Dave Vasser is a partner in the Lafayette and New Orleans offices of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the General Liability Practice. Dave was born and raised in Baton Rouge, and after graduating from LSU Law School he practiced commercial litigation at Louisiana's second largest law firm, in New Orleans, until he co-founded Vasser & Vasser with his father, Claude D. Vasser, Sr., who was a senior partner at Louisiana's largest law firm for more than a quarter of a century. Before practicing law, Claude was a first Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and a claims adjuster at Travelers Insurance Company, and later he was honored to serve as Loyola Law School's Editor of the Law Review.

Dave has substantial experience in all aspects of civil litigation. He has represented numerous insurers and their insureds and numerous transportation companies and their drivers, as well as other types of commercial enterprises in many different types of tort and breach of contract matters, including claims related to general liability, professional liability, transportation liability, premises liability, employer liability for negligent or intentional employee conduct, sexual abuse, discrimination, worker's compensation, and claims of negligent hiring, training and supervision. Dave is a founding member of TIDA, one of the largest and most respected organizations of insurance and transportation companies, claims adjusters and attorneys in the country, and since its inception he has been the designated author of the official Louisiana claims law summary for that national organization.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana

Education

LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center - Baton Rouge, LA

Juris Doctor, 1987

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Land Management and Business Administration, 1984