Attorney

At Gallot Law Office we make it a priority to ensure that every client receives personal attention. We offer you the highest quality legal work while giving you the comfort and feel of a small town firm where you can relax and talk freely about your case.

Mr. Gallot has nineteen years of legal experience. Our dedication to serving clients extends to all of our practice areas, whether we are seeking compensation for accident victims or the best outcome for criminal defendants.

Gallot Law Office represents clients in Ruston, Shreveport, Monroe and all surrounding parishes of Northern Louisiana. Our experienced injury lawyers represent people arrested for DUI, drugs or other crimes, and people injured by car accidents, police misconduct, medical malpractice, unsafe products and unsafe premises.

Year Joined Organization

• 1990

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Litigation Percentage

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1990
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1990
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1990
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1990
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Education

• Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1990
  J.D.
  
  
• John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003
  Honors: Senior Executives in State & Local Government Program
  
  
• Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana, 1987
  B.A.
  Honors: National Dean's List
  Honors: Academic Merit Scholar
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
  Honors: Presidential Merit Scholar
  Major: History
  
  

References

• First National Bank, Ruston, LA
• Bobby Gray, C.P.A., Grambling, LA

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor, Grambling State University, 1990 - 1991

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Young Men of America, 1988
• Lincoln Parish Outstanding Young Person - Ruston Jaycees, 2000
• 10 Leaders of the New Century in N.W. Louisiana - Shreveport Times, 2001
• Legislator of the Month, Louisiana Municipal Association, June, 2001
• Legislator of the Year, National Conference of Black Mayors, 2002
• Friend of the L.M.A. - Louisiana Mutual Association, 2002 and 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Louisiana State Bar Association
  
  
• American Bar Association
  
  
• National Bar Association
  
  
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
  Member
  
  
• American Association for Justice
  
  
• Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  
  
• Lincoln Parish Bar Association, 1998 - 2000
  President
  
  
• Ruston Jaycees, 1998 - 1999
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, Rural Caucus, Indpendent Caucus
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Louisiana House of Representatives, State Representative, District 11, 2000 - Present
• City of Grambling, City Councilman, 1995 - 1998
• Louisiana Appellate Project, Staff Attorney, 1996 - 1998

Ancillary Businesses

• Member, Louisiana House of Representatives, District 11

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Alpha Psi
• Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information

• 1966, Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America