Paul C. Thibodeaux

Fishman Haygood Partner Paul Thibodeaux has thrived in some of the most complex commercial litigations in the country for nearly 20 years. His practice includes environmental, energy, and construction law; products liability; mass tort and class action litigation; and intellectual property matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. He maintains a diverse practice, representing business interests, as well as individuals and landowners.

Paul has successfully taken a lead role in many high-profile matters such as the Napoleonville sinkhole litigation, BP oil spill multi-district litigation, Hurricane Katrina-related Murphy oil spill class action litigation, and the Hard Rock Hotel collapse. Recently, Paul successfully represented a landowner in litigation to require a large oil company to plug and abandon wells and decommission an abandoned oil field.

He has tried numerous judge and jury trials involving complex engineering-related issues, including multimillion-dollar verdicts in favor of plaintiffs. Additionally, he has handled multiple environmental and regulatory matters regarding refinery operations and emissions, including Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act claims.

Paul is a registered patent attorney through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association, a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and an EIT member of the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Paul is also part of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Paul has volunteered with groups like the St. Bernard Project, now known as SBP, an organization that works to shrink the time between natural disasters and recovery.