Henry St. Paul Provosty
Co-Managing Partner
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- 504-410-2796
Henry St. Paul Provosty, born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana. Licensed to practice before all Louisiana State Courts, the United States District Court for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Henry St. Paul Provosty, born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana. Licensed to practice before all Louisiana State Courts, the United States District Court for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Employment: Managing Partner/Shareholder with Provosty & Gankendorff, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, 2006-present; Director, Henry St. Paul Provosty, A Professional Law Corporation, 1997-present; Co-Manager with Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel – New Orleans, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002-2006; Partner with Oats & Hudson, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1997-2002; Partner with Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1991-1997, and Associate, 1983-1991.
Marine Employment: Merchant Marine in Louisiana offshore oil and gas work boat industry/Deck Hand for TIDEX/Tidewater Inc., 1977-1978.
Appointments: Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Louisiana, 1990- present; and Mediator, Louisiana Bar Association Fee Dispute Mediation Program.
Education: University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (B.S., 1980); Internship, United States Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Washington, D.C. (1979); and Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (J.D., 1983).
Member: Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; New Orleans Mariners Club, Member, President, 1997-1998; Houston Mariners Club; National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd., Associate Member; Louisiana Surplus Line Association; Louisiana Claims Association; and New Orleans Claims Association.
Languages: English
Concentration: Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage Law & Litigation, Trucking and Wheels Litigation, Corporate, Environmental and Toxic-Tort Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Government Contracts, Admiralty, Maritime, Casualty Defense, Personal Injury Defense, and Healthcare & Medical Malpractice Liability.
BV Peer Review Rated
Shareholder: since 2006
- Corporate Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Toxic-Tort Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Admiralty
- Maritime
- Casualty Defense
- Insurance Law
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury Defense
- Medical Malpractice Liability
- Healthcare & Medical Malpractice Liability
- Louisiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1983 J.D.
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1980 B.S.
- New Orleans Bar Association Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel Member
- Defense Research Institute Member
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Member
- New Orleans Mariners Club Member
- New Orleans Mariners Club, 1997 – 1998 President
- Houston Mariners Club Member
- National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Associate
- Louisiana Surplus Line Association Member
- Louisiana Claims Association Member
- New Orleans Claims Association Member
- Henry St. Paul Provosty, A Professional Law Corporation, Director, 1997 – Present
- Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel – New Orleans, LLC, Co-Manager, 2002 – 2006
- Oats & Hudson, Partner, 1997 – 2002
- Burke & Mayer, Partner, 1991 – 1997
- Burke & Mayer, Associate, 1983 – 1991
- State of Louisiana, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1990 – Present
- Louisiana Bar Association Fee Dispute Mediation Program, Mediator
- U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Intern, 1979
- English
