Georges M. Legrand
After working in the offshore boat industry during college, Georges attended Loyola Law School, where he served as a member of the Loyola Law Review and graduated in 1979. He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Georges has authored several law review articles and has addressed numerous maritime and casualty law seminars on a variety of topics. He is a Vice-Chair of the Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association and for the past ten years has served as Chairman of the Legal Subcommittee for the Offshore Marine Service Association.
Georges serves as a Cub Scout den leader, and is active with his children’s school and St. Catherine of Sienna Church, where he served for three years as Chairman of the Pastoral Council. He is a recipient of the Order of St. Louis by the Archdiocese of New Orleans, which recognizes outstanding service to the church. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of gourmetfoodmall.com, an internet service company.
Position: Member
Admitted:
Louisiana, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1979
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1985
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1987
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1989
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
Contact Numbers:
Cellular: (504) 583-9425
Home: (504) 832-0003
Born: December 31, 1954, New Orleans, Louisiana
Education:
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, LA, 1979
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Loyola Law Review, 1977 – 1979
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1976
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
Published Works:
Fifth Circuit Symposium-Admiralty, Loyola Law Review, Vol. 33 No. 3, 1987
Representative Cases:
Kersey v. American River Transportation Co., 353 F.Supp.2d 683 (E.D.La. 2004)
Williams v. Williams, 774 So.2d 296 (La.App. 4Cir. 11/14/00)
Tidewater Marine, Inc. v. Sanco Intern., Inc., 113 F.Supp.2d 987 (E.D.La. 2000)
Burchett v. Cargill, Inc., 48 F.3rd 173 (5th Cir. 1995)
Brue v. Riverway Company, 643 So.2d 1312 (La.App. 5 Cir 1994)
Tarver v. Eckstein Marine Service, 633 So.2d 764 (La.App 5 Cir. 1994)
Resler v. Sub Sea International, Inc., 624 So.2d 764 (La.App 4 Cir. 1993)
In re Cooper/T-Smith, et al, 929 F.2nd 1073 (5th Cir. 1991)
Bourgeois v. Puerto Rican Marine Management, Inc., 589 So.2d 1226 (La.App 4Cir 1991)
Giroir v. Theriot, 513 So.2d 1166 (La. 1987)
Book v. Nordrill, Inc., 826 F.2d 1457 (5th Cir. 1987)
Wright v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, 461 So.2d 1084 (La.App 4 Cir. 1984)
Delatte v. Roome, 432 So.2d 914 (La.App 1 Cir. 1983)
Benjamin v. United States Steel Corp., 396 So.2d 332 (La.App 4 Cir. 1981)
Guedry v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., 392 So.2d 165 (La.App 1 Cir. 1981)
Seminars:
Contractual Liability and Associated Risk, Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Assoc. River & Marine Ind., Sept., 1985
Recent Court Decisions: An Update on the Maritime Law, Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Assoc. River & Marine Ind. Sept., 1989
Seaman Status, Offshore Marine Service Association Seminar – New Orleans, March, 1994
Employer/Employee Dispute Resolution, Offshore Marine Service Association Seminar – New Orleans, March, 1995
Investigating the Vessel Sinking, Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Assoc. River & Marine Ind., Sept., 1995
Affiliations:
Offshore Marine Service Association (Chairman, Legal Subcommittee 1995-present)
American Bar Association (Member; Vice Chair of the Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the Torts and Insurance Practice Section)
Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Maritime Law Association of the United States