and preparing them for effective testimony at trial. Terry has over twenty-five years of litigation experience, in both bench and jury trials and also on appeal, in cases involving antitrust, maritime personal injury, ERISA, workers' compensation, products liability, premises liability, employee/employer relations, redhibition and individual chemical exposure. | 