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    Colin B. Cambre

    Partner

    New Orleans
    504-679-5747
    colin.cambre@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Admiralty

    Colin Cambre guides offshore vessel owners, operators, and marine construction and dredging companies through litigation, primarily focused on Jones Act and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and collision and property damage disputes and litigation. He frequently conducts shipboard investigations for casualties involving vessel collisions, personal injury and cargo damage.

    Colin represents clients in state and federal courts in all aspects of claims involving:

    • Personal injuries
    • Pipeline damage
    • Products liability
    • Vessel collisions and allisions
    • Breakaways
    • Commercial, charter and lease disputes
    • Defense and indemnity obligations
    • Exposure and occupational disease
    • Mechanical failures

    When a pre-trial solution is the best course of action, Colin steers efficient mediations and court-sponsored settlement conferences. He also brings extensive experience resolving complex claims in state and federal courts throughout the U.S.

    Colin represents clients in state and federal courts in all aspects of claims involving:

    • Personal injuries
    • Pipeline damage
    • Products liability
    • Vessel collisions and allisions
    • Breakaways
    • Commercial, charter and lease disputes
    • Defense and indemnity obligations
    • Exposure and occupational disease
    • Mechanical failures

    When a pre-trial solution is the best course of action, Colin steers efficient mediations and court-sponsored settlement conferences. He also brings extensive experience resolving complex claims in state and federal courts throughout the U.S.

    Experience

    • Represents large, privately held offshore service vessel company and its affiliated holdings, including shipyards, through a range of legal issues.
    • Counsels South Louisiana offshore construction companies on contracts, leases and insurance and liability issues.
    • Attends U.S. Coast Guard investigations and hearings for allisions and collisions involving offshore service vessels, crewboats, and towboats and represents parties in subsequent litigation.
    • Represented a national company in the aggregate industry in a major casualty involving the deaths of five oilfield executives.
    • Represented a South Louisiana shipbuilder in countless Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) claims.
    • Represents vessel operators in the Gulf of Mexico and inland waterways in relation to allision, collision and personal injury claims.
    • Drafts Master Service Agreements for various oilfield service companies.
    • Represents various vessel owners and operators in lawsuits filed by offshore workers based on the Jones Act, General Maritime Law and the LHWCA.
    • Represents large, privately held marine construction and dredging company through a range of legal issues.

    Insights

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    • December 19, 2019

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    Recognition

    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Admiralty and Maritime Law, The Best Lawyers in America (2021-2025)
    • Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (2015-2023)
    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Admiralty and Maritime Law, The Best Lawyers in America (2021-2025)
    • Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (2015-2023)

    Education

    • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
    • Louisiana State University, B.S., Business Administration/Law, 2004
    • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
    • Louisiana State University, B.S., Business Administration/Law, 2004

    Credentials

    • Louisiana
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
    • Louisiana
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • Louisiana State Bar Association
    • Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter - Board of Directors, The Advocate Editorial Board
    • New Orleans Bar Association
    • St. Thomas More Inn of Court
    • Maritime Law Association
    • Louisiana State Bar Association
    • Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter - Board of Directors, The Advocate Editorial Board
    • New Orleans Bar Association
    • St. Thomas More Inn of Court
    • Maritime Law Association
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