Céleste D. Elliott

Céleste D. Elliott


Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

Recognized since 2018

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

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Céleste focuses on several insurance coverage practice areas including third-party insurance coverage, general liability, environmental and toxic tort liability coverage, and marine insurance coverage.

Céleste represents insurers in connection with insurance coverage and bad faith disputes involving a variety of matters including environmental and latent injury claims, business torts, and labor- and employment-related claims. In addition, she has significant experience representing insurers as direct action defendants in litigation in Louisiana.

Céleste graduated from Tulane University Law School in 1994. During law school, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Veronica Wicker at the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Prior to joining Lugenbuhl, Celeste served as a staff attorney for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.

Location
  • Pan-American Life Center, Suite 2775
    601 Poydras Street
    New Orleans, LA 70130
Education
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1994
  • University of Virginia, B.A., graduated 1991
Bar Admissions
  • Virginia, Virginia
  • Maryland, Maryland
  • Louisiana, Louisiana
Affiliations
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel - Member
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
Awards:
  • Super Lawyers 2017-present
  • Best Lawyers 2018-present
  • New Orleans Top Lawyers (2019-2021)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Insurance

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