Susan A. Daigle was born in Crowley, Louisiana on December 2, 1956 and was admitted to the Bar in 1980 (Louisiana).
EDUCATION:
Preparatory: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1977; magna cum laude)
Legal: Louisiana State University (J.D., 1980)
FRATERNITIES/HONOR SOCIETIES:
Delta Theta Phi
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Order of the Coif
Louisiana State University Moot Court Board, 1979 - 1980
L.S.U. Law Center Hall of Fame, 1987
Law Clerk for Honorable Fred A. Blanche, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court 1980 - 1981
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
1990 appointee by Federal Judiciary to Biden Committee Advisory Group for Western District of Louisiana
LECTURES:
Maritime Personal Injury Seminar (Topic: Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law) October 1994 - Baton Rouge, LA
Maritime Law Seminar (Topic: Contractual Indemnity in Oilfield Contracts, Where Are We Now?) September 1995 - Cypremort Point, LA
Energy Week Conference & Exhibition (Topic: Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law) January 1997 - Houston, TX
Commercial Union Inter-Market Seminar (Topic: Developing Case Strategies and Budgets) August 1997 - London, England
Hansa re/Sirius UK Ltd. In House Seminar (Topic: Distinctions between State and Federal Forums - Understanding the Playing Field) August 1997 - London, England
Zurich American in-house seminar (Topic: "Pre-Trial Case Development; and State vs. Federal Court Forums") May 1999
Global Special Risks in-house seminar (Topic: "Coverage Issues Commonly Seen in Energy Cases") May 1999
GNOBFA 2001 River and Marine Industry Seminar (Topic: "Recent Developments in the Law - Effect on the Maritime Industry") December 2001
Zurich American In-House Seminar (Topic: "Litigating in Louisiana; Insurance Coverage Disputes") April 2005 - Dallas, TX
Superior Energy Services Safety Professionals Seminar, "Dos and Don'ts of Accident Investigations," February 2006
Liberty Mutual Group, "Checklist for Evaluation of Indemnity Demands," October 2008 - Dallas, TX
AUTHOR:
"Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law" Emerging Issues in Maritime Law: A Symposium, 55 La.L.Rev. 813 (1995)
MEMBER:
John M. Duhe’, Jr. American Inn of Court 1998, 1999
Maritime Law Association of the U.S.
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Nominating Committee
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Board of Directors
Lafayette Parish Bar Association Board of Directors
Lafayette Parish Bar Association Bench-Bar Committee
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Louisiana State and American Bar Associations
Admitted to practice in all Louisiana State and Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court.
