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General Defense

328 Lafayette Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Established: 1974
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Automobile
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Employer Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Coverage Issues
- Employment Law
- Bad Faith
- Comprehensive General Liability
- Complex Litigation
- Civil Trial Practice
- Excess and Umbrella
- Fire Loss
- Homeowners
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
- Wrongful Death
- Governmental Liability
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Additional Locations
- Covington, Louisiana
- Crawford Commons
- 522 North New Hampshire Street, Suite 11
- Covington, Louisiana 70433
- Telephone: 985-893-3331
- Fax: 504-523-2795
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Insurance Clients
Non-Insurance Clients
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Personnel Information
Partners
Timothy G. Schafer
New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Louisiana, 1963
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
- American, Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate)
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Loyola University, B.B.A., 1961
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, LL.B., 1963
Born: 1939
T. Gregory Schafer
New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Appellate Practice
Admitted
- Louisiana, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
- American, Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa), 1993
- Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D. (cum laude), 1996
Born: 1970
Rachel S. Kellogg
New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Complex Litigation
- Employment Law
- Insurance Defense
- Coverage Issues
- Governmental Liability
Admitted
- Louisiana, 2002
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2003
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2010
Memberships:
- Federal and Louisiana State Bar Associations
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Louisiana State University, B.S., 1999
- Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D./B.C.L., 2002
Born: 1978
Roy L. Schroeder
New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Arson
- Bad Faith
- Coverage Analysis
- Coverage Litigation
- Fire
- Fire & Explosion
- Fire Loss
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage & Defense
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Trial Practice
- Municipal Litigation
Admitted
- Louisiana, 2006
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:
IADC Trial Academy, 2018
Memberships:
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Bar Association Of The Fifth Federal Circuit
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
- Louisiana State University, B.A., 2003
- Tulane University, J.D., 2006
Honors:
Certificate in Admiralty and Maritime Law
Born: 1981
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Associate
William H. Dunckelman Jr.
New Orleans, LA
Admitted
Education:
- Louisiana State University, B.A. Political Science (summa cum laude), 2012
- Tulane University Law School, J.D./Civil Law Certif. (magna cum laude), 2015
Clerkship:
Law Clerk, Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit (2015-2017)
Born: 1990
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Service Areas
Covington, Louisiana, USA 45 miles
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