Wayne R. Maldonado - New Orleans
Practice Areas
Wayne's practice is concentrated in general liability, professional liability, auto/transportation, toxic tort, medical malpractice and construction litigation. He has tried numerous cases in state and federal court in Louisiana and Mississippi and has handled appeals in the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Wayne has litigated cases involving the following issues:
- premises liability cases for several national retailers
- traumatic brain injuries
- complex property damage claims
- complex products liability claims
- representation of multiple Louisiana Levee Districts in defense of encroachment claims in class action
- construction defect cases including defense of a contractor in a $15 million claim involving a high rise building in New Orleans which resulted in a zero verdict
- representation of diet drug manufacturer in class action cases throughout Mississippi
- utilities, cable and phone companies, pole use and indemnity agreements
- low impact accidents using medical and mechanical engineer experts
- uninsured motorist claims and bad faith litigation
- wrongful death and survival actions
- errors and omissions claims
- complex auto and general liability claims involving multiple surgeries
- Federal jury trials in the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and in Mississippi
- State court jury trials throughout Louisiana and in Texas (Bexar and Victoria Counties)
Education
- Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988
- Moot Court Board
- University of New Orleans, B.A., 1985
- Presidential Scholarship
Memberships/Affiliations
- Member: Louisiana State Bar Association
- Admitted to practice in all Louisiana federal district courts and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Scout Master - Cub Scouts
Contact Information
3850 North Causeway Blvd.
Suite 1280
Metairie, Louisiana 70002
Direct:
(504) 836-7554
Fax: (504) 836-7566
wmaldonado@ungarino-eckert.com
