J. Dwight LeBlanc

J Dwight LeBlanc is a skilled litigator who brought more than a decade of experience providing legal strategies related to admiralty law throughout the Gulf of Mexico coastal region. He retired from the partnership in 2015 and transitioned to Partner Emeritus.  He was a partner in Chaffe McCall’s Admiralty section in the New Orleans office where he approached each matter with the goal of being a valued resource.   Before joining Chaffe McCall, he served in the U.S. Army JAG Corps.   He has served as a member of the firm’s Management Committee, as the firm’s managing partner, and as head of its Admiralty section.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Admiralty and Maritime Law, listed for over 25 years
• AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Selected for inclusion in Louisiana Super Lawyers, listed for over 10 years

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, Advisory Committee, served on the Board from 1994 -2008
• Tulane Law School Dean’s Council, 1997-2004
• Tulane Medical Center’s Advisory Committee, member from1998 -2002
• World Trade Center Board of Directors, former member and Chairman of its Transportation Committee
• World Trade Center, Advisory Committee member, and served as President in 2007
• New Orleans Port Safety Council, served as Chairman

• United States v, Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. et al, Civil Action No. 08-cv-2898 – Represented Citgo Asphalt Refining, Co., which was exonerated of all liability after a four-month trial in Philadelphia Federal Court.  The Third Circuit reversed on appeal, and the matter is currently on petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.