Stevan C. Dittman
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Stevan C. Dittman, born Hampshire, Illinois, December 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1971); University of Michigan (M.A., 1973; Ph.D. Candidate 1976); legal education, Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1985). Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, Tulane Law Review, 1983-85; Senior Articles Editor, 1984-85.
Teaching Fellow, Legal Research and Writing, Tulane University School of Law, 1984-85. Law Clerk to Hon. Peter Hill Beer, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1985-86. Instructor, University of New Orleans Paralegal Institute, 1987-90. Adjunct Faculty: Loyola University School of Law, 1990-95; Tulane University School of Law, 1994-95, 2010-2016.
Member: Louisiana State, American and Federal; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Louisiana Association for Justice; The American Association for Justice; Fellow: American Bar Foundation, Federal Bar Foundation; American Inns of Court (Tulane Inn of Court); Charter Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. The National Trial Lawyers Association, "Top One Hundred Trial Lawyers," 2011 - 2016.
Overview
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1985
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, BA, graduated 1971
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Assoc. of Justice - Past Chair Admiralty Law Section
- Federal Bar Association - Past President, New Orleans Chapter
- Foundation, American Bar Ass'n - Fellow
- Foundation, Federal Bar Ass'n - Fellow
- Louisiana Assoc. of Justice - Past Chair Amicus Curiae Committee
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Maritime Law Association - Proctor
- Tulane University - Adjunct Faculty, School of Law
- United States District Court
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Assoc. of Justice - Past Chair Admiralty Law Section
- Federal Bar Association - Past President, New Orleans Chapter
- Foundation, American Bar Ass'n - Fellow
- Foundation, Federal Bar Ass'n - Fellow
- Louisiana Assoc. of Justice - Past Chair Amicus Curiae Committee
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Maritime Law Association - Proctor
- Tulane University - Adjunct Faculty, School of Law
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1985
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, BA, graduated 1971
- United States District Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Transportation Law
- Maritime
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