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).