Mr. Guidry has been a practicing attorney since October 1980 as a trial lawyer in both civil and criminal cases. His experience includes over 80 jury trials in Federal and State Courts, and hundreds of judge presided trials in almost every jurisdiction in the State of Louisiana. He is also admitted to practice in all United States Courts in Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
He has also, throughout his legal career, represented state and local government entities and has represented East Baton Rouge Parish and several municipalities regarding legal issues affecting those bodies.
In addition to being a practicing trial lawyer, Mr. Guidry is a farmer, a professional musician and a writer. He also appears as Crawdaddy, Cajun at Law, a Cajun comedy act, and performs with his touring band, Crawdaddy and the Crustaceans, playing Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop music. He has appeared many times on local and national television and radio and is the author of several columns in magazines and newspapers. He is also the author of A Litany of Louisiana Legal Letters a book of form letters for practicing attorneys.
Mr. Guidry is also a guest lecturer at Southeastern University on safety issues, and has been a featured lecturer for the Louisiana Association of Notary Publics, and an instructor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette school of Law Enforcement.
Mr. Guidry has an undergraduate degree in politics from LSU, a law degree from Loyola, and a Masters degree in the school of hard knocks. He is a French-speaking Cajun who is not afraid to take on any issue in any forum.
BURTON P. GUIDRY
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education:
Kaplan High School, Kaplan, La.: Graduated 1972
Gulf Area Vocational Technical School: 1970-1972 Electronics and TV repair
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. (B.A., Political Science, 1976);
Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, La. (J.D., 1980).
Louisiana State University
Academy of Politics (1995)
Legal Experience:
Edwards & Guidry- Partner(1980-1982)
Trial Attorney and Office Manager, supervised 6 employees including 3 paralegals in Oil and Gas litigation and general civil and criminal trial work.
Louisiana Department of Transportation, Legal Counsel, Expropriation Section
Trial Attorney for expropriation cases, defense of state administrative departments;
Assistant Parish Attorney, Parish of East Baton Rouge (1981-1982)
Trial Attorney specializing in tort defense of local government, supervised 2 paralegals and one trial assistant
Assistant City Prosecutor, City of Baton Rouge (1982-1984)
Misdemeanor criminal prosecutor in City Court of Baton Rouge;
Solo Practice-Burton P. Guidry, A Professional Law Corporation ( 1982-1984)
Trial Lawyer supervising three paralegals and one associate in civil and criminal Federal and State Jury and judge trials.
Partner-Guidry & Louviere(1984-1985)
Senior Partner, office manager, trial attorney supervising five employees in Civil and Criminal trials;
Sr. Partner-Guidry & Berey (1985-1990)
Partner and Trial Attorney specializing in State, Federal and felony and misdemeanor criminal trials.
Assistant Public Defender, Parish of East Baton Rouge (1987-1991).
Felony Trial Assistant, over 40 separate Criminal jury trials, including several capital offense defenses;
Partner-Holden, Harig & Guidry (1990-1993)
Partner and administrative office manager, Trial Attorney
Volunteer Attorney-Capital Area Legal Services (1993-1996)
Volunteer Office Manager/staff counsel in East and West Feliciana Parishes
Owner - Guidry Law Firm (1993-2001)
Partner, trial attorney practice focusing on domestic litigation, criminal defense and plaintiff's personal injury;
City Attorney- Town of Slaughter (1996 to 2000)
Assistant Attorney General-State of Louisiana ( 2001-January 14th, 2008)
Civil Experience-
Criminal Experience-
Legislative Experience-
I have been a member of the following organizations:
Baton Rouge, Feliciana and Livingston Parish Bar Associations,
Louisiana State Bar Association
American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section)
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors),
Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,
National Public Defender and Legal Aid Lawyers Association.
World Jurist Association
National Child Support Enforcement Association
Louisiana Municipal Attorneys Association
Louisiana District Attorneys Association
National Association of Attorney Generals
Teaching/Instruction positions:
Instructor-University of Southwestern Louisiana Police Academy
Lecturer-Louisiana Notary Public Association
Lecturer- Southeastern Louisiana University
Lecturer-Louisiana Justice of the Peace and Constables Association
Miscellaneous:
Author- Louisiana Litany of Legal Letters – a compilation of plaintiff's personal injury correspondence forms.
Columnist- Barn Briefs- LOUISIANA HORSEWORLD-legal column dedicated to Equine Law issues.
Professional Musician-(1969-present)- Member of American Federation of Musicians, can play 13 separate instruments, has recorded four albums, produced a 60 minute television program of Cajun and Zydeco music and has performed in 23 states, has appeared on national television and has played the Grand Ole Opry's Fan Fair program in Nashville, Tennessee.
Farmer/horse trainer-is the co-owner and operator of Bande De Fous Farms in Slaughter, La and is involved in the training and racing of thoroughbred and American Quarter Horses and the production of forage crops.