Areas of Practice
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D. and Bachelor of Civil Law, 2002
- Catholic University of America, B.S. in Political Theory, 1998; President, Phi Gamma Mu National Honor Society
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2002
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
- 5th Cir., 2002
- 11th Cir., 2003
- E.D. La., 2002
- M.D. La., 2002
- W.D. La., 2002
- W.D. Mich., 2010
- E.D. Tex., 2010
- N.D. Tex., 2011
- S.D. Tex., 2008
Joe Lavigne is a partner in Jones Walker's Labor & Employment Practice Group. His practice focuses on labor relations, employment litigation (employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, and litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)), professional liability litigation (legal malpractice, errors and omissions for insurance agents and stockbrokers, and defense of homeowners'/condo associations and their boards of directors), and entertainment law.
Mr. Lavigne's practice also includes prosecuting and defending claims of employee misconduct including trade secret violations, unfair trade practices, noncompete violations, invasion of privacy, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and theft. He also advises clients on employment policies and practices and negotiates employment agreements for employers. Mr. Lavigne has represented many clients in the film and television industry regarding these issues, and negotiated numerous agreements between production companies and individual producers, directors, and artists.
News
- Jones Walker Presents Labor & Employment Seminar in Lafayette
- Jones Walker Presents Annual Labor & Employment Seminar
- Jones Walker Announces Election of Members to the Board of Directors, New Partners, Office Head
- Jones Walker Attorneys Participate in New Orleans Bar & Grille
- Pro Bono: Jones Walker Obtains Restraining Order to Protect Superintendent of Orleans Parish Public School System and Local Community
Presentations
- "Mid-Term Congressional Elections Mean Changes, But Not Necessarily The Changes You Want" (Baton Rouge), June 9, 2011
- "Mid-Term Congressional Elections Mean Changes, But Not Necessarily The Changes You Want" (New Orleans), April 12, 2011
- "Harassment in the Workplace" Steel Founders Society of America
Publications
- "Title VII Doesn't Protect Transsexuals, Right?... Wrong!"
Excerpt from Louisiana Employment Law Letter, June 2008 - "Not All Harassment is Black and White"
Excerpt from Louisiana Employment Law Letter, March 2008 - "NLRB says cleaning company’s rules are spotless"
Excerpt from Louisiana Employment Law Letter, March 2006 - "Complying with disability discrimination law without 'going postal'"
Louisiana Employment Law Letter, Vol. 12, No. 11, February 2004 - "What you need to know about short- and long-term disability benefits"
Louisiana Employment Law Letter, Vol. 12, No. 10, January 2004 - "Cashier claims shortchanged by employer"
Louisiana Employment Law Letter, Vol. 12, No. 8, November 2003 - "You can apply, but we're nonunion and we'll stay that way"
Louisiana Employment Law Letter, Vol. 12, No. 6, September 2003 - "Raising more than minimum wage: High court hears debate over wage hike"
Louisiana Employment Law Letter, Vol. 12, No. 3, June 2003
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Young Leadership Council
