Joshua S. Force - New Orleans, LA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991
    J.D.
    Honors: Addison Brown Prize
    Law Review: Harvard International Law Journal, 1989-1991, Recent Developments Editor, 1990-1991

• Non Legal Education

  • Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 1988
    B.A.
    Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
    Major: Russian (With Honors)

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP, Partner, 1999 – 2000; Associate, 1997 – 1998
• Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP, Associate, 1995 – 1997
• Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Associate, 1992 – 1995
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Hon. W. Eugene Davis, Law Clerk, 1991 – 1992

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2017 to Present
  
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2014 to 2017
  
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2010 to 2014
  
• Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2004, 2007 to 2010
  
• “Waiting for the Fifth – Who Said It and Did It Work,” Writing Workshop, 2024 Appellate Advocacy Seminar, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, October 8, 2024
  
• “OPA Revisited,” Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, March 20-22, 2024
  
• “Evolution of Marine Pollution Law, 1966-2016,” Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, October 28, 2016
  
• “General Principles of Indemnity and Contribution Under the General Maritime Law of the United States: Charter Parties and Other Maritime Contracts,” Tulane-Oslo-Southampton Colloquium on “Indemnities, Recourse and Collaterals in Chartering,” October 2-3, 2012, Oslo, Norway
  
• “Marine Pollution,” Tulane Maritime Law Smorgasbord, December 10-11, 2009
  
• “State Attachment and Garnishment Procedures in Maritime Matters,” Pacific Admiralty Seminar, The Bar Association of San Francisco, California, October 6, 2006
  
• “The Preemption Doctrine and Maritime Law,” 20th New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar, Tulane Law School, October 18, 2002
  
• “High Court Reviews Death from Boat Propeller,” NPR Radio Interview, October 15, 2002
  
• “Ship Arrest and Attachment in the U.S.,” Ship Arrest Seminar, Lloyd's List Events, Lloyd's Maritime Training Programme, 2001
  
• “Allocation and Trigger in the Context of Long-Tail Litigation,” Insurance Law in Louisiana, Lorman Education Series, 2000
  
• “'Default Remedies,' Evictions: Residential and Commercial in Louisiana,” Lorman Education Series, 2000
  
• “Recent Developments in Marine Insurance Law,” Maritime Law Association, Fall Meeting, October 14, 1999

Representative Clients

• Spell v. Edwards, No. 22-30075, 2023 WL 2110889 (5th Cir. Feb. 17, 2023)

• Spell v. Edwards, 579 F. Supp. 3d 806 (M.D. La. 2022)

• Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C. v. Edwards, 985 F.3d 456 (5th Cir. 2021)

• Cangelosi v. Edwards, WL 6449111 (E.D. La. 2020)

• 910 E Main LLC v. Edwards, 481 F. Supp. 3d 607 (W.D. La. 2020)

• Spell v. Edwards, 962 F.3d 175 (5th Cir. 2020)

• Texas Brine Company, L.L.C. v. American Arbitration Association, Incorporated, 955 F.3d 482 (5th Cir. 2020)

• Violet Dock Port Inc., LLC v. Heaphy, 2019 WL 6307945 (E.D. La. 2019)

• Veritext Corporation v. Bonin, 901 F.3d 287 (5th Cir. 2018)

• St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District v. Violet Dock Port, Inc., LLC, 239 So.3d 243 (La. 2018)

• City of Walker v. Louisiana through Department of Transportation and Development, 877 F.3d 563 (La. 2017)

• Cedar Lodge Plantation, L.L.C. v. CSHV Fairway View I, L.L.C., 768 F.3d 425 (5th Cir. 2014)

• Jackson v. City of New Orleans, 144 So.3d 876 (La. 2014)

• Offshore Service Vessels, L.L.C. v. Surf Subsea, Inc., No. 12-1311, 2012 WL 5183557 (E.D. La. Oct. 17, 2012)

• Public Citizen Inc. v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Bd., 632 F.3d 212 (5th Cir. 2011)

• Versai Management Corp. v. Clarendon America Ins. Co., 597 F.2d 729 (5th Cir. 2010)

• Morrell v. Alfortish, No. 10-924, 2010 WL 4668429, 2010 (E.D. La. Nov. 9, 2010)

• Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, 587 F.3d 714 (5th Cir. 2009) (en banc)

• Canal 66 Partnership v. United States, 87 Fed. Cl. 722 (2009)

• Jeansonne v. New York Life Ins., 11 So. 3d 1160 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)

• Doe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board, 494 F.3d 494 (5th Cir. 2007) (en banc)

• Poteet v. American Bankers Insurance Co., No. 06-5099, 2007 WL 3124699 (E.D. La. Oct. 24, 2007)

• Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of America v. Wright Ins. Agency Inc., 404 F.3d 927 (5th Cir. 2005)

• LaSalle Bank, N.A. v. Mobile Hotel Properties, LLC, 367 F. Supp. 2d 1022 (E.D. La. 2004)

• Gravolet v. Fair Grounds Corp., 878 So. 2d 900 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2004)

• Warn v. M/Y MARIDOME, 169 F.3d 625 (9th Cir. 1999)

• Warn v. M/Y MARIDOME, 961 F. Supp. 1357 (S.D. Cal. 1997)

• Lecy v. Bayliner Marine Corp., 973 P.2d 1110, 94 Wash. App. 949 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999)

• Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. v. Vessel DRIVE OCEAN V, 2000 A.M.C. 1958 (S.D. Cal. 1998)

