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Robert Edwin Torian

Overview And Experience

Personal Life

Mr. Torian has been married for over 35 years and has three children. In his free time he enjoys outdoor activities, such as camping with his family.

Robert Edwin Torian

Robert Edwin Torian joined the firm in 1989. His areas of practice include Insurance Agents and Brokers Liability, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, Governmental Liability and Commercial Litigation. Mr. Torian finds gratification in the challenge presented by the analysis of contract interpretation, which requires thorough research and data representation. He is staunch in protecting the interests of all of his governmental, business and insurance clients, and finds fulfillment in the peace of mind he brings them, knowing that he acts as their problem-solver. He is often contacted with questions regarding cases he has argued in court, which get cited as examples for insurance law and broker liability. He has successfully argued before the Louisiana Supreme Court in Insurance Agents and Brokers Liability and Insurance Coverage cases.

Education

  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Bachelor of Science, 1984
  • Tulane University, Juris Doctor, 1987
  • Pepperdine Caruso School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediating the Litigated Case, 2025

Professional Memberships

  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Lafayette Bar Association
  • Former member of the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Past President and former Board Member of the Lafayette Young Lawyers   Association
  • Former Board Member of the Lafayette Bar Association
  • Former President of the John M. Duhé Jr., American Inn of Court
  • Former member of the American Inn of Court of Acadiana
  • Former Chairman, Bridging the Gap Committee for the Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Member, Legal Malpractice Insurance Committee for the Louisiana State Bar Association

Achievements

  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Distinguished Rating 
  • Leadership Lafayette, Class XVIII
  • Past Chairman of the Board, United Way of Acadiana
  • Secretary and former Treasurer of the University of Louisiana Alumni Association Executive Board

Personal Life

Mr. Torian has been married for over 35 years and has three children. In his free time he enjoys outdoor activities, such as camping with his family.