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James M. Garner
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
New Orleans, LA 70112
(New Orleans)
Admitted: 1989, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Texas; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. Federal Claims Court; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Law School: Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1989; Honors: Order of the Coif, Law Review: Tulane Law Review, 1987 - 1989
College: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, B.S.E. (Summa Cum Laude) - 1986, Honors: Valedictorian, Honors: With Honors, Major: Chemical Engineering
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation
Additional Information:
James M. Garner
Mr. Garner, a Member of the firm is a trial lawyer specializing in commercial and complex litigation. He has been lead counsel in cases in New Mexico, California, West Virginia, Kansas, Arizona, Indiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, involving complex and class action litigation ranging from asbestos exposure, benzene exposure, mass closings of big box retailers, noise pollution, commercial, banking, bankruptcy and financial litigation. He is admitted to practice before the federal courts in Arkansas and all courts in Texas and Louisiana. He serves as regional counsel for several companies.
Mr. Garner is very active in the oil and gas field, being a chemical engineer and former drilling engineer. He represents a number of oil companies and oil field contractors in contract and tort litigation and as claimants in the BP Macondo Litigation.
Mr. Garner has extensive appellate argument experience by regularly arguing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the Louisiana Courts of Appeal and the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was unanimously appointed by the Tulane Faculty to Adjunct Lecturer in Law for the Fall 2014 Semester, teaching Advanced Appellate Advocacy at Tulane University School of Law.
While attending Tulane Law School, Mr. Garner served as a member of the Board of Editors for 1987-1988 and managing editor of the Tulane Law Review for 1988-1989. He is also a member of the Order of the Coif. As an undergraduate at Tulane, he was a member of the Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma, Omega Chi Epsilon, and Omicron Delta Kappa honorary societies.
Professional and civic activities include: American (member); Louisiana (member) and Federal (Director, Membership Chair, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, President Elect and Vice-President, President and National Council Delegate, member) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (member); Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (member); Louisiana Bankers Association (member); Holy Cross High School (Board Member); Our Lady of Holy Cross College (Development Board); Tulane University (Admissions Council and Externship Committee); Tulane Law Review Board of Advisory Editors; St. Catherine of Siena Cub Scout Pack 230 Den Leader.
Firm Members: Peter Hilbert, Jr. Eric Blevins
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is James Garner located?
James Garner is located in New Orleans, LA at 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, 70112 (New Orleans County).
What are James Garner's practice areas?
James Garner's practice areas include: Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.
What firm is James Garner associated with?
James Garner is associated with Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C. in New Orleans, LA.
Where did James Garner attend law school?
James Garner attended Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1989; Honors: Order of the Coif, Law Review: Tulane Law Review, 1987 - 1989 and Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, B.S.E. (Summa Cum Laude) - 1986, Honors: Valedictorian, Honors: With Honors, Major: Chemical Engineering.
When was James Garner admitted to the bar?
James Garner was admitted to practice: 1989, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Texas; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. Federal Claims Court; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.