Areas of Practice
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997, Order of the Coif; Senior Editor, Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 57; Chancellor's List; Recipient J.Y. Sanders Jr. Memorial Scholarship
- University of New Orleans, B.A., 1994
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1997
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir., 1998
- E.D. La., 1998
- M.D. La., 1998
- W.D. La., 1998
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New Orleans, LA 70170
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Etienne Balart is a member of the firm’s Admiralty & Maritime practice Group, focusing his practice on litigation matters. His experience spans construction litigation, insurance coverage, maritime personal injury, multi- and single-claim limitation of liability actions, third party state and OCS platform claims, vessel collisions, applications of anti-indemnity statutes, and cargo claims. Mr. Balart’s practice also includes drafting and reviewing contracts in the oilfield industry, primarily vessel charter parties and towage contracts, as well as advising clients of regulatory compliance issues and vessel documentation and certification issues. He has practiced law since 1997, including one year of service as a law clerk to Judge W. Eugene Davis of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Noteworthy
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.
News
- Koehl and Balart Score Significant Win in Insurance Coverage Dispute
- DHHS Final Rules On E-Prescribing
- Jones Walker Announces New Partners
Publications
- "Celestine v. Union Oil Co. of California: Repairmen and the Unreasonable Risk Determination in Louisiana Strict Liability Jurisprudence"
57 Louisiana Law Review 267, 1996
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
