Richard J. Voelker

Associate

Richard Voelker has been primarily engaged in the defense of employers and carriers with regard to Louisiana State Workers Compensation claims. In that practice, he has appeared in all of the Louisiana Office of Workers Compensation District Offices He has also provided representation for general insurance defense claims, in both state and federal courts. Mr. Voelker has also recently participated the writing of a workers compensation insurance policy on behalf of a client transitioning from a workers’ compensation self-insured’s fund to a mutual insurance company.

Name:

Richard Voelker

Email:

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Phone:

985-246-2312

Fax:

985-246-2330

Recent Results:

Mr. Voelker has obtained a judgment in favor of a workers’ compensation carrier which, based upon a intoxication defense, ordered the claimant to reimburse compensation benefits in excess of $400,000.00 to the carrier,

Honors:

BV Rating from Martindale–Hubbell

Practice Areas:

Louisiana State Workers Compensation Defense
General Insurance Defense
Civil Litigation

Education:

J.D., Louisiana State University Paul Hebert Law Center, 1986
B.A., University of New Orleans, (Bachelor of Arts) 1981

Admissions:

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
Supreme Court of Louisiana and all Louisiana state courts

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Louisiana State Bar Association