Biography

PROFILE

Mr. DeRouen's practice includes personal lines, commercial lines, insurance disputes, trucking and transportation cases, coverage cases, bad-faith litigation, and premises liability. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Louisiana and at the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. DeRouen worked as a commercial loan officer for Century Bank until he started law school at Tulane University, and in 1990 he graduated with his J.D. from Tulane and his M.B.A. from Loyola University New Orleans.

Upon graduation, Mr. DeRouen worked as an Associate at Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson and was elected as a Partner in 1995. In 2009, Pat left Porteous to open DeRouen Law Firm.

In addition to his private practice, he was appointed by the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to serve on the Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority from 2011 until 2014. Mr. DeRouen also sits in the First Parish Court for Jefferson Parish as a Traffic Hearing Officer.

Mr. DeRouen has authored several publications on insurance coverage and trucking and transportation law and has made numerous presentations on these topics. He has been a member of the American Bar Association TIPS Commercial Transportation Committee, Transportation Lawyers Association, Trucking Industry Defense Association, and the DRI Transportation/Trucking Law Subcommittee.

AV rated by Martindale Hubble and included in “AM Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys,” Mr. DeRouen has also been recognized by Louisiana Super Lawyers since 2013 and as one of New Orleans Magazine’s top lawyers.

Pat is married to the former Ann Marino and they have two children, Mary Elizabeth DeRouen and the late Katherine Ann DeRouen. Mr. DeRouen is a member of St. Pius X Parish and is on the Parish’s Finance Council. He is active in Ducks Unlimited and other civic and philanthropic organizations.

TESTIMONIAL

"Pat was a pro from start to finish. He was proactive, prepared and quickly seized upon the key issues. Our case involved payment of a fee on a commercial project with a political subdivision. We had a mandatory mediation provision in our contract, so even without the specter of an ongoing lawsuit or pending trial, Pat was able to navigate the complex issues and political entanglements and steer the parties to a resolution we were very pleased with. He continued to follow up after the mediation to assist as the mediation agreement terms called for certain performances that extended several months. ... I would use Pat again in a heartbeat and give him my highest recommendation."