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    Hugh Ramsay Straub

    Of Counsel

    New Orleans
    hugh.straub@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Admiralty

    Hugh Straub practices in the area of admiralty. He has trial and appellate experience in various aspects of maritime law, including collision, stranding, machinery damage, general average, fire and FD&D.

    Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Hugh was with the Terriberry, Carroll, & Yancey, L.L.P. law firm in New Orleans.

    Experience

    • EN GEDI/ACADIA FOREST collision
    • GILDA/Shell Oil Co. retained cargo
    • FORMOSA SIX/FLORA collision
    • BELLATRIX/Avondale Shipyard striking
    • CHERRY VALLEY salvage of Space Shuttle fuel tank (subject of the book In Peril by Braden and Strong, Lyons Press)
    • TINTOMARA/MEL OLIVER collision
    • U.S.C.G.License: Second Mate Unlimited Tonnage (1973-2008)
    • TINTOMARA/MEL OLIVER collision
    • U.S.C.G.License: Second Mate Unlimited Tonnage (1973-2008)

    Recognition

    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
    • The Best Lawyers in America
    • Selected to the Louisiana Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (2009-2016)
    • Louisiana State Bar Association Distinguished Access to Justice Fellow (2018)
    • Pro Bono Publico Award, Louisiana State Bar Association (2014)
    • Hazelton Award for Humanitarian Service – Order of St. Lazarus (2005)
    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
    • The Best Lawyers in America
    • Selected to the Louisiana Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (2009-2016)
    • Louisiana State Bar Association Distinguished Access to Justice Fellow (2018)
    • Pro Bono Publico Award, Louisiana State Bar Association (2014)
    • Hazelton Award for Humanitarian Service – Order of St. Lazarus (2005)

    Education

    • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1974
    • S.U.N.Y., Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, B.S., 1969
    • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1974
    • S.U.N.Y., Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, B.S., 1969

    Credentials

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

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • Order of St. Lazarus – Grand Justiciar (2018 – present)
    • Order of St. Lazarus – Grand Justiciar (2018 – present)
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    • Maritime
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