Frederic Theodore “Ted” Le Clercq

Frederic Theodore ‘Ted’ Le Clercq is a Chambers rated 35-year litigation problem-solver across two states, consistently achieving good results and also matching clients with the right Deutsch Kerrigan attorney for the nature of that fight.  Ted serves as the point person for multiple carriers across Louisiana and Mississippi. Understanding that each client and business is unique, Ted listens carefully to what is driving a particular case and then focuses on delivering an efficient legal solution. 

While Ted’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, he has extensive experience representing clients in all areas of employment litigation. Additionally, he is active in professional liability litigation, civil rights litigation, and constitutional law matters. Ted is well-versed in coverage issues and oversees a team of lawyers managing those cases. His experience also includes developing a national coordinating counsel program for a Fortune 200 national retailer, where he has handled high-value personal injury claims.

Ted’s life revolves around work, family, and community. He chairs the firm's Commercial Litigation Department and began his legal career as a law clerk for a Federal District Court judge. He has been married to his wife, Courtney, for 31 years, and together they have three children: Douglas, Price, and Susan. His assistant, Tammy Ducoing, has been a valued part of his professional life for 22 years.

Just as the law and family are central to Ted’s life, so is his commitment to community. He has chaired numerous non-profit boards, recognizing that these organizations often bridge critical gaps in society and play a vital role in regional success. Ted currently serves as Board Chair of LCMC Health Systems, a 3b non-profit healthcare entity with eight hospitals in the greater New Orleans area, including Manning Family Children’s Hospital, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center, West Jefferson Medical Center, Lakeview Hospital, and Lakeside Hospital.

Ted and Courtney’s daughter, Susan, was successfully treated at Manning Family Children’s for childhood cancer some 17 years ago.  Thank you to Archie, Olivia, and the whole Manning family, local heros that they are, for joining us in 2024 so that no child ever needs to leave the state to be cured.  We stand in the gap for kids at Manning Family Children’s.

Outside the office, he is an avid gardener, a passion he shared with his Charleston grandmother. For Ted, gardening offers a peaceful contrast to the demands of managing high-stakes litigation. When it comes to fun, Ted enjoys watersports, including Hobie Getaway sailing, paddle-boarding, and surfing.

Education

• University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1989)

Tennessee Law Review; National Moot Court Team; Labor Law Moot Court Team

     Best Oral Advocacy Award

• Washington and Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1986)
  • Special Honors in Philosophy for Senior Thesis

Judicial Law Clerk

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Falcon B. Hawkins, Chief Judge, District of South Carolina, Federal District Court, 1989-1991

Admissions

• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Professional Associations

PLAN (Professional Liability Attorney Network)
Former Board Chair and former Board Member

American Bar Association
EEO Subcommittee

Louisiana State Bar Association
Labor and Employment Section Member

Mississippi State Bar Association
Labor and Employment Law Section

New Orleans Bar Association

Accolades

• Chambers rated for Employment Litigation
• Louisiana Super Lawyers®, 2007-present
• The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-present
• Inside New Orleans Readers’ Favorite Elite Lawyer, 2021
• Arbor Day Foundation National Award, 2011
• New Orleans Community Quarterback Award, 2011 (Given by New Orleans Saints)
• Leadership in Law: Top 50 Lawyers in New Orleans, 2010, 2012, 2015
  • Leadership in Law Hall of Fame, 2015
• New Orleans Magazine's "Best in New Orleans: Lawyers"
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™

Community

• LCMC Health, Board Chair
• Manning Family Children's Hospital, Board Member
• Touro, Board Member
• West Jefferson Medical Center, Board Member
• University Medical Center, Board Member
• Audubon Nature Institute, Former Board Member, Former Executive Committee Member, Former Legal Committee Chair
• Preservation Resource Center, Former Board Member, Former President of the Board
• St. Charles Avenue Association, Former Board Member, Former President of the Board
• Once Every 100 Years Project, Organized, fundraised, and led successful post-Katrina efforts to replant 325 new live oaks along St. Charles Avenue, eventually also partnering with St. Charles Avenue Association
• St. Charles Line - National Historic Landmark, Led successful effort to make the St. Charles Line the 54th National Historic Landmark in Louisiana (achieved in 2014)
• Washington & Lee University Louisiana Chapter, Past President, Louisiana Alumni Chapter

