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FIRM OVERVIEW

Our Firm has earned a distinguished reputation in the practice of admiralty and maritime law, oil and gas matters, and contract and insurance disputes – including property damage claims and personal injury defense involving catastrophic accidents on land, at sea, and offshore. In addition to litigation, we negotiate and prepare contracts, handle commercial and contract disputes, and counsel our clients regarding environmental laws, liabilities, international treaties and agreements.

Wagner Bagot Rayer New Orleans Law Firm Publications
FIRM PUBLICATIONS

The U. S. Maritime Lien For Necessaries In The Wake Of The OW Bunker Financial Collapse, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, June 2017
Maritime commerce, by its very nature, depends …

Wagner Bagot Rayer New Orleans Law links
USEFUL LINKS

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Wagner Bagot Rayer Maritime Law Recent Developments
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Fifth Circuit Streamlines Test for Maritime Contracts.
Sitting en banc, the U.S. Fifth Circuit abandoned its six part Davis test to determine whether providing services for the exploration, drilling and production …

Our Attorneys

Michael H. Bagot, Jr. of Wagner Bagot Rayer New Orleans Law Firm
Michael H. Bagot, Jr.

CONCENTRATION: Maritime and Casualty Litigation; Salvage; Environmental and Insurance Disputes; Personal Injury Defense; Maritime Contracts.

J. McCaleb Bilbro of Wagner Bagot Rayer New Orleans Law Firm
J. McCaleb Bilbro

REPRESENTATIVE CASES: Oubre v. E-Z Serve Corp., 713 So.2d 818 (La. App. S. Cir. 1998) (successful defense of hot coffee matter); Ortega v. Semco, 762 So.2d 276 (La. App. S Cir. 1999)

Thomas A. Rayer, Jr of Wagner Bagot Rayer New Orleans Law Firm
Thomas A. Rayer, Jr.

CONCENTRATION: Admiralty Law; Maritime Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense Law; Commercial Law; State and Federal Worker’s Compensation Defense.

Christian J. St. Martin of Wagner Bagot Rayer New Orleans Law Firm
Christian J. St. Martin

CONCENTRATION: Admiralty Law; Maritime and Insurance Defense Law; Business and Transactional Law.

Thomas J Wagner
Thomas J. Wagner
Of Counsel

CONCENTRATION: Maritime, Employment, Casualty Matters; Commercial and Marine Transactions; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial, Environmental and Energy Litigation, Appeals and Counseling.