Areas of Practice
- Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense
- Energy
- Government Relations & Legislative Advocacy
- Health Care
Education
- South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1989
- United States Military Academy at West Point, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1977
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1991
- Texas, 1990
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir.
- E.D. La.
- W.D. La.
Donald Washington's focus is on oil and gas and commercial litigation, health care litigation, corporate investigations, white collar crime, and other civil and criminal litigation. His oil and gas experience includes many aspects of representing exploration and production companies, including the drafting of master service agreements on behalf of a major US oil and gas company.
He comes to Jones Walker from the United States Attorney's office, Western District of Louisiana, where he served as United States Attorney since 2001. He practices from the firm's Lafayette office. Mr. Washington has 20 years of experience as a trial attorney and litigator. He has led investigations and trial teams as well as prosecuted cases involving criminal and civil violations of federal statutes. He has litigated cases in the areas of health care, tort claims, commercial, admiralty, insurance, employment, and toxic tort litigation.
Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mr. Washington held various positions at Conoco Inc. from 1982–1996, including serving as Chief Counsel for Conoco's Gulf of Mexico Division until 1996. He was in the private practice of law from 1996–2001. Mr. Washington received his juris doctor degree from the South Texas College of Law in 1989, and his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1977.
News
- Jones Walker Presents Health Care Seminar
- Jones Walker Presents Health Care Seminars and Webinar Series
- Jones Walker Presents Health Care Seminar
- Former U.S. Attorney Donald W. Washington Joins Jones Walker
Presentations
- "Finding a Missing Person in the 21st Century - the Douglas Schantz Investigation", March 18, 2011
- "Health Care Fraud & Compliance: Updates, Trends, and Where To Go From Here" (Fort Lauderdale), November 10, 2010
- "Health Care Fraud & Compliance: Updates, Trends, and Where To Go From Here" (Baton Rouge), September 14, 2010
- "False Claims Act and Internal Investigations", July 27, 2010, Health Care Webinar Series
Memberships
- The Community Foundation of Acadiana (Board Member; Governance Committee, Chair)
- Public Affairs Research Council (Board Member, 2011)
