David Bienvenu has extensive
litigation experience in state and federal courts throughout
Louisiana, representing corporate and insurance clients
in general casualty, maritime, product liability, toxic
tort and environmental matters, as well as class action
defense, insurance coverage, construction, and contract
disputes.
In Law School, he was a member of the Moot Court Board
and recipient of the Milton Sheen Award in recognition
of his leadership and service to the law and community.
Upon graduation, he served as Law Clerk to United States
District Judge Patrick E. Carr in the Eastern District
of Louisiana. He is a recipient of the Gillis Long
Public Service Award and currently serves as Vice-Chair
of the University’s Law School Visiting Committee.
Mr. Bienvenu has been an active bar leader for many
years, serving as President of the Louisiana State
Bar Association (1997-98) and as President of the Louisiana
Bar Foundation (2004-2005). He has served on numerous
committees of the American Bar Association and is a
member of its House of Delegates, currently serving
as the Louisiana State Delegate and on the ABA Nominating
Committee. He is an active member of the Section of
Litigation and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice
Section. A member of the ABA Standing Committee on
Delivery of Legal Services, he has served for many
years as a Peer Consultant for the ABA Center for Pro
Bono, and has continued to contribute his time addressing
the legal needs of the poor, by establishing the LSBA’s
Access to Justice Program, serving as Chair of the
New Orleans Pro Bono Project, on the Boards of New
Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation and Legal Aid
Bureau, and most recently as Chair of the Campaign
for Legal Assistance in the Greater New Orleans area.
Mr. Bienvenu has served as an instructor in the Loyola
Skills Curriculum Faculty and has spoken at CLE seminars
and client presentations on a variety of topics including
insurance, Louisiana Tort law, maritime law, litigation
skills, professionalism and ethics. He is president
of The Historical Society of the Louisiana Supreme
Court, a member of the Louisiana Law Institute, the
Defense Research Institute and the Bureau of Governmental
Research.
