Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Transactions
- Class Action Defense
- Disaster Recovery Client Team
- Government Relations
- State/Local Government Assistance
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1973
- Louisiana State University, B.A. in Government, 1970
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1973
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir., 1973
- E.D. La., 1973
- M.D. La., 1973
Chuck McMains is a member of the firm's Government Relations Practice Group. Prior to joining Jones Walker, he had a distinguished career as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. During his last six years as a representative, he served as chairman of the House Committee on Civil Law & Procedure and as floor leader for Governor M.J. Foster. In those capacities he authored significant tort reform legislation, including the repeal of punitive damages and strict liability, the repeal of joint and several liability, wholesale revision of the articles on class actions, and summary judgment and reinstitution of the "business judgment" rule in actions against officers and directors. Mr. McMains also passed numerous bills in the medical malpractice area, measures dealing with local and state governmental liability, and was responsible for the legislative package of the Louisiana Law Institute where he served as a member of the Executive Committee.
Prior to his public service, Mr. McMains practiced law with a Baton Rouge firm and spent over 13 years in various executive roles with Union National Life Insurance Company of Baton Rouge until its sale to a Teledyne subsidiary in 1989. He has served as chairman of the Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, president of the Baton Rouge Symphony and of Public Radio of Baton Rouge, as well as leadership roles in numerous other community activities. He is a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, a past member of the Alumni Council of the University of Virginia School of Law, a member of the Association of Life Insurance Counsel, and has chaired the Laws & Legislation Committees of the Life Insurers Conference and the Louisiana Insurers Conference, as well as serving several terms as state vice president of the American Council of Life Insurance.
News
- Hines and McMains to Present on Disasters at the IBA 2006 Annual Conference
- Jones Walker Named to New Orleans CityBusiness’ Innovators of the Year 2006
- McMains Chairs LABI Civil Justice Reform Committee
- McMains Addresses University of Virginia Law School Business Advisory Council
- McMains Appointed Co-Chair of the Federal Issues Committee of Life Insurers Council
Publications
- "Louisiana Outlines Model SOP for Emergency Response and Management Personnel"
Jones Walker E*Bulletin, August 31, 2006
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Congressman Richard Baker (Past Campaign Chair)
- Congressman David Vitter (Past Finance Committee Member)
- Federal Issues Committee of the Life Insurers Council (LOMA, 2003-2004)
- LABI Civil Justice Reform Committee (Chair 2003-2004)
- Louisiana Republican Party (Past Chairman)
- Louisiana Bar Association
- Louisiana Republican Presidential Trust (Past Chair during Dole Campaign)
- Republican Renewal (Chairman)
- Steering Committee Member for both Former President George Bush and President George W. Bush
