The cases Baron & Budd takes on often raise unique legal issues and important questions of public policy, issues that potentially impact the rights of the injured and the integrity of our civil justice system.

Recognizing that our clients need lawyers who can protect their rights by presenting these issues to trial and appeals courts in ways that can favorably impact the outcome on legal issues where little guidance is available, Baron & Budd's appellate attorneys devote their practice to legal research, writing, and appellate advocacy.

Since the firm’s inception, Baron & Budd’s appellate lawyers have won significant cases in appellate courts around the country, some of which are widely recognized as landmark cases protecting the rights of plaintiffs.

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January 6, 2010

Baron & Budd’s Greatest Hits of the Decade

As the first decade of the new millennium draws to a close and we reflect on the past ten years, Baron & Budd would like to share with you what we consider some of our law firm’s major accomplishments—our “Greatest Hits” of the decade, if you will. So, in the spirit of Casey Kasem, here is our countdown of the decade. We wish all of you happy holidays and a prosperous new year—and new decade—to come. Read More

September 4, 2009

Baron & Budd Shareholder Burton LeBlanc Appointed to Louisiana Bar Foundation Panel

September 4, 2009 (Baton Rouge, La.) Baron & Budd, P.C. shareholder Burton LeBlanc was recently appointed to serve as a member of the Capital Area Community Partnership Panel by the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) Board of Directors. LeBlanc, a former president of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ), also recently became Treasurer of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and Chairman of AAJ’s National Finance Council, which heads up most of the organization’s fundraising efforts. Read More

June 1, 2009

Baron & Budd Announces Major Louisiana Supreme Court Victory for Mesothelioma Victims

Baton Rouge, LA (June 1, 2009) The Louisiana Supreme Court has handed down an opinion preserving the rights of mesothelioma victims to pursue compensation from their employers for their asbestos-related disease. Almost a year to the day after the First Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment on behalf of a Louisiana pipefitter with the asbestos-related disease, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued an opinion in Rando v. Anco Insulations, Inc., resolving a nearly decade-long split among the state’s appellate courts by holding that mesothelioma victims occupationally exposed to asbestos before 1975 may file suit against their employers. Read More