Mr. Madigan's practice involves a wide range of subject matters, including commercial, business, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, maritime, and real estate litigation, as well as commercial arbitration. He received his J.D. cum laude from Tulane Law School, where he served on the Tulane Law Review. He received his B.A. in History from the University of Alabama...

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About Thomas J. Madigan

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Practice Areas

Commercial
Business
Bankruptcy
Creditors' Rights
Maritime
Real Estate Litigation
Commercial and Construction Arbitration

Representative Cases

Greenfield Commercial Credit, L.L.C. v. Catlettsburg Refining, L.L.C.,, 03-3391, 2007 WL 97068 (E.D. La. Jan. 9 2007)
Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp. v. Patriot Asphalt, LLC, 06-0456, 2009 WL 455600 (S.D. Ala. Feb. 20 2009)
Rain CII Carbon LLC v. ConocoPhillips Co.,, 09-4169, 2011 WL 2565345 (E.D. La., Jun. 27 2011)
Houck v. Creditors Fin. Group.,, 10-1268, 2011 WL 4703056 (W.D. La., Oct. 4 2011)
Great American Ins. Co. of New York v. CIMA Companies, Inc.,, 04-1363, 2011 WL 6180030 (E.D. La., Dec 12 2011)
Rain CII Carbon, LLC v. ConocoPhillips Co., 674 F.3d 469 (5th Cir. 2012)

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Louisiana, 2002
Mississippi, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2009
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 2003
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 2003
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2003
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2003
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2003

Honors

Best Lawyers in America, 2021 - 2022
CALI Excellence for the Future in Federal Trial Practice & Procedure (Highest Grade), - 2002

Classes and Seminars

New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, “Jury Selection and Mock Trials - The Processes and the Law, Parts I & II,” Louisiana State Bar Association, November 23-26, 2019
Evaluation of the Profession: LJC / LSBA Joint Summer School & 2019 LSBA Annual Meeting, “Learning to Grasp the Big Picture – Depositions: What You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn’t have Time to Research,” Louisiana State Bar Association, June 2-7, 2019
New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, “A Goldilocks Problem: Motions In Limine - Judges Wishes?,” and “Effective Mediation and Settlement Techniques,” Louisiana State Bar Association, November 17-20, 2018
Voodoo CLE: “A Jury Trial Haunting”; a Presentation on “Enchanting Incantations – Persuasive Opening Statements”, Louisiana State Bar Association, October 26, 2018
LJC/LSBA Joint Summer School & 2018 LSBA Annual Meeting, “Blowing In the Wind” The Perils of Arbitration, Louisiana State Bar Association, June 4, 2018
New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, “Experts: Practice Points & Legal Issues,” Louisiana State Bar Association, November 18, 2017 - November 21, 2017
Voodoo CLE: “Anatomy of a Jury Trial”; a Presentation on “Hocus Pocus: Closing Statements that Convince the Jury”, Louisiana State Bar Association, October 27, 2017
New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, “Issues with Arbitration Clauses,” and “Choice of Law vs. Forum Selection” , Louisiana State Bar Association, November 19, 2016 - November 21, 2016
Voodoo CLE: "Ghoulish Trial Skills," a Presentation on Cross-Examination, Louisiana State Bar Association, October 28, 2016
New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, "The Traditions, Evolution and Pros & Cons of the Jury Trial," and "Juries-To What Extent Has the Role of the Jury Been Eroded?", Louisiana State Bar Association, November 21, 2015 - November 23, 2015
Loyola University, College of Business - Delivered three-hour semester opening seminar to MBA students, providing an overview of the litigation process with a focus on depositions, including preparing for and sitting for mock depositions, August 2015
LSBA Summer School: Arbitration: The Pitfalls, Problems, and Shortcomings: When Can/Should a Court Step In?, Louisiana State Bar Association, June 8, 2015
Louisiana State Bar Convention 2014: The Brand New Louisiana Business Corporations Act - Delivered CLE presentation and prepared materials at Louisiana State Bar Convention in Sandestin, Florida, with repeat presentation in New Orleans, December 2014
New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, What is "Spoliation"? Once found, what are the consequences? - Louisiana State Bar Association, November 22-24, 2014
LSBA Uncorked: Are there Unveiled UM Waivers Anymore? - Louisiana State Bar Association, March 24, 2014
Voodoo Festival Seminar - Jury Mock Trial, Louisiana State Bar Association, November 1, 2013
Moderated panels of appellate Judges and counsel regarding expert witnesses, recusal, and writ practice, New York LSBA CLE, November, 2013
Moderated panels of appellate Judges and counsel regarding expert witnesses, recusal, and writ practice, New York LSBA CLE, November, 2012
Landlord-Tenant Law Seminar - Intersection of Lease and Bankruptcy Law, Sterling Educational Services, Inc.,, December 12, 2013
Louisiana Water Laws and Regulations, Half Moon Seminars, June 13, 2012

Past Positions

Hon. John M. Roper, Chief United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2003

Education

Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Review: Tulane Law Review, , 2000 - 2002
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: History

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Articles

Published Works

Co-authored The Brand New Louisiana Business Corporations Act: Driving Into Act 328, 62 Louisiana Bar Journal 356-359, Feb./Mar., 2015

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Address

909 Poydras StreetSuite 2800 New Orleans, LA 70112

Phone

504-299-2132

Fax

504-299-2332

Email

tmadigan@shergarner.com

Websites

https://www.shergarner.com

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