James E. Sudduth, III is the founder and driving force behind Sudduth and Associates, LLC. As a Lake Charles native, he witnessed the lack of growth and direction present in his beloved city and decided to become the force of change the city needed. James knew that to accomplish this goal he would have to temporarily relocate to Baton Rouge. After law school, James returned home to serve as an Assistant District Attorney in the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s office, and during his tenure he was promoted to Misdemeanor Section Chief.When offered a second promotion to the Felony Division, James declined stating that he was being called to serve the public in a different arena. “At the end of the day it isn’t about the amount of money you bring home or the prestige attached to your name; rather it is the satisfaction of a job well done and knowing that despite your limited resources you have accomplished the near impossible. It is about making a difference in people’s lives and having the desire to serve them when no one else will. This is what it means to be a true servant to the public.”
Representative Cases
1. Poe v. United Ass'n of Journeyman & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Indus. of the United States AFL-CIO Local 198 Health and Welfare Fund, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188683, 2021 WL 4497480
2. Arlicia Gosby, Plaintiff—Appellant v. Apache Indus. Servs., 30 F.4th 523, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 9540
3. Bennett v. McDermott Int'l, Inc., 855 Fed. Appx. 932, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 10948, 2021 WL 1533646
4. Williams v. McDermott Internation Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77739, 2022 WL 1279992
5. Miller v. Lenard Enters., LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212258, 2019 WL 6711886
6. Marchand v. Performance Contractors, Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54124
7. Guillory v. Jefferson Davis Parish, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73465, 2019 WL 1966784
8. Lehman v. D'Albor, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150035
9. Lehman v. Guinn, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48744, 2021 WL 935887
10. Mason v. CB&I, LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 204798, 2019 WL 6320374
11. Jones v. PNK (Baton Rouge) P'ship, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118486, 102 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P46,089, 2018 WL 3430683
12. Desport v. Shamrock Energy Sols., LLC, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 238409, 2021 WL 5907701
13. Stone v. Kaefer LLC, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139277, 2020 WL 4498889
14. Levier v. CB&I LLC, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107992
15. Allison v. Racing, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 261192, 2020 WL 12812061
16. Dickens v. C B & I LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106688, 2019 WL 2607495
