Gerald E. Meunier, born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana. Preparatory and legal education, Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1974). Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. Contributing Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1973-74. Law Clerk to Hon. Edward J. Boyle, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1975-77. Board of Governors: Legal Aid Bureau, 1987-95; New Orleans Pro Bono Project, 1988-94; Chairman, 1993. Assistant Examiner, Bar Admissions Committee. Chair, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, Eastern District, Louisiana, 1998-. He is listed in Louisiana Super Lawyers, published by Law and Politics, in the specialty of Mass Tort/Class Action, and is also listed by that publication as one of "The Top 50" lawyers in Louisiana. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, The Woodard White's, 2005-07. Co-author: "Louisiana Civil Pretrial Procedure" (1999). Author: "Elements of Recovery in Maritime Personal Injury Cases," Tulane Law Review (1992). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Chairman, Minority Involvement Committee, 1987-89), American and Federal (Board of Governors, 1994-; President, New Orleans Chapter, 1998-99) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 1987-95); The American Association for Justice (Chair, Admiralty Section, 1994-95); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Louisiana Chapter, 1994-95). Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. E-Mail: gmeunier@gainsben.com