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Hansford (Ford) P.
Wogan

Position
Partner
Office
New Orleans

Ford Wogan is a partner in the Maritime Practice Group, where he focuses on maritime and oilfield litigation.


Ford represents clients in a broad range of disputes, with a concentration on maritime personal injury/death and oilfield defense, including claims under General Maritime Law, the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

Ford also handles a wide range of issues and claims involving property damage, marine insurance coverage, limitation of liability, oil pollution response and liability, environmental damage, vessel collisions and allisions, vessel seizures, and cargo and contract disputes.

Ford has extensive experience litigating various matters in state and federal courts, including multiple trials at the federal level. 

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Transportation Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (2021)

Publications

  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — July 19, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, July 19, 2020
  • "Maritime Cybersecurity: Where Do Things Stand and Where Might They Be Going?" Marine Log, May 2020
  • "Louisiana’s Third Circuit Expansively Interprets Vessel Status, Potentially Opening Door for More Jones Act Seamen," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, July 31, 2019
  • "Fifth Circuit Opinion Provides Most Recent Overview of 'Borrowed Employee' Test for Offshore Platform Workers," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, March 28, 2019
  • "Survey Reveals that Most Maritime Companies are Unprepared for Cybersecurity Threats," Ocean News & Technology, January 1, 2019
  • Jones Walker LLP Maritime Cybersecurity Survey, October 23, 2018
  • "5th Circ.’s New Maritime Contract Test Takes Shape," Law360, August 20, 2018
  • "The Fifth Circuit’s New 'Maritime' Contract Test Takes Shape," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, August 15, 2018
  • "Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Criminal Charges Brought Against Offshore Contractors Under The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, December 12, 2017
  • "Are A Jones Act Seaman's Wages Really Exempt From Garnishment?" Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, May 2, 2017
  • "Vessel Owners' Duties To Longshoremen Only Go So Far," Law360, January 20, 2017
  • "Fifth Circuit Addressed Duties Owed by Vessel Owner to Longshoreman Performing Risky Work in Hazardous Conditions," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, January 9, 2017
  • "Update on O.W. Bunker Maritime Lien Litigation," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, July 15, 2016
  • "Jones Act Seaman Status Tested for Shipyard Worker," Jones Walker Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, March 8, 2016
  • "Fifth Circuit Dismisses Jones Act Claim of Foreign Worker Injured in Foreign Waters," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, July 6, 2015
  • "BP’s Additional Insured Status in DEEPWATER HORIZON Finally Settled by Texas Supreme Court," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, February 25. 2015
  • "Court Issues Ruling Limiting Access to Federal Courts in Coastal Restoration Lawsuits," Jones Walker LLP Admiralty & Maritime Newsletter, December 16, 2014

Presentations

  • "Cyber Security – A Survey Of The Marine Industry," International WorkBoat Show Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 4–6, 2019
  • "The State of Cybersecurity Readiness in the U.S. Maritime Industry," CMA Shipping 2019, Stamford, Connecticut, April 4, 2019

Memberships

  • Federal Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Maritime Law Association
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8164
F: 504.589.8164
Emailfwogan@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, BCL, 2012
  • Louisiana State University
    BA, History, 2009

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth 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
  • All Louisiana state courts

Related Practices

  • Energy Litigation
  • Maritime Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Maritime Practice

Related Industries

  • Maritime

2018 Jones Walker LLP Maritime Cybersecurity Survey

Our survey polled 126 senior executives, chief information and technology officers, non-executive security and compliance leaders, and key managers from across the maritime industry in the United States to evaluate the state of cybersecurity in the industry.

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