John S. Campbell, III is a partner in our firm where he has been practicing law since 1995.  Mr. Campbell is engaged primarily in a litigation practice.  In the last several years, his work has primary involved commercial litigation, construction litigation and practice, admiralty and maritime cases, premises liability and general tort litigation, and insurance coverage and litigation.

Mr. Campbell is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State Courts, in the United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Mr. Campbell is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Baton Rouge Bar Association, the Louisiana Associate of Defense Counsel, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Associated Builders and Contractors, and the Defense Research Institute. 

Mr. Campbell graduated from Louisiana State University Law School as a member of the Order of the Coif and received his BBA from Millsaps College, summa cum laude, with membership in Beta Gamma Sigma.  He was a law clerk to John M. Shaw, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1995-1996.  He is a member of the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame.

Mr. Campbell is actively involved in the Baton Rouge community.  He has a wife and three children, and is an active supporter of St. James Episcopal Church, where he has served as a member of the Vestry.  He is also an active supporter of St. James Episcopal Day School, where he served as President of the Board, and where his children attend school.  He is currently on the Board of Trustees of Episcopal High School. 

Recent Notable Cases

• Counsel for The Dow Chemical Company in a multi-million dollar lawsuit involving the underground salt cavern storage wells, in particular, claims for damages to the wells/caverns, response costs, loss of use, revenues, profits, and the like.  
• Lead counsel for Quality Marine Services, Inc./Ozark Transportation, Inc. in a case involving alleged damages to a commercial dock on the Mississippi River, resulting from a collision. 
• Lead counsel for Higdon Decoys in a multi-million dollar claim involving alleged patent infringement, successfully defeating adverse party’s attempts to obtain an injunction on further manufacture and sale of Higdon’s motion decoy products. 
• Lead counsel for a multi-national roofing manufacturer defending claim of defects on a commercial building resulting in allegations of significant property damages and business losses. 
• Counsel for the Sabine River Authority arising out of construction defects to the Cypress Bend Conference Center facility in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and culminating in a settlement providing funds for extensive remodel and repair to the facility.
• Lead counsel for Coleman and Partners, Architects in a contract dispute against local businessmen.  This litigation resulted in a significant jury verdict in favor of the client.   
• Lead counsel for Clarendon National Insurance Company in defense of claims for wrongful death and catastrophic personal injuries (paraplegia) arising from an accident in Ascension Parish.  This litigation involved a number of complex legal, factual, and insurance issues including spoliation of evidence claims, accident reconstruction and mechanical defect issues, coverage issues, and significant economic and general damage claims.
• Lead counsel for Clarendon National Insurance Company in a claim exceeding $1 million resulting from a fire, destroying the entirety of a home and two automobiles.  The fire originated with a propane-fired barbecue pit, and allegedly resulted from the overfilling of the propane tank. 
• Lead counsel for Argosy Gaming Company as the owner of the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Baton Rouge in a complex, multi-party litigation and arbitration proceeding involving construction defect claims.  The litigation resulted in a renovation of the exterior of the hotel at a cost exceeding $2 million.
• Lead counsel for LaCour’s Carpet World in a commercial construction case involving breach of contract claims against a general contractor with regard to the Bon Carré project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Successful in obtaining a judgment, after trial, for the full amount claimed for all work performed, notwithstanding defenses relating to provisions of the contract, workmanship, and non-payment by the owner.
• Lead counsel for D&D Maintenance & Millwright Services, Inc. in defense of a class action brought in Orleans Parish and removed to Federal Court, involving alleged release of toxic chemicals (ammonia gas) near downtown New Orleans.  This litigation involved hundreds of claimants, numerous defendants, coverage issues, and complex legal issues.  Successfully defended, resolving all claims for the client by payment of a minor portion of the settlement and a fraction of the realistic exposure.
• Lead counsel for Hollywood Casino - Baton Rouge and Argosy Casino, Baton Rouge in numerous cases at the trial and appellate court levels, successfully defending against claims of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction for patron/visitor accidents occurring on the riverboats and associated premises.  Successful in defeating admiralty and maritime jurisdiction for patrons, as well as defeating claims brought by riverboat casino employees as Jones Act seamen. 
• Lead counsel for Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. in multi-party litigation resulting from claims of harassment and infliction of emotional distress in an offshore worksite. 

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