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Associate
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave.
45th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
T: 504.569.3316
F: 504.582.1233

Education
  • Southern University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., Civil Engineering
Bar and Court Admissions
  • Louisiana
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Andrew J. Quackenbos

Andrew Quackenbos focuses primarily on litigation of disputes pertaining to offshore industries. He has experience representing employers in maritime, Longshore Act, construction, products liability, and insurance defense matters. Andrew has represented clients before Louisiana state courts and federal district courts in both Louisiana and Texas. He also has represented clients before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, where he has presented oral argument to three-judge panels and the en banc court.

Andrew has unique industry knowledge, having worked in both the municipal construction and the marine service sectors prior to attending law school.  His duties included ensuring contractual compliance, quality assurance and control, and the planning, implementation, and execution of job site activities and safety.  Andrew’s experience gives him an understanding of clients’ industries and workplace environments, and it allows him to provide highly effective counsel at every step of a case. 

Andrew graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Political Science. While at LSU, he served as a geotechnical research assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Andrew received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Southern University Law Center, where he graduated second in his class and was the recipient of an academic scholarship. While in law school, he received several CALI Excellence for the Future Awards as the top student in his section.

Outside of the firm, Andrew is an active member of the New Orleans Rugby Football Club.  He was a player on the Club’s 2011 Division II and 2012 Division III National Championship teams.  In 2012, he was named The Emirates Airlines USA Rugby Men’s DIII Club Championship Most Valuable Player.  Andrew also plays soccer in the SELASA and BRSA men’s soccer leagues.

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Professional & Community Affiliations

  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Law Institute
    - Observer, 2013
    - Junior Honorary Member, 2009
  • Federal Bar Association