Joshua S. Force
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.
Recognized since 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Real Estate
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs





Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.shergarner.com/attorney/force-joshua-s/
Location
- 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
New Orleans, LA 70112
Education
- Haverford College, BA, graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- California, The State Bar of California
Affiliations
- American Maritime Cases, 1999 - Present - Editorial Fellow
- Benedict on Admiralty, 2012 – Present - Editor-in-Chief
- Houston Mariners Club, 1993 - Present - Member
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, 2009 - 2012 - Board of Directors
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, Marine Insurance and General Average Committee, 1998 - 2004 - Secretary
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, 1993 - Present - Member
- Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, National Advisory Board 2005 - Present; Planning and Program Committees, 2007 - Present - Member
22 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
3 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards





Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, New Orleans (2022)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, New Orleans (2017)
- Litigation - Real Estate, New Orleans (2016)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, New Orleans (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Environmental
- Litigation
- Marine Insurance
- Personal Injury
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America - Admiralty & Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, 2012 - 2013
- Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2013
- Anne Goldsmith Hanaw and J. Jerome Hanaw Tikkun Olam Award for Campaign Excellence, 2011, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
- Daniel R. Ginsberg Leadership Award, 2008, Anti-Defamation League
- Margot and Herbert J. Garon Young Leadership Award, 2007, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
- Barney D. Mintz Leadership Award, 2005, Anti-Defamation League, South Central Region
Versai Management Corp. v. Clarendon America Ins. Co.
597 F.2d 729 (5th Cir. 2010)Morrell v. Alfortish
No. 10-924, WL 4668429 (E.D. La. 2010)Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Loyd's, London
587 F.3d 714 (5th Cir. 2009)Canal 66 Partnership v. United States
87 Fed. Cl. 722 (2009)Jeansonne v. New York Life Ins.
11 So. 3d 1160 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)Doe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board
494 F.3d 494 (5th Cir. 2007)Poteet v. American Bankers Insurance Co.
WL 3124699 (E.D.La 2007)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)Gravolet v. Fair Grounds Corp.
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