Joshua S. Force

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2008.

909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

(504) 299-2100

Firm: Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.

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Overview

Firm

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.

Years In Practice

Phone Number (504) 299-2100

Mr. Force practices in the areas of commercial litigation, admiralty, and complex insurance defense and coverage law and has represented clients at both the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Force is admitted to practice in Louisiana, Texas, and California and has practiced with law firms in each of those states. Mr. Force is an active member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, having served on its Board of Directors and as Chair of the MLA's Practice and Procedure and Young Lawyers Committees. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Benedict on Admiralty, a former Managing Editor of Benedict's Maritime Bulletin, an Editorial Fellow for the American Maritime Cases, and a member of the Planning Committee and National Advisory Board of the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute. Mr. Force is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at Tulane Law School and teaches a course in Marine Pollution. Mr. Force received his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Force served as a law clerk to the Honorable W. Eugene Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Admiralty and Maritime Law (Environmental)

Admiralty and Maritime Law (Regulatory & Government)

Admiralty and Maritime Law (Transportation)

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Real Estate

Marine Insurance

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Awards

Lawyer of the Year recognition for Joshua S. Force

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, New Orleans (2017)

Litigation - Real Estate, New Orleans (2016)

Litigation - Banking and Finance, New Orleans (2014)

Best Lawyers in America - Admiralty & Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, 2012 - 2013
Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2013
Anne Goldsmith Hanaw and J. Jerome Hanaw Tikkun Olam Award for Campaign Excellence, 2011, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
Daniel R. Ginsberg Leadership Award, 2008, Anti-Defamation League
Margot and Herbert J. Garon Young Leadership Award, 2007, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
Barney D. Mintz Leadership Award, 2005, Anti-Defamation League, South Central Region

Education

Graduated

Haverford College, BA

Graduated 1988

Contact Details and Office Locations

Office: (504) 299-2100

909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

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