David Cannella
Mesothelioma Attorney
David Cannella is a shareholder and mesothelioma attorney at Baron & Budd, P.C.. Mr. Cannella successfully handles multi-million dollar cases and numerous jury and bench trials, both in state and federal court.
About David Cannella
David Cannella is a key member of the Mesothelioma Litigation Group at Baron & Budd, P.C., representing asbestos victims across the Gulf Coast. His focus is mesothelioma and product liability litigation.
Hear From David's Client
"He had the jury fully attentive."
David Cannella tried the case for us. And when I tell you I have not seen a more stellar ability of a person to try our case, David was phenomenal. He had the jury fully attentive during the whole entire trial. He had all his facts lined up. The expert witnesses that he had attest to the case were stellar, top notch. I don’t think there was any way that the opposing side could have done anything to counteract all the facts that he brought to the case.
Education
- Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D. 1999)
- University of Chicago (B.A. 1995)
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- American Association of Justice
- Louisiana Association of Justice
Bar Associations
- Louisiana
- District of Columbia
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
Awards
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (Lawdragon, 2024)
Results
- $36.7 Million Verdict (Largest Asbestos Verdict for a Single Client in Louisiana)
- $8 Million Settlement for Local 53 Insulator
- Over $7 Million for Local 198 Pipefitter
- Over $7 Million Settlement for Boilermaker
Lectures
David Cannella recently lectured at LSU Law to second-year and third-year law students, presenting the plaintiff’s perspective in a Toxic Tort class on asbestos. His participation with LSU Law students highlights his knowledge in asbestos exposure and dedication to educating future legal professionals.
Hear From David's Client
"I can’t really tell you how grateful I am for him."
I went to trial with David Cannella, who was the leading attorney, who did a fantastic job. And I can’t really tell you how grateful I am for him because they protected me too. And they financially got me stable. And I want to bring up that during the trial it lasted five days. And during the trial I was awarded the largest sum in Louisiana history on asbestos. That was $36 million. And it took the jury only a half an hour to come to that decision.
