Legal Expert Witnesses in Louisiana

Pineville, Louisiana

Legal - Self-Defense, conflict situations, physical encounters, fight, bar fight, martial arts, hand-to-hand combat, combat, first aggressor, physical violence, physical threat assessment, dynamics of violence, dynamics of self-defense, appropriateness of force

Thomas “Tommy” Davenport, Jr. is a martial arts practitioner with decades of practical experience and ongoing study in both the applied and theoretical dimensions of self-defense and physical conflict. He holds a black belt in Taekwondo and a black sash in 7 Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu, and he is a former world champion in martial arts combat. In addition to his martial arts background, Tommy is a practicing attorney and professor of law. This combination of experience uniquely positions him to evaluate self-defense and hand-to-hand combat matters through both a practical combative lens and the applicable legal doctrines that often shape such cases. As an expert in martial arts and self-defense, Tommy provides consulting and testimonial services in matters involving self-defense and physical confrontation. As a consultant, he assists attorneys and litigants in understanding the actions at issue, evaluating the conduct involved, and preparing to clearly and effectively present the r...

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cryptocurrency, Legal - Blockchain, Crypto, Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, Tax (Federal)

Prof. Wright serves as the Vinson & Elkins Endowed Professor of Law at LSU Law Center, where he teaches in the areas of finance, business, securities, blockchain & crypto, and tax. He joined the LSU Law Center faculty in 2024, and has been a law professor since 2010. His current research focuses on the regulation of blockchain technologies, as well as tax and entrepreneurial law. Prof. Wright is the author of A Short & Happy Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Crypto (West Academic), which was published in 2020. He is currently writing Crypto & Blockchain Law – in a Nutshell (West Academic), which will be published in 2025. His scholarship has explored the intersection of tax, finance, securities law and regulation, and crypto, and he has had articles published in the Virginia Tax Journal, the Akron Law Review, the Arizona State Law Journal and BNA. He has presented on blockchain and crypto issues over three dozen times in the past two years, including to the Practicing Law Institute,...