Brewster Law Firm LLC

Your Recovery Is Our Top Priority

Jeffrey P. Briscoe

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  • Attorney

Location:

Metairie, LA

Phone:

Fax:

504-831-2290

Email:

I have worked with the Brewster Law Firm since graduating from Loyola Law School in 2012.  My practice deals almost exclusively with representing injury workers in stevedoring, shipbuilding and ship-repair, and  the offshore oil industry. I additionally represent numerous injured contractors for United States government working abroad.  I handle general maritime claims and personal injury claims as well.

Throughout my practice, I have tried numerous cases before Office of Administrative Law Judges. I have also litigated multiple appeals before the Benefits Review Board and United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. I teach the Longshore Act Skills Course to students at Loyola Law School. I have presented Continuing Legal Educations seminars to other attorneys. I am a member of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group, the Joint DOL Bar Association, and the St. Thomas More Inn of Court.

When not practicing law, I enjoy spending time with my wife and sailing.

Areas Of Practice

  • Longshore Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Defense Base Act 90%
  • Personal Injury 5%
  • Maritime 5%

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2012
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2012

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • J.D. - 2012
  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    • B.S. - 2004
    • Major: Print Journalism

Published Works

  • The Rotterdam Rules: A Port in the Storm of Liability Limitations and the Fair Opportunity Split , 9 LOY. MAR. L.J. 75, 2011

Representative Cases

  • Butler v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc., BRB No.: 17-0393 (Dec. 18, 2017), Benefits Review Board
  • Ports America Louisiana, Inc. v. Director, 2018 WL 526560 (5th Cir. 2018), 2018, U.S. Fifth Circuit

Representative Clients

  • Bulter

Classes / Seminars

  • Loyola Longshore Act Skills Course, Loyola College of Law, 2016 to Present
  • Day with the DOL, DOL/Loyola College of Law
  • CLE: Case Autopsy and Brief Writing, WILG, 2016
  • CLE: Prosecuting Hearing Loss Claims, WILG, 2017

Honors And Awards

  • Graduated Order of the Barristers, 2012-Present
  • WILG Rising Star Award, 2012-Present
  • Selected to Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2018

Professional Associations And Memberships

  • Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group, 2012 to Present
  • Joint DOL Bar Association, 2012 to Present
  • St. Thomas More Inn of Court, 2016 to Present

Languages

  • English