Neil F. Nazareth Esq.

Neil F. Nazareth is a litigation attorney and has made a career of helping victims of major industrial disasters and environmental exposures receive compensation for injuries and death. Neil’s practice is focused on environmental, products liability, toxic tort and complex maritime cases. Along with his firm, Neil represented the first death case from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and represents several governmental and private landowners for their economic loss and environmental damages as a result of the oil spill and other contaminations. In addition, Neil has represented many victims and their families for injuries and death from catastrophic incidents and for illnesses caused by asbestos exposure. Neil was recognized by his peers for all of his good work when he was awarded the 2013 Louisiana Super Layers Rising Star recognition given to less than 2.5% of lawyers in Louisiana. He was also recognized in St. Charles Avenue Magazine and Louisiana Life Magazine for this distinction. Neil has been asked to give several presentations to lawyers and communities on topics including the Oil Pollution Act and Class Action Litigation, and most recently in April 2013, he taught a CLE (continuing legal education) course to lawyers on Maintenance and Cure and Punitive Damages. Neil graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance where he was on the Dean’s List. After his undergraduate studies, Neil graduated from law school at Loyola University of New Orleans’ School of Law where he was on the Moot Court Board and was a Law Excellence Award recipient in several courses. In addition to his active law practice, Neil is the Vice President of the Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers, he serves on the competition committee of the Federal Bar Association and he is a member of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation. Neil F. Nazareth Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Neil F. Nazareth Esq. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Louisiana Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2013 - 2014 Member - Judge John C. Boutall Inn of Court Member - Young Leadership Council of New Orleans Recipient - Corporate and Business Award Recipient - Law Excellence Award (highest grade in the class) in Business Organizations and Conventional Obligations, 2002 - 2003 Recipient - Cahill-Conway Moot Court Scholarship, 2002 - 2003 Member - Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Eagle Scout Other Sources of Feedback About Neil F. Nazareth Esq. Included on the 2026Louisiana Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2024 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2022 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2020 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2019 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2018 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2017 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2016 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2015 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2014 Louisiana Super Lawyers list 2013 Louisiana Super Lawyers list

• Attorney

• Speaker, "Lying in Wait with a Deadly Motion: Winning with Pretrial Motions", Practicing Law: The Early Years – LSBA CLE, March 25, 2008
• Speaker, "Class Actions", Legal Secretaries of New Orleans (LSNORR), September 30, 2008
• Moderator, "Bridging the Gap", 48th Annual CLE, Moderator, October 22, 2008 - October 22, 2009
• Speaker, "Oil Pollution Act", Bayou La Batre Community Center, Alabama, May 3, 2010
• Speaker, "Vocational Rehabilitation: Plaintiff's Perspective", Louisiana Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (LARP), March 9, 2012
• Speaker, "Maintenance and Cure and Punitive Damages", Lorman Education Services CLE Program, Maritime Personal Injury in Louisiana, April 25, 2013
• Mentor, Business Executive Mentor Program, Loyola University College, 2013 - 2014

• Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

• Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers, 2010 - Present (Director/Vice President)
• Federal Bar Association, 2006 - 2011 (Director, YLD Board of Directors)
• Federal Bar Association, Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition, 2012 - Present (Member, Competition Committee)