How Can I Help You Move Forward?

A legal strategy only works if it helps to achieve a client's long-term goals while limiting short-term costs, including legal expenses. Time and again, my experience as a small business owner has proven valuable in crafting cost-effective solutions to my clients’ legal problems. 

Overview

Originally from Alabama, Jim Thurman practices in Lugenbuhl’s New Orleans office, where he works primarily with the firm’s Bankruptcy and Commercial Groups. Jim regularly represents corporate and individual clients across some of the most important industries in the Gulf Coast region, including the energy and hospitality sectors. Jim’s practice has involved everything from recovering a fleet of excavators lost in the Texas oilfields to successfully arguing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Outside the Office: 

When not spending time with his two young children, Jim enjoys boxing, watching classic 1980s tv shows, and yes, cheering on the Crimson Tide. 

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2015
  • University of Alabama, B.A., magna cum laude, 2010

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • Alabama

Court Admissions

  • All Louisiana State Courts
  • All Alabama State Courts
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Professional

  • Louisiana State Bar Association 
  • Alabama State Bar Association 
  • New Orleans Bar Association 
  • Birmingham Bar Association 
  • Turnaround Management Association, Next Gen Chair 

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2021-2024)
  • Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2020-2024)
  • Inside New Orleans Reader’s Favorite “Elite Lawyers” (2022-2023)
  • New Orleans Magazine “Top Lawyers” (2023)

Jim 's Insights