The Louisiana State Bar Association is proud to announce that it will be sponsoring the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Symposium on May 25, 2010 in New Orleans. A talented faculty is being assembled to address the complex issues associated with this tragic spill. Professor Tom Galligan and Richard J. Arsenault will be serving as the Co-Chairs.
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THOMAS C. GALLIGAN, JR. is currently the President of Colby-Sawyer College. He served as the Dean of the University of Tennessee College of Law from 1998-2006 and was a professor at LSU Law School from 1986-1998. He has published and spoken extensively on maritime law and his scholarship has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Louisiana Supreme Court, other courts, and commentators. His co-authored scholarship with Professor Frank L. Maraist has been honored by the Tulane Law Review and the Louisiana Bar Journal.
RICHARD J. ARSENAULT has been involved in maritime litigation for 30 years. He is a former Chair of the AAJ Admiralty Law Section and has chaired the Louisiana Bar Association’s Annual Admiralty Symposium since its inception 17 years ago. He has published and spoken extensively on maritime topics and his scholarship has appeared in various publications including the Maritime Lawyer, the Maritime Law Reporter, Trial Magazine and the La. Bar Journal. Arsenault is the current Chair of the Louisiana Bar Association’s Section on Insurance, Negligence, Worker’s Compensation and Admiralty Law. Twice a year, Arsenault, Professor Galligan and several Federal Court Judges participate in panel presentations designed to review recent maritime developments. Arsenault also serves on the LSU Law School Trial Advocacy Faculty.
Richard J. Arsenault, 2011
