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Jay H. Kern

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Energy Centre, 30th Floor, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70163
(504) 569-2030
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jayk@spsr-law.com
Firm: Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn LLP
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Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn LLP


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Phone Number (504) 569-2030

Mr. Kern received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University in 1973, and his Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School in 1976. Prior to entering private practice in 1979, Mr. Kern was a Staff Attorney, and subsequently an Assistant Attorney General with the Louisiana Department of Justice, where he served primarily in the Construction Litigation Section of the Civil Division, representing the State and other governmental entities as owner on public works construction projects.

Mr. Kern practices primarily in the area of construction industry, including delay and interference claims, surety claims, general contract litigation, and professional liability litigation.

Mr. Kern is a member of the Louisiana State and American Bar Association, the Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation and Public Contracts Sections of the American Bar Association and serves in the Forum Committee and the Construction Industry. He has served as Vice-Chair of the Fidelity and Surety Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association and has also served as Vice-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. He is a graduate if the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and serves on the Construction Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. He lectured for the National Bond Claims Association on the topic of Force Majeure, and Engineering News Record Seminal in 1989 and 1992 on the topics of “Proving Claims for Inefficiency” and “Presentation of Proof of Damages” and for the Cambridge Institute in 1992 on construction contracts and claims.

Mr. Kern served as President of the Sugar Bowl in 1993-94, Chairman of its Executive Committee 1995-1996, and served on its Executive Committee until 2004. He is a past Chairman of the New Orleans Downtown Development District and Past Chairman of the New Orleans Area Council of the Chamber of Commerce and active in other civic endeavors.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Surety
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Jay H. Kern
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Litigation - Construction, New Orleans (2020)
Construction Law, New Orleans (2017)
Education
Tulane University, J.D.
Graduated 1976
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Other: (504) 569-2030
jayk@spsr-law.com
Energy Centre, 30th Floor, 1100 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70163
New Orleans, Louisiana 70163
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