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We hope to see you at LAJ's "High Stakes on the High Seas" Maritime Law Conference! This popular annual conference traditionally draws participants from throughout the Gulf Cost region and features a faculty of distinguished speakers. Come for the maritime law updates and great networking with your colleagues.

Due to gathering restrictions currently in place in New Orleans and rising coronavirus case numbers, the conference will now take place completely online on August 21. Registration ends tomorrow, Thursday, August 20 at 7 p.m. 

Friday, August 21, 2020
7.0 CLE credits including 1.0 Ethics credit
To be held as a virtual event.

       

Speakers and topics include: 

Maritime Ethics Lunch
Judge Jay C. Zainey; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana;
New Orleans
Jay Christopher Zainey, Jr.; The Lambert Firm, LLC; New Orleans
Peggy P. Giglio; Former permanent law clerk, U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana; Lafayette

Recent Developments in Maritime Law
Judge Carl J. Barbier; U.S. District Court Eastern District of LA; New Orleans
Judge John W. deGravelles; U.S. District Court Middle District of LA; 
Baton Rouge

Vessel Status: A Moving Target or All Jacked–Up
Judge Jane M. Triche Milazzo; U.S. District Court Eastern District of LA;
New Orleans
Hugh "Skip" P. Lambert; The Lambert Firm, PLC; New Orleans

Maritime Punitive Damages After Exxon
Interim President Thomas C. Galligan, Jr.; Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge

The Eroding Rights of Jones Act Seaman
Ian F. Taylor; Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson; New Orleans
Ben Allums; U.S. District Court Eastern District of LA; New Orleans

2020 Discovery: Unearthing Electronic Evidence
Against Maritime Defendants
Richard Arsenault; Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Alexandria
Dustin C. Carter; Neblett, Beard & Arsenault; Alexandria
Michael Ciaramitaro; International Litigation Services; Irvine, CA
Joseph Thorpe; International Litigation Services; Irvine, CA

Maritime Claim Resolution Issues
Jerome Moroux; Broussard & David, LLC; Lafayette
Thomas Juneau; Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions; Lafayette
Kevin Merchant; Neuner Pate; Lafayette

Moderator for the conference is LAJ Maritime Law Section Chair
Blake R. David of Broussard & David, LLC, Lafayette.

Because trial schedules change, the program agenda is subject to modification.

For more registration information visit the event web page here. 
Have any questions? Call 225-383-5554 or email us at CLE@lafj.org.