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Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions

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Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions

Louisiana-based mediation and arbitration company offering trusted Alternative Dispute Resolution services locally and nationwide.

06/23/2026

Isidro “René” DeRojas is a bilingual Hispanic-American with extensive experience in litigating and mediating personal injury disputes in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana. Since 1991, he has been with the firm of McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch where he maintains a diversified defense practice that includes personal injury, premises liability, automobile liability, pharmacy malpractice, products liability, homeowners and workers’ comp.

Mr. DeRojas has received Martindale Hubbell’s highest rating of “AV”. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of New Orleans in 1984, his JD degree from Loyola University School of Law in 1987, and he attended the College of Trial Advocacy at Hastings College of the Law in 1988. He completed Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediation Training with the Mediation Institute in 2013, and he has been on the Perry Dampf Panel of Mediators since 2014.

He is the Immediate Past Chair of the ADR Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. In 2022 he was appointed to the USDC Eastern District of Louisiana Hurricane Ida CMO Panel of Mediators.

06/19/2026

Robert J. "Bob" David, Jr. has been a full-time dispute resolution professional for six years. Over the course of his career, he has mediated disputes of every size and level of complexity in Louisiana and other states. He regularly conducts mediations involving multiple parties and class allegations. His mediation practice spans a broad range of subject areas, including products liability, personal injury, insurance coverage and bad faith, professional liability, commercial disputes, breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, trade secrets, employment, and civil rights.

Before devoting his career exclusively to dispute resolution, Bob was a litigator. He handled arbitrations, administrative trials, and litigation in over 25 states. He has tried cases to verdict on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.

He is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the Louisiana State Law Institute, advising the Louisiana Legislature on statutory drafting. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of personal injury litigation and labor and employment law and is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, an honor extended only by invitation based on the evaluation of judges and trial lawyers. He is a frequent speaker on topics involving negotiation and alternative dispute resolution.

“YES!!! Bob David is amazing. He cares and is absolutely phenomenal.”

06/16/2026

Jay Dardenne has enjoyed a distinguished blended career as an attorney and public servant. He is a seasoned practitioner and mediator with varied civil practice covering all areas of law, particularly governmental contracts, business disputes, personal injury, successions and family matters.

Jay has been mediating since 2008 with hiatus while serving as Commissioner of Administration (Louisiana's chief operating officer and budget architect).

"During the ... dispute, I appreciated your approach and demeanor when it was not always easy to do so. When I need a mediator, I will not hesitate to reach out to you."

06/12/2026

Robert Dampf is a founding principal of Perry Dampf and was a member in the Lake Charles law firm of Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, LLP for 38 years. He has an expanded mediation practice having conducted over 5,000 mediations, primarily in Louisiana and Texas, but also in Virginia, Kentucky, Utah and Mississippi. He has been recognized as a premier mediator and an authority on alternative dispute resolution for over thirty (30) years.

Robert is a frequent seminar speaker on mediation and negotiation having conducted continuing education programs for lawyers and business groups in Louisiana, Missouri, Florida, California, Arizona, New York and Ireland. Mr. Dampf is a member of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. He has served as a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors from 2018-2024 and Chairman of the University in 2020-2021.

“I want to reiterate that I appreciated your professionalism and competence, but more importantly your compassion under the circumstances.”

06/08/2026

Bringing unmatched legal experience, Justice Scott Crichton (Ret.) joined Perry Dampf following his retirement from the Louisiana Supreme Court, where he served as Associate Justice from 2015 to 2024. Prior to his service on the state's highest court, he was a district court judge from 1991 to 2014 and practiced as a litigator from 1981 to 1990. Since joining Perry Dampf, Justice Crichton has successfully mediated and arbitrated complex disputes across Louisiana, from Shreveport to New Orleans and throughout the state.

Known for his diligence, integrity, and professionalism as well as his outgoing and approachable manner, Scott offers these qualities to the mediation and arbitration process. He is able to analyze complex issues through the lenses of both a trial and appellate jurist.

During his tenure on the Supreme Court, he presided over thousands of cases and authored hundreds of opinions, concurrences and dissents. He presided over more than 25,000 cases during his 24 years as a judge with the First Judicial District Court (Shreveport/Caddo Parish). Prior to service in the judiciary, he maintained an intense litigation practice in both civil and criminal courts.

06/05/2026

Reneé Chabert Crasto is a mediator, arbitrator and trial attorney with nearly two decades of legal experience. After completing the Harvard Mediation Intensive through the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, she was appointed by the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana to serve as a mediator for Hurricane Ida claims.

Reneé's practice focuses on large and complex wrongful death and catastrophic burn cases. She has extensive experience complex wrongful death, catastrophic injury, products liability, catastrophic 18-wheeler, and other highway and interstate death and serious injury cases, as well as petrochemical and other industrial cases involving fires, explosions, electrocutions, burns, asbestos exposure and mesothelioma.

Having represented both plaintiffs and defendants during her legal career, she brings a balanced perspective, practical risk analysis, and a deep understanding of how parties evaluate disputes. Known for her thorough preparation, professionalism, and ability to navigate complex legal and factual issues, Reneé helps parties move beyond conflict toward practical and lasting resolutions.

06/03/2026

Before retiring from his firm in 2016, Jeff Cole's practice was primarily in insurance defense and workers’ compensation defense litigation. He participated in a wide variety of litigation, including products liability, trucking accidents, premises liability, automobile accident cases and business litigation.

Jeff served by appointment of the Supreme Court on the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, and in the past served on the Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee to study the finances of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, also both appointments by the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was also appointed by US District Judge James Cain to mediate Hurricane Laura and Delta claims.

As President of the Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, Jeff accepted on behalf of the organization, the 2006 Pro Bono Publico Award for outstanding pro bono services to the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

06/01/2026

Are you at the Louisiana State Bar Association's Annual Conference in San Destin this week?
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Please stop by Perry Dampf's booth and say "HI!"

We look forward to seeing you.
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05/28/2026

David Clement joined the Perry Dampf panel in 2014 serving as a mediator, arbitrator, and umpire for a wide variety of claims. His background in architecture provides special insight for a neutral’s evaluative role in construction, property damage, and insurance bad faith mediations.

In 2013, David completed the “Mediating Disputes” coursework at the Harvard Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Since 2019, he has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law teaching Mediation and Arbitration to third- and fourth-year law students.

“I am so thoroughly impressed with your skills as a mediator. Most other mediators would not have been able to bring these parties together. I have seen many done, and you have a true gift.”

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from Perry Dampf!
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Today we remember and honor those who sacrificed and gave everything for our freedom.

Our offices are closed on Monday, May 25 for our team members to spend the day with their families and friends. We will reopen on Tuesday.
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721 Government Street, Suite 200
Baton Rouge, LA
70802

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

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https://www.perrydampf.com/

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