Edward F. Stauss III
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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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 Secretary, Executive Committee & Finance Committee Member (April 2024 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
While we appreciate and look forward to your inquiry, please review the following before you decide whether to click "ACCEPT."
The email you are sending does not create an attorney-client relationship with Keogh Cox. Keogh Cox will not offer representation until we have performed a check for conflicts of interest and decided to provide services in a particular matter. The information you submit to us via this website will not be treated as confidential or privileged as a lawyer/client communication unless we have previously sent you an engagement letter. Our receipt of this information will not prevent us from representing a client related to the subject of your inquiry.