Jerry L. Saporito: Admitted to the Bar State of Louisiana (1972); U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana (1972); United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1981); United States Supreme Court (1981)

Office Number:  (504) 585-7500
Office Fax:  (504) 585-7775
E-mail Address: jsaporito@leakeandersson.com

Mr. Saporito is one of the preeminent products liability, warranty/redhibition and insurance practitioners in the United States , with over 33 years of experience in every facet of litigation in these areas. Mr. Saporito is local and regional counsel for several of the largest product manufacturers and insurance firms in the world, serving as lead counsel in state and federal court trials throughout the Gulf South region. Highlights of his experience in these areas include representation of clients in nationally publicized cases such as the attorney general tobacco litigation, airbag class action, post-collision fuel fed fire cases, maritime claims arising out of the allision between the M/V Bright Field and the New Orleans Riverwalk, and the mass casualty arising out of the 1999 Mother’s Day bus crash in New Orleans, LA. Mr. Saporito is a frequent speaker with both the Louisiana State Bar Association and Tulane University continuing legal education programs on products liability and insurance defense issues, and has served as a faculty member of the International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy. He is the co-author, along with Edward T. Hayes, of an instructional paper titled “Discovery and Cross Examination of Plaintiff’s Liability Expert,” which was presented at the International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy. 

Mr. Saporito also advises and represents clients in the Firm’s international trade and business practice. Mr. Saporito has experience in a variety of international business areas, including negotiating and drafting foundational documents for new cross-border business ventures and international trade transactions. Mr. Saporito also advises the Firm’s domestic and international clients on overseas investment and business opportunities, with a particular emphasis on risk avoidance and assessment strategies and international arbitration issues.

Areas of Practice: Product Liability; Insurance Coverage and Defense; International Trade and Business; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Warranty and Redhibition; Medical Malpractice; Mass Tort and Class Action

Education: B.A., 1969, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA); J.D., 1972, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) 

Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; New Orleans Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Jefferson Parish Bar Association; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Former Member, Board of Directors); International Association of Defense Counsel (Trial Faculty); Defense Research Institute; Tulane University, Inn of Court

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