Stephen N. Elliott

Managing Partner

Expertise

  • Construction Defect
  • Automobile and Trucking
  • Premises Liability
  • Retail and Restaurant Liability
  • Environmental/Toxic Tort
  • Product Liability
About 
Stephen

Mr. Elliott is the managing partner of the firm and his practice concentrates on complex product liability and insurance defense matters. He has been involved in successfully defending toxic torts, environmental, admiralty and trucking claims.

Areas of Practice:

Products Liability, Insurance Defense, Toxic Torts, Environmental Law, Admiralty, Trucking Claims, Successions, Fraternal Societies

Admissions/Affiliations:

Mr. Elliott is admitted to practice before the Louisiana (1974), Federal (Eastern (1974),  Middle (1980) and Western (1976) Districts of Louisiana), 5th Circuit - 1981 and U.S. Supreme Court 1983. He was also admitted in Texas, 1993.

 

Education:

Louisiana State University,  B.S. 1968

Louisiana State University, J.D. 1974

 

Memberships:

Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

Louisiana State Bar Association

Jefferson Parish Bar Association

American Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)

National Truck & Heavy Equipment Claims Council (THECC)

 

Honors/Awards:

Moot Court Board, Louisiana State University

Martindale Hubbell AV rated

Representative
‍Cases

Afrah Qasem v. Acadian Apartments, Inc., 2017-1591 (La.App. 1 Cir. 6/1/18), 252 So.3d 1

Luft v. Winn Dixie Montgomery, 16-559 (La.App. 5 Cir. 2/8/17), 228 So.3d 1269

Collins v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., 16-516 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/15/17), 215 So.3d 918

Richard v. Taylor, 2015-681 (La. App. 3 Cir. 12/9/15), 179 So.3d 975

Carter v. Steak House Steaks, 13-7918, 13-799 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/19/14), 153 So.3d 1162

Burns v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, 14-421 (La.App. 5 Cir. 11/25/14), 165 So.3d 147

Peck v. Richmar Construction, Inc., 13-1170 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2/26/14); 144 So.3d 1042, writ denied, 14-830 (La. 6/20/14), 141 So.3d 810

Scheuermann v. Cadillac of Metairie, Inc., 11-1149 (La.App. 5 Cir. 5/31/12), 97 So.3d 423

Zito v. Advanced Emergency Med. Servs. Inc., 11-2382 (La. 5/8/12), 89 So.3d 372

Finch v. ATC/Vancom Management, 09-483 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1/26/10), 33 So.3d 215

Spellman v. Discount Zone Gas Station, 07-496 (La.App. 5 Cir. 12/27/07), 975 So.2d 44

McGee v. A C and S, Inc., et al, 05-1036 (La. 7/10/06), 933 So.2d 770

Andrus v. L.A.D. Corp., 03-1488 (La.App. 5 Cir. 5/26/04), 875 So.2d 124, writ denied, 2004-2095 (La. 11/15/04), 887 So.2d 483

Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-3432, (La. 7/2/04), 877 So.2d 970

Bourgeois v. Garrard Chevrolet, Inc., 2002-0288 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2/21/02), 811 So.2d 963

Madison v. Ernest N. Morial Convent. Center, 00-1929, 2001-1127 (La.App. 4 Cir. 12/4/02), 834 So.2d 578

Collins v. Randall, 02-0209 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/20/02), 836 So.2d 352

Jenkins v. Long Term Care Managers, Inc., 99-386 (La.App. 5 Cir. 2/29/2000), 758 So.2d 863

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