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Joseph “Jody” H. Hart, IV

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    Joseph “Jody” H. Hart, IV

    Special Partner
    Jody Hart is a Special Partner with the firm. His has a broad practice in the areas of products liability, construction defect, and commercial litigation. He serves as National Coordinating Counsel for a legacy asbestos defendant and manages state-wide dockets of asbestos litigation for a number of clients. Mr. Hart has practiced as a visiting attorney in Courts throughout the United States and successfully argued a Motion for New Trial in 2000 that was described by the National Law Journal as the largest reversal of a product liability verdict for that year in the country. He has litigated cases involving alleged exposures to asbestos, benzene, oilfield waste, Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxins. He has also successfully litigated cases involving commercial disputes, including breakups of professional corporations and claims for indemnity. Mr. Hart serves on the Louisiana Bar Association’s Diversity Committee and is past co-chair of the Bar’s Diversity Integration Subcommittee. He also serves as a member of the board of the Jewish Community Day School of Greater New Orleans.
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    Joseph H. Hart, IV
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    504-312-4708

    EDUCATION:

    • Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1992)
    • Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S 1989)

    ADMISSIONS:

    • State courts in Louisiana and Mississippi
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
    • United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
    • Supreme Court of the United States

    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

    • Louisiana State Bar Association
    • Mississippi Bar Association
    • Defense Research Institute (DRI)

    HONORS:

    • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Peview Rating: AV Preeminent (Highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards).

     

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