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. His practice focuses 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 and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act defense team, which also handles claims arising under the Defense Base Act and War Hazards Compensation Act. He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State and federal courts, the Supreme Court of the United States, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. Alan litigates claims nationwide.
Alan was recognized by New Orleans CityBusiness as one of the city’s Top 50 Lawyers in 2005 and has been named a Louisiana SuperLawyer since 2008. 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. Alan is a fellow in the Louisiana Bar Foundation, where he chairs the New Orleans Community Partnership Panel, and is an Assistant Bar Examiner for the State of Louisiana. He is a fellow in the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and is a past president of the DOL – Joint Bar Association, Inc. 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. Alan has lectured at numerous maritime, labor, and workers’ compensation law seminars around the country and abroad.
In addition to his professional activities, Alan serves as a Verger and on the finance and investment committee of Christ Church Cathedral, and is the president of the Disciplinary Board for the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. He previously served on the Executive Committee of the Diocese and is a past chair of the Board of Trustees of St. Martin’s Episcopal School. He is a past International President of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation.
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Position:
Member
Admitted:
Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
Contact Numbers:
Work: (504) 595-3000
Cellular: (504) 494-7651
Home: (504) 484-2155
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Born:
October 27, 1960, Worcester, Massachusetts
Education:
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 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, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Editions (Chapter titled: Disability), Lawyer’s & Judges Publishing Co.
Affiliations:
Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, Inc. (Member, Advisory Board and General Counsel 1994 – 2009)
Loyola University College of Law, Annual Longshore Conference (Chairman, Advisory Board and Seminar Moderator 1998 – Present)
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity (Southern Division President 1999 – 2002, Secretary 2002 – 2004, Second Vice President 2004 – 2008, Vice President 2008 – 2010, International President 2010 – Present)
DOL-Joint Bar Association
St. Martin’s Episcopal School (Board of Trustees 2003 – Present, Chairman 2007 – 2010)
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
