About Our Firm
McAlpine & Cozad is an established civil litigation firm founded in 1977 with its office located on New Orleans' historic Canal Street. The offices are situated in close proximity to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and are within a few blocks of the Louisiana District, Appellate and Supreme Courts.
The firm practices in a wide variety of federal, state and local forums. The varying fields of practice reflect the diversity of the firm's clients and their needs. The firm's principal areas of practice include admiralty, energy, general casualty, toxic tort, products liability, commercial litigation, as well as all facets of insurance litigation, negotiations and coverage disputes. In addition to the representation of numerous national and international insurance companies and underwriters, the firm's clients include independent oil companies, offshore and marine service contractors, local corporations and individuals.
The firm strives to strike a balance between the traditional one to one relationship of attorney and client and the exigencies of today's increasingly complex legal problems that often require the attention of a team of attorneys. The size and composition of the firm afford the unique opportunity to offer clients personal service and a fee advantage not always obtainable from larger law firms. The firm's size requires the close involvement of the partner in all aspects of litigation while permitting the utilization of an associate for work of a less intensive nature not always demanding the partner's personal attention. The firm also maintains a paraprofessional staff, computerized research facility, complete library, a document retrieval system, in-house computers and advanced word processing systems to support its attorneys.
Attorneys at McAlpine & Cozad are involved in their profession and community through a number of ways in addition to the private practice of law. The members of the firm are active in the American, Texas, Louisiana and New Orleans Bar Associations, as well as various professional organizations and committees including membership in the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Maritime Law Association, Defense Research Institute, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute and New Orleans Mariners Club. Attorneys in the firm also frequently lecture at continuing legal education seminars.
McAlpine & Cozad is dedicated to representing its clients to the fullest extent possible in all federal, state and local courts in Louisiana. While the attorneys provide a full range of services to the firm's clients, they have obtained particular success in the course of their litigation practice. The firm is listed in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and is given the highest rating by Martindale Hubbell.