Asked why Jeffrey Boudreaux chose a career in law, he pondered a minute and responded: “I think I was a big Atticus Finch fan.”
Boudreaux says he was impressed with Finch’s principles, and the practice of law was the profession in which he displayed it. The fictional character from Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird influenced him to pursue law.
The Thibodaux native is a partner with the law firm Kean Miller in Baton Rouge. He graduated from LSU Law School in May 2000 and by the following September joined the same firm where he did his first clerkship. He practices in commercial litigation, and is licensed in Louisiana, Texas and several Indian tribes.
“I practice law because I enjoy the challenges it brings daily,” Boudreaux says. “Every day is a different challenge, and every case is different. You have to learn about what that case is about such as coffee that’s too hot so you become an expert in the temperature of coffee. It keeps things fresh. The work can range from construction cases to representing teachers before the local school board.”
Boudreaux’s father, Dwight, is a longstanding and influential role model in his life. He serves on the Arc of Baton Rouge board of directors, and as secretary on Boys and Girls Club of Baton Rouge board.
“I like coming to work every day,” says Boudreaux, walking in Finch’s steps. “I hope at the end of the day I’ve done a good job, made a lot of friends and, when it came to my profession, that I was a gentleman who practiced law with professionalism and civility, but also zealously represented my clients.”
What was your first job?
“T-Ball umpire.”
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