Walter P. Maestri

Walter P. Maestri

New Orleans, LA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018
Deutsch Kerrigan LLP

34 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Admiralty and Maritime Law Energy Law Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Biography

Walter Maestri is a maritime attorney working in the offshore fields representing companies that have contracts with oil and gas interests in the Gulf of Mexico. Whether representing the actual platform owner or the service industries that provide support to the oil and gas industry, he defends those companies against personal injury actions, property damage loss, lost oil and gas revenues, or other claims that may arise from operations in the Gulf. Working in partnerships with his clients, Walter also litigates cases arising under the Jones Act, the general maritime law, collisions/allisions and offshore platform accidents.

Walter Maestri understands that a client’s business interests may outweigh winning the case at all costs, so he takes time to identify what his clients' primary goals and expectations are as he begins defending their interests.

Deutsch Kerrigan LLP

34 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Catholic University of America, B.A., graduated 1993

  • Louisiana, Louisiana

  • Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association -
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States -
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member
  • Offshore Marine Service Association -
  • Tulane University Admiralty Law Institute -

  • The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • The Supreme Court of the United States
  • Louisiana, Louisiana
  • Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association -
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States -
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member
  • Offshore Marine Service Association -
  • Tulane University Admiralty Law Institute -
  • Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Catholic University of America, B.A., graduated 1993
  • The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • The Supreme Court of the United States

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Energy Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Oil and Gas Law
Awards:
  • New Orleans CityBusiness Ones to Watch: Ports & Transportation
  • AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™
  • New Orleans Magazine "Top Lawyers" List, 2018
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America©, 2018-2022
  • Inside New Orleans Readers’ Favorite Elite Lawyer, 2021

Additional Information

  • Areas of Practice
  • Admiralty
  • Energy
  • Maritime
  • Oil & Gas

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