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    Timothy Byrd

    Timothy Byrd

    Counsel

    New Orleans
    504-584-9393
    tim.byrd@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    LitigationCommercial LitigationBanking and Financial Services

    Tim Byrd guides clients through high-stakes disputes with trial-ready strategies built to protect their business interests. His experience securing verdicts with juries and in arbitration gives clients confidence in their position through every stage of litigation.

    Tim helps financial institutions resolve claims stemming from business operations, servicing activities, and lending liability cases. He also has a proven track record of safeguarding creditor rights and managing risk when borrowers default or contracts or liens are questioned in bankruptcy court. This experience gives banks seamless legal counsel to protect their interests across multiple forums. Tim also defends mortgage servicers and lenders in lawsuits tied to lending practices and class actions.

    Construction companies, energy operators and manufacturers also turn to Tim to handle each stage of litigation involving:

        • Products liability
        • Wrongful death and catastrophic claims
        • Regulatory challenges
        • Development disputes

    Tim has tried over a dozen cases in courts and arbitration tribunals throughout Louisiana and Texas. He’s well-versed in building defenses that resonate in a courtroom when clients are facing serious exposure. He has resolved high-stakes aviation and products liability cases and achieved multimillion-dollar wins for clients in construction and commercial disputes. Tim has also navigated international arbitrations to deliver strong outcomes in cross-border construction and energy disputes.

    Construction companies, energy operators and manufacturers also turn to Tim to handle each stage of litigation involving:

        • Products liability
        • Wrongful death and catastrophic claims
        • Regulatory challenges
        • Development disputes

    Tim has tried over a dozen cases in courts and arbitration tribunals throughout Louisiana and Texas. He’s well-versed in building defenses that resonate in a courtroom when clients are facing serious exposure. He has resolved high-stakes aviation and products liability cases and achieved multimillion-dollar wins for clients in construction and commercial disputes. Tim has also navigated international arbitrations to deliver strong outcomes in cross-border construction and energy disputes.

    Experience

    • Represented financial institutions in class action litigation involving mortgage servicing and lending practices.
    • Secured a significant recovery for a technology executive in bankruptcy court after a disputed termination threatened an eight-figure transaction.
    • Settled wrongful death lawsuit for less than 5% of demand after defending aviation company and engine manufacturer in monthlong jury trial involving complex choice-of-law, design defect and manufacturing defect claims.
    • Obtained reversal and remand of a nine-figure judgment against a governmental entity on appeal, preserving critical operational funds.
    • Secured multimillion-dollar judgment for a property developer in international arbitration over construction disputes.
    • Protected a major energy operator in legacy litigation tied to environmental and contractual obligations.

    Recognition

    • Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, The Best Lawyers in America (2021–2025)
    • Louisiana Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers (2022-2024)
    • Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, The Best Lawyers in America (2021–2025)
    • Louisiana Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers (2022-2024)

    Education

    • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D./D.C.L. , 2014
    • Louisiana Tech University, M.B.A., 2011
    • Louisiana Tech University, B.S., Finance, magna cum laude, 2010
    • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D./D.C.L. , 2014
    • Louisiana Tech University, M.B.A., 2011
    • Louisiana Tech University, B.S., Finance, magna cum laude, 2010

    Credentials

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

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • Louisiana Bankers Association
    • Mortgage Bankers Association
    • New Orleans Bar Association
    • Louisiana State Bar Association, Corporate & Business Law Section
    • American Bar Association, Consumer Financial Services Committee
    • Archbishop Rummel High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
    • Louisiana Bankers Association
    • Mortgage Bankers Association
    • New Orleans Bar Association
    • Louisiana State Bar Association, Corporate & Business Law Section
    • American Bar Association, Consumer Financial Services Committee
    • Archbishop Rummel High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
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    • Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Bankruptcy and Reorganization
    • Products Liability
    • Banking and Financial Services
    • Real Estate and Construction
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