J. Burton LeBlanc, IV is a cofounder of the law firm LeBlanc & Waddell and has extensive experience in the areas of environmental law and toxic torts. He represents thousands of victims throughout the state who have been exposed to hazardous substances. Mr. LeBlanc, as lead counsel, and the LeBlanc & Waddell firm have successfully resolved many toxic injury cases, including a number of very large verdicts and settlements. He believes that LeBlanc & Waddell provides working men and women in the state of Louisiana with “a level playing field” against the largest and most powerful corporations in the United States. Mr. LeBlanc has appeared on radio and television programs throughout the state and has appeared as a guest speaker before numerous groups, including the Louisiana AFL-CIO, the NAACP and the Defense Research Institute Convention. J. Burton LeBlanc, IV was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 24, 1964; Graduated Loyola Law School in 1990; Admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1998, US Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1987); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Texas and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors and Presidential Advisory Committee, Council of Directors); Texas Trial Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Appointments: Babcock & Wilcox Bankruptcy Asbestos Claimants' Committee (March 2000); Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Bankruptcy Committee of Unsecured Asbestos Creditors (June 2000).