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C. Parker
Kilgore

Position
Partner
Office
Baton Rouge

Parker Kilgore is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on business, commercial, employment, energy, and oil and gas disputes.


Parker represents clients in a wide range of litigation matters in state and federal courts and has tried numerous cases to verdict, including suits brought by individual, as well as class actions and collective actions. As part of his energy practice, he represents companies during the development of new infrastructure projects, which includes advising clients prior to acquisition of right-of-way, as well as handling expropriation or eminent domain litigation, property ownership disputes, trespass cases, and disputes related to hydrocarbon storage leases. Parker also advises clients on matters related to ongoing oil and gas production, including disputes over mineral ownership and oil and gas royalties. He also represents clients in insurance coverage disputes, construction, and Louisiana Private and Public Works Acts claims.

Parker also has extensive experience in prosecuting and defending claims of trade secret theft, unfair trade practices, non-compete violations, confidentiality violations, and computer fraud and abuse. He advises clients on strategies to protect their trade secrets and confidential information. Parker drafts and enforces non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and has successfully obtained injunctive relief for clients seeking to protect their trade secrets and enforce their employment agreements. He also litigates complex commercial and employment matters that involve breach-of-contract claims, business torts, fraud claims, fiduciary duty actions, and wage disputes.

Noteworthy

  • Baton Rouge Business Report, Forty Under 40 (2016)
  • Leadership Louisiana, Council for a Better Louisiana (Class of 2016)
  • Baton Rouge Leadership (Class of 2013)

Publications

  • "Protecting Your Customer List and Other Confidential Information," Construction Equipment Distribution Magazine, December 2019

Presentations

  • "The Workplace Has Reopened – Now What?" Associated Equipment Distributors, May 28, 2020

Memberships

  • Baton Rouge Area Leadership
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Board Chair

  • Downtown Business Association of Baton Rouge, Board Member
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Life After Five, Inc., Board Member

  • Louisiana Arts and Science Museum, Board of Trustee Member
  • Louisiana Bar Association
Baton Rouge
Suite 800
445 North Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
D: 225.248.2181
F: 225.248.3181
Emailpkilgore@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, BCL, 2007
    Chancellor's list
  • Hendrix College
    BA, Biology, 1999
    Hendrix Achievement Scholar

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Related Practices

  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Energy Litigation
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation

Related Industries

  • Construction Industry
  • Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources
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