Background
George, James A. was born on September 16, 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
George, James A. was born on September 16, 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Science, 1956. Juris Doctor, 1962). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1961-1962. President, Province VI, since 1970).
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1960-1962. Assistant Case Editor, Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, 1972-1974.
Worked at George and George, Limited., A Professional Law Corporation (Baton Rouge, Los Angeles) specializing in Admiralty Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Louisiana. Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1961-1962.
President, Province VI, 1970).
Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1960-1962. Assistant Case Editor, Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, 1972-1974.
Author: "Ship"s Liability to Longshoremen Based Upon UnseaworthinessSieracki through Usner," Volume 1, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 45, October 1971. "Ship"s Liability to Longshoremen Based Upon UnseaworthinessSieracki through Usner," Volume 32, Louisiana Law Review 19, December 1971.
"Injuries to Longshoremen," Volume 17, The Practical Lawyer 73, May 1971.
"Ship"s Liability to Longshoremen Based Upon UnseaworthinessSieracki through Usner," Volume 19, Louisiana Bar Journal 111, 1971. "Remedies of Platform Workers in State Waters," Annual Convention Paper, 1885. "A Plea for Civility," Trial, May 1988.
Rule 26(g): The "Undiscovered Rule," Trial, August 1988.
"Legal Consequences of Coast Guard Regulation Violation," Seminar Paper, 1989. "WilanderLight at the End of the Labyrinth," Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Volume 16, Number.
1, Fall 1991. "Some Thoughts on Wilander v.
McDermott International, Incorporated.," Maritime Law Reporter, Volume 3, Number. 6, 1991; "The Fifth Circuit View on Crew Membership and Maritime Contracts," Maritime Law Reporter, Volume 3, Number.
6, 1991. "Triple Crown of Admiralty," Trial Magazine, October 1991 Issue.
"Damages: In the Wake of Miles," Annual Convention Paper, 1992. "The Current State of the Jones Acting Remedy," Voir Dire, a publication of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, 1994.
Company-author: "Recent Developments in Maritime Wrongful Death Since Moragne," 20 Louisiana Bar Journal 201, 1972. "Wrongful Death and Survival Actions Under the General Maritime Law: Pre-Harrisburg through Post-Moragne," Volume 4, Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce 1, October 1972.
"An Analysis of the Maritime Wrongful Death Action Under Moragne," Defense Memo, Foreign the Defense, October 1973.
"Strict Liability in TortWill the Weber Rule be Extended To Non-Manufacturers?" 23 Louisiana Bar Journal 191, November, 1975. "The Content of the Negligence Action by Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Acting," 25 Louisiana Bar Journal 15, June, 1977. "The Jones Acting," 5 Voir Dire 5, September, October, 1979.
"The Content of the Negligence Action By Longshoremen against Shipowners under the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Acting," 11 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 1, 1979.
"Pleasure Boats, Swimmers and Water SkiersRecreational Accidents on Navigable Inland Waters," The Arkansas Lawyer, October 1979. "Personal Injury and Wrongful DeathApplication of Maritime Law Principles to Inland Waterways and Offshore Drilling OperationsA Review of Jurisdiction, Status Problems, and Remedies," 15 Tulsa Law Journal 1, 1979.
"The Content of the Negligence Action by Longshoremen against Shipowners under the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers" Compensation ActingA Postscript," 11 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 2, January 1980. "A Brief Review of Recent Developments Affecting Seamen"s ActionsOffshore and Inland Waters," 27 Louisiana Bar Journal 4, March 1980, reprinted in Volume 18, Number. l, page 5, Law Notes for the General Practitioner, Winter, 1982, a publication of the Section of General Practice, American Bar Association.
"A Brief Review of the Law Governing Maritime Wrongful Death Actions Occurring on Inland Waters," The Arkansas Lawyer, April 1980.
"LHWCA: Developing a Maritime Standard of Care," Volume 16, Number. 9, Trial-the National Legal News Magazine, September 1980. "Products Liability at Sea," Trial Magazine, Volume 16, Number.
11, November 1980.
"A Brief Review of Developments Affecting Admiralty Jurisdiction," Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Journal (INCL Journal), New York State Bar Association, December 1980. "The Reach of Admiralty JurisdictionA Brief Survey of Recent Decisions," The Mississippi Lawyer, Volume XXVII, Number. 3, November-December 1980.
"Swept Away: Damages Recoverable for Wrongful Death at Sea," Trial, Volume 17, Number.
9, September, 1981; "Maritime Products Liability The Fifth Circuit Moves Toward Adoption of Strict Liability in the General Maritime Law," Voir Dire, Summer, 1982. "Analysis: Culver v. Slater Boat Company, et al," Published in the Forum, a Publication of the Journal of the Section on Insurance, Negligence, Compensation and Admiralty Law of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Volume 15, Number.
