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G. Trippe Hawthorne

G. Trippe Hawthorne

Kean Miller LLP
  • Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law, Construction Law ...
  • Louisiana, Texas
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Biography

Trippe Hawthorne is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2004 and practices in the construction, ADR and business litigation groups. Trippe has experience in all phases of the construction industry and in a wide variety of commercial litigation, and general litigation matters, including design and construction contracting and dispute resolution across all sectors, including industrial, commercial, public, and residential; public bidding and procurement challenges; and public and private works lien laws. Trippe has experience with administrative law and occupational licensing law, having served as General Counsel for the Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors. Trippe also has insight into the Federal Court system, having served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable John V. Parker, United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, from 1995 to 1996. He is a Fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), 2018.

Trippe serves as a special advisor to the Louisiana Law Institute Security Devices Committee for its Private Works Act Revision Project and is a frequent speaker on construction and design related topics such as the Louisiana contractor's licensing law, industrial engineering and construction contracting and procurement, construction industry issues, heavily negotiated contract provisions, and public bid disputes, and on broader topics, such as diversity in the legal profession and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is an arbitrator and mediator with Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions and is listed in the Louisiana Civil Mediator's Registry, maintained by the Louisiana State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution section.

Practice Areas
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Construction Law
Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
Gov & Administrative Law
Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
Additional Practice Areas
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Hearing Loss Defense
  • Toxic Tort Litigation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Louisiana
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Texas
State Bar of Texas
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5th Circuit
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United States Court of Claims
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United States District Courts for the Middle Districts of Louisiana
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United States District Courts for the Western Districts of Louisiana
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United States District Courts for the Eastern Districts of Louisiana
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Partner
Kean Miller LLP
- Current
Partner/Associate
Gold Weems Bruser Sues & Rundell
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Law Clerk to Judge John V. Parker
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
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Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
J.D. | Law
Honors: Member of the Order of the Coif and Phi Kappa Phi and is a member of the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame.
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Baylor University
B.A. | Philosophy
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Awards
Citizen Lawyer Award
Louisiana State Bar Association
Crystal Gavel Award
Louisiana State Bar Association
Edward D. Grant Volunteerism Award
YMCA of the Capital Area
40 Under 40
Baton Rouge Business Report
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Member
Current
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Baton Rouge Bar Association
Member
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Louisiana State Bar Association
Member
Current
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Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Member
Current
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Americans Inns of Court
Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Bill to Revise and Update the Louisiana Private Works Act Passes out of the House of Representatives, Louisiana Law Blog, May 9, 2019
Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors Updated Rules, Louisiana Law Blog, February 15, 2019
Practice Note: Compelling and Staying Arbitration in Louisiana, Practical Law, 2017
Practice Note: Enforcing Arbitration Awards in Louisiana, Practical Law, 2016
Recent Developments in the Louisiana Public Bid Law, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, August 24, 2017
Speaking Engagements
ADR and Mediation: The Next Generation of Dispute Resolution Techniques, Kean Miller Outside Insights, December 6, 2012
Louisiana Private Works Act, National Association of Credit Management Conference, March 14, 2013
International Arbitration, Interlaw Americas Meeting, February 2014
Recent Developments in Private Works Act, Louisiana Bankers Association Bank Counsel Annual Conference, December 10, 2015
Heavily Negotiated Contract Provisions, Louisiana Engineering Society, September 25, 2015
Heavily Negotiated Contract Provisions, Kean Miller Business Briefing Seminar, March 18, 2016
Websites & Blogs
Website
G. Trippe Hawthorne's Website Profile
Website
Kean Miller LLP Website
Blog
Texas Law Blog
Blog
Louisiana Law Blog
Contact & Map
Kean Miller LLP
Baton Rouge, Downtown
400 Convention Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 3513 (70821-3513)
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Telephone: (225) 389-3741
Fax: (225) 388-9133