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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

Bar Admissions:
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1986
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1986
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986

Education:
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986
Juris Doctor
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1982 B.S.
Major: Political Science

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker,Advisory Committee, Tulane University Law School Maritime, 1995 - Present

Speaker, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1996

Speaker, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2001

Program Chair/ Speaker, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Admiralty Law
Seminar, 1999

Program Chair/ Speaker, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Admiralty Law
Seminar, 1999

Program Chair/Speaker, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Admiralty Law
Seminar, 1999

Program Chair/Speaker, Florida Trial Lawyers Association, Admiralty Law
Seminar, 1999

Speaker, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Admiralty Section, 1999

Speaker, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Admiralty Section, 2001

Speaker, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2000

Impact of New Legal Decisions and Legislation on the Marine Operator and Insurer, Fourteenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar, 1995

Impact of New Legal Decisions and Legislation on the Marine Operator and Insurer, Tulane Law School, 1995

Impact of New Legal Decisions and Legislation on the Marine Operator and Insurer, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 1995

Seamen and Maritime Employees Maintenance and Cure and Wage Payments Casino Boat/Cruise Vessel Issues Foreign Seamen Clause, Fifteenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar, 1996

Seamen and Maritime Employees Maintenance and Cure and Wage Payments Casino Boat/Cruise Vessel Issues Foreign Seamen Clause, Tulane Law School, 1996

Seamen and Maritime Employees Maintenance and Cure and Wage Payments Casino Boat/Cruise Vessel Issues Foreign Seamen Clause, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 1996

Select Updates in Maritime Law, LTLA Last Chance Seminar, 1996

Select Updates in Maritime Law, Westin Canal Place, 1996

Discussion of Select 1996 Maritime Cases, Sixteenth New Orleans Maritime
Seminar, 1997

Discussion of Select 1996 Maritime Cases, Tulane Law School, 1997

Discussion of Select 1996 Maritime Cases, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 1997

A Maritime Personal Injury Lawyer Looks at Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace, Seventeenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar, 1998

A Maritime Personal Injury Lawyer Looks at Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace, Tulane Law School, 1998 - 1988

A Maritime Personal Injury Lawyer Looks at Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 1998

Handling Maintenance and Cure Claims After Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp., Admiralty Law Seminar, March 12, 1999 - March 13, 1999

Handling Maintenance and Cure Claims After Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp., Louisiana Trial Lawyer Associations, 1999

Handling Maintenance and Cure Claims After Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp., Texas Trial Lawyer Associations, 1999 - Present

Handling Maintenance and Cure Claims After Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp., Mississippi Trial Lawyer Association, 1999

Handling Maintenance and Cure Claims After Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp., Florida Trial Lawyer Association, 1999

Expert Testimony in Maritime Cases, Admiralty Section, ATLA Annual Convention, July 17, 1999 - July 21, 1999

Recent Developments in the U.S. Supreme Court Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, Nineteenth New Orleans Maritime Seminar, 2000

Recent Developments in the U.S. Supreme Court Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, Tulane Law School, 2000

Recent Developments in the U.S. Supreme Court Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, Le Meridien Hotel, 2000

Recent Developments in Maritime Law, Tulane Fall Maritime Seminar, 2000

Maritime Death Remedies Revisited, Experience BostonA Multi-Topic CLE
Seminar, 2000

Maritime Death Remedies Revisited, Louisiana State Bar Association, October 14, 2000 - October 16, 2000

2000 Last Chance - Review of Louisiana Law Effects of Amendments to Louisiana Civil Code Articles 2323 and 2324, Louisiana State Bar Association, December 13, 2000 - December 14, 2000

33 U.S.C. 905(b): Problems for the Plaintiff, 2001 ATLA Winter Convention, February 10, 2001 - February 14, 2001

Application of State Law in Maritime Cases, LTLA Maritime CLE, August 17, 2001

Use of Expert Witnesses in Admirality Proceedings, Hournal of Maritime Law and Commerce Admiralty Symposium, Rhode Island, 2002

20th New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar, Tulane FAll Maritime Seminar, New Orleans, LA, 2002

Choice of Law/Choice of Forum, LTLA Maritime Conference, 2003

Medical Examinations, 2003 G.N.O.B.F.A. Seminar, New Orleans, LA, 2003

Recovery Against Employers and Third Parties, 21st New Orleans Maritime Seminar (Tulane), 2003

Use of Expert Witnesses in Admirality Proceedings, High Stakes on all High Seas, A Maritime Law Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2004

Choice of Court, Choice of Law, and Choice of Trier of Fact, 3rd Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law, 2005

Trial Practice Demonstration of the Electronic Courtroom at Trial, 20th Annual Federal Practice & Advocacy Seminar, New Orleans, LA, 2005

Maritime Death Remedies Revisited, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association Spring Seminar, New Orleans, LA, 2006

Speaker, Admiralty Symposium, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 2002

Speaker, Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, 2003

Speaker, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 2005

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

Speaker, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Orleans Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - Present Advisory Board
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - Present Board of Governors
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Admiralty and Professional Negligence Sections Member
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Admiralty Section, 2001 - 2002 Chair
Maritime Law Association
Federal Bar Association
Louisiana Association of Justice
Chair, Maritime Law Section

Past Employment Positions:
Fraser and Sterbcow, Partner, 1988 - 1994
Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks, Associate, 1986 - 1988

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