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Glenn G.
Goodier

Position
Special Counsel
Office
New Orleans

Glenn Goodier is special counsel in the Maritime Practice Group, where he represents a wide range of industry clients.


Drawing on his more than 45 years of experience, Glenn advises and represents clients in connection with all aspects of domestic and international maritime law. He regularly handles a wide variety of transactions and litigation, including commercial and tort matters.

Glenn focuses his practice on disputes involving collisions, cargo, personal injury, pollution, towage issues, contracts, insurance coverage, salvage, liens, products liability, and toxic torts. As well as advising clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts, he also represents businesses and individuals in arbitration and in administrative and regulatory proceedings.

In addition to his maritime practice, Glenn also handles a wide range of cases involving insurance coverage disputes and bad-faith insurance claims.

Noteworthy

  • New Orleans Magazine, Top Lawyer (listed annually since 2019, also listed in 2013)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Admiralty and Maritime Law (listed annually since 2001)
  • The Legal 500 United States, Transport: Shipping (2017)
  • Best Lawyers®, "Lawyer of the Year," Admiralty and Maritime Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, (2013, 2016)
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Transportation/Maritime (listed annually since 2007)
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Presentations

  • "Punitive Damages," 25th Biennial Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 12, 2015

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Section of Tort Trial and Insurance Practice
  • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow (2003)
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States, Board of Directors (2002–2005); Rivers & Ocean Towing Committee
  • Association of Average Adjusters of the United States
  • Federal Bar Association
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Sections of Insurance, Tort, Workers Compensation and Admiralty Law and Environmental Law; House of Delegates
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Lecturer (1985–1998)
  • New Orleans Bar Association
  • Southeast Admiralty Law Institute 

 

New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8174
F: 504.582.8010
Emailggoodier@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
    JD, 1971
    Member and Associate Editor, Loyola Law Review; Delta Theta Phi, Alpha Sigma Nu National Honor Society, 1971
  • Loyola University New Orleans
    BBA, 1970
    Blue Key National Honor Society

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Related Practices

  • Litigation — Insurance
  • Maritime Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Maritime

Related Industries

  • Maritime Industry
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