ABOUT ME
Denis J. Gaubert, III
Retired Attorney (INACTIVE)
I was born in 1955 at Fort Riley, Kansas, while my father, a U.S. Army officer, was assigned to that post. My parents were natives of Thibodaux, Louisiana, where I grew up and have resided for most of my life. Like many local residents, I am a descendant of exiled French Acadians who settled in Lafourche Parish in the 18th century and, like them, take pride in the unique character and culture of this area.
I am the product of U.S. armed forces schools and the public school system of Louisiana. After graduating first in my class in 1973 from Thibodaux High School, I attended Nicholls State University in Thibodaux with a full four-year academic scholarship. I graduated summa cum laude in 1976 after three years, thereby allowing another student the financial benefit of a year's scholarship. Although accepted and offered scholarships at other law schools, I chose to attend Louisiana State University Law Center, graduating in May 1979. After passing the Louisiana state bar examination administered in July, I was admitted to practice law in Louisiana on October 5, 1979.
EDUCATION
Thibodaux High School (1970 - 1973)
Nicholls State University (1973 - 1976): Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, General Business, 1976
Louisiana State University Law Center (1976 - 1979): Juris Doctor, 1979
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson
Thibodaux, Louisiana
October 1979 - August 1981: Associate attorney
Areas of practice: Insurance defense; general civil law
St. Martin & St. Martin; St. Martin, Lirette, Gaubert & Shea
Houma, Louisiana
September 1981 - August 1989: Associate attorney; Attorney
Areas of practice: Personal injury; products liability; medical malpractice; legal malpractice; general civil law; admiralty and maritime law
Denis J. Gaubert, III, Attorney at Law (solo practice)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
September 1989 - October 1989
Areas of practice: Personal injury; general civil law
Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy; Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson
Thibodaux, Louisiana
October 1989 - June 2002: Associate Attorney; Partner
Areas of practice: Insurance defense; personal injury; general civil law; optometric and chiropractic malpractice
Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal
Baton Rouge and Houma, Louisiana
September 2002 - January 2012
Areas of practice: Appellate Law Clerk/Research Attorney for
the Hon. Edward J. "Jimmy" Gaidry
Gaubert Law Office, PLLC (solo practice)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
May 2012 - October 2018
Areas of practice: General civil practice; motor vehicle accidents;
insurance coverage disputes; divorce; defense of lawsuits
RETIRED: October 5, 2018
PERSONAL
Resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Married to Charlotte Anne Danos Gaubert.
Interests and hobbies: Art (Painting, drawing, and collecting); history (reading and collecting; military history and the Old West); travel; reading; photography; pets; collectible firearms; surfing (the Internet, that is).