Education
- Tulane University Law School, LL.B., 1956; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1954–1956; President, Tulane University Law School
- Louisiana State University
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1956
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- 5th Cir.
- E.D. La., 1956
- M.D. La., 1956
- W.D. La., 1956
Jerry Weigel is a partner in the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He has been a practicing trial attorney since his graduation from law school in 1956, including two years of service as counsel in general and special court martials in the U.S. Army from 1956–1958. He has been involved in litigation since then, with the exception of the years 1958–1959, when he was a law clerk for a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Mr. Weigel joined the firm in 1959 and began doing trial work of a general insurance nature, including automobile, general liability, and worker's compensation matters. His practice has since expanded to include defense of medical and hospital malpractice claims; product liability matters involving a variety of products, such as pharmaceutical, automotive, and construction equipment manufacturers; representing New Orleans law firms in fee dispute and legal malpractice claims; and other commercial litigation involving contract and trust disputes. Mr. Weigel has been a partner at Jones Walker since 1964.
Mr. Weigel is a native of New Orleans and holds membership in the New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations, New Orleans and Louisiana Associations of Defense Counsel, International Association of Defense Counsel, American College of Trial Lawyers, and American Board of Trial Advocates.
Mr. Weigel became a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association in June 1956 and has been admitted over the years in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Louisiana, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Weigel was honored with the 2003 Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award for his "long-standing devotion to and excellence in trial practice, and for upholding the standards of ethics and consideration for the courts, litigants, and all counsels."
News
- Chernekoff, Weigel, and Goodier Spotlighted in New Orleans CityBusiness' 2004 Legal Services Guide
- Walsh Elected President of New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel
- Combe, Reynolds and Weigel Hold Court in Class
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- Defense Research Institute
- Hibernia Homestead and Savings Association (Board Member)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Second Vice President; Faculty Member, Trial Academy)
- Louisiana Civil Service League (Board Member)
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Walter Anderson Museum of Art (Board Member)
