Gerald E. Meunier

Gerald E. Meunier is Of Counsel at Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer in New Orleans and focuses on complex litigation, mass torts, and class actions. Meunier has decades of trial experience in state and federal courts and has served in court-appointed leadership roles in multidistrict and consolidated proceedings. His practice is particularly associated with large plaintiff-side cases involving pharmaceuticals, environmental events, products, and other mass claims.

Meunier earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1974, where he was a contributing editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He earned a B.A. from Georgetown University in 1970, graduating magna cum laude and earning Phi Beta Kappa recognition. He later clerked for two judges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, adding early federal-court experience to his academic training.

Meunier has served as court-appointed co-liaison counsel or steering committee counsel in major matters including Xarelto, Chinese Drywall, Vioxx, FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde, Katrina levee litigation, the Murphy Oil Spill, and other consolidated proceedings. These assignments involve coordinating lawyers, managing discovery and case strategy, addressing common legal issues, and helping organize large numbers of related claims in federal court.

Gerald E. Meunier has held leadership roles in the Federal Bar Association and received its Martzell Professionalism Award. He is admitted in Louisiana, multiple federal district courts, the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His career reflects sustained involvement in complex litigation and court-appointed leadership, with experience managing the procedural, legal, and organizational demands that distinguish mass tort and class action practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, L.L.C
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Chairman, Minority Involvement Committee, Louisiana State Bar Association (1987-1989)
• President, Federal Bar Association (1999)
• Member, Board of Governors, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (1987-1988)
• Chair, Admiralty Section, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1994-1994)
• Chair, Louisiana Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates (1995-1995)
• Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Member, Board of Governors, Legal Aid Bureau of New Orleans (1987-1994)
• Member, New Orleans Bar Association (1974)
• Chairman, New Orleans Pro Bono Project (1992-1992)
• Past Chair, Board of, UNITY for the Homeless (2002-2003)

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Georgetown University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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