Blake Arata
Blake G. Arata, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 28, 1958 and graduated from Loyola University Law School in 1983. Blake is admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association; U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. He is also a member of the American Association of Justice.
After finishing law school, Blake worked as a law clerk for the Honorable William V. Redmann, Chief Judge, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. Then in 1984, Blake began working on railroad cases helping injured employees obtain justice for their injuries. Blake and Perrin started practicing together in 1986 and have been together ever since.
Blake has been accepted as a life member of the National Registry of Who’s Who, 2001 Edition and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Blake has represented persons in FELA cases, train wreck cases, railroad injury cases,and tractor trailer wreck cases.
Blake loves to fish and play golf to relax. He also has three daughters that also love the outdoors.
What sets us apart?
Rome, Arata & Baxley is a law firm dedicated to obtaining fair and just results for their clients, through the American jury system. Our attorneys know the importance of preparing and prosecuting each case, no matter how big or small.
The Declaration of Independence speaks of the importance of a citizen’s right to a trial by jury. Our FELA attorneys understand that in order to obtain a just result, each case must be prepared and prosecuted properly. This is especially important and true in FELA cases, railroad cases, and train wreck cases. To best represent our clients, our lawyers meet with our clients to learn what they want. We interview witnesses and take depositions of key witnesses and often hire expert witnesses. Many FELA, railroad injury, railroad van wreck, train wreck, and railroad crossing collision cases require such testimony.
Areas of Practice
We are a Texas and Louisiana-based FELA law firm dedicated to representing injured railroad workers nationwide. However, the bulk of our cases are in Texas and Louisiana, especially in these cities:
Texas
- Beaumont
- Houston
- Dallas
- Fort Worth
- San Antonio
- Laredo
- El Paso
- Corpus Christi
- Austin, Belton/Temple, Galveston, Longview, Lubbock, Lufkin, Marshall, Orange, Port Arthur, Tyler
Louisiana
- Lake Charles
- Shreveport
- New Orleans
- Baton Rouge
- Alexandria, Lafayette