CLYDE R. SIMIEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

Clyde R. Simien is a founding partner in the law firm of Simien and Miniex since its inception in 1987. He is a graduate of Southern University Law Center where he was a member of the Southern University Law Review and member of the Moot Court Board. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Mr. Simien is a former Assistant Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). He taught at the University from 1986 to 1989. He is a member of the Lafayette, Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations, the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, and the National District Attorneys Association. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. He is also licensed to practice in the State of Texas.

Mr. Simien has successfully represented over one thousand clients in the Lafayette area including the City of Lafayette, the Lafayette Sheriff's Department, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the Manning Menard Oil Company and others. These cases have involved a variety of issues including commercial disputes. Mr. Simien also has experience with utility cases as he has actively participated in Docket No. U-19755, Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Cooperative in Re: Proposed Revision of Electric Rates and Charges within Acadia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermillion, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Iberia and Jefferson Davis Parishes, Louisiana which analyzed a rate increase by Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Cooperation. Mr. Simien has also participated in the U19997 In Re: Investigation into the Purchase Gas Adjustment Calculation.

Mr. Simien's primary function in the firm is litigation. His trial experience includes over 1000 trials of varying magnitude and issues.

Mr. Simien has extensive trial experience, especially in the area of serious personal injury matters, and has been a member of the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association since 1986.

CLYDE R. SIMIEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Office (337) 269-0222

COLLEGE MAJORS:

Accounting and Law

EDUCATION:

Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center, May, 1986; grade point average 3.2 on a 4.0 scale. Ranked fifth (5th) in the senior class.

Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Fall Semester, 1985.

B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting; awarded by the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, December, 1982; grade point average 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

High School Diploma; awarded by Opelousas Senior High School, Opelousas, Louisiana, May 1978; grade point average 3.8 on a 4.0 scale.

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Louisiana District Attorney’s Association
National District Attorney’s Association
Louisiana State Bar Association, admitted August, 1986
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Directors for the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, 1994
Law Review Editor, Southern University Law Center
Moot Court Board, Southern University Law Center
Best Team Oral Argument and Best Individual Oral Arguer Award
The National Dean's List, 1983-1984 and 1984-1985
Who's Who Among American Law Students, Fall 1985
Who's Who Among Students in American College and Universities, Fall, 1982
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Louisiana Society of Independent Accountants, admitted Fall, 1984
National Society of Public Accountants
University of Southwestern Louisiana Debate Team
University of Southwestern Louisiana Alumni Assn.
Member, Texas Bar Association
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, “The Top Trial Lawyers in America”

Commissioner Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District (Superdome Commission)

WORK EXPERIENCE

July, 1987 to Present - Partner in the firm of Simien & Miniex.
Engaged in the General Practice of Law. Our practice includes Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Energy Law and Governmental Law.

1986 Law clerk with the 16th Judicial District Court, Worked extensively with seven (7) judges in St. Mary, Iberia and St. Martin Parish. Responsibilities included legal research and analyzation of legal problems.

1985 Law clerk with L.D. Sledge, Attorney at Law. Responsibilities included legal research, analyzation of legal problems, and preparation of pleadings.
(May 1984 - August, 1986)

1984 Law clerk with the Bureau of Legislation, Senate, State of Louisiana. Responsibilities included proofing, drafting, and researching Senate bills. 1984 Legislative Session.

1984 Law clerk with the Chairman of the Commerce Committee, Honorable Ron Gomez. House of Representatives, State of Louisiana. Worked extensively as a writer, proof reader and researcher of House bills. 1984 Legislative Session.

1982 Louisiana Board of Trustees appointment as Counselor in the Special Services Department, University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Assistant Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice 1986-1989
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Subjects: Criminal Justice

Admissions

Supreme Court of Louisiana
All Courts of Appeal and District Courts of the State of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
All Courts of Appeal and District Courts of the State of Texas

Member

American Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
Lafayette Bar Association
Louisiana District Attorney’s Association
National District Attorney Association
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Bar Association

Publications

Abortion in Louisiana: The applicability of R.S. 14:87 to a non-licensed physician.
11 Southern University Law Review, 103 (Spring 1985).

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