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201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
504.582.8346 tel
504.589.8346 fax


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Scott Jenkins is a partner in the firm's Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group. His practice focuses on several areas within maritime law, including coastwise trade, security, citizenship, and manning issues; contracts; service agreements; charter agreements; disputes arising from commercial, construction, insurance coverage, and indemnity issues; personal injury and casualty litigation; and general vessel and operational compliance advice. Mr. Jenkins regularly handles offshore and maritime-related regulatory matters, including those involving the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Noteworthy

• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Representative Matters

• Avondale Industries Inc. v. Pulliam, 137 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 1998)
• Schultz v. Louisiana Dock Company, et al, 94 F. Supp 2d 746 (E.D. La 2000)
• Charles v. Universal Services, Inc., 773 So.2d 771 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2000)
• Bank One, Louisiana N.A. v. MR. DEAN MV, 293 F. 3d. 830 (5th Cir. 2002)
• Fishbones, Inc. v. Southern Boat Service of La., Inc., 849 So. 2d 803 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2003)

Presentations

• "Independent Contractor, Statutory Employer and Borrowed Servant", 2004
• "The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and Its Application to Tank Vessels", September 1, 2000

Memberships

• Federal Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• The Mariners Club of the Port of New Orleans
• Maritime Law Association
• New Orleans Bar Association
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
• The Thomas More-Loyola Law School American Inn of Court (Student Member, 1993)