BROOKE A. RIGGS
PARTNER

Phone: (504) 599-8036
Fax: (504) 599-8265
Email: Brooke A. Riggs
 

PRACTICE AREAS
Admiralty & Maritime
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Insurance Coverage
Transportation & Trucking

EDUCATION
Tulane University Law School, 2015, J.D.
 
University of California, Berkeley, 2002, B.A. 

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS Louisiana, 2015
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2017
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2016
United States Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeal, 2016

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Louisiana Bar Association
New Orleans Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Association for Women Attorneys
Defense Research Institute (DRI) 
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
RIMS - Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. 

Brooke Riggs is a partner with the firm’s Admiralty & Maritime, Insurance Coverage, Trucking & Transportation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice areas. With over a decade of insurance industry experience aiding her litigation practice, Ms. Riggs has successfully defended both insurers and their insureds in appellate and trial courts in both state and federal courts. Prior to joining the practice of law she conducted complex placement and coverage audits in a broad range of industry segments, including Fortune 500 companies, as a regional compliance analyst with a global insurance brokerage. In this role she passed all testing and coursework requirements to become a licensed Producer/Broker in all lines of insurance (California non-renewed). Ms. Riggs also has several years’ claims experience as a senior claims adjuster with a national insurance company.

Ms. Riggs is a graduate of Tulane University Law School, where she served as a Managing Editor of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature from the University of California at Berkeley, graduating with Honors, Sigma Delta Pi.