Donni Young

Donni Young, a Louisiana native, graduated from Loyola University New Orleans Magna Cum Laude in 1984 and from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Magna Cum Laude in 1989, graduating third in her class, where she received twelve American Jurisprudence Awards and two Student Bar Association Awards for excellence in fourteen diverse subjects, the Honorable Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. Award, and the Jack LaNasa Award for Excellence. Ms. Young was also a Member of the Loyola Law Review and a Moot Court Semi-finalist. Ms. Young's educational accomplishments evidence her legal ability. However, Ms. Young's persistence, determination, and work ethic are key to the success she has had on behalf of her clients. She has participated in litigating over 1500 individual and cumulated asbestos claims against manufacturers, distributors, premise owners, and employers resulting in numerous multi-million dollar settlements. Currently, she represents workers and families suffering from mesothelioma as a result of military service, occupational, environmental, and household exposure to asbestos. Not only is Ms. Young a litigator against corporate wrongdoers, she is a counselor who carefully and thoughtfully guides victims and their families through what will be one of the most difficult times in their lives.

Ms. Young is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Rhode Island. She is admitted to practice before all Louisiana state and federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Young joined Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Strauss in 2006 and she is the attorney responsible for managing the firm's Rhode Island practice.