Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that its Maritime Practice Group received national rankings in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA by Chambers and Partners and in the 2026 Legal 500 United States guide. Additionally, Maritime Practice Group members have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 peer-review attorney rankings.

The Maritime Practice Group was awarded national rankings in all three maritime categories in Chambers USA, including Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York), and Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory, in addition to a national ranking in Offshore Energy. The group was also nationally recognized in the Legal 500 United States Transport – Shipping: Finance category and the Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation category.

The following Jones Walker maritime partners were listed individually as nationally recognized attorneys in Chambers USA:

• William C. Baldwin, Offshore Energy, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
• Richard D. Bertram, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
• George J. Fowler, III, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
• Grady S. Hurley, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
• R. Scott Jenkins, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
• Cindy Matherne Muller, Offshore Energy

The following Jones Walker maritime attorneys were listed as nationally recommended attorneys in the Legal 500 United States:

• William C. Baldwin, Transport – Shipping: Finance (Leading Partners)
• Richard D. Bertram, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Partners)
• J. Kelly Duncan, Transport – Shipping: Finance (Leading Partners)
• George J. Fowler, III, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Hall of Fame)
• Grady S. Hurley, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Partners)
• R. Scott Jenkins, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Partners)
• Sara B. Kuebel, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Associates)
• Jefferson R. Tillery, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Partners)
• Christopher K. Ulfers, Transport – Shipping: Finance (Next Generation Partners)

Sara was elected as a partner at the firm effective January 1, 2026.

The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 recognizes the top 5% of practicing attorneys in each metro area. Distinguished attorneys typically five to nine years into their careers can also earn recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. The following Jones Walker maritime team members earned rankings in the 2027 edition of this guide:

HOUSTON

• Luis Enrique Cuervo – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Kelly M. Haas – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Cindy Matherne Muller – Admiralty and Maritime Law

MIAMI

• Luis E. Llamas – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• Lauren Rose – Admiralty and Maritime Law

NEW ORLEANS

• L. Etienne Balart – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• William C. Baldwin – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• Richard D. Bertram – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• J. Kelly Duncan – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• George J. Fowler, III – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• Christopher M. Hannan – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Grady S. Hurley – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• R. Scott Jenkins – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Edward F. LeBreton, III – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Alfred J. Rufty, III – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Jefferson R. Tillery – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• James E. Wright, III – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law
• Wayne G. Zeringue, Jr. – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law

WASHINGTON, DC

• James A. Kearns – Admiralty and Maritime Law

About the Jones Walker Maritime Practice Group
Jones Walker’s Maritime Practice Group provides cross-spectrum transactional, regulatory, and dispute-resolution counsel to domestic and international clients in foreign jurisdictions and across the United States, in state and federal courts, and before US and international arbitral bodies. Jones Walker represents clients engaged in domestic and international shipping and offshore drilling, transport, production activities, and onshore and port-related activities. With one of the largest groups of maritime-focused attorneys in the United States, Jones Walker is nationally ranked and recognized in marine finance, litigation, and regulatory as a leading law firm by national and international publications.