Richard L Duncan

Biographical Information

Areas of Practice

Medical Malpractice; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Condemnation; Personal Injury

Admitted

1979, Louisiana; 1988, Tennessee; 2002, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuits

Law School

Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., cum laude, 1979

College

Florida State University, B.A., cum laude, 1974

Membership

Louisiana State Bar Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Biography

Phi Beta Kappa. Judge, Tulane Law School Moot Court. Law Clerk to Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, 1979-1980. Author: "Causation in Birth Trauma Cases," The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, 3rd Quarter, 2002; "When Don't You Need Standard of Care Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Case?" The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, March 1997; "Review of Recent Decisions in Medical Malpractice," The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, June 1997; "Drug Products Liability in Tennessee," The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, September 1997; "Review of Medical Malpractice Issues," The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, December 1997; "Delayed Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer," Professional Negligence Law Rptr., Vol. 15, No. 9, Nov. 2000, pp. 179-182; "Understanding Colon Cancer," Professional Negligence Law Rptr., Vol. 18, No. 2, March 2003, p. 36; "How To Avoid Medical Malpractice."

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation