About James P.
James P. Doré started his professional path in Louisiana courts after completing formal studies at Louisiana State University. He earned a B.A. in 1969 and continued at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, receiving his J.D. in 1973. Those years in Baton Rouge set the tone for a career spent largely in state and federal courtrooms throughout Louisiana.
Doré moved into public service immediately after law school, becoming a member of the Louisiana Department of Justice in 1973. He labored there at the begin of a career that could span personal practice and significant bar involvement. Over time he have become a companion at Kean Miller LLP, where he has handled trials and complex litigation. He is an acquainted figure to judges and opposing counsel throughout more than one districts in the state.
He is admitted to practice earlier than a range of courts. Those admissions consist of the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the federal district courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, further to the Louisiana state bar. That courtroom access reflects many years of active legal proceedings practice and repeated appearances at each trial and appellate ranges.
Associations and bar things to do occupy a substantial portion of Doré’s professional life. He holds memberships in the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the Baton Rouge Bar Association. He is a fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation and serves on the board of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. He also belongs to the Federal Fifth Circuit Bar Association, the 18th and 19th Judicial District Bar Associations, and the American Board of Trial Advocacy. Outside the bar, he maintains a presence in the civic sphere through membership within the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.
Colleagues describe his courtroom strategy as methodical. He has many years of contested litigation behind him. His memberships in trial-focused teams and defense organizations indicate a tradition built on adversary proceedings and jury work. He has treated things at the trial level and taken appeals to better courts when instances required in addition review.
Doré practices from Kean Miller LLP’s offices and continues to appear in state and federal venues. He maintains lively roles in professional organizations and remains engaged in legal proceedings work. He presently concentrates his practice on civil legal proceedings and trial work at Kean Miller LLP.
