Mark C. Dodart

Mark C. Dodart

New Orleans, LA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009
Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Biography

Mark Dodart is a partner in the litigation group of Phelps Dunbar who practices primarily in the areas of general litigation, insurance coverage and tort litigation. He counsels clients, manages disputes and tries cases involving personal injury, products liability, class actions, toxic tort exposure, premises liability, and property damage. Mr. Dodart also serves as local, regional and national coverage counsel for domestic insurance companies in matters arising from bad faith, construction defects claims, third-party liability claims, first-party property claims, environmental claims, marine liability claims, food contamination claims, Louisiana direct action claims and numerous others.

In addition to handling cases in Louisiana and Texas courts in which he is admitted, Mr. Dodart also has acted as lead counsel in cases pending in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Mr. Dodart’s practice, both litigation and counseling, involves attorneys from all of Phelps Dunbar's offices on the Third Coast and, where necessary, local counsel in states throughout the United States.

Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

Phelps Dunbar LLP logo

Overview

  • Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • University of New Orleans, B.A., graduated 1983

  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Texas, United States

  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Fifth Circuit Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Texas, United States
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Fifth Circuit Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • University of New Orleans, B.A., graduated 1983

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers
  • New Orleans Magazine - Top Lawyers - Mass Tort/Class Actions

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