Thomas A. Casey, Jr.
Recognized since 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Thomas Casey is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He has a wide-ranging commercial litigation practice covering matters in both court and arbitration, including numerous class action cases. Tom maintains a broad business and commercial litigation practice, handling disputes in court and arbitration. He has represented a variety of clients in the manufacturing, insurance, financial, and healthcare industries. Tom has also handled more than 50 class action cases in multiple states on issues such as products liability, contracts, unfair trade practices, and torts, as well as violations of environmental, tax, antitrust, civil rights, and employment discrimination laws and regulations. Tom has handled an even greater number of franchise-related regulatory and judicial proceedings in ten states. These disputes have involved dealership terminations, sale agreements, relocations, facility requirements, incentive programs, audit challenges, incentive and warranty fraud, performance standards, product allocation, rights of first refusal, and licensing. Before joining Jones Walker in 1983, Tom was a law clerk for the Honorable Adrian G. Duplantier of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Contact & Links
- Direct Phone Number: 504-582-8000
- Phone Number: 504-582-8000
- Lawyer Page: https://www.joneswalker.com/professionals/thomas-a-casey-jr.html
Location
- 201 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1982
- Louisiana State University, B.S., graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, DC
- Louisiana, LA
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Section of Litigation, Corporate Counsel and Class Action Committees; Section of International Law, International Arbitration Committee; Forum on Franchising
- District of Columbia Bar - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Member, Board of Directors (2004–2007)
- Louisiana Center of Law Civic Education - Past President
- Louisiana State Bar Association - House of Delegates; Past Chair, Access to Justice Committee
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- The Pro Bono Project - Past Chair, Board of Directors
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- US District Court for the Westerm District of Oklahoma
- US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- US District Court for the Western District of Columbia
- US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Western District of New York
- US District Court for the Western District of Texas
- US Supreme Court
Headquarters:
New Orleans, Louisiana
140 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
29 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Franchise Law
Publications
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