Jim Silverstein practices in the areas of admiralty and maritime, products liability, energy, construction and environmental law.
Jim has extensive litigation experience, and has successfully defended clients in cases involving various aspects of maritime, admiralty, energy, and oil and gas law. He also maintains an active practice successfully defending manufacturers in product liability cases. He has defended cases involving numerous products, including ladders, electrical motors, fans, table saws, radial arm saws, planers, power tools, cranes and pumps. He has also successfully defended and prosecuted cases in the commercial litigation field.
Jim is an accomplished trial lawyer and is listed in Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2010-2019 and The Best Lawyers in America, 2012-2020. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He currently maintains an "AV" Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest level of professional excellence.
Jim has tried in excess of 65 cases to a conclusion, obtaining defense verdicts in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.
Jim earned his B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University in 1977. He earned his J.D, cum laude, in 1981 from the Tulane University Law School.
- Tulane University
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
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- Tulane University School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
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- Partner
- Kean Miller LLP
- Current
- Louisiana Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Awarded consecutively from 2010-2019
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- Awarded consecutively from 2012-2020
- AV Peer Review Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Member
- Current
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- Defense Research Institute
- Member
- Current
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- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow
- Current
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- Louisiana Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Texas Bar Associations
- Member
- Current
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- Louisiana
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- Texas
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- 5th Circuit
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
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- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
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- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
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- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Maritime Law
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- English