

Joseph J. Cefalu, III
Partner - Baton Rouge
- T: (225) 381-3176
- F: (225) 381-8029
- joseph.cefalu@bswllp.com
- Overview
- Practice Areas
- Education
- Admissions
- Honors and Awards
- Publications
- Professional Associations
- Community Involvement
Joseph J. Cefalu is a partner practicing in the Casualty Litigation section of the Baton Rouge office, and is also a member of the firm’s recruiting committee. Joseph attended Louisiana State University and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in the field of accounting. He then graduated cum laude from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University with a Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law. Joseph was also a member of the Louisiana Law Review. He primarily practices in the areas of casualty litigation, tort and insurance defense, and workers' compensation defense on behalf of employers, insurers and self-insured funds. Joseph also has experience in defending trucking and premises liability cases, lease disputes, interdictions, judicial commitments, successions, business disputes and class actions.
Practice Areas
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, cum laude, 2012
Louisiana State University, Accounting, summa cum laude, 2009
Admissions
Admitted to practice in all Louisiana State and Federal Courts.
Professional Associations
Louisiana Bar Association
Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Judge Joseph Keogh Memoria Award, 2021
- Young Lawyers Section
- Worker's Compensation Section
- Assistant Editor, Around the Bar
Judge of Flory Trial and Moot Court Competitions at Paul M. Hebert School of Law
Forum 35
Community Involvement
Co-Founder of Club Blue, the Boys & Girls Club Young Professionals Organization
Boys & Girls Club Mentor
Boys & Girls Club Steak and Stake Fundraiser Committee Member
LANO Community Leaders Program (Class of 2017)
Louisiana Art and Science Museum Host Committee Member
Honors and Awards
Recipient, Judge Joseph Keogh Memorial Award, 2021
Named "Ones to Watch" by Best Lawyers (2021,2022)
Named a "Rising Star" by Louisiana Super Lawyers since 2016
AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
Named St. Michael's 2017 Distinguished Graduate
Publications
- “Louisiana Supreme Court Ruling on Choice of Pharmacy and Prescription Medication” August 2017
- “Louisiana Court Orders Out of State Workers' Compensation TPA to Retain Louisiana Claims Adjuster” April 2017
- “Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Enjoining Practical Effect of Louisiana Medical Treatment Guidelines and Appeal Procedure” March 2017
- “Judge Rules that Portions of the Louisiana Medical Treatment Guidelines Are Unconstitutional” July 2015
- “Significant Louisiana Jurisprudential Development Regarding the Requirement of Utilization Review Doctors to be Licensed to Practice Medicine in Louisiana” March 2015
- “Recent Louisiana Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Premises Liability and Open and Obvious Conditions” February 2015
- “Recent Development in the 1010 Process in Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law” December 2014
- “Breaking News Regarding the Effective Date of the Louisiana Medical Treatment Guidelines from the Louisiana Supreme Court” May 2014
- “Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Law Overview” February 2014
- “Louisiana Medical Treatment Guidelines Update” January 2014
- “Significant Developments With Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law” October 2013