Edward F. Stauss III

Partner
701 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

M 225 383 3796

F 225 343 9612

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Ed Stauss is a senior defense litigator and subrogation recovery specialist with more than 35 years of experience handling, workers' compensation, subrogation, automobile, and premises liability claims in Louisiana's federal, state and administrative law courts. During the course of his career, he has formed beneficial relationships with other practitioners, the judiciary and numerous physicians, therapists, economists, neuropsychologists, vocational rehabilitation counselors, climatologists, nurse case managers, and other consulting professionals.

Ed's clients are primarily businesses, their insurance carriers and third-party administrators involved in Louisiana-litigated claims. He has extensive experience with the petrochemical, manufacturing, construction, staffing, retail, contracting, insurance and other industry sectors. He has:

Defended litigated premises liability and workers’ compensation claims throughout the state
Obtained unqualified and complete dismissals of claims at both the trial and appellate levels on multiple different grounds, including fraud, no defect, no disability and no "accident"
Negotiated numerous “zero new dollar” full and final settlements on behalf of clients
Utilized medical records and client representatives – co-employees, supervisors and others who know a claimant – to get the facts and analyses that have led to outright dismissal or nominal settlements of fraudulent workers' compensation claims.

Clients rely on him to be accessible and responsive, and to foster open and frequent communication throughout the course of a matter. Most importantly, Ed strives to maintain a high-quality work product with a view toward timely, cost-effective closure of the claim. Nevertheless, if it is in the client’s best interest, Ed will not hesitate to carry the matter through trial and any necessary appeal.

When he is not practicing law, Ed enjoys spending time with his family. In addition, Ed regularly competes in area running events such as the Corporate Cub, the Fat Boy 5K, the Crescent City Classic 10K, the Mardi Gras Mambo 15K, the Baton Rouge Beach Half Marathon and the Louisiana Marathon.

Additional practices:

Workers’ compensation insurance
Commercial general liability insurance
Automobile liability insurance
Workers’ compensation self-insurance fund
Subrogation

Representative Experience

Classes/Seminars presented:

Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in La., NBI, 2000
Advanced Workers Compensation in La., NBI, 2001
Advanced Workers Compensation in La., NBI, 2002
Workers Compensation Hearings in La. : Techniques & Strategies, NBI, 2004
Guest lecturer Southern University Law Center Worker's Compensation Clinic 2019
Florida Department of Insurance accredited adjuster continuing education course presented on Louisiana Worker's Compensation Law in 2019
Annual Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) accredited continuing education courses presented on Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Law from 2000 to 2020

The following CE courses are currently accredited:

Louisiana Workers Compensation Case Law Update (TDI cert. 5/2016 to 9/2022)
Florida Adjuster Law and Policy Courses (CE 5-620 - Law and Ethics Update - Adjuster)

Professional Affiliations

Louisiana State Bar Association
The Baton Rouge Bar Association.
The Baton Rouge Bar Association Worker’s Compensation section

Honors Awards

Member, Louisiana State University Law Center Moot Court Board (1984 – 1986)
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence (1985)
Tulane University Dean's List, Fall 1980 & 1982, Spring 1981 & 1982

Community Involvement

Lighthouse Louisiana, Board of Directors Finance Committee Member (May 2022 to current)
Lighthouse Louisiana, Board of Directors Member (April 2022 to current)
Lighthouse Louisiana Baton Rouge Advisory Board, Member (July 2021 to current)
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Board of Visitors, Member (2020)
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Board of Trustees, Member (2013 to 2019)
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Board of Trustees, Finance Committee Member (2013 to 2019)
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Board of Trustees, Trustees Committee Member (2014 to 2018)
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Board of Trustees, Tuition Assistance Committee Member (2013 to 2014)
Trinity Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge, Usher (1998 to present)
Trinity Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge, Lay Eucharistic Minister (2001 to present)
Trinity Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge, Vestry Nominations Committee, Member (2013)
St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen (2001 to 2017)
Baton Rouge Federation of Churches Holy Grill Soup Kitchen (2001 to present)
Trinity Episcopal Day School of Baton Rouge, Board of Trustees, Member (2008-2011)
Trinity Episcopal Day School of Baton Rouge, Board of Trustees, Chair (2009-2011)
Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Office of the Disciplinary Counsel, Attorney Probation Monitor (2009-2010)

Practices

Workers Compensation
Automobile Liability
Insurance Defense
Premises Liability
Subrogation

Education

J.D., Louisiana State University, 1986
B.A., Tulane University, 1983
– History

Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1988
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1986
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1986
Louisiana, 1986

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