William Shelby McKenzie

Shelby is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, LLP. He has over 42 years of experience as a litigator, with extensive experience in higher education law representing major university. Shelby represented insured and insurers in insurance coverage litigation and handled many industrial claims, including major toxic tort class action litigation. He represented banks, companies and individuals on matters involving commercial, construction and contractual issues. Additionally, he has experience litigating both contractual and personal injury claims in the petroleum industry.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience

  • Mediated and arbitrated insurance coverage disputes
  • Association of Professional Arbitrators and Mediators Panelist

Professional Licenses

Admitted to Bar: Louisiana, 1964

Memberships, Honors, Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Louisiana Bar Association
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association (President, 1983-1984)
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (President, 2001-2002)
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys
  • LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Alumni Board of Trustees (Chairman, 2003-2005)
  • LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center’s 2005 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year
  • American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
  • AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for legal ability and adherence to professional standards of ethics

Education

Princeton University (BSE, Chemical Engineering – 1961); Louisiana State University (JD – 1964)

Location

Office located in Baton Rouge, LA

Areas of Concentration

Banking, Business Disputes, Class Action, Commercial Disputes, Insurance, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Property Damage, Toxic Tort, Products Liability, Construction Disputes, Defective Premises, Discrimination, Employee Disputes.

Publications and Teaching

Co-author: “Louisiana Civil Law Treatise, Insurance Law and Practice”; Editor-in-Chief, Louisiana Law Review, 1963-1964; Adjunct Professor of Law, Insurance Law, Louisiana State University Law School, 1970-2005.