Chip Wagar Metairie, Louisiana
| Managing Partner | |
| phone | 504-830-3841 (Direct Dial) 504-830-3838 |
| fax | 504-836-9541 (Direct Fax) |
| Email Me | |
Attorney Chip Wagar, featured as Top Attorney in Fall 2009 Jefferson Life
- Areas of Practice:
- Admiralty / Maritime
- Commercial
- Insurance Coverage
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Toxic Tort
- Trucking Casualty
- Bar Admissions:
- Louisiana, 1979
- Texas, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1979
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
- Education:
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia,
1976
B.A.
Major: International Affairs
- Representative Clients:
- Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
- Berkley Risk Administrators
- Devon Energy Corporation
- HDI-Gerling America Insurance Group
- Shop Vac Corporation
- Texas General Agency
- The ABB Group
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- NITA Gulf Coast Deposition Program, NITA, 1998 - Present
- NITA Trial Academy, 1993 - Present
- Honors and Awards:
- Marquis "Who's Who in American Law"
- New Orleans City Business Magazine, "New Orleans 50 Leaders in Law", 2006
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- International Association of Defense Counsel, 1986 - Present
- Member
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1993 - Present
- Faculty
- Louisiana Organization for Judicial Excellence, 2007 - Present
- President
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hailey, McNamara, Partner, 1981 - 1995
- Exxon Corporation, Attorney, 1979 - 1981
- Pro Bono Activities:
- New Orleans Public Defenders, 2005 - 2007
- Ancillary Businesses:
- Provider: Texas Dept. of Insurance; Continuing Education
