Areas
of Practice
Admiralty/Maritime, Environmental and Toxic Litigation, Personal/Commercial Property and Casualty Litigation.
Education
Graduated DeLaSalle High School with honors, 1976; Attended Louisiana State University 1976-79, Dean’s List all semesters; Tulane University School of Law, J.D.,cum laude, 1982.
Narrative
Mr. Ellinghausen’s practice has centered around defense of casualty claims during his 25 year career. Mr. Ellinghausen has handled well in excess of 200 Jones Act seaman claims, primarily for brown water offshore supply vessel companies. Additionally, he has represented manufacturers of asbestos containing in litigation filed by more than 10,000 claimants. He has also defended automobile claims, health insurance claims, and commercial premise claims.
Bars,
Courts and Professional Affiliations
Mr. Ellinghausen is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit, the American Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, and the Defense Research Institute. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Louisiana. He has presented cases in 35 state courts in Louisiana, all federal districts in Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Southern District Of Texas, both Houston and Galveston divisions, the United States District Court for The Southern District of Mississippi, and the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Ellinhausen holds an A/V® Peer Review Rated certification mark from Martindale-Hubbell.
