Jason Baer is the founder and Managing Partner of Baer Law LLC. Jason has a reputation in the Louisiana legal community as an aggressive litigator, a shrewd negotiator, and a successful trial lawyer.
Over the past few years, Jason has developed a thriving personal injury practice. In fact, leading attorneys throughout Louisiana seek Jason out to co-counsel with them on complicated, high-stakes trucking, negligent security, and commercial motor vehicle collision cases. Recently, Jason also started handling a class action against a major social media company.
Prior to founding Baer Law, Jason was a Partner at a local New Orleans plaintiff’s firm, where he not only led the Personal Injury Division, but also worked on more than 800 property insurance cases for Louisiana policyholders.
Jason’s background is part of what has made him so successful as a “lawyer’s lawyer.” After almost ten years as a successful defense attorney, Jason made the switch to the plaintiff side. Since that time, Jason has used his defense background—and especially his background in defending large trucking casualty cases—to outmaneuver his opponents in both personal injury and first-party property cases. Because Jason has extensive experience doing defense work, he’s able to anticipate insurance companies’ arguments and head them off.
Currently, Jason focuses his practice on trucking and transportation casualty, premises liability, and negligent security cases. He also handles complex insurance coverage matters. Jason has successfully litigated complex cases involving catastrophic injuries and has secured favorable settlements and verdicts for his clients in state and federal court.
Mr. Baer has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star; by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys as one of the 10 Best in Client Satisfaction; by Attorney and Practice Magazine as a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney; by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys in their Top 10 Under 40; by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Top 40 under 40; by the Lawyers of Distinction as a Power Lawyer and Top-Rated Lawyer in Louisiana; by the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers in their Top 25; and by both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Also, New Orleans CityBusiness chose Jason for their 2020 Leadership in Law class, recognizing area professionals in the field of law for their career and community accomplishments.
EDUCATION
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF LAW
Juris Doctor
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
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Licensed in Louisiana
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Federal Court Admissions:
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Serves as Louisiana Notary Public
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Federal Bar Association, Board Member of Young Lawyers Section, 2012-2014
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American Bar Association
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Louisiana State Bar Association, Board Member of Young Lawyers Section, 2012-2014
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Jefferson Bar Association, Board Member of Young Lawyers Section, 2013-2014
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Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
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Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
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Louisiana Association for Justice
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Defense Research Institute
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Young Leadership Council, New Orleans
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Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, Board Member, 2010- 2013
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Mentor for Jesuit High School Mock Trial Program 2010-2012
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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Co-speaker for CLE video webinar on the topic of “FRCP 45 Third-Party Subpoenas: Using or Objecting to Subpoenas to Obtain Testimony and Evidence” (October 2021).
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Speaker on the topic of “Managing Your Law Firm Team” with the LSBA’s Management Monday Legal Program (August 2021).
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Panelist of “Doctor Depositions” CLE (December 2019).
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Panelist of “Managing Medicals to Maximize Settlements” CLE (June 2019).
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Co-Instructor of “Starting from Scratch” at Loyola University of New Orleans College of Law, a course designed to empower law students to start their own law firm.