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Baton Rouge General Civil Practice Lawyer
About Franklin Foil
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- General Civil Practice
- Estate Planning
- Business Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1991
- Arkansas
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Other Affiliations
- Louisiana State Bar Association (Past Member of House of Delegates)
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
Past Positions
- Foil Law Firm, Founder, 2005 - Present
- U.S. Navy, Captain, Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Navy
- Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in Washington, DC, Military Appellate Judge, - 2020
- General Court Martial Cases at Military Bases, Military Trial Judge
- LA State Senate, Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 2020 – present
- Member LA House of Representatives , Chairman, Homeland Security Committee, 2008 - 2020
- LA House of Representatives , Vice-Chairman, Appropriations Committee, 2008 - 2020
- Baton Rouge City Court , Judge Pro Tempore, 2005 - 2007
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1991
J.D. - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1987
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Office Information
Address
412 North 4th St.Ste 240 Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone
Fax
- (225) 382-3268
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