CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of Birth: January 18, 1955

Education: J.D., Louisiana State University School of Law, 1980

Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV

BACKGROUND

Gregory P. DiLeo (J.D. LSU School of Law, 1980), is the Managing Partner of the Law Offices of Gregory P. DiLeo APLC, a New Orleans based law firm consisting of three attorneys and six support staff.
Mr. DiLeo, since his admission to practice in 1980, has engaged in civil litigation, has tried several jury trials, bench trials in personal injury cases, and has obtained the reversal and/or affirmation of cases involving the expansion of personal injury damages before the state appellate courts (Broome v. Gauthier, ((La. App., 4th Cir. 11/10/83) 443 So.2d 1127, (successfully extending mental anguish damages to uninjured victims, owners of property damages, who are present to see and experience the destruction of their property); and State Supreme Court (Jones v. Thomas, ((La. 1983)) 426 So.2d 609, holding that workmen’s compensation tort immunity does not extend to and exclude all intentional acts).

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION

Mr. DiLeo has tried numerous cases before judges and juries, for persons injured in incidents involving or resulting from negligent operation of automobiles, defective premises, (such as slip and fall, falling merchandise and other merchant liability cases), uninsured motorist claims, electrocutions, wrongful death and survival, hospital negligence, failure to evacuate for hurricanes, and bad faith insurance practices.

CLASS ACTION EXPERIENCE

1. Mr. DiLeo has acted as lead counsel in certified class actions:

a) Adrian P. Chalona, Sr., et al. v. La. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (C/A No.: 107-125, Division “A” (34th Judicial District Court - St. Bernard Parish, State of Louisiana) and

b) Toni Swain Orrill, et al. v. La. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; C/A No.: 05-11720, Division “L” (Civil District Court - Orleans Parish, State of Louisiana), Lead Counsel, Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. A five day Fairness Hearing in Orrill resulted in a judgment upholding the settlement on March 19, 2009.

c) Patrick Joseph Turner, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., C/A No.: 05-4206 (USDC - EDLA) Special Counsel to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for doing common benefit work.

2. Mr. DiLeo has acted/is now acting as lead counsel in putative class actions:

a) Berry L. Buxton, Sr., et al. v. La. Citizens Property Insurance Corp., C/A No.: 2006-8341 (Civil District Court - Orleans Parish, State of Louisiana);

b) Alonzo A. Booth, Sr., et al. v. La. Citizens Property Insurance Corp., C/A No.: 635-122, Division “E” (24th Judicial District Court - Jefferson Parish, State of Louisiana);

c) Bernard L. Charbonnet, Jr., et al. v. certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, et al.; C/A No.: 06-6570 (Civil District Court - Orleans Parish);

d) Calvin L. Gordon, Sr., et al. v. La. Citizens Property Insurance Corp., C/A No.: 2006-13816 (Civil District Court - Orleans Parish);

e) Irving J. Henry, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., C/A No.: 06-11217 (USDC - EDLA);

f) George Barasich, et al. v. Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., et al.; C/A No.: 05-4161 (USDC - EDLA);

g) Gerald Paul Bodet, Jr., et al. v. Charter Communications, Inc., et al; C/A No.: 09-3068 (USDC - EDLA);

h) Dow Union Carbide Unauthorized Chemical Release:  CDC for Orleans Parish;

i)  Chalmette Refining Unauthorized Chemical Release:  34th JDC St. Bernard Parish.

3. Mr. DiLeo is a member on the Executive Committee of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the multidistrict litigation entitled "In Re: Cox Set Top Television Box Antitrust Litigation", MDL Docket No. 2048.
4. Mr. DiLeo assisted class counsel in the representation of clients in the Dow-Corning Breast Implant Litigation.

Professional Presentations, Lectures and Continuing Legal Education:

Mr. DiLeo has lectured on the topic of “Mediation and Professional Services, Inc.” (2008), “Effective Mediation Techniques and Presentations” for the Louisiana Association of Justice (2009) and "The Plaintiff's Side of the Table: Negotiation and Litigation Techniques," Litigating Bad Faith Insurance Claims, National Business Institute, (2011).