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“I take a professional, overall approach to each matter focusing on the larger impact that results have on each client while also ensuring awareness of the intricacies of the law.”

Overview

Devin Reid is a litigator known for his work in complex litigation involving toxic torts, environmental damage, maritime accidents, and related insurance coverage.  As the Assistant Practice Group Leader for Liskow’s Product Liability, Class Action, and Toxic Tort Team, he oversees a range of cases from environmental exposure and occupational disease to personal injury litigation.

In his environmental practice, Devin handles cases involving environmental exposure, occupational disease, mass torts, class actions, property damage, and regulatory disputes. His maritime experience extends to near-shore and offshore litigation, including personal injury, property damage, and spill-related claims. Clients throughout the Gulf South, particularly in Louisiana, trust Devin to coordinate and develop expert evidence in their defense. His experience in this spans various disciplines including toxicology, industrial hygiene, environmental chemistry, epidemiology, and specialized medical fields.  Devin has provided on-site legal representation for major energy companies during governmental forensic examinations of well control equipment and the preservation of evidence related to maritime incidents. This unique experience underscores his comprehensive understanding of both the legal and technical aspects of his practice.

During his studies at LSU, Devin served as a research assistant to Professor William E. Crawford, Director of the Louisiana State Law Institute, and as a judicial extern to the Honorable Robert D. Downing of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals in Baton Rouge.

Notable Experience

Environmental Litigation

  • Served on trial team defending major oil company in quantification of oil released from an offshore loss of well control under the Clean Water Act
  • Defended an international energy company against thousands of personal injury lawsuits following an oil spill resulitng in thousands of dismissals
  • Prevailed in hundreds of Daubert motions striking unreliable expert testimony on scientific and medical causation issues in mass environmental toxic tort, resulting in the dismissal of those lawsuits which were affirmed on appeal
  • Served as on-site attorney representing a lessee’s interest in the forensic examination of oilfield equipment during both a governmental investigation and civil litigation related to an offshore loss of well control
  • Served as part of team that won summary judgment in federal court against claims of oyster leaseholders for alleged damages to lease interests from offshore oil spill
  • Served as part of team that won summary judgment in federal court against intellectual property claims brought by claimant who alleged that major oil company appropriated individual’s suggestion to control offshore blowout without compensation to individual

Personal Injury

  • Obtained summary judgment that was subsequently affirmed for oilfield services contractor against personal injury plaintiff on grounds that contractor owed no duty of care to plaintiff during concurrent operations in the Gulf of Mexico

Property Casualty

  • Served as on-site attorney for pipeline operator responsible for evidence preservation and legal supervision of repairs and remediation after allision of vessel with submerged pipeline in Louisiana territorial waters

Involvement

  • Defense Research Institute, Member
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Member
  • New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel, Member
  • New Orleans Bar Association, Member
  • Federal Bar Association, Member
  • Louisiana State Law Institute – Tutorship Procedure Committee, Member
  • Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, 2019-2025
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2021-2024
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2016-2019, 2021

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D./D.C.L., summa cum laude, 2009)
  • Louisiana State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2006)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2009

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After Hours

“I enjoy quality time with my family, running, and outdoor activities.”

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