Atty. James M. Garner
Mr. Garner, a Member of the firm is a trial lawyer specializing in commercial and complex litigation.
About
Mr. Garner, a Member of the firm is a trial lawyer specializing in commercial and complex litigation. He has been lead counsel in cases in New Mexico, California, West Virginia, Kansas, Arizona, Indiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, involving complex and class action litigation ranging from asbestos exposure, benzene exposure, mass closings of big box retailers, noise pollution, commercial, banking, bankruptcy and financial litigation. He is admitted to practice before the federal courts in Arkansas and all courts in Texas and Louisiana. He serves as regional counsel for several companies.
Mr. Garner is very active in the oil and gas field, being a chemical engineer and former drilling engineer. He represents a number of companies as claimants in the BP Macondo Litigation. Mr. Garner is also lead counsel for Texas Brine Company in defending and prosecuting its claims in the Bayou Corne sinkhole litigation.
Mr. Garner has extensive appellate argument experience by regularly arguing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the Louisiana Courts of Appeal and the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was unanimously appointed by the Tulane Faculty to Adjunct Lecturer in Law for the Fall 2014 Semester, teaching Advanced Appellate Advocacy at Tulane University School of Law.
While attending Tulane Law School, Mr. Garner served as a member of the Board of Editors for 1987-1988 and managing editor of the Tulane Law Review for 1988-1989. He is also a member of the Order of the Coif. As an undergraduate at Tulane, he was a member of the Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma, Omega Chi Epsilon, and Omicron Delta Kappa honorary societies.
Professional and civic activities include: American (member); Louisiana (member) and Federal (Director, Membership Chair, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, President Elect and Vice-President, President and National Council Delegate, member) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (member); Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (member); Louisiana Bankers Association (member); Holy Cross High School (Board Member); Our Lady of Holy Cross College (Development Board); Tulane University (Admissions Council and Externship Committee); Tulane Law Review Board of Advisory Editors; St. Catherine of Siena Cub Scout Pack 230 Den Leader.
Practice Areas
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Education Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Securities
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Education
J.D.
Tulane University
- 1989
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Tulane University
- 1986
Awards
Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Education Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Environmental
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Securities
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Administrative / Regulatory Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Advertising Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Antitrust Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Arbitration
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Aviation Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
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Best Lawyers in America — Civil Rights Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — CleanTech Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Collaborative Law: Civil
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Collaborative Law: Family Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Communications Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Copyright Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Compliance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Governance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Best Lawyers in America — Derivatives and Futures Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — DUI / DWI Defense
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Best Lawyers in America — Economic Development Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Elder Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Individuals
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Energy Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment Law - Music
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Equipment Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Family Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Family Law Mediation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — FDA Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Financial Services Regulation Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — First Amendment Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Food and Beverage Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Franchise Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Gaming Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Government Relations Practice
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Immigration Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Information Technology Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — International Arbitration - Commercial
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — International Arbitration - Governmental
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — International Trade and Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — IT Outsourcing Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Labor Law - Management
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Labor Law - Union
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Land Use and Zoning Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Leisure and Hospitality Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Antitrust
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Banking and Finance
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - ERISA
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - First Amendment
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Municipal
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Patent
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Real Estate
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Media Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mediation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Medical Malpractice Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Military Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mining Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Municipal Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mutual Funds Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Native American Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Natural Resources Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Nonprofit / Charities Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Oil and Gas Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Patent Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Privacy and Data Security Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Professional Malpractice Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Project Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Public Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Railroad Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Securities / Capital Markets Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Securities Regulation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Sports Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Technology Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Timber Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Trademark Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Transportation Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates
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Best Lawyers in America — Utilities Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Venture Capital Law
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Best Lawyers in America — Water Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Appellate
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Asbestos
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Automobile
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Aviation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Aviation Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Banking
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditors'-Debtors' Rights
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Business Disputes
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Class Actions
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Complex Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Construction
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — COVID-19
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Defendants
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Environmental
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Federal
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fiduciary Duties
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Best Lawyers in America — Insurance
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Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Coverage
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Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Defense
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Intellectual Property
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Pharmaceutical
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Plaintiffs
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Supreme Court
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Toxic Tort
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — New Orleans City Business Power Generation, 2003
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition -- Business Litigation, 2008
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Gerson Lehrman Group, GLG Leader, 2010 - Present
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, Local Litigation Star, 2008 - 2014
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds, 2006
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon's 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know, 2008
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Best Lawyers in America — The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2012
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Global Law Experts Oil & Gas Tort Litigation Attorney of the Year in the USA, 2015
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — New Orleans CityBusiness - 2016 Leadership in Law Honoree
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (New Orleans)
- 2016
Lawyer of the Year — Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (New Orleans)
- 2014
Lawyer of the Year — Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs (New Orleans)
- 2013
Bar Admissions
Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
Texas, State Bar of Texas
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