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Attorney Profile

Benjamin B. Saunders

Benjamin Saunders

Davis, Saunders & Miller Law Firm, PLC
400 Mariner's Plaza Drive, Suite 401
Mandeville, LA 70448

Mandeville

Louisiana (LA)

T: 985-612-3070
F: 985-612-3072

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Transportation/Maritime

Aviation

Selected To

• Louisiana Super Lawyers 2012
• Louisiana Super Lawyers 2011
• Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010
• Louisiana Super Lawyers 2009
• Louisiana Super Lawyers 2008

Profile

A partner of Davis, Saunders & Miller Law Firm, of Mandeville, Louisiana, attorney Benjamin B. Saunders represents plaintiffs in cases involving railroad accidents, maritime personal injury and aviation accidents.

Before obtaining his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Mr. Saunders originally endeavored to become a doctor. While waiting for an opening in medical school, he attended law school and quickly discovered how his knowledge of science could greatly aid personal injury victims. The first big personal injury case he handled out of law school involved a head injury to a railroad worker. Since then, he has focused his practice on representing injured railroad employees under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA).

Today, Mr. Saunders is a national leader in representing railroad workers who are hurt on the job. Among his many leadership roles, Mr. Saunders served as designated legal counsel for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen from 1999-2002. In 1994, he served as the chairman of the Railroad Law Section of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), of which he is still an active member. He also served as president of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) from 1999-2000. Due to his extensive knowledge and dedicated trial skills, Mr. Saunders has won several multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in cases throughout the southeastern United States.

His firm also represents injured seamen under the Jones Act and other select cases involving accidents that occurred at railroad crossings or in mid-air collisions and commercial airplane accidents.

About Benjamin Saunders

Law School: Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

Admitted: 1969, Louisiana

Professional Webpage: www.davissaunders.com/AttorneyProfiles.shtml?wldpid=2262657_...

Honors and Awards:

  • American Jurisprudence Award - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
  • Delta Theta Phi Scholarship Certificate - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
  • One of the Best Lawyers in New Orleans in the field of Railroad Law, New Orleans Magazine, 2000 - Present
  • Best Lawyers of America since 1999
  • Delta Theta Phi

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section
  • Chairman, Designated Legal Counsel for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), 1999 - 2002
  • President, American Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA), 1999 - 2000
  • Harvard University, Negotiation Project
  • Member, Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Member, Jefferson Parish Bar Association
  • Member, New Orleans Bar Association
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Board of Governors, Louisiana Trial Lawyers, 1992 - 1995
  • Member, Louisiana Trial Lawyers
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
  • Louisiana, 1969

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Railroad Law Lecturer, AAJ (American Association for Justice) Railroad Law Section CLE Programs
  • Truth Wins Lawsuits, New Orleans Bar Association, December, 2001
  • Preparing the Plaintiff For Direct Examination in a FELA Case Trial Magazine, March, 1994

Educational Background:

  • Loyola Law Review, Managing and Associate Editor - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, B.S., 1966
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