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 Joshua S. Force
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mr. Force practices in the areas of commercial litigation, admiralty, complex insurance defense and coverage law, and subrogation and recovery 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 and serves as the Chair of that Association's Practice and Procedure Committee and on the MLA's Board of Directors. He is also an Editorial Fellow for the American Maritime Cases, the Managing Editor of Benedict's Maritime Bulletin and on the Planning Committee and National Advisory Board of the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute. Mr. Force is a Lecturer in 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. 
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- 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
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1991
J.D.
Honors: Addison Brown Prize
Law Review:
Harvard International Law Journal, 1989-1991, Recent Developments Editor, 1990-1991
- Haverford College, Haverford, PA,
1988
B.A.
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Russian (With Honors)
- Deepwater Horizon: Removal Costs, Civil Damages, Crimes, Civil Penalties and State Remedies in Oil Spill Cases, 85 Tul. L. Rev. 889 (2011) (with Profs. Robert Force and Martin Davies)
- State Attachment and Garnishment Procedures in Maritime Matters: A Primer, 20 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 1 (2007-2008)
- Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine: The Supreme Court Misses the Boat on Maritime Preemption, 27 Tul. Mar. L.J. 389 (2003)
- Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Loyd's, London, 587 F.3d 714
(5th Cir. 2009)
- 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)
- Jeansonne v. New York Life Ins., 11 So. 3d 1160
(La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)
- 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)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law,
2010
- Present
- Lecturer in Law, Tulane University School of Law,
2007
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2010
- Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Marine Pollution, Tulane University School of Law, 2004, 2007
- “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
- Best Lawyers in America - Admiralty & Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Real Estate and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs,
2012
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation and Maritime Law,
2010
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2011
- Louisiana Super Lawyers,
2008
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2011
- Best Lawyers in America, Maritime Law,
2008
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2011
- Maritime Law Association of the United States,
1994
- Present
- Maritime Law Association of the United States,
2009
- Present
- Board of Directors
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, Marine Insurance and General Average Committee, Secretary,
1998
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2004
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, Practice and Procedure Committee, Chair, 2008 - Present, Vice Chair,
2004
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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
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute,
1993
- Present
- Houston Mariners Club,
1993
- Present
- American Maritime Cases, Editorial Fellow,
1999
- Present
- Benedict's Maritime Bulletin, Managing Editor, 2009 - Present; Editorial Board,
2003
- Present
- Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP, Partner,
1999
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2000
- Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP, Associate,
1997
-
1998
- Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP, Associate,
1995
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1997
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Associate,
1992
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1995
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Hon. W. Eugene Davis, Law Clerk,
1991
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1992
- Indianapolis, Indiana
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