Benjamin B. Saunders
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Mandeville, LA
Mandeville, LA 70448
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (70%),
- Transportation/Maritime (20%),
- Aviation and Aerospace (10%)
As a founding partner of Davis, Saunders & Miller Law Firm in New Orleans, La, Ben Saunders, represents individual plaintiffs in matters involving FELA accidents (which covers railroad workers hurt on the job), and maritime workers hurt at sea under the Jones Act as well as Aviation death cases.
Before obtaining his law degree from Loyola Law School in New Orleans, Mr. Saunders studied Pre-Med at LSU and wanted to become a doctor. While waiting a year to begin medical school, he entered law school and quickly discovered that his knowledge of biology could greatly aid injured individuals. The first big personal injury case he handled after law school involved a brain injury to a railroad worker. Since then, he has primarily concentrated his practice on representing injured railroaders.
Today, Mr. Saunders is a national leader representing railroad workers hurt on the job. Among his many leadership roles, Mr. Saunders served as Designated Legal Counsel Chairman for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen from 1999-2002. Aside from trying cases for Locomotive Engineers, Carmen,Clerks,Trackmen, and Electricians, he handles cases for injured Railroad Conductors who are represented by the UTU (United Transportation Union) which merged with SMWIA in 2011 and plan to be called SMART (Sheetmetal,Air,Rail and Transportation Workers).
In 1994, he chaired the Railroad Law Section of the American Association for Justice (AAJ),where he still lectures today. He also served as President of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) from 1999-2000. Due to his knowledge and experience trying cases before juries, Mr. Saunders has won multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in cases throughout the Southeastern United State
He serves on the Loyola Law Alumni Board for Loyola Law School in New Orleans.
Personal Injury - General (70%): Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff
Transportation/Maritime (20%): Railroad Accident, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Aviation and Aerospace (10%): Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Railroad Accident, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff
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About Benjamin Saunders
Admitted: 1969, Louisiana
Professional Webpage: https://www.davissaunders.com/benjaminbsaunders
Honors/Awards:
- Lifetime Achievement Award American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) Rairoad Law Section July 2010 , American Association for Justice Railroad Law Section
- American Jurisprudence Award - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
- Delta Theta Phi Scholarship Certificate - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
- One of the Best Lawyers in New Orleans in the field of Railroad Law, New Orleans Magazine, 2000 - Present
- Best Lawyers of America since 1999
- Delta Theta Phi
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Louisiana, 1969
- Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Chairman, Designated Legal Counsel for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), 1999 - 2002
- President, American Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA), 1999 - 2000
- Harvard University, Negotiation Project
- Member, Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member, Jefferson Parish Bar Association
- Member, New Orleans Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Board of Governors, Louisiana Trial Lawyers, 1992 - 1995
- Member, Louisiana Trial Lawyers
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Railroad Law Lecturer, AAJ (American Association for Justice) Railroad Law Section CLE Programs
- Truth Wins Lawsuits, New Orleans Bar Association, December, 2001
- Preparing the Plaintiff For Direct Examination in a FELA Case Trial Magazine, March, 1994
Representative Clients:
- Railroad Workers and Seamen
- Represents injured railroad workers of all crafts and is also a Smart UTU Designated Legal Counsel
Educational Background:
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, B.S., 1966
- Loyola Law Review, Managing and Associate Editor - Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
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Last Updated: 5/28/2019