Benjamin Ben Paul Mouton Attorney at Law DOB: 3/13/1965 Curriculum Vitae McGlynn & Glisson, APLC d/b/a McGlynn, Glisson & Mouton 340 Florida Street (70801) P.O. Box 1909 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1909 225/344-3555 225/344-3666 - fax ben@mcglynnglisson.com www.mcglynnglisson.com Education: 1987-1990 1984-1987 1983-1984 LSU, Paul M. Hebert Law School Juris Doctor, May 1990 University of Southwestern Louisiana B.S. - Business Administration (Petroleum Land Management) May 1987 Louisiana State University Licenses/Certification: Louisiana, Attorney and Counselor at Law - October 5, 1990. State Bar Roll Number: 20305 Status of License: Active and in Good Standing Admitted to practice in all State courts and the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana - October, 1990. Board Certified in Medical Malpractice Law, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, June 2010.
Professional Experience: January 2009 to present - Partner, McGlynn, Glisson & Mouton Exclusive trial and appellate practice - Plaintiff Medical Malpractice. Head of firm s Medical Malpractice Section October 2000 to December 2008 - Associate Attorney, McGlynn & Glisson, APLC (formerly McGlynn, Glisson & Koch, APLC) Exclusive trial and appellate practice - Plaintiff Medical Malpractice. Head of firm s Medical Malpractice Section since January 2002. May 1990 to October 2000 - Associate Attorney, James Don Thomas, II ALC General trial and appellate practice with emphasis on Plaintiff Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff Personal Injury, Family, and Social Security Disability. Contract defense work in the discovery phase of the Georgia Gulf VCM Litigation, Borden Chemical Plant Explosion and Conoco EDC Litigation. Martindale- Hubbell rating - BV Reported Cases: Moore v. Willis- Knighton Medical Center Corley v. State, DHH Samuel v. Baton Rouge General Medical Center Schexnayder v. Mathews Reese v. State, Dept. of Public Safety & Corrections Warren v. LAMMICO Tanner v. Cooksey Leonard v. State of Louisiana, DHH, 42,893 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1/30/08).
Professional Activities: Member of Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations, 1990 to present. BRBA, Family Law Section Member, 1993 to 2000. BRBA, Pro Bono Project Attorney, 1993 to 2000. BRBA Pro Bono Project s Century and Double Century Club. Presiding Judge, Louisiana High School Mock Trial Competition, Baton Rouge Region, Second Round, March 6, 2009. Coach, Louisiana High School Mock Trial Competition, Baton Rouge Region, St. Joseph s Academy, 2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012. Member of Louisiana Association for Justice/Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association and LAJ/LTLA Medical Malpractice Section, 2000 to present. Chairman of the Louisiana Association for Justice, Medical Malpractice Section, September 2009 to September 2010. Member of the American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2003 to present. Member of the Professional Negligence Section of the American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2004 to present. Member of the Louisiana Association for Justice, Medical Malpractice Section Legislative Committee, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. Appeared before House and Senate Committees during 2008 & 2009 Regular Sessions to support/oppose medical malpractice legislation. Member of the Louisiana Association for Justice, Legislative Committee, 2009-2010. Appeared before House and Senate Committees during 2010 and 2011 Regular Sessions to support/oppose medical malpractice legislation. Member of the Louisiana Health Care Commission, 2009-2011 (appointed by Louisiana Association for Justice). Board of Governors, Louisiana Association of Justice, 2010-2012. Board of Governors, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2010-2012. Member of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2011.
Guest Lecturer, Southern University Law School, Advanced Torts (Medical Malpractice), February 2012. Speaker, How to Handle a Social Security Disability Case from A to Z, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Pro Bono Project, June 2001. Co- Speaker, Medical Records for Paralegals, NBI, Inc., Paralegal Studies Institute, September 2001. Speaker, Prescription Pitfalls in LA Medical Malpractice, LTLA Winter Seminar, February 2002. Speaker, How to do a Social Security Case from Beginning to End, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Pro Bono Project, August, 2002. Speaker, Medical Malpractice, Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE by the Hour, December, 2002. Co- Speaker, Dealing with the Patient s Compensation Fund, LTLA Medical Malpractice Section Meeting, February, 2003. Co- Speaker, The Future Course of Medical Malpractice in Louisiana, Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys, March, 2003. Co- Speaker, Witness Preparation, Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE by the Hour, December, 2003. Co- Speaker, Making Sense of Medical Cases in Louisiana: A Paralegal s Guide, NBI, Inc., Institute for Paralegal Education, August 2004. Co- Speaker, How to Get the Medical Records You Need in Louisiana, NBI, Inc., October 2004. Speaker, Witness Preparation, Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE by the Hour, December, 2004. Speaker, Witness Preparation, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Updates for Louisiana Lawyers, January, 2005. Co- Speaker, Tackling Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues in Louisiana, NBI, Inc., June, 2005. Co- Speaker, Tackling Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues, NBI, Inc., June, 2006. Co- Speaker, Handling Medical Negligence Claims, NBI, Inc., December, 2006. Speaker, Witness Preparation, Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE by the Hour, December, 2006. Speaker, Witness Preparation, Louisiana Association for Justice, CLE a la Carte, December, 2006.
Co- Speaker, A Medical Malpractice Refresher: Panels, Caps and the PCF, Baton Bar Association Bench- Bar Conference 2007, April 2007. Co- Speaker, Successful Medical Malpractice Suits, NBI, Inc., December, 2007. Speaker, Recent Developments from the Louisiana Supreme Court: Prescription vs. Peremption and The Relation- back Theory, Louisiana Association for Justice, CLE a la Carte, December 2007. Speaker, Recent Developments from the Louisiana Supreme Court: Prescription vs. Peremption and The Relation- back Theory, Louisiana Association for Justice, CLE Highlights for 2008, January 2008. Capital Area Legal Services Corporation, 50 th Anniversary Celebration, Host Team Committee Member, 2008. Co- Speaker, Tackling Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues, NBI, Inc., September, 2008. Presenter, Medical Review Panels: Tips to Get a Favorable Opinion, LAJ Webinar, December 3, 2009. Speaker, Landmines in Medical Malpractice for the General Practitioner, Louisiana Association for Justice, CLE a la Carte, December, 2010. Co- Speaker, Medical Malpractice: Guide to Misdiagnosis Cases, NBI, Inc., August 2011. Presenter, Obstetrical Malpractice: Liability Issues in the Second Stage of Labor, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2012. Trial Experience: Lead (10) and Co- Counsel (6) in sixteen civil jury trials involving plaintiff medical malpractice claims. Lead (5) and Co- Counsel (3) in eight bench trials involving plaintiff medical malpractice claims. Lead (1) and Co- Counsel (1) in two civil jury trials involving plaintiff personal injury claims.
Other Litigation Experience: Lead Counsel in numerous medical review panel proceedings in which the Panel rendered an opinion favorable to the claimant. Lead Counsel in many successful mediation conferences involving plaintiff medical malpractice claims and plaintiff personal injury claims. Lead Counsel in many bench trials/hearings involving plaintiff medical malpractice claims, plaintiff personal injury claims, child custody, child support, spousal support, community property partitions, boundary disputes and contract disputes. Lead Counsel in many plaintiff medical malpractice claims, plaintiff personal injury claims, child custody, child support, spousal support, and community property partitions that were settled before trial with and without alternative dispute resolution. Lead Counsel in several plaintiff medical malpractice claims filed as Federal Tort Claim Act actions in federal court. Lead Counsel in 20+ hearings before Social Security Administrative Law Judges involving social security disability claims. Last Updated 1/17/2012