Charest ("Chip") Thibaut, III was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 11, 1949. Educational Background In 1967, Chip enrolled in the Arts and Science honors course at Louisiana State University. He subsequently enrolled in LSU Law School and graduated in 1972 at the age of 22, obtained his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree and Juris Doctorate law degree all within five years, making him one of the youngest graduates of the LSU Law School. Professional Upon graduating from LSU Law School in 1972, Chip stepped into a very busy general practice and, within two years, was selected as assistant general counsel for one of the largest insurance companies at the time in North America. After litigating for several years on the defense side of the bar, he began concentrating on representing injury victims and has limited his practice in the past approximately 20 years to prosecuting these claims. Qualifications/Certifications • Martindale-Hubbell: Chip has obtained an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible under the Martindale-Hubbell system of rating and evaluating attorneys throughout the country. This system is based on confidential evaluations from attorneys and judges who practice in the applicant's vicinity. Only a small percentage of the attorneys practicing in this country attain this level of certification. • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA): This exclusive national organization for trial attorneys membership is by invitation only and dedicated to the preservation of the civil jury trial. Of the approximately one million attorneys in the United States, only about 4000 are members of ABOTA. • American Inns of Court: This "invitation only" organization's purpose is to elevate the legal profession professionally and ethically. The Inns have adopted a traditional English model of legal apprenticeship, and through its "pupilage groups" encourage a "mentor" system where the more experienced attorneys lend assistance to the younger members. Chip is a designated "Master" member of the Dean Henry George McMahon American Inns of Court. • National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA): Chip has been board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a "civil trial advocate." This process, by application only, requires that the applicant successfully complete an extensive written examination in civil trial practice and ethics. It is not enough for an applicant to have a successful trial record, he must obtain that record using only the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct-as viewed by the judges before whom he has practiced and the attorneys against whom he has tried cases. Only approximately 2,200 attorneys nationwide have been board certified by the NBTA in Civil Trial Advocacy. • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America: This national group is limited, by charter, to participants who have substantially limited their practice to representing injured persons. In addition, an extensive "networking" system enables these trial attorneys from across the nation to consult with and assist each other. • Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association: To a large extent, the Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association is the state version of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The membership is similarly limited to those whose practice involves representing injury victims and an extensive networking system allows for attorneys across the state to pool their knowledge and experience to best serve their individual clients. Chip is a member of both the Auto Tort and the Medical Malpractice sections of the Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association and is a past member of the Board of Governors.

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Charest "Chip" Thibaut, III
Attorney At Law
Charest D. Thibaut, III, LLC.
7809 Jefferson Hwy, Building D-3
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 923-3200