John Stone Campbell III

Practicing law since 1995, Taylor Porter Partner John S. Campbell III is engaged primarily in a litigation practice and serves as the co-chair of the firm's professional liability, insurance, casualty, product liability and personal injury litigation practice. In the last several years, his work has mainly involved commercial litigation, construction litigation, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, real estate litigation, class actions, admiralty and maritime cases, premises liability and general tort litigation, insurance coverage and litigation, and public records law.

Mr. Campbell serves as general counsel for several clients, including Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge, Higdon Decoys, and others. His practice includes extensive experience with jury trials, bench trials, appeals, arbitrations, and resolution of cases prior to trial or arbitration. Mr. Campbell is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, in the United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern, and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Campbell is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, and Associated Builders and Contractors.

Mr. Campbell serves as a member of the Taylor Porter Executive Committee, and as Chairman of the Firm’s Compensation Committee.

Mr. Campbell graduated from Louisiana State University Law School as a member of the Order of the Coif and received his B.B.A. from Millsaps College, summa cum laude, with membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. He was a law clerk to John M. Shaw, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1995-1996. He is a member of the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame.