Attorney Profiles

Phylliss B Hennessee 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Special Counsel
phone (318) 221-6277
fax (318) 227-7850
email phylliss.hennessee@cookyancey.com

Ms. Hennessee practices primarily in the area of insurance defense.  She received her undergraduate degree from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky with a B.S. in nursing.  After serving with the United States Army, she remained in Louisiana where she received her M.S. in nursing from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana while attending law school at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she graduated cum laude in 1995.  Prior to joining the firm, she practiced in her own firm and was associated with other firms regarding medical malpractice claims.
Year Joined Organization:
2008
Areas of Practice:
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Negligence
Nursing Home Negligence
Personal Injury Defense
Peace Officer/Municipality Defense
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1996
U.S. Federal Courts
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
Education:
Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1995
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1993
M.S.N.


Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, 1972
B.S.N.


Honors and Awards:
Capt., U.S. Army, 1972 - 1978


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Louisiana State Bar Association


American Bar Association


Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Medical Malpractice Section


Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Theta Tau
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