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ATTORNEY PROFILES
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Paul M. Sterbcow
New Orleans, Louisiana
Partner, since 1994
phone (504) 588-1500
fax (504) 588-1514
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Admiralty Law
Medical Malpractice
Civil Litigation

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Born:
New Orleans, Louisiana
September 8, 1960

Education:
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Bachelor of Science in Political Science, 1982

Legal: Tulane University
Bachelor of Law Degree, 1986

Legal Experience:
June 1994 to Present
Partner - Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson

September 1988 to May 1994
Partner - Fraser and Sterbcow

May 1986 to August 1988
Associate - Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks

Memberships:
New Orleans Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Louisiana Association for Justice

  • Advisory Board 1996
  • Board of Governors 1997, 2002-2010
  • Council of Directors 2011

American Association for Justice

  • Member, Admiralty and Professional Negligence Sections
  • Admiralty Section Chair 2001-2002

Maritime Law Association
Federal Bar Association
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute

Admitted:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Lecturer:
Tulane University Law School Maritime Seminar
Advisory Committee and Speaker, 1995 - Present

Louisiana Association for Justice
Speaker, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007-2010

Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Florida Trial
Lawyers Associations Admiralty Law Seminar
Program Chair and Speaker, 1999

American Association for Justice
Admiralty Section, Speaker, 1999 and 2001
Education Speaker 2010

Louisiana State Bar Association
Speaker 2000

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce
Admiralty Symposium
Speaker 2002

Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association
Speaker 2003

Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Louisiana State University
Speaker 2005

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
American College of Trial Lawyers
Speaker 2005

Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
Speaker 2006

New Orleans Bar Association
Speaker 2007 to present

National Business Institute
Speaker 2008

Maritime Law Association
Speaker, 2010

The National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association
Speaker, 2011

American Conference Institute
Speaker, 2012

Speaches and Publications:

Title Date
Number
Firm
Ref.

IMPACT OF NEW LEGAL DECISIONS AND LEGISLATION ON THE MARINE OPERATOR AND INSURER

Fourteenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar
Tulane Law School
Royal Sonesta Hotel

SEAMEN AND MARITIME EMPLOYEES
MAINTENANCE AND CURE AND WAGE PAYMENTS
CASINO BOAT/CRUISE VESSEL ISSUES
FOREIGN SEAMEN CLAUSE

Fifteenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar
Tulane Law School
Royal Sonesta Hotel

SELECT UPDATES IN MARITIME LAW

LTLA Last Chance Seminar
Westin Canal Place

DISCUSSION OF SELECT
MARITIME CASES

Sixteenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar
Tulane Law School
Royal Sonesta Hotel

A MARITIME PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER LOOKS
AT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN THE WORKPLACE


Seventeenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar
Tulane Law School
Royal Sonesta Hotel

HANDLING MAINTENANCE AND CURE CLAIMS AFTER 3/99 S6
GUEVARA v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP.

Admiralty Law Seminar
March 12-13, 1999
Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Florida
Trial Lawyer Associations
Point Clear, Alabama

EXPERT TESTIMONY IN MARITIME CASES 7/99 S7
ATLA Annual Convention
Admiralty Section
July 17-21, 1999
San Francisco, California

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
FIFTH, NINTH AND ELEVENTH CIRCUITS

Nineteenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar
Tulane Law School
Le Meridien Hotel

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MARITIME LAW

Tulane Fall Maritime Seminar
September 15, 2000

MARITIME DEATH REMEDIES REVISITED

Experience BostonCA Multi-Topic CLE Seminar
Louisiana State Bar Association
October 14-16, 2000
Boston, Massachusetts

2000 LAST CHANCE - REVIEW OF LOUISIANA LAW 12/00 S11
EFFECTS OF AMENDMENTS TO LOUISIANA CIVIL
CODE ARTICLES 2323 AND 2324

Louisiana State Bar Association
December 13-14, 2000

33 U.S.C.' 905(b): PROBLEMS FOR THE PLAINTIFF

2001 ATLA Winter Convention
New Orleans, LA
February 10-14, 2001

APPLICATION OF STATE LAW IN MARITIME CASES

LTLA Maritime CLE
Wyndham River Front
New Orleans, LA
August 17, 2001

20TH NEW ORLEANS FALL MARITIME LAW SEMINAR
HYPOTHETICAL

Tulane Fall Seminar --- CANCELLED DUE TO 9-11
Sheraton Hotel
New Orleans, LA
September 13-14, 2001

