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KOERNER LAW OFFICES

LOUIS R. KOERNER, JR.
400 Lafayette Street
P.O. BOX 4297
Houma, Louisiana 70361

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Telephone 985-580-0350 (Houma)

e-mail: koerner@koerner-law.com

(504) 581-9569 (New Orleans)

(337) 289-9225 (Lafayette)

33.01.72.77.00.44 (Paris)

 

URL: http://www.koerner-law.com

 Date of Birth: February 6, 1941 in New Orleans

 EDUCATION:

  • Tulane College of Law, LL.B. 1967, 16th in class of 120, Member, Moot Court
  • Tulane University, B.A. History, 1964, Member, Sailing Team
  • University of Detroit, 1958-1961, Chemical Engineering, Member, Vice-Commodore, Sailing Team, Founder, Model United Nations
  • Jesuit High School, New Orleans, 1953-1958, National Merit Scholarship Finalist

 

 PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Louisiana State Bar Association, 1967 to present
  • Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • Admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits
  • Pro Hoc Vice Admissions to the Southern District of Texas, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, Northern District of Ohio, Northern District of Illinois (Multi-District Litigation), Southern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Alabama
  • Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.  Please see American Express v. Koerner (1982)
  • Member, Louisiana State Bar Association, Francophone Section, American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Vice Chair for Maritime Section web site, and New Orleans Bar Association

 PRACTICE SPECIALTIES: Litigation Assistance to other attorneys, Complex Business, Technical, and Personal Injury Litigation, Admiralty litigation.

MEMBERSHIP IN CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

  •  Founding member, Member of the Board of Directors (1974-77), and President of Preservation Alliance of New Orleans, now known as the Preservation Resource Center
  •   Participant, Young Leaders conference (1974) of the Metropolitan Area Committee of New Orleans; Chairman of the Future New Orleans Committee (1975) of the Metropolitan Area Committee
  •   Member of the Board of Directors (1990-1992), Treasurer (1991-1992), and President of the Louisiana Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (1993-95), Chairman Emeritus (1995-1998)
  •  Member of the Board of Directors of Fiesta in the Park (1989-91)
  •  Member of the Board of Directors (1990-1998), Treasurer (1991-1994, 1996-1997), President (1994-1996), and President Emeritus (1997-2008) of the Alliance Française de la Nouvelle-Orléans, Inc.
  •  Co-founder, President, and Member of the Board of Directors (1994-1995) of the Hispanic Cultural Coalition of New Orleans, Inc. and Fiesta Americana.
  •  Co-founder and Co-Chairman of the Jackson Avenue Task Force (1994-2002). The Jackson Avenue Task Force was the Recipient of the 1995 Terry-Parkerson award from the Garden District Association. “In recognition of their efforts to protect and preserve the Historic Character of Jackson Avenue.” Co-founder and Co-Chairman of the Jackson Avenue Foundation (1996-1997), which was the recipient of a Golden Hammer Award from the City of New Orleans in 1997.
  •  Co-Founder and President of Fête d’Amérique Française, the French Heritage Foundation of New Orleans, Inc. (1995-2002), and Louisiana Investment ‘99
  •  Member of the Young Leadership Forum’s Diversity Award Selection Committee (1995)
  •  Member, Human Relations Committee of the City of New Orleans (1995-96)
  •   Vice-President of the Lt. Governor’s Advisory Committee for FrancoFête ’99 (1997-1999)
  •   Director, New Orleans Sister Cities, Inc. (1997-2002)
  •   Member, Implementation Committee of the Lower Garden District Renaissance Plan, 1997-1998
  •  President, Bastille Day Celebration, Inc. (2002-2008)
  •  Chief, Medical Mission to Haiti for the Knight Templar.
  •  Member, Francophone Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, French American Chamber of Commerce, France-Louisiane, France-Amerique, French Heritage Society
  •  Member and Chancellor, Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church (New Orleans)
  •  Chevalier des Palmes academiques (2007)

HOBBIES: Gardening, Gourmet Cooking, Computers, Running, and Sailing.

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