Edward "Ted" J. Laperouse II

Ted Laperouse serves as the Firm’s Managing Shareholder.

For more than twenty years, Ted’s law practice has been primarily focused on construction litigation and commercial law, and he routinely handles litigation, transactional and contract matters in these areas on behalf of his clients. Ted also serves as a mediator in the field of construction law.

Prior to founding LAPEROUSE, APLC in 2018, Ted was a partner with Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 14 years, and, prior to that, practiced law in Dallas, Texas, for an “Am Law 200” law firm.

Ted is admitted to practice before all state courts in Texas and Louisiana, as well before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas.

Ted is a graduate of Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he served as Governor of the 13th Circuit for the American Bar Association-Law Student Division. Before attending law school, he received his B.A. in journalism from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He and his family are parishioners of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Baton Rouge.

Emphasis
Construction
Commercial Litigation

Education
Loyola University, J.D., 1998
Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1995

Bar Admissions
Louisiana, 2004
Texas, 1998

Professional Memberships and Associations
Louisiana State Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Baton Rouge Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry
South Central Louisiana Chapter of the Construction Financial Managers Association, President
American Subcontractors Association - Greater Baton Rouge Chapter, Legal Counsel

Louisiana

Louisiana State Bar Association

ID Number: 29310

Since 2004

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 24008520

Since 1998

Loyola University New Orleans

J.D. (1998)

1994 - 1998

Southern Methodist University

B.A. (1995)

1995

State Bar of Texas  # 24008520

Member

Current

American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law

Division 9 - Steering Committee

2019 - 2019

American Subcontractors Association Greater Baton Rouge Chapter

Board; Chapter Counsel

2017 - 2019

American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law

Technology Committee & Membership Committee

2017 - 2019

CFMA South Central Louisiana Chapter

President

2016 - 2018

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Speaker

2015 - 2015

CFMA South Central Louisiana Chapter

Board of Directors

2012 - 2015

Louisiana State Bar Association

Council Member, Young Lawyers Division

2006 - 2007

Construction SuperConference 2015, Construction SuperConference 2015, San Diego, CA

December 7, 2015

Baton Rouge Bar Association

The Construction SuperConference, now in its 29th year, is recognized as the preeminent construction conference developed for mid- to senior-level professionals who work in any of the legal and commercial construction markets. Impactful plenary sessions and compelling panel discussions from top legal, consulting, and leaders of construction companies bring to the forefront challenging issues and new insights into the legal, business, and economic challenges and opportunities in todays construction industry.