Joshua S. Force

Joshua S. Force

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Commercial Law, Admiralty & Maritime Law
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, New Orleans, LA 70112

    About Joshua S. Force

    Practice Areas
    • Commercial Law
    • Admiralty & Maritime Law
    Education
    • Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
      J.D.
      • Honors: Addison Brown Prize
      • Law Review: Harvard International Law Journal, 1989-1991, Recent Developments Editor, 1990-1991,
    • Haverford College, Haverford, PA
      B.A.
      • Major: Russian (With Honors)
      • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
    Representative Cases
    • Versai Management Corp. v. Clarendon America Ins. Co., 597 F.2d 729 (5th Cir. 2010)
    • Morrell v. Alfortish, No. 10-924, WL 4668429 (E.D. La. 2010)
    • Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Loyd's, London, 587 F.3d 714 (5th Cir. 2009)
    • Canal 66 Partnership v. United States, 87 Fed. Cl. 722 (2009)
    • Jeansonne v. New York Life Ins., 11 So. 3d 1160 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)
    • Doe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board, 494 F.3d 494 (5th Cir. 2007)
    • Poteet v. American Bankers Insurance Co., WL 3124699 (E.D.La 2007)
    • Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of America v. Wright Ins. Agency Inc., 404 F.3d 927 (5th Cir. 2005)
    • LaSalle Bank, N.A. v. Mobile Hotel Properties, LLC, 367 F. Supp. 2d 1022 (E.D. La. 2004)
    • Gravolet v. Fair Grounds Corp., 878 So. 2d 900 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2004)
    • Warn v. M/Y MARIDOME, 169 F.3d 625 (9th Cir. 1999)
    • Warn v. M/Y MARIDOME, 961 F.Supp. 1357 (S.D. Cal. 1997)
    • Lecy v. Bayliner Marine Corp., 973 P.2d 1110, 94 Wash.App. 949 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999)
    • Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. v. Vessel DRIVE OCEAN V, 2000 A.M.C. 1958 ,(S.D. Cal. 1998)
    Classes and Seminars
    • Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2017 - Present
    • Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2014 - 2017
    • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2010 - 2014
    • Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2007 - 2010
    • Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Marine Pollution, Tulane University School of Law, 2004, 2007
    • “General Principles of Indemnity and Contribution Under the General Maritime Law of the United States: Charter Parties and Other Maritime Contracts,” Tulane-Oslo-Southampton Colloquium on “Indemnities, Recourse and Collaterals in Chartering,” October 2-3, 2012, Oslo, Norway
    • “Marine Pollution,” Tulane Maritime Law Smorgasbord, December 10-11, 2009
    • “State Attachment and Garnishment Procedures in Maritime Matters,” Pacific Admiralty Seminar, The Bar Association of San Francisco, California, October 6, 2006
    • “The Preemption Doctrine and Maritime Law,” 20th New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar, Tulane Law School, October 18, 2002
    • “High Court Reviews Death from Boat Propeller,” NPR Radio Interview, October 15, 2002
    • “Ship Arrest and Attachment in the U.S.,” Ship Arrest Seminar, Lloyd's List Events, Lloyd's Maritime Training Programme, 2001
    • “Allocation and Trigger in the Context of Long-Tail Litigation,” Insurance Law in Louisiana, Lorman Education Series, 2000
    • “'Default Remedies,' Evictions: Residential and Commercial in Louisiana”, Lorman Education Series, 2000
    • “Recent Developments in Marine Insurance Law,” Maritime Law Association, Fall Meeting, October 14,1999

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Texas, 1991
    • Louisiana, 1992
    • California, 1995
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
    • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1995
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995
    • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
    • U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1996
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2000
    • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2001
    • U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2001
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2002
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2007
    • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2009
    Other Affiliations
    • Certificate in Civil/Commercial & Employment Mediation Training, Mediation Institute, 2017
    • Maritime Law Association of the United States, 1994 - Present
    • Maritime Law Association of the United States, 2009 - 2012 (Board of Directors)
    • Maritime Law Association of the United States, Marine Insurance and General Average Committee, Secretary, 1998 - 2004
    • Maritime Law Association of the United States, Practice and Procedure Committee, Chair, 2008 - 2012, Vice Chair, 2004 - 2008
    • Maritime Law Association of the United States, Young Lawyers Committee, Chair, 2001- 2003, Secretary, 1999-2001
    • Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, National Advisory Board 2005 - Present; Planning and Program Committees, 2007 - Present; Secretary/Treasurer, 2014 - Present
    • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, 1993 - Present
    • Houston Mariners Club, 1993 - 2008
    • American Maritime Cases, Editorial Fellow, 1999 - 2017
    • Benedict on Admiralty, Editor-in-Chief, 2012 – Present
    • Benedict's Maritime Bulletin, Editorial Board, 2003 – 2012; Managing Editor, 2009 – 2012
    Past Positions
    • Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP, Partner, 1999-2000
    • Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP, Associate, 1997-1998
    • Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP, Associate, 1995-1997
    • Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Associate, 1992-1995
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Hon. W. Eugene Davis, Law Clerk, 1991-1992

    Fees

    • Accepts Credit Cards

    Office Info

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    Joshua S. Force
    Phone:
    (504) 299-2130
    Website:
    https://www.shergarner.com
    Address:
    909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, New Orleans, LA 70112
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