USE OF EXPERT WITNESSES IN
ADMIRALTY PROCEEDINGS


JOURNAL OF MARITIME LAW AND COMMERCE
ADMIRALTY SYMPOSIUM
Rhode Island
August 15-16, 2002

20TH NEW ORLEANS FALL MARITIME LAW SEMINAR

Tulane Fall Maritime Seminar
New Orleans, LA
October 17, 2002

CHOICE OF LAW/CHOICE OF FORUM

LTLA Maritime Conference
August 15, 2003

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

2003 G.N.O.B.F.A. SEMINAR
New Orleans, Louisiana
September 11, 2003

RECOVERY AGAINST EMPLOYERS 10/03 S19
AND THIRD PARTIES

21st New Orleans Maritime Seminar (Tulane)
Wyndham Canal Place Hotel
New Orleans, LA
October 2-3, 2003

USE OF EXPERT WITNESSES IN
ADMIRALTY PROCEEDINGS

High Stakes on the High Seas
A Maritime Law Conference
The Ritz Carlton New Orleans Hotel
New Orleans, LA
August 13, 2004

CHOICE OF COURT, CHOICE OF LAW,
AND CHOICE OF TRIER OF FACT

3rd Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference
on Maritime Personal Injury Law
March 4 and 5, 2005

TRIAL PRACTICE 4/05 S22
DEMONSTRATION OF THE ELECTRONIC
COURTROOM AT TRIAL
[presented by the American College of Trial Lawyers]

20th Annual Federal Practice & Advocacy Seminar
J. W. Marriott
New Orleans, LA
April 7-8, 2005

MARITIME DEATH REMEDIES REVISITED

Alabama Trial Lawyers Association Spring Seminar
Astor Crowne Plaza
New Orleans, LA
March 24, 2006

MARITIME DEATH REMEDIES REVISITED

Alabama Trial Lawyers Association Annual Seminar
Sandestin Beach Resort
Destin, FL
June 15-17, 2006

THE CONCLUSIVE MAINTENANCE AND CURE DEBATE

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
September 8, 2006

OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS

New Orleans Bar Association
Masters of the Courtroom
December 12, 2007

OVERVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT MARITIME DECISIONS

New Orleans Bar Association
Procrastinator’s Program
December 28, 2007

MARITIME INJURY DAMAGES

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
The Westin New Orleans Canal Place
May 9, 2008

CHOICE OF LAW/CHOICE OF FORUM

National Business Institute
W New Orleans Hotel
August 27, 2008

SEAMAN INJURY CLAIMS

National Business Institute
W New Orleans Hotel
August 27, 2008

CAIN v. TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE USA, INC.

New Orleans Bar Association
Lunch time Seminar
Lemle Kelleher, LLP
September 23, 2008

CAIN v. TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE USA, INC.

19th Annual CLE by the Hour
Tulane Law School
December 30, 2008

MARITIME JURISDICTION – IN THE AIR AND ON THEEDGES

Louisiana Association for Justice
Windsor Court Hotel
New Orleans, LA
August 14, 2009

DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER
MARITIME REMEDIES REVISITED

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Litigation
Teleseminar
June 2, 2010

PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH
& PROPERTY DAMAGE INVESTIGATION COORDINATION

Admiralty Law Institute
Tulane University
March 23-25, 2011
McAlister Auditorium

OCSLA – JURISDICTION ISSUES IN THE WAKE OF BP

9th Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference
On Maritime Personal Injury Law
May 13, 2001
LSU Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA

OFFSHORE AVIATION ACCIDENTS – ADMIRALTY
MEETS AVIATION

Blue Angels Air and Transportation Law Conference
NTSB Bar Association
November 10, 2011
Pensacola Beach, FL

JURY SELECTION

Masters of the Courtroom
New Orleans Bar Association
December 14, 2011
New Orleans, LA

VIEW FRM THE PLAINTIFFS’ BAR:
PERSPECTIVES ON PERSONAL INJURY
CLAIMS TRENDS, SETTLEMENT AND
ADR, DAMAGES, AND MORE

American Conference Institute’s National
Forum on Defending and Managing
ADMIRALTY & MARITIME LITIGATION
Houston, Texas
March 29, 2012

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From our law offices in New Orleans, Louisiana, our personal injury lawyers serve clients along the Gulf Coast, from Texas to Alabama. We can help clients in Florida, Mississippi, and anywhere in the US in matters of maritime law and serious personal injury.

Contact us today to schedule your free initial consultation.
toll free: 1-800-960-1526 local: 504-588-1500