Henry T. Dart

PERSONAL

Henry T. Dart, is a fourth generation lawyer.  His firm is the successor to the law firm originally founded by his great-grandfather, Henry P. Dart, in 1878.  His grandfather and father were also lawyers.  Mr. Dart has been in private practice for over 28 years.

PROFESSIONAL RATINGS

• Martindale-Hubble Rating:  AV, (the highest rating possible from the only nationally recognized rating system for lawyers).
  
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, (an association of attorneys who have achieved one or more judgments for clients in excess of $1,000,000).

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Admitted to the Louisiana State Bar and the West Virginia State Bar, and all courts of those states.
  
• Admitted to United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Middle District of Louisiana, the Western District of Louisiana, and the Southern District of West Virginia.
  
• Admitted to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Fifth Circuit, and Eleventh Circuit.
  

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Bar Association
  
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Council of Directors)
  
• American Trial Lawyers Association
  
• Twenty-Second Judicial District Court Chapter of the American Inns of Court

CLASS ACTION AND MASS TORT EXPERIENCE

• Court-appointed liaison counsel and chairman of the Plaintiff Management Committee in a class action of 8,000 plaintiffs in In Re:  New Orleans Tank Car Leakage Fire Litigation, Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, docket number 87-16374-B; class certified, tried to verdict; case settled.
  
• Plaintiffs' counsel in mass joinder of 2,000 plaintiffs in In Re:  New Orleans Truck/Train Collision of 10/22/90, Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, docket no. 90-23265-C; case settled.
  
• Plaintiffs’ counsel in mass joinder of 220 plaintiffs in In Re: Harold E. Bradley, et al v. CSX Transportation, Inc., A Virginia Corporation, In the Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, Civil Action No. 97-C-0471; case settled.
  
• Plaintiffs’ counsel in mass joinder of 4,000 plaintiffs in In Re: In The Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, First Judicial District IN RE: BOGALUSA CHEMICAL RELEASE, docket no. 251-96-000493-CIV ALL CASES.  (Mississippi does not have class action procedure)  Settlement pending with all but one defendant.
  
• Plaintiffs’ counsel in a class action of 450 plaintiffs in In Re: Debra Lynn Henley, et al v. FMC Corporation, United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Civil Action No. 2:95-1098; class certified, tried to verdict; case settled after appeal.
  
• Plaintiffs’ counsel in a class action of 400 plaintiffs in In Re: Harry K. Black, Sr., et al v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Charleston Division, Civil Action No. 2:96-0168; class certified, tried to verdict.
  
• Plaintiffs’ counsel in a mass tort representing 1,718 plaintiffs in In Re: Alicia Tanguis; Donald F. Mankin, Jr.; George A. Barisich; Medric Meyer; and Preston Saltalamacchia on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated In the State of Louisiana v. M/T Westchester; Marine Oil Trader 3 Limited; Ermis Maritime Corporation; and John Doe, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, Civil Action No.: 01-0449 c/w 01-1558 A-(5); case settled.
  
• Court-appointed chairman/liaison counsel for the Plaintiff Management Committee in a class action in In Re:  Harvey TERM Litigation, Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, docket number 01-8708 and all consolidated cases; class certification pending.
  
• Plaintiffs’ counsel in a class action in In re: Ellis, et al v. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., et al, Superior Court Division No. 03-CVS-0314 – General Court of Justice, Craven County, State of North Carolina; case settled.
  
• Plaintiffs’ counsel in a class action in In re: Frank Caronna, et al v. P & O Ports Louisiana, Inc., Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, docket number 04-13276 “L-6”; class certification pending.

Grady J. Flattmann

Summary

Grady Flattmann graduated with a Juris Doctor from Tulane Law School, where he specialized and attained a certificate in Civil Law. As an undergraduate, Mr. Flattmann attended Millsaps College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, with Honors, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.  Mr. Flattmann is admitted to practice before the State Court of Louisiana.