Benn Vincent is a partner at Kean Miller and practices in the firm's litigation group.  With more than 8 years of litigation experience, he represents local, national and international energy and industrial clients in cases involving a wide variety of substantive areas such as oil and gas litigation, NORM, environmental litigation, toxic tort, breach of contract, construction and commercial litigation, and redhibition, warranty and products liability suits.

 

Representation of energy companies in legacy oil field lawsuits, which have resulted in a favorable jury verdict, multiple settlements and outright dismissals

Representation of timber companies in boundary actions and timber overcut lawsuits

Representation of landowners in claims for acquisitive prescription

Representation of wood products manufacturing companies in the prosecution and defense of claims for breach of contract

Representation of major and independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in oilfield site alleged contamination claims and NORM lawsuit, including alleged soil contamination, shallow groundwater contamination, and drinking water aquifer alleged impacts

Representation of physicians, healthcare providers and emergency medical transport providers against allegations of malpractice in medical review panel proceedings and courtroom litigation

Representation of companies and general liability carriers in cases involving personal injury tort claims

Representation of owners, contractors and subcontractors in construction and lien litigation

Representation of municipalities and law enforcement agencies in civil rights and general liability matters

Negotiation of remediation projects with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Prosecution and defense of all manner of lawsuits, claims and disputes, including commercial disputes, construction disputes, product liability cases, environmental claims, personal injury claims, redhibition claims, premises liability claims, boundary disputes, and title disputes

Applying his litigation skills outside of the courtroom, Benn was part of a team that negotiated and drafted the contract for the creation of a new oil and gas exploration and production company for one of Louisiana's largest landowners

EDUCATION

Benn earned his B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University in 2000. He earned his J.D. and B.C.L. in 2003 from the LSU Law Center where he was Chairman of the Moot Court Board, and a student member of the Wex Malone Inns of Court, Phi Delta Phi, and Who's Who - American Law Students.

 

Admitted, Louisiana; United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; Louisiana Supreme Court; All State District and Appellate Court of Louisiana

MEMBERSHIPS

Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, American and Federal Bar Associations; LSU Law Center Chancellor's Council (2009); Tulane Alumni Association; Tulane Louisiana Council; Boy Scouts of America; National Eagle Scout Association; BSA; Baton Rouge Green; Opera Louisiane; First Presbyterian Church; Global Wildlife Foundation; Baton Rouge City Club; YMCA