Freddie Pitcher, Jr.
Of Counsel
Freddie Pitcher, Jr. practices in the areas of commercial, appellate and toxic tort litigation, insurance coverage and alternative dispute resolution. In addition, he serves as a professor of law at Southern University Law Center.
Freddie recently served as Chancellor of the Southern University Law Center from 2002-2015. He also served on the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, where he authored more than 200 judicial opinions. He was a judge for the 19th Judicial District in Baton Rouge; an associate justice ad hoc on the Louisiana Supreme Court; a special counsel in the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana; and an assistant district attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish.
Experience
- Defended large chemical company in toxic tort class action litigation over ground water contamination.
- Defending multinational insurance company in multimillion dollar insurance coverage litigation involving ground water contamination.
- Defended railroad company in a wrongful death action involving auto/train collision.
- Defended physicians in actions to enforce non-compete agreements in employment contracts.
- Defending financial institution against claims of wrongful termination and breach of contract.