Ronald E. Corkern Jr.

Mr. Corkern’s practice principally involves tort litigation, Section 1983 litigation and products liability litigation. He received his law degree in 1975 from Louisiana State University. While in law school he was selected to participate on the Moot Court Board, Phi Kappa Phi, and was a member of the Order of the Coif. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and American Board of Trial Advocates. He is listed by SuperLawyers as having obtained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in the areas of personal injury defense. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble. Mr. Corkern is also engaged in the practice of mediations and performs mediation services throughout Louisiana. He is a member of the Natchitoches Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the North Louisiana Federal Bar Association.

• Partner

• Watson, Murchison, Crews, Arthur & Corkern, Attorney, 1975 - 1998
• Corkern & Crews LLC, Attorney, 1998 - 2009
• References
• City Bank & Trust Co., Natchitoches, LA
• Exchange Bank & Trust Co., Natchitoches, LA
• Representative Clients
• City of Natchitoches
• Natchitoches Sheriff's Dept.
• Correction Corporation of America
• State Farm Insurance Co.
• Travelers Insurance Co.

• Louisiana, 1975
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

• American College of Trial Lawyers, 2004 - Present (Fellow)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Sigma Chi