William B. "Bill" Schwartz - Lawyer in New Orleans, LA

Hancock Whitney Center, Suite 5000, 701 Poydras Street,
New Orleans, LA 70139

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Practice Areas

Admiralty Law New Orleans, LA Maritime Law New Orleans, LA Maritime Litigation New Orleans, LA Maritime Accidents Law New Orleans, LA Litigation New Orleans, LA Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants New Orleans, LA Personal Injury Overview New Orleans, LA Personal Injury Law New Orleans, LA Personal Injury Litigation New Orleans, LA Serious Personal Injury Law New Orleans, LA Military Personal Injury Law New Orleans, LA

About the lawyer

William B. "Bill" Schwartz is an excellent lawyer from New Orleans, LA. Attorney William B. "Bill" Schwartz works in an office located at Hancock Whitney Center, Suite 5000, 701 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70139. New Orleans lawyer Jared K. Miller will help you solve all issues in the following areas of law: Admiralty Law, Maritime Law, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Accidents Law, Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Overview, Personal Injury Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Serious Personal Injury Law, Military Personal Injury Law New Orleans, LA. William B. "Bill" Schwartz is the best lawyer in New Orleans, Louisiana state!

Bill Schwartz moved down from St. Louis to New Orleans in 1972 to attend Tulane University. After graduating cum laude with a bachelors degree in history, he attended Tulane School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1979. Since then, Bill has practiced law with the same firm for more than 35 years.

Bills practice consists primarily of litigation with a focus on admiralty and maritime matters. These range from personal injury defense, collision, charter parties, offshore energy matters, inland towing and insurance/indemnity issues. Bill authors the firms Maritime Updates, and 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. New Orleans CityBusiness selected him for their Leadership in Law classes of 2010 and 2015, which identifies and honors 50 outstanding legal professionals whose successes in law and contributions to the community have set the pace for the legal community.

Bill has trained with the American Arbitration Association and received certification as a mediator. This has expanded Bills 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-found to fund support and services for the local cancer community, A Childs Wish of Greater New Orleans? which grants wishes to terminally ill children in Louisiana, 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. Outside of volunteering in the community, he also enjoys spending time with his wife Elaine and their two sons Jeff and Brian, listening to live music, road biking and playing golf.