Biography:
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, J. Geoffrey Ormsby practices mainly in the areas of civil litigation, commercial litigation, environmental litigation and regulatory matters, maritime litigation and transactional matters, oil and gas litigation and employment litigation. Geoffrey graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst in 1988. After college, Geoffrey worked for the Honorable Elihu Harris, former mayor of Oakland, California. Geoffrey also worked with the advertising firm of Foote, Cone & Belding in San Francisco, California. He attended Tulane University Law School, where he graduated cum laude with a Certificate in Environmental Law and was the recipient of the Curren R. Liskow Award for excellence in Oil & Gas Law. Geoffrey practiced in New Orleans for three years and then moved his practice to Washington, D.C. for one year before returning to his adopted home of New Orleans to re-establish his practice.

Geoffrey joined Smith & Fawer in August, 2006. He has litigation experience in federal and state courts, both with bench and jury trials, and has participated in a number of mediations and arbitrations. He has successfully represented energy companies, insurance companies and maritime related entities in a variety of litigation matters.

Practice Areas:

• Civil Litigation
  
• Commercial Litigation
  
• Environmental Litigation
  
• Oil and Gas Litigation
  
• Maritime/Admiralty Litigation

Admitted:
1996, Louisiana; 1999, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Law School:
Tulane University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1995.

College:
University of Massachusetts/Amherst, B.A., cum laude, 1988.

Member:
Louisiana State Bar; Virginia State Bar.

Born:
Boston, Massachusetts, August 1, 1966.

Contact:
gormsby@smithfawer.com