Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions

Robert J. "Bob" David, Jr. has been a full-time dispute resolution professional for six years. Over the course of his career, he has mediated disputes of every size and level of complexity in Louisiana and other states. He regularly conducts mediations involving multiple parties and class allegations. His mediation practice spans a broad range of subject areas, including products liability, personal injury, insurance coverage and bad faith, professional liability, commercial disputes, breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, trade secrets, employment, and civil rights.

Before devoting his career exclusively to dispute resolution, Bob was a litigator. He handled arbitrations, administrative trials, and litigation in over 25 states. He has tried cases to verdict on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.

He is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the Louisiana State Law Institute, advising the Louisiana Legislature on statutory drafting. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of personal injury litigation and labor and employment law and is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, an honor extended only by invitation based on the evaluation of judges and trial lawyers. He is a frequent speaker on topics involving negotiation and alternative dispute resolution.

“YES!!! Bob David is amazing. He cares and is absolutely phenomenal.”

Before retiring from his firm in 2016, Jeff Cole's practice was primarily in insurance defense and workers’ compensation defense litigation. He participated in a wide variety of litigation, including products liability, trucking accidents, premises liability, automobile accident cases and business litigation.

Jeff served by appointment of the Supreme Court on the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, and in the past served on the Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee to study the finances of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, also both appointments by the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was also appointed by US District Judge James Cain to mediate Hurricane Laura and Delta claims.

As President of the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, Jeff accepted on behalf of the organization, the 2006 Pro Bono Publico Award for outstanding pro bono services to the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.