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Jerald P. Block   |   Matthew F. Block    

Jerald P. Block
Email: jpb@blocklawfirm.com

Biography
Jerald P. Block was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana on July 23, 1946. He attended Tulane University of Louisiana where he received his B.A. in 1968. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Tulane Law School in 1971.

Litigation Percentage
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions
Louisiana, 1971
U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

Education
J.D., Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, 1971
B.A., Tulane University, 1968

Classes/Seminars Taught
Sponsor and Moderator: People's Law School, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association and the Louisiana Foundation for Law and Society, 1987 - 1989
Moderator and Seminar Speaker: Ethics, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association

Professional Associations and Memberships
Lafourche Parish Bar Association, 1971 - Present
Lafourche Parish Bar Association, 1977 - Present, President
New Orleans Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996 - Present
Louisiana State Bar Association, 1978 - 1988, House of Delegates
Louisiana State Bar Association, 1991
Committee on Lawyer Advertising
Louisiana State Bar Association, 1998 - Present
Bar Governance Committee
American Bar Association
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - 1997, Lifetime Member, Board of Governors
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present, Executive Committee
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present, Board of Governors Emeritus
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy Advocates, 1998
Louisiana Bar Foundation, Patron Charter Member

Civic Accomplishments
American Cancer Society, Louisiana Division, Board of Directors
American Cancer Society, Louisiana Division, 1988 - 1989, President
Thibodaux Firemen's Fair and Parade, 1989, Grand Marshal
St. Joseph Catholic Co-Cathedral, Lifelong Member
Thibodaux Jaycees, 1975, Outstanding Young Man
E.D. White Catholic High School, Foundation Advisory Board
Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce, 1994 - Present, Board of Directors
Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce, 1996, Chairman of the Board
St. Joseph Manor, 1994 - 1997, Board of Directors, Secretary
St. Joseph Manor, 1998 - Present, President

Governmental Accomplishments
Office of Workers' Compensation, Department of Labor, State of Louisiana, 1997, Advisory Council
Office of Workers' Compensation, Department of Labor, State of Louisiana, 1997
Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee, Elected Member
Lafourche Parish Democratic Executive Committee, Elected Member
Thibodaux Civil Service Board, 1972 - 1977
Thibodaux Civil Service Board, 1976, Chairman