Valerie Bargas is a partner at Kinchen Walker Bienvenu Bargas & Reed, LLC, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas. Since 2001, Ms. Bargas has had an active civil litigation practice with a focus on insurance defense, business law and personal injury. She has extensive experience with both judge and jury trials in Louisiana federal and state courts.Attorney Bargas has a thriving insurance defense practice that entails representation for cases pertaining to uninsured or underinsured motorists, property damage, personal injuries, coverage issues as well as first-party bad faith litigation. Ms. Bargas is asked regularly to speak on insurance defense-related topics. Her presentations have included Handling Complex Auto Insurance Coverage Disputes, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law in Louisiana, and Personal Injury Trials: Getting the Most Out of Your Evidence.As a dedicated and compassionate attorney, Ms. Bargas is actively involved in the Louisiana State Bar Association as well as her community. She currently serves as a Board member for PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) and the Louisiana Bar Foundation. She has also served on a Hearing Committee for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board since 2010 and currently serves as Chair of a Hearing Committee.Ms. Bargas received her baccalaureate degree, cum laude, from Smith College (B.A., Environmental Science/Policy, 1998) and her law degree from Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2001). She is currently a member of the American and Federal bar associations, Baton Rouge Bar Association and Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
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