Benn Vincent is a partner at Kean Miller and practices in the firm's litigation group. He represents local, national and international energy and industrial clients in cases involving a wide variety of substantive areas such as tax litigation, oil and gas litigation, NORM, environmental litigation, toxic tort, breach of contract, construction and commercial litigation, and warranty and products liability suits.
Applying his litigation skills outside of the courtroom, Benn was part of a team that negotiated and drafted the contract for the creation of a new oil and gas exploration and production company for one of Louisiana's largest landowners.
Benn is listed as a Rising Star in Louisiana Super Lawyers 2018. He is a 2018 graduate of the Baton Rouge Business Report's Executive Leadership Academy.
Benn earned his B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University. He earned his J.D. and B.C.L. from the LSU Law Center where he was Chairman of the Moot Court Board.
- Business Law
- Construction Law
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Workers' Compensation
- Legacy Oil Field Sites
- Louisiana
- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- 5th Circuit
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- United States District Courts for the Eastern Districts of Louisiana
- United States District Courts for the Middle Districts of Louisiana
- United States District Courts for the Western Districts of Louisiana
- English
- Partner
- Kean Miller LLP
- - Current
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- J.D. & B.C.L.
- Honors: Chairman of the Moot Court Board, and a member of the Wex Malone Inns of Court, Phi Delta Phi, and Who's Who - American Law Students.
- Tulane University
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
- Member
- Current
- Federal Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Recent Developments in Oilfield Legacy Remediation and Litigation, Kean Miller Environmental CLE
- Louisiana “Legacy” Litigation: A Primer and Comparative Review, Stay Out of Hot Water, Kean Miller CLE
- Post Trial Motions: Articulating the Standards for JNOV vs. New Trial, Fundamentals of Civil Litigation
- LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Website
- R. Benn Vincent Jr.'s Website Profile
- Website
- Kean Miller LLP Website
- Blog
- Texas Law Blog
- Indemnity Means Not Paying for Your Mistakes
24 September 2019 - Texas Updates Its Data Breach Notification Law
9 August 2019 - 7 Triggers to Review of your Estate Plan
22 July 2019 - No Kids Does Not Mean You Don’t Need an Estate Plan
15 July 2019 - Oil and Gas Contract Drafters: Say What You Mean to Say
11 June 2019 - Texas Supreme Court Confirms Chapter 95 Protects Property Owners Against Claims of Negligent Hiring
7 June 2019 - Texas Supreme Court to Consider Property Owner’s Protection for Negligent Hiring
25 March 2019 - Be Careful How You Word Your Contracts and Complaints: 5th Circuit Silences “Prevailing Party” Fee Provision in JOA Dispute
5 December 2018 - ConocoPhillips Indemnity Demand for Environmental Clean-up Costs Confirmed
5 October 2018
- Blog
- Louisiana Law Blog
- Recent Department of Labor Audits a Good Reminder to Understand the Law and Follow Best Practices
8 November 2019 - Kean Miller’s Insurance Recovery Team Helps Secure a Big Win for Louisiana Insureds at the Louisiana Supreme Court
23 October 2019 - Missouri District Court Rules That PSD Violations Can Be Addressed By Imposing Controls At Company Facilities Other Than The Facility Violating PSD
16 October 2019 - Comments on Social Media Could be Costly Under HIPAA
14 October 2019 - Patient Phone Calls, To Record or Not to Record?
30 September 2019 - U.S. Third Circuit Rules Pipeline Company’s Eminent Domain Rights Under Natural Gas Act Limited by Sovereign Immunity
26 September 2019 - The Final OT Rules Are Out – Time For Action (Again)!
24 September 2019 - Who You Affiliate with Could Jeopardize Your Medicare Enrollment
16 September 2019 - Ag Lenders and Vendors: The Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 Opens Chapter 12 Bankruptcy to More Farmers
11 September 2019