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Bill Schwartz
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BILL SCHWARTZ

Of Counsel

,
New Orleans
T  504.299.6107
wschwartz@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Litigation
  • Maritime Litigation & Casualty Response
  • Coast Guard and NTSB Hearings
  • Maritime Liens & Vessel Arrests
  • Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
  • Emergency and Incident Response
  • Personal Injury

Assistant

Kim Murphy

504.299.6116

“Always seeking the best outcome for the client be it by way of vigorous defense of a matter or achieving an amicable resolution short of trial. The interests of our marine and energy clients and their underwriters is always at the forefront of what we do.”

Overview

Bill Schwartz’s practice consists primarily of litigation with a focus on admiralty and maritime matters. His experience includes personal injury defense, collision, charter parties, offshore energy matters, inland towing and insurance/indemnity issues. Bill regularly distributes content on maritime developments and he has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his work in Personal Injury Litigation – Defense, Louisiana Super Lawyers for his work in Transportation/Marine and by New Orleans Magazine as one of their “Top Lawyers of New Orleans” for Admiralty and Maritime Law. 

Bill has trained with the American Arbitration Association and received certification as a mediator. This has expanded Bill’s practice to include alternative dispute resolution, with a focus on serving as a mediator to assist other attorneys and their clients with bringing closure to their litigation matters.

Bill is involved with several professional and community outreach organizations including Tour de Lis – an organization he co-founded to fund support and services for the local cancer community; A Child’s Wish of Louisiana – which grants wishes to terminally ill children; HELP – which was organized by federal Judge Jay Zainey to provide legal services to the homeless; and SOLACE – which was formed to assist legal professionals in need.

Bill moved down from St. Louis to New Orleans in 1972 to attend Tulane University. After graduating cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history, he attended Tulane School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1979. Prior to joining Liskow, Bill was a partner at Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer.

Talks about

#maritime #personalinjury #inlandtowing #insuranceandindemnity #maritimecollisions

Highlights

Client Comment

“Mr. Schwartz has represented our company for close to a decade and has provided us with nothing less than top notch representation, whether it is against a Jones Act plaintiff or another maritime entity. Bill is extremely thorough and detail oriented. His passion for his work is unmatched and shows in the results he obtains for us.” – Best Lawyers Client Comment

Client Comment

“Liskow is handling a maritime claim for us and I am very pleased with the way they are handling it with their knowledge of the industry. Bill Schwartz is our attorney representing us.” – Best Lawyers Client Comment, 2023

Involvement

Professional

  • Port of New Orleans Mariner’s Club, Member and Former Treasurer/Board Member
  • Proctor in Admiralty, Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Southeast Admiralty Law Institute, Member
  • New Orleans Bar Association Inn of Court, Member
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • New Orleans Bar Association
  • SOLACE (Support of Lawyers/Legal Personnel – All Concern Encouraged) Program, Participant, 2005-Present
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA), Legal Forum Organization Committee
  • New Orleans Bar Association, Inn of Court
  • Federal Bar Association, Admiralty Law Committee
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Community

  • A Child’s Wish of Louisiana
    • Board of Directors, 1988-Present
    • President, 2013
  • H.E.L.P. (Homeless Experience Legal Protection) Program, Participant, 2005-Present
  • Tour de Lis, Co-founder/Board of Directors, 2006-2014
  • YMCA "Home for the Holidays" Program, Participant, 1992-Present
  • Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, Budget Committee Member, 1989-1993
  • Woldenberg Village/Willow Wood, Board of Directors, 1988-1995

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2011-2023
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Transportation and Maritime, 2012-2023
  • New Orleans Magazine's List of "Top Lawyers," Admiralty and Maritime Law, 2016-Present
  • New Orleans CityBusiness' Leadership in Law, Class of 2010 and 2015

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Credentials

Education

  • Tulane University Law School (J.D., 1979)
  • Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1976)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Presentations

  • Liskow Maritime Seminar: "Oilfield Casualty Insurance – Is it Covered?," October 26, 2022, Houston, Texas
  • New Orleans Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers: "Letters of Engagement" - April 21, 2022
  • Loyola Maritime Law Journal Symposium: “Punitive Damages in the Wake of Batterton” - October 4, 2019
  • Maritime Risk Claim Solutions Seminar: “Let’s Get Legal” - October 25, 2018
  • Maritime Risk Claim Solutions Seminar: “Maritime Defense Attorney, What Do We Do Next?” - October 12, 2017
  • Maritime Risk Claim Solutions Seminar: “Marine Salvage Contracts and Marine Insurance” - October 13, 2016
  • Association of Corporate Counsel CLE: “A CLAIM! …And What To Do About It.” - May 5, 2016
  • 8th Annual Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA)/Tulane University School of Law Seminar – New Orleans: “Recent Developments in Maritime Law” - November 13, 2014
  • OMSA Legal Forum: “Customs Reporting in the Gulf” - 2008
  • NOBA Maritime Law CLE: “Cain v Transocean Offshore-Vessel Status” - 2008
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Law Day and Lawyers in the Classroom: “Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation” - 2010
  • BHBM 24th Annual Seminar for CPAs: “Electronic Discovery Under the New Federal Rules” - 2007
  • OMSA Legal Forum: “Vessel Collisions” - 2007
  • New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinators Seminar: “City, Municipal and Parish Courts” - 2006
  • Tulane School of Law 6th Federal Maritime Law Institute: “Status for Suit for Maritime Related Personal Injuries” - 1991
  • Litigation Seminar for Paralegals (Law Seminars, Inc.): “Discovery in Federal and State Court in Louisiana” - 1987

WHAT’S TRENDING WITH Bill

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    12.22.22
    Fifty-Five Liskow Lawyers Selected to 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters
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    08.18.22
    85 Liskow Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings) 2023
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    03.15.22
    Liskow & Lewis Expands Its Capabilities to Further Serve the Gulf Coast
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