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Biography
John Wolff is a senior partner handling complex litigation, class actions and other difficult disputes, often involving life sciences, oil and gas, construction, environmental legacy and toxic tort claims. John has earned a reputation as a high-stakes courtroom lawyer, at the trial and appellate levels, representing major national corporations in trouble in Louisiana. John has been involved in just about every large, contentious case in Louisiana for the last 30 years, trying many to verdict and, when it is to his client's strategic advantage, settling. For example, he has successfully defended local and state agencies, public and private companies and individuals in:
- Explosions, accidents and other losses – on oil rigs, industrial locations and the like – with deaths or significant injuries, including the July 1999 explosion at the Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. plant in Gramercy, LA
- Catastrophic levee, maritime and other post-hurricane damage
- Contractual, merchant and premises liability, insurance coverage, immunity and admiralty-related disputes with exposure upwards in the hundreds of millions of dollars
- Bet-the-farm defense work involving professional malpractice and liability, faulty construction, product liability (including Chinese drywall, medical devices and pharmaceuticals) and asbestos and other toxic tort claims
- Legacy claims for environmental damage, such as the Bayou Corne sinkhole litigation
Practice Areas
13
Practice Areas
Admiralty and Maritime
8%
Appeals
8%
Business
8%
Class Action
8%
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Texas for 30 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Licensed in Louisiana for 41 years
State: Louisiana
Acquired: 1984
No misconduct found
Location
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"I endorse this lawyer. John is included on virtually every important insurance case in South Louisiana. He understands what is important and what is not. His participation with multiple other lawyers is exemplary and he has an understanding of the law which gives him a clear advantage. Ralph Hubbard"
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Top Rated Lawyer--Litigation, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Top Lawyers in Louisiana, American Lawyer Media
2013
Top Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2007
Peacemaker, Brown & Brown
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1991 - Present
Shareholder, Keogh Cox & Wilson, LTD.
1900 - Present
Partner, Keogh Cox
1989 - 1991
Shareholder, Davis Wolff & Judice
1985 - 1989
Partner, Voorhies & Labbe'
1984 - 1985
Associate, Roy and Hattan
Associations
2014 - Present
US District Court Eastern District of Texas
2013 - Present
United States Supreme Court
2013 - Present
US District Court Southern DIstrict of Texas
2001 - Present
Louisiana State Bar AssociationAd Hoc Judiciary Committee
2001 - Present
Louisana State Bar Association, Environmental Section
2001 - Present
Louisiana State Bar Association, Appellate SectionMember
2001 - Present
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
1987 - Present
Us District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
1986 - Present
US District Court Middle District of Louisiana
1985 - Present
US District Western District of Louisiana
1985 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1985 - Present
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
1984 - Present
Louisiana State Bar Association
1984 - Present
US Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
1981 - Present
Defense Research InstituteMember
East Baton Rouge Bar Association
Member
1995 - 2005
Baton Rouge Boys and Girls ClubBoard of Directors
Sample of Legal Cases
Simmons v Sabine River Authority of Louisiana
writ denied by US Supreme Court
Education
1984
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College
JD
1981
University of Southwestern Louisiana
BA
Speaking Engagements
2005
LADC Client Conference
Consortium under La Civil Code
Languages
English