Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027 I am the founder of The Mahone Firm in New Orleans, where I represent people injured offshore and on the water, along with individuals and businesses in personal injury and business litigation. My maritime practice includes Jones Act claims, maintenance and cure, unseaworthiness, longshore (LHWCA) claims, and injuries on platforms and vessels.
I grew up in a small town in Texas and moved to New Orleans for high school, and the city has been home ever since. I studied accounting at LSU, then earned my law degree at Vanderbilt, where I was elected to the Order of the Coif.
I began my career at Liskow & Lewis, a Louisiana firm known for its energy and maritime work, and later taught oil and gas law as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School. That background gives me a practical understanding of how the offshore industry works: how rigs, vessels and contracts are set up, and who is responsible when someone gets hurt. I started my own firm so that clients work directly with me, from the first call through the end of the case.
