Atty. David McLendon
David McLendon joined Morgan & Morgan in 2024 as an Attorney in the firm's complex litigation department. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and several Federal District Courts.
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David McLendon is an Attorney based in New Orleans, Louisiana, practicing at Morgan & Morgan. They have 21+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2005. Their practice focuses on product liability and entertainment. Admitted to practice in Louisiana US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (2005). Educated at Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2001) and University of South Carolina, Honors College, Columbia, South Carolina (B.S.B.A. Presidential, 1993). Active member of Louisiana State Bar Association Louisiana Association for Justice. Serves clients in New Orleans, LA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David McLendon joined Morgan & Morgan in 2024 as an Attorney in the firm's complex litigation department
- He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and several Federal District Courts
- His practice area is primarily in multi-district litigation
- Presently, Mr. McLendon is working with our Social Media Harm litigation team in the JCCP 5255 California state court cases with Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl presiding, and working the Social Media Harm parallel proceeding, MDL 3047, In re: Social Media Addiction, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California with Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
- Mr. McLendon has worked on some of the most significant multi-district litigation (MDL) in the nation, resulting in significant global settlements for the individual clients he and his firm represented
- In over 15 years working with a nationally recognized mass tort firm, Mr. McLendon used his analytical and research skills to advance the mass litigations to successful trial outcomes or global settlements
- Skills used included developing extensive deposition outlines, used in many successful depositions
- Additional legal skills have included case analysis and strategy development, client communication and negotiation, legal technology proficiency, document reviews with outlining, deposition preparation, defending of plaintiff depositions, taking depositions of fact witnesses and corporate representatives, handling experts for reports, depositions and trial, handling witnesses for depositions and trial, and working on trial teams doing any task required to win
- Mass Tort litigation Mr McLendon has work on include: MDL 1873 – In re FEMA Formaldehyde Trailers – EDLA – Judge Engelhardt MDL 2179 – In re BP Oil Spill – EDLA – Judge Barbier MDL 2187 – In re C.R
- Bard, Inc. Pelvic Repair System – SDWV – Judge Goodwin MDL 2326 – In re Boston Scientific Corp. Pelvic Repair System – SDWV – Judge Goodwin MDL 2385 – In re Pradaxa – SD Ill – Judge Herndon MDL 2591 – In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn – D Kansas - Judge Lungstrum MDL 2592 – In re Xarelto – EDLA – Judge Fallon JCCP 4955 – In re California North Bay Fire Cases – SF Cal – Judge Karnow MDL 2875 – In re Valsartan – DNJ – Judge Kugler MDL 2885 – In re 3M Combat Arms Earplugs – ND Fla – Judge Rodgers MDL 2913 – In re JUUL Labs, Inc. – ND Cal – Judge Orrick MDL 2927 – In re Zantac – SD Fla – Judge Rosenberg MDL 2973 – In re Elmiron – DNJ – Judge Martinotti MDL 3026 – In re Abbott Laboratories, et al, Preterm Infant Nutrition – ND Ill – Judge Pallmeyer MDL 3031 – In re Cattle and Beef Antitrust – D Minnesota – Judge Tunheim MDL 3047 - In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction - Judge Rogers JCCP 5255 - Social Media Cases - SC California - Los Angeles - Judge Kuhl Mr. McLendon graduated from Loyola University School of Law in 2001
- He obtained his Masters of Business Administration with Concentration in Finance and Marketing from the University of South Carolina in 1996, where he was honored on the Dean’s List, after graduating from its Honors College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Management as a Presidential Scholar in 1993
- Multidistrict Litigation-Social Media Memberships • Louisiana State Bar Association • Louisiana Association for Justice
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Why local counsel matters in Louisiana
Practicing law in Louisiana. Legal matters in Louisiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New Orleans are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Louisiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Louisiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Louisiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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