Peirce A. Hammond II

Mr. Hammond was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has practiced law here for over 30 years. After graduating from Tulane Law School in 1987, he became a prosecutor for the Orleans Parish District Attorneys’ office where he served as the Head of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s White Collar Crime Unit and Senior Trial Attorney from 1987 to 1990. Upon entering private practice in 1990, Mr. Hammond began practicing civil litigation which primarily involved insurance claims and coverage issues. Mr. Hammond’s practice includes Personal Injury Litigation, Commercial Property and Business Interruption claims, Homeowners Insurance and Personal Property claims, Casualty and General Liability, Transportation, Automobile, Premises Liability, Professional Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Employers Liability, Commercial Litigation, Maritime Litigation, Jones Act, General Maritime Law, and Offshore accidents. He has extensive experience litigating spinal injuries, brain injuries, and catastrophic injury cases. Mr. Hammond’s devotion to and zealous representation of his clients, and his high professional and ethical standards have earned him an AV rating from his peers, the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Peirce A. Hammond II included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Other Sources of Feedback About Peirce A. Hammond II 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

• Attorney

• Orleans Parish District Attorneys’ Office - Prosecutor and Head of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s White Collar Crime Unit

• Louisiana, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana

• New Orleans Bar Association (Member)
• Louisiana State Bar (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member)
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Member)