Top Maritime Lawyers Near Me in Metairie Area

My primary practice areas include maritime law, appeals, construction law, and insurance defense. I have also been actively involved in property rights disputes, corporate formations and dissolutions, and plaintiff-based personal injury claims.. I am admitted to practice in all courts in the State of Louisiana, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.. My prior successes include, but are not limited to,  reversing a damage award of $140,000 on appeal to the Louisiana Fifth Circuit, obtaining a $75,000 additur on appeal for a personal injury plaintiff, the dismissal by the Louisiana Supreme Court of case filed in an inconvenient forum, the reduction by the U.S. Fifth Circuit of general damages awarded to a maritime personal injury plaintiff, and the determination by the Middle District of Louisiana that a dredge pontoon constituted a vessel for purposes of the Limitation of Liability Act. I have also participated in an arbitration resulting in a favorable determination that the Collision and Towers Liability provision of a Hull policy did not provide coverage for a sunken barge tied up to the insured tug. In addition, I have engaged in successful settlement negotiations in advance of trial.

Jennifer David Khouri has successfully litigated numerous personal injury and wrongful death cases, focusing her practice on fiercely advocating for clients in the maritime, transportation, and oil and gas industries.. As a trial lawyer, Jennifer uses the knowledge and skills she has cultivated over the years to tirelessly represent her clients. Before joining the Broussard Injury Lawyers team, Jennifer spent the first part of her career on the defense side of personal injury and wrongful death cases. Jennifer now uses her unique experience as a prior defense lawyer to develop creative legal strategies and identify unique approaches to each case, ensuring that all of her clients have a voice against companies that are intent on undermining or dismissing their claims.. Outside the courtroom, Jennifer takes pride in her determination, attention to detail, and work ethic—a credit to her western Kansas roots—especially when it comes to research and writing. Jennifer makes every effort to ensure her arguments are creative, well-founded, and easy to understand for a judge or jury deciding the case. Jennifer also insists on maintaining a direct dialogue with clients to make sure they stay informed and understand what is happening with their case. She takes every avenue available to ensure clients regain as much normalcy as possible in the face of unforeseen or unfortunate circumstances.

Hope Phelps is a New Orleans native and Mount Carmel Academy graduate. Hope received a dual degree from Louisiana State University in 2013, earning both a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She earned her J.D., cum laude, in May 2016 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Hope competed on the 2014 First Amendment Moot Court Team and returned to coach the 2016 team. She also worked as a student practitioner with the Family Law section of Loyola’s Law Clinic representing children and interdicts by court appointment and representing low-income clients in divorce and continuing tutorship cases. She received Law Excellence Awards for the highest grade in Insurance Law and Civil Law Property II.