Jane A. Jackson
Recognized since 2023
New Orleans, Louisiana
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Oil and Gas Law
Jane Jackson focuses her practice in the areas of environmental litigation, oil and gas, and commercial litigation. She handles the defense of environmental claims by landowners alleging environmental damage arising from oil and gas exploration and production operations. Ms. Jackson has represented public entities in land use cases involving the appropriation of property for constructing and maintaining hurricane protection levees, and she also has experience handling cases involving land loss claims in coastal areas, toxic torts, maritime personal injury, and construction contracts. Ms. Jackson has also handled litigation involving breach of contract and construction disputes.
Ms. Jackson works closely with clients to develop litigation strategies and with key fact and expert witnesses to prepare them for deposition and trial testimony. Ms. Jackson represents clients in federal and state court and has experience at both the trial and appellate court levels.
Ms. Jackson earned her JD, summa cum laude, from Tulane University Law School where she served as Articles Editor of Tulane Law Review. She also received the Rufus C. Harris Award in Torts and CALI Excellence Awards in Successions, Donations, & Trusts; Torts; Contracts II; and Toxic Tort Litigation & Practice.
In October 2015, Ms. Jackson was an honoree in the New Orleans CityBusiness "Ones to Watch" in the legal field feature, and she received the New Orleans CityBusiness 2018 Leadership in Law Award.
- E-mail: jane.jackson@kellyhart.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.kellyhart.com/attorney/Jane-A-Jackson
- 400 Poydras Street, Suite 1812
New Orleans, LA 70130
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 2010
- Tulane University, B.A., graduated 2006
- Louisiana, 2010
- Texas, 2018
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
- Tulane Law School American Inn of Court, - Member
- Women's Energy Network - Member
- IEL Young Energy Professionals - Member
- Professional Landmen's Association of New Orleans (PLANO) - Member
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
53 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
28 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Oil and Gas Law
Best Lawyers®, New Orleans-Ones to Watch, U.S. News & World Report, 2023-2025
- Litigation | Intellectual Property
- Oil and Gas Law
- Leadership in Law Award, New Orleans CityBusiness, 2018, 2021
Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2020
- Energy & Resources
- Pro Bono Publico Award Recipient, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2016
- Pro Bono Century Award Recipient, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2015-2016
- “Ones to Watch”, New Orleans CityBusiness, 2015
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