Hymel, Davis & Petersen, LLC

10602 Coursey Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816View Map


 
Practice Areas:
Criminal Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, RICO, Personal Injury, Auto Accident, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Health Care Law, Maritime Law.
 
Firm Size: 5
 
MEMBERS OF FIRM
 
L. J. Hymel (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 2, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Geology, 1966; J.D., 1969). Continuing Legal Education: National College of District Attorneys, Career Prosecutor Program, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1972; FBI National Law Institute, Prosecutor's Program, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 1992; Criminal Federal Practice, Clearwater, Florida, 1995; Violence Against Women Act Conference, Washington, D.C., 1997; Hate Crimes Seminar, Washington, D.C., 1998; Southeast Regional Multi-Agency Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Prevention Conference, Columbus, South Carolina, 2000. Legal Experience: Partner, Hymel, Davis & Peterson, LLC, January 1, 2006—; Partner, Sharp Henry Cerniglia Colvin Weaver & Hymel, February 5, 2001-December 31, 2005; U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Louisiana, March 15, 1994-January 18, 2001; Director, Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Division, March 18, 1992-November 17, 1993; District Court Judge, Civil Court, 19th Judicial District, State of Louisiana, 1991-March 15, 1992; District Court Judge, Criminal Court, 19th Judicial District, State of Louisiana, 1983-1990; City Judge, Baton Rouge City Court, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1980-1983; Assistant District Attorney, Office of District Attorney, 19th Judicial District, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1978-1979; Private Law Practice, Hymel & Ponder, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1973-1977; Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Office of Attorney General, State of Louisiana, 1972-1978; Staff Attorney, Louisiana State Mineral Board, Office of Attorney General, State of Louisiana, 1970-1971; Private Law Practice, 1969-1970. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Health Care; Environmental Law.
 
Michael Reese Davis (Member) born Oakdale, Louisiana, December 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana; 1989, California; 1996, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University; Tulane University of Louisiana Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Tulane Moot Court Board, 1986; ATLA Trial Team, 1986. Member, Board of Editors, The Maritime Lawyer, 1984-1986. Legal Experience: Partner, Hymel Davis & Peterson, Baton Rouge, LA, 2006—; Partner, Sharp Hymel Cerniglia Colvin Weaver & Davis, Baton Rouge, LA, 2000-2005; Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1994-2000 and Senior Litigation Counsel, 1998-2000, Middle District of Louisiana; Deputy Independent Counsel (In re Espy), 1996-1998; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, 1990-1994; Associate, Williams Woolley Cogswell Nakazawa & Russell, Long Beach, CA, 1988-1990; Associate, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, 1986-1988. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Inns of Court; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Health Care; Environmental Law; Criminal Law.
 
Glen R. Petersen (Member) born Washington, D.C., May 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1977). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Health Care Law; Personal Injury; Civil Practice.
 
ASSOCIATES
 
Tim P. Hartdegen (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana; 2005, Georgia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1998); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage Disputes.
 
Jessica Chutz Jarreau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 2004); Southern University Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Board Member, 2005-2007, Secretary, 2005-2006 and Vice-Chairperson, 2006-2007, Southern University Moot Court. Recipient, Clinical Education Most Active Trial/Appellate Advocacy Award. First Place Winner, International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Counsel, 2006. Member, 2005-2007 and Articles Editor, 2006-2007, Southern University Law Review. Author: note, "Garza v. Delta Tau Delta Fraternity National: Ensuring Justice or Opening the Floodgates for Misuse?" 33 S. U. L. Rev. 335, 2006; "Dying Declarations in an Ever-Changing World: A peek into the Implications of Expansion," 73 Def. Couns. J. 352, 2006. Student Attorney, Southern University Criminal Clinic. Special Litigation Law Clerk, Louisiana Attorney General's Office, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Member, Southern University Grade Appeal Committee, 2006-2007.
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