Experienced, Respected
Civil Litigation Attorneys

Forrest

Ren

Wilkes

Attorney Forrest Ren Wilkes

Location: New Orleans Office

Practice Areas

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Education

University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1988
Princeton University
- A.B. - 1985

Bar Admissions

Mississippi, 1988
Texas, 2001
Louisiana, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1988
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1988

Professional Associations

Louisiana State Bar, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
The Mississippi Bar
Louisiana Bar Association
New Orleans Bar Association
State Bar of Texas

Published Works

1987 Mississippi Supreme Court Review: Civil Procedure, 57 Mississippi Law Journal 443, August, 1987

Honors

Martindale-Hubbell® Distinguished AV™ Peer Review Rated
Top Lawyers," 2009 - Present
New Orleans Magazine "Top Lawyers" 2012 Bet-the-Company Litigation
The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 - Present
New Orleans Magazine "Top Lawyers" 2009-2016 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions

Classes & Seminars

"Consumer Product Cases", HarrisMartin Asbestos Litigation Conference: Peripheral No More, Part II, 2007
"Equipment, Pump and Valve Cases" , HarrisMartin Asbestos Litigation Conference: Peripheral No More, Part II, 2008
Co-Chair, HarrisMartin's Louisiana Asbestos Litigation Conference, 2010
"Third Party Liability Under Louisiana Law", HarrisMartin's Louisiana Asbestos Litigation, 2010
HarrisMartin's Louisiana Asbestos Litigation Conference, 2011
The Evolution of Machinery and Equipment Cases, HB Litigation's 15th Annual National Asbestos Litigation Conference
"Voir Dire in Complex/Multi-Party Toxic Tort Litigation: The Defense Perspective" 2013 American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section 22nd Annual Spring CLE Program: Fuel, Food, Fibers and More: Blazing New Trails in the Desert Sun"
"Bounced Verdicts - Brown v. Union Carbide and ConocoPhillips and Litigation Update - Key Rulings From Hot Jurisdictions" 2013 Defense Research Institute Asbestos Medicine Seminar

Fraternities or Sororities

Phi Alpha Delta