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Paul
Paul M. Adkins
Of Counsel, Baton Rouge
D  225.341.4684
M  225.955.6771
Assistant
450 Laurel Street
Suite 1601
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801

Overview

Paul is an energy and commercial litigator practicing in the firm’s Baton Rouge office. Paul has broad experience with commercial and business disputes, as well as cases involving oilfield contamination, mineral landowner and lessee disputes, mineral regulatory issues, and other aspects of oilfield litigation.

Paul has practiced in a variety of courts, including Louisiana state courts, Louisiana federal district courts, the Louisiana Supreme Court, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He serves on the Louisiana State Law Institute Mineral Law-Legacy Disputes Committee.

He received his Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert, Louisiana State University Law Center in 1984 where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review. 

 

Experience

  • M.J. Farms, Ltd, v Exxon Mobil Corporation, 2009-2414 (La. 3/12/2010) 35 So. 3d 191
  • Black River Crawfish Farms v. King, 17-672 (La. App. 3 Cir 2/7/2018) 246 So. 3d 1.
  • Guy v. Empress, L.L.C, 50,404 (La. App. 2 Cir. 4/8/16) 193 So.3d 177 
  • Duck v. Hunt Oil Co., 13-628 (La. App. 3 Cir. 3/5/14) 134 So.3d 114 
  • Gatti v. State of Louisiana, Office of Conservation, 2014-0863 (La. 8/25/14), 146 So. 3d 196 
  • Barham v. St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., 48,603 (La. App. 2 Cir. 11/20/13) 129 So. 3d 705 
  • Questar Exploration and Production Company v. Woodard Villa, Inc., 48,401 (La. App. 2 Cir. 8/7/2013) 123 So. 3d 734 
  • Ross v. Enervest Operating, L.L.C., 48,229 (La. App. 2 Cir. 6/26/13) 119 So. 3d 943 
  • Walker v. J-W Operating Company, 2012-0662 ( La. App. 1 Cir 12/21/2012) 2012 WL 6677913
  • Hollenshead Oil & Gas, LLC v Gemini Explorations, Inc. 45,389 (La. App. 2 Cir 8/5/10) 44 So. 3d 809
  • Peterson v. Gibraltar Sav. & Loan, 98-1601 (La. 5/18/99) 733 So. 2d.1198

Involvement

Professional

  • American Bar Association
  • Louisiana Bar Association
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
  • Louisiana Institute Mineral Law-Legacy Disputes Committee

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2015–2021

Best Lawyers Award Badge

 

Publications

After Hours

When not in the office or on the road for his clients, Paul spends his time following LSU sports - whether football, basketball, baseball, golf, gymnastics or whatever sport is currently in season, Paul is following the Tigers.

News/Insights

Insights
3.29.21

Western District Rejects Disgorgement of Profits Claim for Pipeline Trespass

Insights
2.3.21

Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

News
8.20.20

Sixty-Two Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, LLC, 2021 Edition

News
8.15.19

Fifty-Seven Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, LLC, 2020 Edition

News
1.24.19

Firm Welcomed 17 New Hires in 2018

News
11.15.18

Liskow & Lewis Expands into Baton Rouge

Bar Admissions
Louisiana, 1984
U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1987
U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, 1989
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1991
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2000
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984;
  • Louisiana Law Review
Louisiana Tech University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1976