Vergie L. Riley
Of Counsel
Location:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Phone:
225-928-8800
800-734-6545 (Toll Free)
800-734-6545 (Toll Free)
Fax:
225-928-8802
E-mail:
Vergie L Riley is a native from New Orleans. She has resided in the Baton Rouge area since 2002. Riley attended Southern University A&M College. Her undergraduate degree was in Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Services where she graduated with honors. She worked as a Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist in the physical rehabilitation department assisting stroke patients, brain injury, motor vehicle, Guillain Barre syndrome just to name a few.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Property Damage -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability
- Class Actions
- Mass Torts
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2007
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2011
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2011
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2011
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2011
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2011
Education
- Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. - 2005
- Southern University A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- B.S. - 1997
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Services
Honors and Awards
- Capital Area Legal Services, 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Louisiana Bar Association , 2007 - Present
- Louisiana Association for Justice (Trial Lawyers), 2012 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Capital Area Legal Services, 2007 - 2010
