Areas of Practice
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1978
- Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. in Economics, 1974
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1978
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir., 1978
- 11th Cir., 1981
- E.D. La., 1980
- M.D. La., 1980
- W.D. La., 1980
professionalsBio
Jim Wright is a partner in the firm’s Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group with three decades of experience as a trial attorney in civil and criminal jury and judge trials in federal and state courts. His practice areas include maritime, white collar crime, commercial litigation, products liability, personal injury, environmental, and professional errors and omissions cases.
Prior to joining Jones Walker in 1980, Mr. Wright served in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana as an Assistant United States Attorney. He is a native of New Orleans.
Noteworthy
- Listed in the 2007 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Transportation/Maritime
News
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Criminal Justice and Tort Trial and Insurance Practice)
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Federal Bar Association
- Legal Aid Bureau (Director, 1986 to date; Treasurer, 1994 to date)
- Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Group Insurance Committee, 1986–1994)
- Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Subcommittee on Maritime Frauds)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
