Areas of Practice
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1986; Order of the Coif; Louisiana Law Review
- Louisiana State University, B.S., 1983; Dean's List
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1986
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
- E.D. La., 1986
- M.D. La., 1988
- W.D. La., 1989
Jeff Tillery is a partner in the firm’s Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group and has for more than 20 years focused primarily on representing clients in the areas of maritime personal injury and collision matters, general litigation, longshore matters, and marine insurance coverage disputes. He is a regular speaker on maritime issues at seminars around the country. Some of these presentations include: “Recent Developments in Maritime Law” for the Greater New Orleans Barge and Fleeting Seminar, April 2006 and again in April 2007, and "The Collision – A Scenario with Damage and Sinking," April 2008; "Recent Decisions in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Circuits Affecting the Administration of the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Act," Signal Maritime Forum, May 2007; “Maintenance and Cure Claims,” Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 2006; "Jones Act Basics," Louisiana Claims Association, 2008; "Masters of the Courtroom," New Orleans Bar Association CLE Seminar, December 2007; “Recent Developments in Maritime Law,” Tulane Maritime Seminar, 2004; “Handling of a Major Offshore Casualty,” Maritime Law Association Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, November 2001; and at the Houston Oil & Gas Seminar, 2005 and 2006. He has also served as an instructor of maritime law at the University of New Orleans Paralegal Institute for 12 years.
News
- Hebert and Tillery to Present at GNOBFA River and Marine Industry Seminar
- Hebert and Tillery Participate in GNOBFA River and Marine Industry Seminar
- Tillery Speaks at LTLA Maritime Seminar
- Jones Walker Named to New Orleans CityBusiness’ Innovators of the Year 2006
- Tillery Speaks at Greater New Orleans Barge and Fleeting Association Seminar
- Tillery Speaks at American Petroleum Institute 21st Annual Petroleum Import/Export Seminar
Presentations
- "The Collision – A Scenario with Damages and Sinking", April 2008
- "Recent Updates Under Longshore Certificate", May 2007
- "Recent Updates on Maritime Law", April 2006
Publications
- "Overview of General Maritime Law Including the Jones Act"
August 2008
Memberships
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater New Orleans (President, 2000–2002)
- Federal Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
