Jay Russell Sever

Jay Russell Sever


Phelps Dunbar LLP

Recognized since 2018

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Litigation - Insurance

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Jay Sever is a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance group of Phelps Dunbar. He is the Regional Practice Coordinator for the firm's insurance practice group and is also head of the insurance and reinsurance practice group in the New Orleans office. He serves as local, regional and national coverage counsel for both foreign and domestic insurance companies. He counsels clients, manages disputes and tries cases involving a wide variety of insurance coverage issues, including matters arising from bad faith, construction defects claims, third-party liability claims, first-party claims, professional liability claims, crane and rigging claims, racing and competitive sport claims, entertainment claims, transportation claims, environmental claims, general and toxic tort claims, advertising, copyright and trademark claims, media liability claims, multiple-year trigger and allocation issues, marine liability claims, Louisiana direct action claims and numerous others.

In addition to handling cases in Louisiana and California courts in which he is admitted, Jay also has acted as lead counsel in cases pending in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Jay's practice, both litigation and counseling, involves attorneys from all of Phelps Dunbar's offices in the Gulf South and, where necessary, local counsel in states throughout the United States.

Location
  • 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
    New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
Education
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1991
  • University of Maryland, B.S., graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana, Louisiana
  • California, California
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC) - Member
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance - Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar) - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • State Bar of California - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Phelps Dunbar LLP
Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana

162 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Insurance Law (2018-2021), Litigation - Insurance (2018-2021), The Best Lawyers in America
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers (2013-2020)
  • Top Lawyers: Insurance Law, New Orleans Magazine

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