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32nd Annual Admiralty Symposium

Friday, September 12, 2025

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REGISTER NOW for this popular annual program! Presentation topics include maritime law updates, seaman status after Sanchez, maritime investigations including strategies and legal theory, offshore aviation crash discussion, prosecuting claims involving limitation of liability, and ethics in maritime law. Leave prepared with a solid understanding of the latest issues on the high seas!

Click ADMIRALTY SYMPOSIUM to download seminar flyer!


Registration Fee, Cancellations and Refunds
• Section Member ... $325 / After Sept. 5 ... $350
• Non-Section Member ...  $350 / After Sept. 5 ... $375
(The fee includes electronic course materials, coffee/refreshments, and seminar attendance.)
 

Cancellation of registration must be received in writing by the LSBA no later than Sept. 5. Cancellations will receive a full refund, less a $30 administrative charge. Absolutely no refunds will be made after Sept. 5.

CLE CREDITS: A maximum of 6.25 hours of CLE credits including 1 hour of ethics, is pending.
QUESTIONS??

For more information, contact: CLE Dept. at (800) 421-5722
 
Annette Buras               Andrea Amor
(504) 619-0102             (504) 619-0137

aburas@lsba.org          andrea.amor@lsba.org  

 

SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS

Blake R. David • Broussard David & Moroux • Lafayette
J. Christopher Zainey, Jr. • Lambert Zainey Smith and Soso • New Orleans

 

SEMINAR PROGRAM

8:00-8:30 a.m.
Registration

8:30-8:45 a.m. - (.25 credits)
Program Overview
Blake R. David • Broussard David & Moroux • Lafayette
J. Christopher Zainey, Jr. • Lambert Zainey Smith and Soso • New Orleans

8:45-9:45 a.m. - (1 credit)
Maritime Law Updates
Hon. Richard T. Haik, Sr. • Morrow, Morrow, Ryan, Bassett & Haik • Opelousas
Hon. Jay C. Zainey • USDC, Eastern District of LA • New Orleans
Professor Thomas Galligan, Jr. • Louisiana State University • Baton Rouge
J. Christopher Zainey, Jr. • Lambert Zainey Smith and Soso • New Orleans

9:45-10:45 a.m. - (1 credit)
Seaman Status after Sanchez
Professor Thomas Galligan, Jr. • Louisiana State University • Baton Rouge

10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m.-noon - (1 credit)
Maritime Investigations, Strategy, and Legal Theory
Alan K. Breaud • Breaud & Meyers • Lafayette
Hugh P. “Skip” Lambert • Lambert Zainey Smith and Soso • New Orleans
Paul M. Sterbcow • Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson • New Orleans
Jeff R. Tillery • Jones Walker • New Orleans

Noon-1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:00-2:00 p.m. - (1 credit)
Offshore Aviation Accidents: the Intersection between Aviation and Maritime Law
Charles C. Bourque, Jr. • Saint Martin & Bourque • Houma
Ross Cunningham • Cunningham Swaim • Dallas, TX

2:00-3:00 p.m. - (1 credit)
Prosecuting Claims Involving Limitation of Liability
Blake R. David • Broussard David & Moroux • Lafayette
Jerome H. Moroux • Broussard David & Moroux • Lafayette

3:00-3:15 p.m.
Break

3:15-4:15 pm. - (1 credit)
Ethics in Maritime Law: 30 Years of Ethics at Sea
Nicolette S. Kraska • Liskow & Lewis • New Orleans
Kathryn W. Munson • Stanley, Reuter, Alford, Owen, Munson, and Paul • New Orleans

 

A WORD OF THANKS ...
Those who plan and teach LSBA seminar are volunteers. Their generous contributions of time, talent and energy make this and every LSBA seminar a success. We deeply appreciate their work.The LSBA continues to encourage all its members to participate in the preparation and presentation of LSBA CLE programs.

* Please contact the LSBA CLE Dept. if you have a disability which may require special accommodations at this program. The LSBA is committed to enduring full accessibility for all registrants. * 
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