Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces thirty-seven of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers in America©, and Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch lists, the oldest peer-review guide to the legal profession worldwide, and a highly-respected industry publication.
Read moreLugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is pleased to announce that 27 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, as well as two attorneys who received placements on Louisiana’s top lists.
Read moreLugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces twenty-five of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2023 Best Lawyers in America©, and Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch lists, the oldest peer-review guide to the legal profession worldwide, and a highly-respected industry publication.
Read moreLugenbuhl celebrates twenty-three lawyers recognized in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, and Best Lawyers in America©:Ones to Watch.
Read moreContributed by Todd Crawford and David Sharpe, our latest blog post covers the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to grant the employer’s request for rehearing en banc…
Read moreAttorneys selected to the lists are deemed to have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers for this distinction each year, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected as Rising Stars.
Read moreLugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces eleven of our lawyers have been recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s 2020 Top Lawyers List.
Read more23 Lugenbuhl lawyers have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, and the 2021 first edition of Best Lawyers in America©:Ones to Watch.
Read moreAttorneys selected to the lists are deemed to have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers for this distinction each year, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected as Rising Stars.
Read moreA recent decision by the 5th Circuit sets an important precedent as courts continue to face questions concerning the enforceability of indemnity and other reallocation-of-risk clauses.
Read moreLugenbuhl is proud to announce that 16 of its attorneys have been selected to New Orleans Magazine's 2019 Top Lawyers list.
Read moreShareholder David Sharpe attended OST 2019, a conference hosted by the University of Southampton's Institute of Maritime Law in partnership with the University of Oslo's Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law and Tulane Law School's Maritime Law Center.
Read moreA recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit emphasizes that seafarers must present some credible evidence linking an employer's negligence to an alleged injury.
Read more16 Lugenbuhl lawyers have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America©
Read moreIn the publication's Foreword, Sharpe speaks to ongoing developments in maritime law and why an update to the original edition of the new ABA book was needed.
Read moreContributed by Todd Crawford and David Sharpe, our latest blog post covers the recent Supreme Court decision in a choice-of-law dispute involving the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Read moreLugenbuhl shareholder David Sharpe has contributed a chapter to the latest edition of Moore’s Federal Practice, the multi-volume treatise considered an essential part of any federal litigator’s library and one of the most cited texts in federal court decisions.
Read moreShareholder David Sharpe attended OST 2018, a conference focused on autonomous ships held in Oslo, Norway, where he delivered a presentation titled “Towage Services for Autonomous Vessels under U.S. Law.”
Read moreOur latest blog post covers the recent Supreme Court decision of New Prime v. Oliveira, which addresses Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act and its effect on independent contractors.
Read moreSuper Lawyers is a rating service that evaluates lawyers from more than 70 practice areas nationwide using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Read moreAttorneys chosen for inclusion are based on peer voting, which was open to all licensed attorneys in the New Orleans area.
Read moreFollowing a split decision between the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, our latest blog post explores the question posed to the U.S. Supreme Court of whether punitive damages are available for unseaworthiness.
Read moreLugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces that 15 lawyers have been recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest peer-review guide to the legal profession worldwide and a highly respected industry publication.
Read moreLeadership in Law recognizes New Orleans-area legal professionals who are selected based on their professional leadership, community involvement and achievements.
Read moreLeadership in Law recognizes area professionals in the field of law for their career and community accomplishments, and David will be recognized at an event celebrating this year’s winners on May 14 at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Read moreDavid, who serves as chairman of the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute’s program committee, will moderate presentations on Wednesday, Feb. 28 and Thursday, March 1.
Read moreSuper Lawyers is a rating service that evaluates lawyers from more than 70 practice areas nationwide using a patented selection process. No more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers for this distinction each year, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected as Rising Stars.
Read moreDavid’s CLE on Thursday, Dec. 28 will cover recent developments and coming attractions in maritime law.
Read moreAttorneys are selected to the Top Lawyers list based on peer voting, which is open to all licensed attorneys in the New Orleans area.
Read moreSharpe, Sharpe, and Winship’s Cases & Materials on Admiralty is one of the oldest continuously used maritime-law casebooks in the country. David is an editor of the newly released Sixth Edition of the casebook.
Read moreBest Lawyers in America© is the oldest peer-review guide to the legal profession worldwide and is a highly respected industry publication.
Read moreDavid will appear on the lead panel of this yearly conference that brings together leading maritime counsel and claims professionals from throughout the country.
Read moreSuper Lawyers is a rating service that evaluates lawyers from more than 70 practice areas nationwide, and no more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected for this distinction each year.
Read moreAll licensed attorneys in the New Orleans area were invited to vote on which attorneys, other than themselves, they would recommend. Attorneys with the highest number of votes are featured in the list.
Read moreThe event takes place Oct. 26-28 in New Orleans.
Read moreSUPPLYTIME 2005 is part of BIMCO’s suite of offshore industry forms and is BIMCO’s best-selling standard document. Sharpe invites comments from industry users of SUPPLYTIME 2005, especially in the Gulf of Mexico sector, by August 29, 2016.
Read moreThis article explores various indemnity- and insurance-related matters pertaining to offshore oilfield operations. It covers topics that illustrate a few of the potential pitfalls when managing risks involved with owning and operating oilfield service vessels.
Read moreSuper Lawyers is a rating service that evaluates lawyers from more than 70 practice areas nationwide using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Read moreAn overview of the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act and key considerations when determining its application.
Read moreDelivered at the 2015 Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, the article focuses on case law following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach and sectors within the maritime field – marine finance, marine insurance and admiralty jurisdiction.
Read moreLugenbuhl Shareholders David B. Sharpe and Stewart F. Peck recently participated in the 25th Biennial Tulane Admiralty Law Institute Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana, titled “Maritime Personal Injury & Death: Jurisdiction to Judgment.” The event is the oldest and largest continuing legal education program devoted to maritime law. Both shareholders served on the Program Committee, with Mr. Sharpe serving as Chair of the Program Committee.
Read moreLugenbuhl Shareholders David B. Sharpe and Miles C. Thomas recently participated in the American Conference Institute’s 4th Annual Forum on Admiralty & Maritime Claims & Litigation in Houston, Texas.
Read moreLugenbuhl shareholder David B. Sharpe recently participated in the Oceanic Winds panel discussion during the 20th Annual Tulane Environmental Law Summit.
Read moreSeven attorneys from Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard have been selected to the 2015 Louisiana Super Lawyers list.
Read moreThe New Orleans and Baton Rouge offices of the Lugenbuhl law firm announce that six of their attorneys have been named 2014 Louisiana Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers also recognizes Rising Stars, who have either been in practice less than 10 years or are 40 years of age or younger. The Rising Stars list comprises no more than 2.5 percent of the eligible attorneys in Louisiana.
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