Timothy W. "Tim" Hassinger

Timothy W. "Tim" Hassinger


Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

Recognized since 2021

Mandeville, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Admiralty and Maritime Law

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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For more than twenty-five years, Tim Hassinger has represented companies and insurers in personal injury, commercial, and insurance coverage litigation. He has cross-examined hundreds of fact, medical, and expert witnesses, becoming versed in the technical aspects of his clients’ operations and the medical nuances of claims when personal injuries are involved. He understands that a targeted approach is the most effective means of both controlling and efficiently resolving litigation for his clients, be it through early case assessments, tailored motion practice to dismiss unsubstantiated claims, timely dispute resolution, or trial.

As evidence of the trust of his clients and his peers, Tim has received an AV-Preeminent rating and the Client Distinction Award from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been appointed Liaison Counsel in complex class action litigation. He also has been named a Top Lawyer by New Orleans Magazine and to the list of Louisiana Super Lawyers®. He also currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School in New Orleans, teaching Admiralty, and as an Instructor at the Oil & Gas School in Houston and London, teaching personal injury and contractual claims to industry professionals from across the United States and overseas.

Whether analyzing issues for a client or briefing complex issues to a trial or appellate court, a core focus of Tim’s practice throughout his career has been improving the clarity and quality of legal writing. He is an Advisory Editor of the Loyola Maritime Law Journal and a Life Member of Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers, which was founded in 1953 to promote better legal writing. Tim also served on the Editorial Board of the Louisiana Bar Journal for three years and as Editor of Briefly Speaking, the quarterly publication of the New Orleans Bar Association, for nine. He is the Managing Director of the firm’s Mandeville office and is admitted to practice before courts throughout Louisiana and Texas.

Locations
  • Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Third Floor
    Mandeville, LA 70471
  • Hancock Whitney Center
    701 Poydras Street, Suite 4000
    New Orleans, LA 70139
Education
  • Loyola University New Orleans, JD, graduated 1997
  • Loyola University New Orleans, BA, graduated 1994
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Editorial Board, Louisiana Bar Journal, 1999-2003
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Board Member, 2010-2012; Approach the Bench Committee Chair, 2003-2005; Young Lawyers Section Executive Board, 2002-2005; Editor of Briefly Speaking, 2003-2011; Public Relations Committee Chair, 2002-2005
  • Louisiana Association of Business and Industry - Advisory Council
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel - Member; Board Member, 2011-2013
  • New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Legal Writing Institute - Member
  • St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association - Member; President, 2012-2015
  • Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers - Life Member
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance - Member
  • Loyola University Institute of Politics - Fellow
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Maritime
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Publications

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