Alan G. Brackett
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Alan came to New Orleans to attend Tulane University, where he obtained a B.A. in history in 1982 and his J.D. from the School of Law in 1984. For over twenty five years, his practice has focused on personal injury litigation, particularly in the fields of longshore compensation and Jones Act defense, as well in corporate and business transactions. Alan leads the firm’s longshore defense team, as well as claims arising under the Defense Base Act and War Hazards Compensation Act. He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State and federal courts, as well as the United States Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He handles claims nationwide.
Alan was recognized by New Orleans CityBusiness as one of the city’s Top 50 Lawyers in 2005 and by Louisiana SuperLawyers in 2008, 2009 and 2010. He is a member of the Louisiana State, American, Federal and New Orleans Bar Associations, the Louisiana and New Orleans Associations of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute and the Maritime Law Association of the United States, in which he is a proctor member. He is a fellow in the Louisiana Bar Foundation, where he chairs the New Orleans CommunityPartnership Panel, and is an Assistant Bar Examiner for the State of Louisiana. He served as general counsel to and a member of the Advisory Board of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association from 1994 to 2009. He is a contributing author to The Longshore Textbook and has served as Chairman of the Advisory Committee and Seminar Moderator for Loyola Law School’s Annual Longshore Conference since 1998. He has lectured at numerous maritime, labor, and workers’ compensation law seminars around the country and abroad.
In addition to his professional activities, Alan serves on the finance and investment committees of Christ Church Cathedral, and is the immediate past chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Martin’s Episcopal School. He previously served on the Executive Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and is the Presiding Judge for the Ecclesiastical Court. He serves as the International Vice President of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation.
Position: Member
Admitted:
Louisiana, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1984
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1986
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1986
Contact Numbers:
Cellular: (504)494-7651
Home: (504)488-2875
Born: October 27, 1960, Worcester, Massachusetts
Education:
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, 1984
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Finalist, Senior Moot Court Appellate Competition 1984
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1982
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Dean’s List
Major: History
Published Works:
The Longshore Textbook, Fifth Edition (Chapter titled: Disability), Lawyer’s & Judges Publishing Co., 2005
Representative Cases:
Fine v. Regional Transit Authority, 676 So.2d 1134 (La.App.4th Cir. 1996)
Gilds v. Cooper/T.Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc., 31 BRBS 93 (ALJ 1996)
Crisman v. Odeco, Inc., 932 F.2d 413 (5th Cir. 1991)
Griffin v. T. Smith & Son, Inc., 25 BRBS 196 (1991)
Dunbar v. American Commercial Barge Lines Co., 771 F. Supp. 151 (M.D.La 1991)
Mills v. Director, OWCP, 877 F.2d 356 (5th Cir. 1989)
Seminars:
Annual Longshore Conference, Loyola Law School, 1990-1994, 1996 – Present
Advanced Workers’ Compensation, National Business Institute, 1995 – Present
Louisiana Labor and Employment Law, National Business Institute, 1998 – Present
River and Marine Industry Seminar (various presentations), Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, 1991-1992, 1994 – Present
The Forum (Moderator, various topics), Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, 1993 – Present
Handling Medicare Set Asides, The American Longshore Mutual Association, Nevis 2005
Defending Longshore Claims, The American Longshore Mutual Association, Grand Cayman Island 1998
Dealing With The IME Physician and Vocational Specialist (Summer School for Lawyers & Summer School Revisited), Louisiana State Bar Association, 1998
Employment and Personnel Issues Facing Waterfront Employers, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., 1994
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law, Loyola Law School, 1991, 1994 – 1995
Ethics in Motion Practice, Loyola Law School, 1996
Affiliations:
Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, Inc. (Member, Advisory Board and General Counsel 1994 – Present, Member, Seminar Committee 1990 – Present)
Loyola University School of Law, Annual Longshore Conference (Chairman, Advisory Committee and Seminar Moderator 1998 – Present)
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity (Southern Division President 1999 – 2002, Secretary 2002 – 2004, International Second Vice President 2004 – Present)
St. Martin’s Episcopal School (Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees 2005 – Present)
American Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana Bar Foundation
New Orleans Bar Association
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel
Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor Member)
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute