Attorneys
Scott R. Wheaton Jr.
Scott R. Wheaton Jr. was born in Durham, North Carolina, on August 24, 1950. His educational background includes: Phillips Academy (Andover), 1968; an undergraduate degree from Stanford University, 1972; a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University, 1977; and a Juris Doctorate in Law from Vanderbilt University, 1977. While at Vanderbilt, he was on the Moot Court Board and the Board of Editors of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. He has a working knowledge of Spanish, having spent a year in high school in Barcelona, Spain, and a year at Stanford in Mexico City. Mr. Wheaton is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State, New York State, American, and International Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States; and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Wheaton is admitted to practice law in Louisiana and New York as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Wheaton practices law in the areas of maritime, business and commercial law, international transactions and litigation. Mr. Wheaton is the liaison between the firm and the international law organization, Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), a network of law firms around the world. Mr. Wheaton is on the executive board of LAW serving as its treasurer.
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Areas of Practice
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Commercial & Corporate Law
Litigation
Bar Admissions
Louisiana
New York
Education
Stanford University, B.A., 1972
Columbia University, MBA, 1977
Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., 1977
Affiliations
International Bar Association
American Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Maritime Law Association of the United States
Matters of Note
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New Orleans Office
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2775
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: (504) 568-1990
Facsimile: (504) 310-9195
