Robert B. Acomb, Junior.

Background

Acomb, Junior, Robert B. was born on July 28, 1930 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Education

Tulane University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1951. Juris Doctor, 1953).

Career

Worked at Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Limited liability partnership (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in Admiralty Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1953, Louisiana. Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.

Order of the Coif.

Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1952-1953. Member, Board of Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund, 1996—. Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane University, 1969—.

Lecturer, Louisiana State Law School, 1985-1988.

Permanent Member, 1965, Chairman, 1991— and Vice Chairman, 1987-1991, Advisory Board, Tulane Maritime Law Institute. Chairman, Advisory Board, Tulane Maritime Law Center, 1987—.

Author: Casebook Admiralty: Personal Injury and Death, Tulane Press, 4th Education, 1993. Editor, Damages Recoverable in Maritime Matters, American Bar Association Press, 1984.

Chairman, Advisory Editors, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 1972—.

Member, Fifth Circuit Lawyers Advisory Committee, 1984-1986. President, Navy League of United States., New Orleans Council, 1987-1989. State President Navy League of the United States.

President, Tulane University Alumni Association, 1989-1990.

President, Tulane University Associates Board, 1990-1992. Member: New Orleans (Recipient, Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award, 1996), Federal and American (Chairman, Standing Committee on Admiralty and Maritime Law, 1979-1983.

Chairman, 1983-1984 and Vice Chair, 1984—Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations. Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Executive Committee, 1981-1984).

Association of Average Adjusters of the United States (Chairman, 1992-1993).

American Judicature Society. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1978-1980). American Bar Foundation.

Achievements

• Robert B. Acomb, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1952-1953. Member, Board of Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund, 1996—. Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane University, 1969—.

Lecturer, Louisiana State Law School, 1985-1988.

Permanent Member, 1965, Chairman, 1991— and Vice Chairman, 1987-1991, Advisory Board, Tulane Maritime Law Institute. Chairman, Advisory Board, Tulane Maritime Law Center, 1987—.

Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1978-1980). American Bar Foundation.