Representative Sample of Cases

• Ken Bailey v. Pinnacle Polymers, LLC

__So.3d__, 24-490 (La. App. 5^th Cir. 4/2/2025), (dismissal upheld on appeal in intentional tort case).

• Southland Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. Berry Contracting

W.D.La; C.A. 2:25-CV-00414 (5/30/2025), (case dismissed for arbitration in LNG terminal construction matter).

• Robbie L. Freeman v. Delta Health Center, Inc., et al.

C.A. 4:23-CV-139 (USDC N.D.Miss 2024), (court dismissed employment discrimination case).

• Darryl Cole v. Oceaneering International and Pharmasafe (Chubb)

(E.D.La. 2024) and on appeal, __D.3d__ (5^th Cir. 2024), (court reversed district court and ordered Oceaneering to indemnify our client in maritime medical malpractice action).

• Zion Luthern Church v. Felder

C.A. 2:23-CV-01674 (E.D.La. 2023),
(arbitration order and dismissal granted in arbitration to our client), (summary judgment granted in favor of our client (2023)).

• Michael Bryant v. Syncom Space Services, LLC

Case No. 1:22-CV-289-LG (S.D.Ms. 2024), (court grants motion for summary judgment for us in premises liability case).

• Christy Lee v. Alexander Forrest Investments, LLC, et al.

Case No. C-20233885, 15^th JDC, Lafayette, 2024, (case dismissed).

• Foster v. Jayden Hospitality, LLC

2021 WL 449782 (M.D.La. 2021), (dismissal report and recommendation upheld by district court).

• Garcia v. Green

20A WL 8972809, (E.D.La. 2019), (defense verdict).

• Blake v. Lambert,
  No. 1:17-CV-89-SA-DAS, 2018 WL 1247875 (N.D. Miss. March 9, 2018)
• Ross v. Ceballos

2015 WL 4068045 (W.D.La. 2015), (employment case dismissed based on prescription).

• Thibodeaux v. Bucklin

No. 2012 CA 0786 La. Ct.App. 1^st Cir. (2012), (court upheld dismissal of condo association derivative claim over levy of special assessment.

