Peter L. Hilbert, Jr.
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.
Recognized since 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

He is an Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, at Tulane University School of Law and has served as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Gulf Coast Region. Mr. Hilbert is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. He authored "Inland Marine Leg of Intermodal Transportation, International Bar Association Meeting," October 1993; "Injuries in the Workplace in Louisiana," November, 1993; and "Bad Faith Litigation in Louisiana," March, 1995 and January, 1996.
Mr. Hilbert has been actively engaged in numerous areas of maritime law representing underwriters, marine drilling contractors, oilfield service companies, operators of oilfield supply and crew vessels, barge owners, shipyards and product manufacturers. He has served as trial counsel in major litigation concerning personal injury and death claims brought by seamen, commercial oilfield divers, longshoremen, passengers and invitees aboard vessels. He has also litigated claims for property damage, including claims arising out of loss of vessels, claims concerning breach of contract, claims concerning interpretation of insurance policies and insurance coverage's and subrogation and recovery matters. He has experience in vessel documentation, preparation of charter agreements and contracts for vessel management and towage and affreightment contracts. He has significant experience in the field of maritime products liability. He has actively litigated indemnification contracts, contractual liability, insurance coverage and the applicability of the Louisiana and Texas Oilfield Anti-Indemnification Statutes. He has served as counsel for shipyards in negotiation of vessel construction and repair contracts.
Contact & Links
Location
- 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
New Orleans, LA 70112
Education
- Tulane University , J.D., graduated 1977
- University of New Orleans, BA, graduated 1974
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Houston Mariners Club, 1984 - Member
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Mariners Club of the Port of New Orleans, 1979 - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- Tulane Maritime Law Center, Board of Advisors - Member
- Tulane Maritime Law Center, Committee of Advisors - Member
- Tulane Maritime Law Center, Endowment Committee - 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 - Environmental, New Orleans (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Environmental
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus
- Bankruptcy
- Cargo
- Charter Parties
- Collision
- Commercial
- Litigation
- Marine Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Salvage
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America - Admiralty & Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2012
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation, 2011 - 2012
- Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2009 - 2013
- Best Lawyers in America - Maritime Law, 2009 - 2012
"Peter Hilbert is the type of lawyer that you can give a matter to, and you know that every angle, every detail, and every claim will be well tended. He is extremely talented in every aspect of litigation, from research, to drafting, to the courtroom. I have every faith that when I give a matter to Peter, I can relax and know it will be handled with the greatest competence and zeal."
- Scott Scher (Implicit Oil & Gas, L.P.), Dallas, TX
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