James C. Klick is a partner of Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.P., as well as the national firm of HERMAN GEREL, LLP, headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Mr. Klick is a trial lawyer who has been practicing in the areas of serious personal injury and complex
litigation since 1983. Mr. Klick earned his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University Law School (Cum Laude) in 1981. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lawrence University
in Appleton, Wisconsin and was honored with a post-graduate Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to study in Manchester, England. Before beginning his private practice,
Mr. Klick served a two-year clerkship with a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He is licensed in the State of Louisiana (1981)
and in the State of Texas (1994). He is admitted to practice before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the
Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana.
Mr. Klick's practice involves personal injury, products liability, medical negligence, maritime litigation, explosions and fires, catastrophic injuries and toxic
torts. Significant reported litigation includes:
Page v. Gilbert, 598 So. 2d 1110 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1992) - affirming multi-million dollar verdict in a crashworthiness case against Nissan Motor Company;
Billiot v. BP Oil Company, 93-1118 (La. 9/29/94) 645 So. 2d 604 - authored several amicus briefs before the Louisiana Supreme Court on behalf of trial lawyers throughout
the State of Louisiana, successfully allowing workers to sue their employers for punitive damages;
Dumas v. Angus Chemical Company, No. 92-1707, Fourth JDC, Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana - serving as class attorney in a massive explosion of a nitromethane
plant in Sterlington, Louisiana that resulted in a recovery of over $85,000,000);
Mote v. Oryx Energy Co., et al., 94-CV-594 (E.D. TX. 1995) - $12 million recovery in an offshore injury claim);
Herndon v. Southwestern Electric Power Co., No. 382,166, First JDC, Parish of Caddo, State Louisiana - $3.4 million recovery for utility electrocution).
Labat v. Mallard Bay Drilling Co., 806 S. 2d 917 (La. App. 4Cir. 1/16/02) - $1.3 million verdict in maritime wrongful death;
Heffker v. Ochsner Foundation Hospital, No. 559-382 (24th JDC 2003) - $1,130,000 jury verdict in medical negligence claim.
Mr. Klick's successful exploits have been reported in the National Law Journal, Law Reporter, Professional Negligence Law Reporter, Texas Lawyer, and The Trial
Brief.
PRACTICE GROUPS
EDUCATION
- Tulane University School of Law, J.D. Cum Laude 1981
- Lawrence University - Appleton, Wisconsin, B.A. Magna Cum Laude 1977
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- Louisiana
- Texas
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S.D.C. Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana
AFFILIATIONS
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Louisiana Association for Justice
- Texas Bar Association