Kay Baxter

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Member of CLM Since: 2010

Nominated By Guy Hollingsworth

CLM Committees

  • Environmental and Toxic Tort
  • Webinar Development

CLM Contributions

  • Speaker - 2015 CLM Southern California
  • Speaker - 2016 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2016 CLM Southwest Conference
  • Speaker - 2018 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2018 CLM Southeast Conference
  • Speaker - 2019 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2019 Claims College
  • Speaker - 2019 CLM Midwest Conference
  • Speaker - 2019 CLM Southeast Conference
  • Speaker - 2020 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2020 Claims College
  • Speaker - 2020 Claims College - Older
  • Speaker - 2020 CLM Focus: Cannabis, Environmental, Insurance Fraud, Property, Subrogation, Claims and Litigation
  • Speaker - 2020 CLM Focus: Diversity and Inclusion, Product Liability, Transportation, Claims and Litigation
  • Speaker - 2021 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2021 Claims College
  • Speaker - 2021 CLM Focus: Cannabis, Environmental, Insurance Fraud, Property, Subrogation, Claims and Litigation Management
  • Speaker - 2021 CLM Focus: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Management Liability, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Transportation, Claims and Litigation Management
  • Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - Premises Liability Primer - Cancelled

Articles

Practice Areas

  • Class Action/Mass Torts
  • Construction/Real Estate/Surety
  • Environmental
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Property
  • Transportation
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Claims Management
  • Litigation Management
  • Cyber Liability
  • Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  • Fraud / SIU
  • Municipal Law
  • Subrogation

Biography

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, Ms. Baxter 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.

Ms. Baxter 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, Ms. Baxter 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.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

  • Bar Admissions: AR, MS, TX, LA, OK
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