Denis is the founding member of Juge Napolitano and has become known as the father of workers compensation in Louisiana. He is a true intellectual who is creative in his successful handling of legal defenses for his clients. He built his reputation through not only strong litigation but through pragmatism and his aptitude for helping to draft the law and many of the amendments to the Act since 1983, as well as authoring several books and articles on Louisiana Workers’ Compensation. Adjusters, Judges, and lawyers alike are known to keep a copy of Denis’ publications on hand for quick reference. A mentor and a teacher, Denis has been a featured speaker at numerous seminars sponsored by Loyola University School of Law, Louisiana State University Law School, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and The Defense Research Institute.
He remains a leader in the industry and is still innovative in his approach to helping the business and insurance industry. More recently, Denis has been instrumental in finding ways to save clients on their biggest exposure, Workers’ Compensation medical costs/fees.
Education & Expertise
J.D., Loyola University School of Law (1976)
M.A.,University of New Orleans (1972)
B.A., University of New Orleans (1970)
Member Loyola Law Review
Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University School of Law (1983-2005)
Pi Sigma Alpha – Political Science Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi – National Honor Society
Louisiana and Mississippi State Bar Associations
Past National Chairman – Defense Research Institute Workers’Compensation Committee
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry – (Member of Labor/Management Relations Steering Committee and Workers’ Compensation Task Force)
Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators
Council on Litigation Management
The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
Honors
Member Loyola Law Review
Pi Sigma Alpha – Political Science Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi – National Honor Society
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University School of Law
State Workers’ Compensation (1983 to 2005)
Insurance Law (1985 – 1998)
Legislative Process (1989)
Mr. Juge has been a featured speaker at numerous seminars sponsored by Loyola University School of Law, Louisiana State University Law School, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and The Defense Research Institute.
Publications
Books
Author, Louisiana Workers’ Compensation, a treatise published by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., a member of the LexisNexis Group.
Co-author, LABI/Workers’ Compensation Desk Book, published by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Articles
Article, “Denis Paul Juge on RICO and the Exclusive Remedy”, LexisNexis 2010 Emerging Issues 5129
Article, “Denis Paul Juge on Tribal Workers’ Compensation Law: A Case Study of the Coushatta Indian Tribe of Louisiana”, LexisNexis 2009 Emerging Issues 3479.
Article, “Denis Paul Juge on Preferred Provider Organization Litigation in Louisiana, Subject Matter Jurisdiction: How to fit a Round Peg into a Square Hole,” LexisNexis 2008 Emerging Issues2391
Article, “Denis Paul Juge on Status of PPO Litigation in Louisiana: What’s The Problem?” LexisNexis 2008 Emerging Issues 528
Article, For The Defense (publication of The Defense Research Institute) June 1990 “The Proper Use of Surveillance”
Article, Vol. 2, 1987 Workers’ Compensation: Current Legal and Medical Issues (A special publication of The Defense Research Institute), “A Medical-Legal Analysis of Cardiovascular Claims in Workers’ Compensation”
Article, 55 Louisiana Law Review Issue Number 5 (May, 1995), “Cumulative Trauma Disorder – ‘The Disease of the 90’s’”
Article, 32 Loyola Law Review 895 “Cardiovascular Claims in Workers’ Compensation. The Evolving Laws”
Article, 30 Loyola Law Review 249, “Marking Out Boundaries; The Relationship Between Work and Psychological Disorders, a Legal and Medical Analysis”
Article, 43 Louisiana Law Review 17, “A New Standard for Cardiovascular Claims in Workers’ Compensation”
Article, 27 Loyola Law Review 69, “The Odd-Lot Doctrine – A New Dimension in Defining Total Disability Under Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Act”
Comment, 22 Loyola Law Review 3, Louisiana Procedure Symposium, “Jurisdiction and Venue”
Case Note, 21 Loyola Law Review 250, “Authority of the Louisiana Insurance Commissioner to Regulate Rates”
Professional Organizations
Louisiana and Mississippi State Bar Associations
Past National Chairman – Defense Research Institute
Workers’ Compensation Committee
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
International Association of Defense Counsel
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry –
(Member of Labor/Management Relations Steering Committee and Workers’ Compensation Task Force)
Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators
