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RAYMOND T. WAID

Shareholder

,
New Orleans

Pro Bono Committee Chair

T  504.556.4042
M  504.444.1491
rwaid@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Maritime Litigation & Casualty Response
  • Maritime Transactions
  • Coast Guard and NTSB Hearings
  • Maritime Liens & Vessel Arrests
  • Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
  • Contract Drafting & Negotiation
  • Wind Energy
  • Vessel Salvage and Wreck Removal
  • Emergency and Incident Response
  • Energy Transition

Blogs

  • The Energy Law Blog - Raymond T. Waid

Assistant

Donna Knowles

504.556.4134

“As a veteran naval officer, I know my way around vessels, whether on inland waterways or at sea. That’s a big advantage at any phase of maritime litigation or contract negotiation. I know the right questions to ask and the issues to anticipate.”

Overview

Ray Waid is a maritime lawyer and veteran-naval officer focused on helping companies in the marine and energy sector. Vessel owners, operators and others involved in the marine and energy sector rely on Ray’s advice and aggressive advocacy. They turn to him because he has the unique experience of operating a vessel at sea combined with a successful and diverse practice devoted to admiralty and maritime law, including both litigation and contracts.

Ray’s experience is vital in the high-pressure environment immediately after marine casualties, when companies need a lawyer to quickly identify the legal issues, know what questions to ask, and what actions to take in order to put companies in the best position. This same experience makes him a highly effective advocate in marine and energy cases involving personal injury, property damage, and economic loss. As a full-time maritime lawyer, he has successfully handled the gambit of cases, including collision, allision, cargo, pollution, salvage, and injury cases.

 “I love my practice. I get a lot of personal and professional satisfaction from taking clients through a process that can be extremely frustrating. Nothing makes me feel better than winning for my clients.”

Notable Experience

  • Obtained a zero fault judgment after a nine-day front page trial of a collision and a 282,000-gallon oil spill in the Mississippi River.
  • Lead outside counsel in negotiating feeder barge contract for installation of the first commercial scale offshore wind project in United States history.

Ray combines years of real-world maritime experience in the United States Navy, a deep, technical knowledge of admiralty and maritime law, and a passion for helping his clients. Here’s a list of selected matters that Ray has handled:

Litigation and Government Investigations 

  • Represented a vessel owner as part of a global litigation team defending claims of $336 million arising from a collision in Chinese territorial waters.
  • Represented a ship owner in a Jones Act personal injury case involving a plaintiff who was severely burned in a diesel engine explosion. Recovered several million dollars from third-party defendants after a 12-day state court jury trial and increased the recovery on appeal.
  • Represented a pipeline owner in a vessel allision involving a constructive total loss of the vessel, a wrongful death, and multiple injury claims.
  • Represented a Jones Act employer in a commercial diver personal injury case where the plaintiff claimed traumatic brain injury. Obtained a favorable settlement at the conclusion of the first day of federal trial.
  • Represented an owner of a spud barge against hull underwriters who wrongfully denied a constructive total loss claim after the vessel was severely damaged by a storm in Alaska. Underwriters’ wrongful denial of insurance coverage caused their insured to miss a gold mining season. Obtained a favorable resolution allowing the vessel owner to return to work and eventually be featured on the Discovery Channel’s Bering Sea Gold television show.
  • Represented a major international common carrier in claim against its subcontractor arising from an inland river transportation incident resulting in containers being lost over the side. Asserted contractual and additional assured claims against subcontractor and its insurers to resolve cargo and container damage claims.
  • Represented underwriters in litigation of a $30 million builders’ risk insurance coverage claim arising from cost overruns on construction of an oil tanker.
  • Represented an offshore services company in asserting a salvage claim against a jack-up rig that was drifting in the Bay of Campeche during a tropical storm.
  • Represented a vessel owner in a U.S. Coast Guard and NTSB hearing regarding the capsizing of a loaded car carrier offshore of Georgia. The casualty was the largest insurance claim in the world in 2019.
  • Represented a vessel owner in a U.S. Coast Guard and NTSB hearing regarding an allision with a bridge span on the Mississippi River.

Transactions and Regulatory Advice

  • Lead outside counsel in negotiating feeder barge contract for installation of the first commercial scale offshore wind project in United States history.
  • Served on retainer to a large vessel operating company, providing direct support to senior members of its commercial team in 11 offices and 9 states.
  • Handled the chartering-out and chartering-in of tugs and barges for a large-scale marine transportation project providing aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
  • Negotiated and drafted purchase and sale agreements for over 24 domestic and foreign-flagged vessels, including complicated transactions involving seller-financing and the foreign scrapping of U.S. flag vessels, for both sellers and purchasers.
  • Negotiated and drafted vessel construction contracts for both shipyards and vessel owners.
  • Negotiated and drafted over 250 charter parties, master service agreements, towage contracts, and other maritime contracts.

Involvement

“I love helping clients, and I try to stay on the cutting edge of my field so that I can better serve them. I teach a maritime law class at Tulane University Law School and serve on the Board of Advisory Editors of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal. I enjoy participating in a number of maritime organizations and frequently speak at maritime events all over the world.”

  • Tulane University Law School, Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Cargo Law Class
  • Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Board of Advisory Editors
  • American Bar Association - Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, 2010-2016; 2018-Current Vice Chair, 2016-2017 Chair
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Member of the Long Range Planning Committee 2010-2013; 2020-Current
  • The Pro Bono Project, Board of Directors 2019-2022
  • The Alliance for Good Government 2016-2021; Board of Directors, Member 2020-2021
  • Surface Navy Association
  • Federal Bar Association, Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
  • Washington State Bar Association, Member
  • New York State Bar Association, Member

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, 2021-2023
  • Proctor, Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Monte M. Lemann Distinguished Teaching Award, Tulane University Law School, 2018
  • AV Preeminent Martindale Hubbell Rating, 2019 - Current
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2019-2023
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” 2013-2018
  • New Orleans Magazine's List of "Top Lawyers," 2017-2022
  • Recognized as an Acritas Star lawyer, 2019

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A Martindale-Hubbell Peer Rating reflects a combination of achieving a Very High General Ethical Standards rating and a Legal Ability numerical rating.

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Credentials

Education

  • Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007)
    • Trial Team, Moot Court
    • Maritime Law Journal, Senior Articles Editor
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Political Science and Psychology, magna cum laude, 1999)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2007
  • Washington, 2018
  • New York, 2021

Presentations

  • "Current Issues in Offshore Wind," Liskow Maritime Seminar, October 26, 2022, Houston, Texas
  • "Mock Contract Negotiation," Liskow Maritime Seminar, October 26, 2022, Houston, Texas
  • “Naval Collisions: The Importance of Training and Looking Out the Window,” 28th Annual David W. Robertson Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference (2019).
  • “State of the Nation: Maritime Punitive Damages Post-Baker, Townsend, and Dutra,” New Orleans Bar Association (2019).
  • “Focus on the Law,” TradeWinds International Shipping Forum – Bermuda (2019).
  • “Contractual Indemnity and Insurance – The Basics,” Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (SEALI) (2019).
  • “Business Challenges in the Coming Decade,” Admiralty Disruption, American Bar Association (2019).
  • “New Tech and the Ethical Lawyer: Trends and Challenges,” New Orleans Bar Association 11th Hour Ethics & Professionalism CLE (2018).
  • “A Primer on Limitation of Liability and the Procedural Requirements of Rule F,” 16th Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law, April 13, 2018
  • “A Discussion of Maritime International Dispute Resolution,” ABA TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee and Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators’ Association Regional Program, February 2, 2018
  • “Maritime Best Practices Roundtable,” ABA TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Regional Program (2018).
  • “Issues Keeping Maritime Clients Up At Night,” New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinator’s Programs CLE Series (2017).
  • “Legal Issues Involved in the USS McCAIN and USS FITZGERALD Collisions,” Eighth Annual Oslo-Southampton-Tulane Colloquium, Panama City, Panama (2017).
  • “Maritime Law Roundup,” ABA TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Regional Program (2017).
  • “Anatomy of an Emergency Response: In-House Counsel, Government, and Insurance in the Golden Hour” ABA TIPS Section Conference (Moderator) (2017).
  • In-House Counsel Perspective,” American Conference Institute’s Sixth Annual Forum on Admiralty & Maritime Claims and Litigation (Moderator & Conference Co-Chair) (2017).
  • “Mediating Maritime Personal Injury Claims” Federal Bar Association Admiralty Section and ABA TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee’s Maritime Law by the Bay (Moderator & Program Co-Chair) (2016).
  • “Civil Pro Bono Program Overview,” Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Louisiana Chapter (2016).
  • “Maritime Torts,” American Conference Institute’s Fifth Annual Forum on Admiralty & Maritime Claims and Litigation (Panelist) (2016).
  • “Maritime Law Update,” New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinator’s Programs CLE Series (2015).
  • “Vessel Responses to Emergencies on Board or Casualties,” American Conference Institute’s Fourth Annual Forum on Admiralty & Maritime Claims and Litigation (Panelist) (2015).
  • “Government Roundtable,” American Conference Institute’s Fourth Annual Forum on Admiralty & Maritime Claims and Litigation (Moderator) (2015).
  • “Fundamentals of Vessel Arrest and Attachment,” ABA Tort and Trial Insurance Practice Midyear Meeting (2015).
  • “Maritime Law Update,” New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinator’s Programs CLE Series (2013).
  • "Admiralty Practice in the 21st Century - the Government and Private Practice Perspective," ABA Tort and Trial Insurance Practice Spring Meeting, (Panelist) (2013).
  • “Maritime Law Update,” New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinator’s Programs CLE Series (2009).
  • “Recent Developments in the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits,” Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (SEALI) (2009).

Publications

  • "CBP Issues Further Guidance with Respect to Application of Jones Act to the Offshore Wind Market," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, April 22, 2022
  • "Maritime Industry COVID 19 Update," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, March 26, 2020
  • "Third Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in OPA Liability Case," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, April 5, 2018
  • "Fifth Circuit Addresses A Complicated Cargo Dispute, Resulting In A Victory For Vessel-Operating Common Carriers," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, August 11, 2017
  • "U.S. Fifth Circuit Greenlights Contribution Action for Purely Economic Damages Under Oil Pollution Act (OPA)," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, June 13, 2017
  • "Highlights of the ACI Admiralty and Maritime Claims and Litigation Conference in Miami," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, February 8, 2017
  • "7 Takeaways from the Maritime Investigations Presentation at This Year’s Work Boat Show in New Orleans," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, December 2, 2016
  • “Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law,” ABA Tort and Trial Insurance Practice Law Journal, Fall 2012, Vol. 48, Issue I (contributing author).
  • "Supreme Court Provides Clarity for Cargo Damage Liability Arising from Multimodal Shipments," Shipping and Transport International (April 2011).
  • “Cargo Law: Recent Developments in the Law,” Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin Vol. 8, No. 1 (First Quarter 2010).
  • “Carmack Gets Sea Legs - The Widening Gap in the Carmack/COGSA Circuit Split,” ABA Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Newsletter (Spring 2009).
  • “Piloting in Post-Kirby Waters: Navigating the Recent Circuit Court Split Over Whether the Carmack Amendment Applies to the Land Leg of an Intermodal Carriage of Goods on a Through Bill of Lading,” 34 Transp. L. J. 113 (Summer 2007).

After Hours

"I played water polo in college and law school and still enjoy swimming on the weekends."

"I also get a lot of satisfaction from performing pro bono legal work. I've been appointed to represent indigent defendants by our local federal and criminal courts and I serve as a U.S. State Department panel attorney for international child abduction cases. I represent parents whose children were abducted from a foreign country to the U.S. I've helped recover children for three foreign clients as their pro bono lawyer."

"Lawyers have great power…and an even greater obligation to serve those who need but cannot afford representation."

Military

Prior to attending law school, Ray was an officer in the United States Navy. He was stationed onboard USS O'BRIEN (DD 975) in Yokosuka, Japan, from 2001 to 2004. During that time, he stood watch on the bridge, engine control room and combat information center. He accumulated over 500 days at sea, including 55 consecutive days at sea between Bahrain and India after September 11, 2001, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He attained the rank of Lieutenant on active duty and was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Reserve.

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