Thomas M. Richard Metairie, Louisiana
| Partner | |
| phone | (504) 830-3838 (504) 830-3845 (Direct Line) |
| fax | (504) 836-9543 |
| Email Me | |
- Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Casualty Defense
- Maritime & Admiralty
- Professional Liability
- Bar Admissions:
- Louisiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1984
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
- Education:
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana,
1983
J.D.
Honors: Law Review
Honors: Craven Moot Court Team - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
1979
B.S.
- Representative Cases:
- Cooper v. Diamond M. Co., 799 F.2d 176 (5 Cir. 1986)
- Hughes v. Green, 609 So. 2d 991 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1992)
- Independent Fire Insurance Co. v. Lea, 979 F. 2d 377 (5 Cir. 1992)
- The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company v. Offshore Tugs, Inc., 23 F. 3d 967 (5 Cir. 1994)
- Cooper v. United Southern Assurance Co., 718 So. 2d 1029 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1998)
- Carroll v.Wolfe, 754 So. 2d 1038 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2000)
- Riedlinger v. Davis, 925 So. 2d 767 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2006)
- Richard v. Turner, 16 So.3d 523 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2009)
- In re McDermott Inc., 875 So.2d 863 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2004)
- Turnbull v. Thensted, 757 So.2d 145 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2000)
- Representative Clients:
- Auto Club Family Insurance Co.
- Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange
- Bankers Insurance Group
- Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's
- Old Republic Insurance Company
- RiverStone Claims Management
- Honors and Awards:
- Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
- Louisiana Super Lawyers - Personal Injury Defense, Louisiana Life, 2007 - Present
- Top Lawyers in The New Orleans Area, New Orleans Magazine, 2009 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 1985 - Present
- Member
- Loss Executives Association
- Associate Member
- Defense Research Institute
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- U.S. District Court, E.D. LA, Law Clerk to Hon. A.J. McNamara, 1983 - 1984
- Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Associate and Partner, 1984 - 1995
- Languages:
- English
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Gamma Delta
