Valerie Briggs Bargas
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Insurance Coverage Attorney in Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
- Insurance Coverage (80%),
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (10%),
- Personal Injury - General: Defense (10%)
Valerie Bargas is a partner at Kinchen Walker Bienvenu Bargas & Reed, LLC, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas. Since 2001, Ms. Bargas has had an active civil litigation practice with a focus on insurance defense, business law and personal injury. She has extensive experience with both judge and jury trials in Louisiana federal and state courts.
Attorney Bargas has a thriving insurance defense practice that entails representation for cases pertaining to uninsured or underinsured motorists, property damage, personal injuries, coverage issues as well as first-party bad faith litigation. Ms. Bargas is asked regularly to speak on insurance defense-related topics. Her presentations have included Handling Complex Auto Insurance Coverage Disputes, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law in Louisiana, and Personal Injury Trials: Getting the Most Out of Your Evidence.
As a dedicated and compassionate attorney, Ms. Bargas is actively involved in the Louisiana State Bar Association as well as her community. She currently serves as a Board member for PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) and the Louisiana Bar Foundation. She has also served on a Hearing Committee for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board since 2010 and currently serves as Chair of a Hearing Committee.
Ms. Bargas received her baccalaureate degree, cum laude, from Smith College (B.A., Environmental Science/Policy, 1998) and her law degree from Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2001). She is currently a member of the American and Federal bar associations, Baton Rouge Bar Association and Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
- 80%Insurance Coverage
- 10%Personal Injury - General
- 10%Personal Injury - General
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About Valerie Bargas
Admitted: 2001, Louisiana
Professional Webpage: http://www.kwbbrlaw.com/attorneys.php?action=view&id=4
Honors/Awards:
- For oustanding pro bono service to Louisiana's indigent, Pro Bono Publico Award, 2015
- Judge Joseph Keogh Memorial Award - Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2011
- Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation, 2007
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Treasurer, Louisiana Bar Foundation (2015-2016)
- Board of Directors, Louisiana Bar Foundation, 2009 - 2016
- Board member, PACE(Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly)
- Member, Louisiana Bar Association, 2001
- LSBA Budget Committee, 2007 - 2008
- Board of Governors, State Bar Association, 2008 - 2009
- Nominating Committee, LSBA, 2011
- Hearing Committee Officer, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 2010 - 2013
- Community Partnership Panel, Louisiana Bar Foundation, 2010 - 2011
- Vice-Chair, Capital Area CASA of Baton Rouge, 2010
- Board of Directors, Capital Area CASA of Baton Rouge, 2007 - 2011
- Co - Chair, Louisiana Bar Foundation Gala, 2008
- La. Bar Foundation Gala Committee, 2007
- LSBA Chair, Committee to study involvement of Young Lawyers, 2010 - 2011
- LSBA Summer School/Annual Meeting Subcommittee, 2008 - 2009
- LSBA Board of Governors, 2008 - 2009
- Chair, CLE "Practicing Law: The Early Years," March 2007
- LSBA Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2004 - Present
- Past-Chair, LSBA Young Lawyers Council, 2009 - 2010
- Chair, LSBA Young Lawyers Council, 2008 - 2009
- Chair-Elect, LSBA Young Lawyers Council, 2007 - 2008
- Secretary, LSBA Young Lawyers Council, 2006 - 2007
- Representative, District 2 and 5, LSBA Young Lawyers Council, 2003 - 2006
- Member, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Member, Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Member, American and Federal Bar Associations
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Louisiana, 2001
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Winning Your First Civil Trial, NBI, June 18, 2010
- Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law in Louisiana, NBI, December 21, 2011
- Handling Complex Auto Insurance Coverage Disputes, NBI, August 13, 2009
- Personal Injury Trials: Getting the Most out of Your Evidence, NBI, April 29, 2009
- Practicing Law, The Early Years, LSBA, March 2008
Educational Background:
- Smith College, B.A. in Environmental Science/Policy, Cum Laude, 1998
Industry Groups
- ABA
- LADC
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Last Updated: 7/9/2020