Jody Hart is Senior Counsel with Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC. Mr. Hart graduated from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1989 and earned his juris doctorate degree from Tulane School of Law in 1992.
Mr. Hart began his career representing plaintiffs before shifting his focus to representing defendants in 2000. Much of his experience has been in complex litigation involving allegations of toxic exposures and environmental contamination. He has managed a large Texas docket of cases in which agricultural contamination was alleged, served as National Toxic Tort Counsel for a Fortune 500 manufacturing company, and managed multi-state dockets of asbestos cases for a Fortune 500 chemical company. He has extensive experience in cases involving dioxins, benzene, asbestos, oilfield waste, and Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM).
In 2006, Mr. Hart took leave from the practice of law in order to assist in the raising of his young twins and to pursue his interest in woodworking and furniture-making. However, his passion for practicing law lured him back and he now splits his time between his legal practice and furniture-making.
Mr. Hart is licensed in both Louisiana and Mississippi and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Additionally, Mr. Hart has been admitted pro hac vice in various jurisdictions around the country, including Texas, California, Illinois, Florida, and West Virginia.
Mr. Hart practices in the areas of Toxic Tort Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Environmental Law, Products Litigation, Premises Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and General Civil Litigation.
Mr. Hart resides in the University District of Uptown New Orleans with his wife and two children. |
