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Biography
Christopher T. Chocheles was a member of the Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana. He practiced primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and toxic torts, and served as lead counsel in toxic torts and tax trials.
As an undergraduate, he attended Loyola University and received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science in 1997. In May 2000, he graduated from Louisiana State University Law Center. At LSU, he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review.
Mr. Chocheles was a member of the Louisiana Bar Association. He wrote the cover article for the April/May 2010 issue of the Louisiana Bar Journal – “No Excuses: Hurricanes and the Act of God Defense in Breach Contract Claims.”
Representative Cases
- LeBlanc v. Texas Brine Company, L.L.C., F. 3d (La. App. 5th Cir. 2021)
- Pontchartrain Natural Gas System v. Texas Brine Company, LLC, So. 3d (La. App. 5th Cir. 2020)
- LeBlanc v. Texas Brine Co., LLC., WL 6927501 (E.D. La. 2020)
- Spell v. Edwards, F.Supp.3d (M.D. La. 2020)
- Cangelosi v. Edwards, WL 6449111 (E.D. La. 2020)
- 910 E Main LLC v. Edwards, 481 F.Supp.3d 607 (W.D. La. 2020)
- 4 Aces Enterprises, LLC v. Edwards, 479 F.Supp.3d 311 (E.D. La. 2020)
- Spell v. Edwards, 962 F.3d 175, (La. App. 5th Cir. 2020)
- Spell v. Edwards, 460 F.Supp.3d 671 (M.D. La. 2020)
- Roy Anderson Corporation v. 225 Baronne Complex, L.L.C., 280 So.3d 730 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2019)
- Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC v. Texas Brine Company, LLC, 281 So.3d 9 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2019)
- Marchand v. Texas Brine Company, LLC, 272 So.3d 101 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2019)
- LeBlanc v. Texas Brine Co., LLC, WL 9801527 (E.D. La. 2018)
- Merritt v. Texaco Inc., WL 3640875 (E.D. La. 2018)
- LeBlanc v. Texas Brine Co., LLC, WL 3439653 (E.D. La. 2018)
- Morgan v. Huntington Ingalls, Incorporated, 879 F.3d 602 (La. App. 5th Cir. 2018)
- Morgan v. Dow Chemical Company, WL 7833615 (M.D. La. 2017)
- Hernandez v. Dedicated TCS, L.L.C., WL 2876640 (E.D. La. 2017)
- Hernandez v. Dedicated TCS, L.L.C., WL 2868803 (E.D. La. 2017)
- Morgan v. Dow Chemical Company, WL 2670973 (M.D. La. 2017)
- Washington v. Shell Oil Company, WL 4473194 (E.D. La. 2016)
- McPhate v. Shell Oil Company, WL 3548452 (E.D. La. 2016)
- Latino v. Texas Brine Co., LLC, WL 13532725 (E.D. La. 2015)
- Phills v. Hilcorp Energy Co., WL 5935369 (W.D. La. 2013)
- Caire v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., WL 5350615, 2013, E.D. La.
- Abundance Square Associate, L.P. v. Williams, WL 1085655, 2011, La. App. 4 Cir.
- Becker v. Murphy Oil Corp., 70 So.3d 885, WL 2164151, 2011, La. App. 4th Cir.
- Public Citizen Inc. v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Bd., --- F.3d---, 2011 WL 285226, 2011, C.A.5 (La), NO. 09-30925
- Sarpy v. ESAD, Inc., 968 So.2d 736, 2007-0347, 2007, La. App. 4Cir.
- Laborde v. Dastugue, 868 So.2d 228, 2003-1491, 2004, La. App. 4Cir.
- Too Easy Entertainment, L.L.C. v. Seven Arts Pictures, Inc., WL 2480475, 2004, E.D.La., NO. CIV.A. 04-2182
- Memorial Hall Museum, Inc. v. University of New Orleans Foundation, 847 So.2d 625, 2002-1810, 2003, La. App. 4 Cir.
- Pierce v. Reily-Benton Co., Inc., 846 So.2d 143, 2002-2253, 2003, La. App. 4 Cir.
- Arriola v. Orleans Parish School Bd., 809 So.2d 932, 2001-1878, 2002, La.
- Hontex Enterprise, Inc. v. City of Westwego, 833 So. 2d 1234, 02-506, 2002, La. App. 5 Cir.
Classes & Seminars
- Workers’ Compensation Law and Practice, Sterling Education Services, Inc., 12/04/2015 to 12/04/2015
- 8th Annual Workers' Compensation Law & Practice Seminar, Sterling Education Services, Inc., 12/03/2013 to 12/03/2013
- Extra-Contractual Liability, National Business Institute seminar, 2004 to 2004
- The Insurance Contract, National Business Institute seminar, 2003 to 2003
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America since 2012, with special designations, during 2023 or a prior year, in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2012 – 2023
Published Works
- Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium, Contributing Editor, 2015
- No Excuses - Hurricanes and the Act of God Defense to Breach of Contract Claims, Louisiana Bar Journal, Volume 57, No. 6 (April/May 2010)
Practice Areas
- Toxic Torts
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Tax Litigation
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. - 2000
- Honors: Chancellor's List, Fall 1997 and Fall 1999
- Law Review, Louisiana Law Review, Member, 1998, 1999
- Loyola University, New Orleans
- B.S. - 1997
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Political Science Award-1997
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2000