Representative Cases

• Spell v. Edwards, No. 22-30075, 2023 WL 2110889 (5th Cir. Feb. 17, 2023)
• Spell v. Edwards, 579 F. Supp. 3d 806 (M.D. La. 2022)
• Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C. v. Edwards, 985 F.3d 456 (App. 5th Cir. 2021)
• Cangelosi v. Edwards, WL 6449111 (E.D. La. 2020)
• 910 E Main LLC v. Edwards, 481 F.Supp.3d 607 (W.D. La. 2020)
• Spell v. Edwards, 962 F.3d 175 (5th Cir. 2020)
• Texas Brine Company, L.L.C. v. American Arbitration Association, Incorporated, 955 F.3d 482 (5th Cir. 2020)
• Violet Dock Port Inc., LLC v. Heaphy, WL 6307945 (E.D. La. 2019)
• Veritext Corporation v. Bonin, 901 F.3d 287 (5th Cir. 2018)
• St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District v. Violet Dock Port, Inc., LLC, 239 So.3d 243 (La. 2018)
• City of Walker v. Louisiana through Department of Transportation and Development, 877 F.3d 563 (La. 2017)
• Cedar Lodge Plantation, L.L.C. v. CSHV Fairway View I, L.L.C., 768 F.3d 425 (5th Cir. 2014)
• Jackson v. City of New Orleans, 144 So.3d 876 (La. 2014)
• Offshore Service Vessels, L.L.C. v. Surf Subsea, Inc., No. 12-1311, 2012 WL 5183557 (E.D. La. Oct. 17, 2012)
• Public Citizen Inc. v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Bd., 632 F.3d 212 (5th Cir. 2011)
• Versai Management Corp. v. Clarendon America Ins. Co., 597 F.2d 729 (5th Cir. 2010)
• Morrell v. Alfortish, No. 10-924, 2010 WL 4668429, 2010 (E.D. La. Nov. 9, 2010)
• Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, 587 F.3d 714 (5th Cir. 2009) (en banc)
• Canal 66 Partnership v. United States, 87 Fed. Cl. 722 (2009)
• Jeansonne v. New York Life Ins., 11 So. 3d 1160 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)
• Doe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board, 494 F.3d 494 (5th Cir. 2007) (en banc)
• Poteet v. American Bankers Insurance Co., No. 06-5099, 2007 WL 3124699 (E.D.La. Oct. 24, 2007)
• Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of America v. Wright Ins. Agency Inc., 404 F.3d 927 (5th Cir. 2005)
• LaSalle Bank, N.A. v. Mobile Hotel Properties, LLC, 367 F. Supp. 2d 1022 (E.D. La. 2004)
• Gravolet v. Fair Grounds Corp., 878 So. 2d 900 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2004)
• Warn v. M/Y MARIDOME, 169 F.3d 625 (9th Cir. 1999)
• Warn v. M/Y MARIDOME, 961 F. Supp. 1357 (S.D. Cal. 1997)
• Lecy v. Bayliner Marine Corp., 973 P.2d 1110, 94 Wash. App. 949 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999)
• Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. v. Vessel DRIVE OCEAN V, 2000 A.M.C. 1958 S.D. Cal. 1998)

Published Works

Articles

• BENEDICT ON ADMIRALTY, Editor-in-Chief, 2012 – Present
  
• BENEDICT'S MARITIME BULLETIN, Editorial Board, 2003 – 2012; Managing Editor, 2009 – 2012, Editor-in-Chief, 2012 – Present
  
• HANDBOOK ON LOUISIANA EVIDENCE LAW (with Profs. Robert Force and Dane S. Ciolino), 2024-2025
  
• AMERICAN MARITIME CASES, Editorial Fellow, 1999 – 2017
  
• Evolution of Marine Pollution Law, 1966-2016, 91 TUL. L. REV. 1009 (2017) (with Antonio J. Rodriguez, Michael A. Harowski, and David A. Freedman)
  
• The Criminalization of Marine Pollution Under U.S. Law, 15 BENEDICT’S MARITIME BULLETIN 1, (2017)
• Deepwater Horizon: Removal Costs, Civil Damages, Crimes, Civil Penalties and State Remedies in Oil Spill Cases, 85 TUL. L. REV. 889 (2011) (with Profs. Robert Force and Martin Davies)
• State Attachment and Garnishment Procedures in Maritime Matters: A Primer, 20 U.S.F. MAR. L.J. 1 (2007-2008)
• Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine: The Supreme Court Misses the Boat on Maritime Preemption, 27 TUL. MAR. L.J. 389 (2003)

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1991
• Louisiana, 1992
• California, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1996
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2000
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2001
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2002
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2009

Other Affiliations

• Certificate in Civil/Commercial & Employment Mediation Training, Mediation Institute, 2017
• Maritime Law Association of the United States, 1994 to Present
• Maritime Law Association of the United States, Board of Directors, 2009 – 2012
• Maritime Law Association of the United States, Marine Insurance and General Average Committee, Secretary, 1998 – 2004
• Maritime Law Association of the United States, Practice and Procedure Committee, Chair, 2008 - 2012, Vice Chair, 2004 – 2008
• Maritime Law Association of the United States, Young Lawyers Committee, Chair, 2001 – 2003, Secretary, 1999 – 2001
• Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, National Advisory Board 2005 - Present; Planning and Program Committees, 2007 – Present; Secretary/Treasurer, 2014 – Present
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, 1993 – Present
• Houston Mariners Club, 1993 – 2008