Kay Barnes Baxter is a seasoned litigator focused on the defense of toxic torts, occupational disease and environmental claims alleging personal injury and property damage, as well as matters involving construction and transportation litigation. More recently, Kay has become a frequently invited speaker at national conferences where she presents and discusses the latest challenges for her clients and others involved in the ever expanding cannabis business, including compliance issues and the environmental impact of the Cannabis industry. She is a driven litigator who enjoys the challenge of finding and implementing innovative ways to advise, defend and protect her clients’ interests. She has extensive experience defending cases involving a wide range of products including asbestos, benzene, silica, talc and chemical solvents. These matters include individual claims, as well as mass torts and class actions.
Kay serves a wide range of clients in varied aspects of litigation including manufacturers, miners, suppliers, contractors, employers, service providers, and executive officers in toxic torts, environmental, transportation, construction and workers compensation claims. A widely acknowledged authority in her field of practice, she handled the first Chinese Drywall claim accepted for defense by one of the largest insurance companies in the United States. She has also served as national trial counsel for Fortune 500 companies and has worked with the foremost nationally and internationally known experts in their various fields of specialty and continues to develop new experts for her clients.
Actively involved in leading legal defense organizations, Kay is a regular presenter at national conferences in her practice specialties. She is also active in her community by serving on various local boards and volunteering to assist the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Admissions
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Oklahoma
Memberships
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas Bar Associations
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- New Orleans Bar Association
- National Association of Women Lawyers
Community Involvement
- Instructor, Trial Advocacy Program, Tulane University
- Legal Advisor, French Quarter Advocates
- Enforcement Committee, French Quarter Management District