1, Fall, 1982. "Admiralty Jurisdiction: Executive Jet Through Foremost Insurance Company v.
Richardson," Published, The Louisiana Bar Journal, Volume 30, Number. 4, December, 1982, Reprinted, Law Practice Notes, a Publication of the American Bar Association (Supplement of Spring 1983 issue of Barrister Magazine Volume 10, Number.
2, August, 1983), Reprinted, Trial Lawyers Forum, a Publication of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, August, 1983 and Reprinted, The Arkansas Lawyer, a Publication of the Arkansas Bar Association, September, 1983 and January, 1984. "The Fifth Circuit Moves Toward Adoption of Strict Liability in the General Maritime Law," Trial Lawyers Forum, Volume 17, Number.
3, January-March, 1983.
"Maritime Tort Jurisdiction: A Survey of Developments From Executive Jet to Foremost Insurance Company v. Richardson," South Texas Law Journal, Volume 24, Number. 2, Summer, 1983. Contributing Author: "The Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, A Handbook of Basic Trial Advocacy," Second Edition, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Education Fund.
"Inflation: Where is its Place in the Damages Equation," The Brief, Volume 13, Number.
1, November, 1983; "Recent Developments in Admiralty," Annual Meeting of the Mississippi State Bar Association, June, 1984. Company-Author: "The Courts and Inflation-Two Case Studies: Pheifer and Culver II," Trial, Volume 20, Number.
78, July, 1984. "Washington Metropolitan Sea Transit Authority v.
Johnson: The Negative Impact of A Recent Supreme Court Decision on Stationary Offshore Platform Litigation," Voir Dire, Volume 9, Number. 3, August, 1984; "A Brief Review of Selected Areas of Admiralty and Maritime Law," the Trial Lawyers Forum, Summer, 1986.
"Punitive Damages: A Developing Change in the Law of Admiralty," Trial, February, 1986. "The American Inns of Court--A Quiet Crusade Whose Time has Come," 40 Los Los Angeles Bachelor of Journalism 82, 1992.
"The Current State of The Jones Acting Remedy," Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, Summer, 1994.
"Recoverable Damages in Admiralty and Maritime Cases--Muddied Waters After Miles v. Oracle Application Express Marine," Trial, May, 1995. "The American Inns of Court in Louisiana--The Quiet Crusade is Getting Louder and Stronger," Los Los Angeles Bachelor of Journalism, June, 1995.
Counselor, Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court, American Inn Number 71, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1989-1990.
Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1996, Member, Board of Directors, Louisiana Organization for Judicial Excellence, 1995, Vice-President, 1995-1996, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. Member, Delegation of Members, American Board of Trial Advocates, First Jury Trial Held Since 1939 in Czechoslovakia, December 1991.
Member, Delegation to Kracow, Poland, for Symposium on the Federalist Papers. Charter Member and Member of the first Board of Directors, Louisiana Mediation Association, Incorporated.
Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1975-1976.
1976-1977. 1977-1978. Member, Committee on Number-Fault Insurance, 1972-1973. Vice-Chairman, 1973-1974, Chairman, 1974-1975, Executive Council, Section on Insurance, Negligence, Compensation and Admiralty Law.
Member, Committee on Professionalism, 1990-1991.
1996), Federal (President, Baton Rouge Chapter, 1970-1971) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Tort and Insurance Practice.
Vice Chairman, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, 1982-1983) Bar Associations. Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute.
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Vice-Chair, 1989-1990, Chair-Elect, 1989-1990 and Chair, 1990-1991, Admiralty Law Section). American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Louisiana Chapter, 1978-1979 and 1983-1985).
Louisiana Representative, National Executive Committee, 1979-1986. General Chairman, Spring Convention, 1982.
Chairman, Administration of Justice Committee, 1982-1983.
National Expansion Chairman, 1984-1985. National Vice President, 1985-1986. National President, 1986-1987).
Vice-President, American Inns of Court Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 1989.
Chair, Long-Range Planning Committee. Member, Development Committee.
Member, Professional Standards Subcommittee, Recipient, A. Sherman Christensen Award, 1996, President, Dean Henry George McMahon, American Inn of Court, 1995). Military: Captain, United States Air Force Reserve, active duty, 1956-1959.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1975-1976. 1976-1977; 1977-1978. Member, Committee on Number-Fault Insurance, 1972-1973.
Vice-Chairman, 19731974, Chairman, 1974-1975, Executive Council, Section on Insurance, Negligence, Compensation and Admiralty Law.
Member, Committee on Professionalism, 1990-1991), Federal (President, Baton Rouge Chapter, 1970 Bar Associations. Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Missisippi Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Vice-Chair, 1989-1990, Chair-Elect, 1989-1990 and Chair, 1991, Admiralty Law Section). American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Louisiana Chapter, 1978-1979 and 1983-1985). Louisiana.