Thomas J. Barbera
Location:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Phone:
504-541-9034
800-631-4103 (Toll free)
800-631-4103 (Toll free)
Fax:
504-581-7083
E-mail:
Thomas Barbera was admitted to practice in 1986. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was a certified public accountant. He is a former Assistant District Attorney for Jefferson Parish and former Louisiana Assistant Attorney General. He was also the Vice-President and General-Counsel to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Control Board). Tom has most recently represented St. Bernard Parish Government against its property insurer relating to damages sustained in Hurricane Katrina to over 50 parish owned structures. He has over 25 years of experience in the practice of law as well as numerous years of accounting experience. His areas of expertise include Business Transactions and Litigation, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Labor & Employment, Personal Injury, Family Law, Worker’s Compensation and Landlord and Tenant Law. Tom maintains an A/V rating with Martindale Hubbell.
Areas of Practice
- Business Law
- Real Estate
- Bankruptcy
- Labor & Employment
- Personal Injury
- Child Custody
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Medical Malpractice
- General Practice
- Worker's Compensation
- Wrongful Termination
- Landlord and Tenant Law
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1988
- Florida, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D. - 1986
- University of Scranton
- B.S. - 1980
- Major: Accounting
Representative Cases
- Metro Riverboat Associates, Inc. v. La. Gaming Control Board, 797 So.2d 656 (La 2001)
- Metro Riverboat Associates v. La. Gaming Control Board, 798 So.2d 143 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2001)
- Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. v. Stewart Const. Co., Inc., , 780 So.2d 1253 (La. App. 5th 2001)
- Griffy v. Certified Lloyds Plan, 636 So.2d 269 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1994)
- State v. Metoyer, 748 So.2d 1174 (La. App. 5 Cir. 1999)
- Estate of Mayeaux v. Glover, 31 So.3d 1090 (2010)
- Koeniger v. Koeniger, 10 So. 3d 271 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2009)
- LondonTowne Condominium Homeowner's Ass’n v. LondonTowne Co., , 939 So.2d 1227 (La. 2006)
- Karno v. Bourbon Burlesque Club, Inc., , 931 So.2D 1111 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2006)
- FQCPRQ v. Brandon Investments, LLC, , 930 So.2d 107 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2006)
- DeLaVergne v. DeLaVergne, 886 So.2D 589 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2006)
- In re Succession of Manheim, 859 So.2d 836 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2003)
- Causey v. Sewell Cadillac-Chevrolet, Inc., , 394 F. 3d 285, C.A. 5 (La. 2004)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Jefferson Parish Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Louisiana Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
