Monica Gant-Moton

Monica Gant-Moton, Associate

Monica Gant-Moton is an associate of the law firm DeCuir, Clark & Adams, L.L.P. Ms. Moton was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana to a military family. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in April 2001 and admitted to all Louisiana state and federal courts. While attending Southern University Law Center, she was a teacher’s assistant for Prof. Judith Perhay’s Legal Writing class, a Title XX student with the Southern University Law Center’s Criminal Law Clinic as well as a student prosecutor with Baton Rouge City Court. She has over two decades of experience in both plaintiff and defense-oriented cases in the areas of personal injury, mass torts, business law, administrative law, and insurance law. She is also a certified mediator.

Ms. Moton’s practice areas will focus on general civil litigation, education law, housing authorities, business law, and personal injury.

Education

• Southern University Law Center, Juris Doctorate, 2000
• Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science,1996

 Bar And Court Admissions

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Louisiana Supreme Court
• Federal Bar Association
• Federal United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana

 Awards And Affiliations 

• Former Southwest Louisiana Bar Association President
• Former 40^th Judicial District Bar Association President
• Employee of the Year Office of Juvenile Justice 2016
• Administrative Law Judge with Division of Administrative Law
• NAACP-LSU Chapter
• National Association College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
• AP Tureaud Chapter of LSU Black Alumni

Certifications

• • Certified Mediator, University of Houston School of Law 2009