• Bartholic v. Arizona

2011 WL 1298643 (W.D.La. 2011), (case dismissed on defendant’s motion).

• Colonial Claims Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s,
  No. 07-5713, 2009 WL 1409976 (E.D. La. May 20, 2009)
• Croswell v. Motel Six Operating L.P.,
  No. 07-640-FJP-SCR, 2009 WL 2187385 (M.D. La. July 22, 2009)
• Dixon v. Primary Health Services Center,
  No. 10-1490, 2011 WL 1298643 (W.D. La. April 5, 2011)
• Dixon v. Primary Health Services Center,
  512 Fed. Appx. 394, 2013 WL 586898 (5^th Cir. 2013)
• A.W. DOE, Individually and on behalf of her minor child R. DOE v. Jefferson Parish School Board, et al.
  24^th JDC No. 836-557
  Motion to Dismiss.
• Fabre v. Old Navy, LLC,
  No. 10-3381, 2011 WL 5038843 (E.D. La. Oct. 24, 2011)
• Freeman Decorating Co. v. Encuentro Las Americas Trade Corp.,
  No. 02-2103, 2005 WL 2060997 (E.D. La. Aug. 24, 2005)
• Garcia v. Algiers Charter Schools Association, Inc.,
  No. 17-8126, 2018 WL 1234961 (E.D. La. March 9, 2018)
  Defense jury verdict.
• Gogreve v. Downtown Development Dist.,
  426 F. Supp. 2d 383 (E.D. La. 2006)
• Graphic Packaging Intern., Inc. v.
  DuCharme, Mcmillen, and Associates, Inc.,
  No. 13-CV-231-SDD-RLB, 2013 WL 3490863 (M.D. La. July 10, 2013)
• Graphic Packaging Intern., Inc. v. Lewis,
  187 So.3d 499 (La. App. 2^nd Cir. 2016)
• Guy v. Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana, Inc.,
  No. 04-2189, 2005 WL 517503 (E.D. La. Feb. 16, 2005)
• H2O Hair, Inc. v. Marquette,
  960 So.2d 250 (La. App 5^th Cir. 2007)
• Hoover v. Lindsey,
  74 Fed. Appx. 371 (5^th Cir. 2003), 2003 WL 22014567
• Le Clercq, Frederic Theodore, SHOW ME THE MONEY!
  What Exactly Are the Duties of Insurance Agents and Brokers?,
  54 La. B.J. 94 (Aug./Sept. 2006), cited in Mandina, Inc. v. O’Brien,
  156 So.3d 99 (La. App. 4^th Cir. 2013)
• Loan Partners, LLC v. PTC Family Investments, LLC,
  157 So.3d 771 (La. App. 4^th Cir. 2014), writ denied,
  173 So.3d 1166 (La. May 15, 2015)
• Lucas v. Old Navy, L.L.C.,
  No. 07-571-C, 2009 WL 1172710 (M.D. La. April 28, 2009)
• McCoy v. Housing Authority of New Orleans,
  714 Fed. Appx. 322, 2017 WL 4708258 (5^th Cir. 2017)
• McCoy v. Housing Authority of New Orleans,
  No. 15-398, 2015 WL 9204434 (E.D. La. Dec. 17, 2015)
• Medina v. Mims Oil, Inc.,
  No. 4:04-CV-236-P-B, 2005 WL 1629800 (N.D. Miss. July 11, 2005)
• Morgan v. Great Southern Dredging, Inc.,
  No. 11-2461, 2013 WL 1881051 (E.D. La. May 3, 2013)
• Morrell v. Alfortish,
  No. 10-924, 2010 WL 4668429 (E.D. La. Nov. 9, 2010)
• Snavely v. Nordskog Elec. Vehicles Marketeer,
  947 F. Supp. 999 (S.D. Miss. 1995)
• Stadtlander v. Ryan’s Family Steakhouses, Inc.,
  794 So.2d 881 (La. App. 2^nd Cir. 2001), writ denied,
  794 So.2d 790 (La. June 22, 2001)
• Sumpter v. Hungerford,
  No. 12-717, 2013 WL 2181296 (E.D. La. May 20, 2013)
  Motion for Summary Judgment
• Suter v. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, AFM Local 174-496,
  American Federation of Musicians U.S. and Canada,
  No. 05-30824, 2006 WL 1877220 (5^th Cir. July 5, 2006)
• Thompson v. Franklinton Police Dept.,
  No. 06-5271, 2007 WL 3407384 (E.D. La. Nov. 13, 2007)
• Thompson v. Housing Authority of New Orleans,
  No. 16-11856, 2016 WL 4976446 (E.D. La. Sept. 19, 2016)
• Doreen Tollerson, et al. v. Barcelo Gestion Hotelera SL, et al.,
  No. 23-CV-02022 (E.D. La.)
  Motion to Dismiss GRANTED.
• Frank Tournier v. Southern Fidelity Insurance Company, et al.,
  22^nd JDC No. 2022-13969
  Peremptory Exceptions of No Right of Action and
  No Cause of Action GRANTED.
• Wade v. Limousine Livery, Ltd.,
  No. 12-0754, 2013 WL 3776571 (E.D. La. July 17, 2013)
• Walker v. Williams Transport, LLC,
  139 So.3d 117 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014)
• White v. Elite Ins., LLC,
  No. 06-4069, 2008 WL 269025 (E.D. La. Jan. 29, 2008)
• Williams v. McKeithen,
  121 F. Supp.2d 943 (M.D. La. 2000), 2000 WL 1521512
• Winbery v. Louisiana College,
  124 So.3d 1212 (La. App. 3^rd Cir. 2013)
  Motion for Summary Judgment GRANTED.