Ernest L. O'Bannon
Special Counsel
Location:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Phone:
504-322-1375
866-459-6002 (Toll Free)
866-459-6002 (Toll Free)
Fax:
504-310-1501
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- Property Insurance Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Legal Malpractice
- Defense of Personal Injury
- Miscellaneous Civil
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1960
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1962
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1962
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1962
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1970
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
- L.L.B. - 1960
- Honors: Moot Court Board
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- A.B. (Cum Laude) - 1955
- Major: Philosophy and English Literature
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, 6 Legal Environment of Ins., CPCU, CPCU, 1970 - 1980
- Lecturer, CLE for Sundry Organizations, 1978 - 2004
Honors and Awards
- Louisiana State Bar Association - President's Award, 1996
- New Orleans Bar Association Geo. Arceneaux Award, 2002
- Best Lawyers in America, 1999 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Member, 1960 - Present
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1994 - 1995
- Louisiana State Committee on Bar Admission, Past Member, Secretary & Chair, 1983 - 1993
- Louisiana Bar Foundation, Fellow, 1984 - Present
- New Orleans Bar Association, Member, Past Executive Committee, 1970
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Bar Association of the 5th Circuit, Member
- Federation Of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Member
- Defense Research Institute, Member
- American Judicature Society, Member
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel , Member, 1968 - Present
- New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel, Member, Past President, 1968 - Present
- American College of Trial lawyers, Fellow, Past State Chair, 1990 - Present
- New Orleans Opera Association , Director, Chair Legal Committee, 2005 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Law Clerk, 1960 - 1961
- Milling Saal Saunders Benson & Woodwood, Associate, 1961 - 1963
Pro Bono Activities
- Legal Aid Bureau, New Orleans, LA - Board of Directors, 1970 - Present
- Southern Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, LA - Board of Directors, 1990 - 1993
- Director, Christian Health Ministries Foundation, 1993 - Present
- Past Director, Tulane Accociates
- Past Director, Baylor University Alumni Association
- Past Director, Goodwill Industries, Inc. (New Orleans)
- Past Director, Tulane Law School Deans Council
- Active in other civic, religious and charitable organizations
Languages
- English
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
