Ralph S. Hubbard III was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 19, 1949. He did undergraduate and graduate work at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, receiving a B.A. and M.A. (Russian History) in 1972 and 1974 respectively. He graduated from the Tulane University School of Law in 1977, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Tulane Law Review. Mr. Hubbard is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations as well as the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Mr. Hubbard is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of Louisiana as well as the United States Supreme Court. Throughout his career, Mr. Hubbard has engaged in insurance, business, bankruptcy and real estate litigation, and is presently concentrating on insurance coverage litigation, with a special emphasis on environmental coverage questions. He has handled litigation in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, in addition to Louisiana. Mr. Hubbard is a frequent lecturer in the areas of insurance law and environmental coverage and is a co-author of The Louisiana Environmental Handbook Chapter on Bankruptcy and Environmental Law (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing). His publications include: Pre-Tender Costs: To Pay or Not to Pay? The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 10, November 2004; Selecting Defense Counsel and Controlling the Defense: Who Makes the Call When Rights are Reserved? The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 3, April 2004; Surplus Lines Insurance: Understanding and Representing a Growing Industry (Part 1 of a 2-part series) The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 6, July 2003; Unique Rules for Defending Surplus Carriers (Part 2 of a 2-part series) The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 7, August 2003; Bloody But Unbowed: The Absolute Pollution Exclusion in Louisiana, Environmental Claims Journal, Volume 12, Number 1, Fall 1999; and Bad Faith and Punitive Damage Claims in a Direct Action State Insurance Litigation Reporter, Volume 21, Number 9, June 1, 1999. Mr. Hubbard is also a member of the board of editors of The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (Law Journal Newsletters).

E Mail Address: rhubbard@lawla.com

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