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The practice of litigation veteran Charlie Gay stretches back four decades. Emphasizing health care and pharmaceutical matters, he collaborates with clients on their products liability, major toxic tort and malpractice cases.

Charlie has defended several medical malpractice cases involving serious personal injury. Many of these matters revolved around severe conditions such as quadriplegia and brain damage.

Serving as lead counsel on hundreds of trials, Charlie has advocated for many publicly and privately held companies in several jurisdictions in Louisiana. Among his cases were complex suits such as class actions and multi joinders.

Charlie is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, The International Society of Barristers, the Louisiana State Bar Association and Louisiana Bar Foundation, among other groups. He has served in several leadership positions in professional organizations. Charlie lectures frequently on the topics of trial practice and personal injury litigation.

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Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. | 1976
  • Tulane University, B.S. | 1973

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

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Recognitions

  • AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award, 2014
  • Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" – Product Liability Litigation Defendants, 2014
  • Leadership in Law, New Orleans CityBusiness, 2013
  • Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year – Medical Malpractice, 2011
  • Best Lawyers® - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers® (by Thomson Reuters) Personal Injury - Products: Defense 2007-2019, 2021-2023
  • Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition® (by Thomson Reuters) Personal Injury Defense: Products
  • Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2016
  • New Orleans' Top Lawyers, New Orleans Magazine, 2017, 2020
  • Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year in New Orleans - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2020
  • Best Lawyers® - Medical Malpractice - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. | 1976
  • Tulane University, B.S. | 1973

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Related Services