Charles Elliott is a partner with the law firm Vilar & Elliott. Mr.
Elliott is a litigator and a certified mediator. He is associated with Elizabeth Middleton
and Associates for mediation services, and is a member of the LSBA'a Alternative Dispute
Resolution Section and the Louisiana Mediator Registry. His practice is devoted primarily to the
areas of personal injury, business disputes, business transactions and general litigation. Charles is also the author of the Louisiana Judicial Interest Calculator, available on the LSBA website.
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury Litigation; Medical Malpractice Litigation; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mediation; Native American Law; Tribal Government. Admitted: 1993, Louisiana, Supreme Court of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, Coushatta Tribal Court.
Education:
Louisiana Tech University (B.S., 1986); Louisiana State University and A. & M. College (M.S., 1989; J.D., 1993).
Bar Association Memberships:
Alexandria, Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Civil Law and Litigation; Corporation and Business Law), Fifth Federal Circuit, Federal Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice (Member, Sections on: Medical Malpractice, Auto Torts); American Association for Justice; Crossroads-American Inn of Court of Alexandria-Pineville (Barrister);Supreme Court of the United States (Member and Officer of the Court).
Biography:
Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1991-1993, and Senior Editor, 1992-1993, Louisiana Law Review. Author: "Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg: Change in a Minority Shareholder's Right to the Truth?" 52 Louisiana Law Review 1045 (1992). Member and President, Board of Directors, Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project (1997-2007). President, Rapides Parish Notary Commission (2004-2007). Member, Alexandria Salvation Army Board of Directors. Author, Louisiana Judicial Interest Calculator. Registered Mediator.