Stephen Hanemann is a partner in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. He practices in the Admiralty and Maritime practice group. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of admiralty issues, including Jones Act, personal injury, oil and gas exploration, pipeline spills, drilling accidents, well blowouts, cargo loss and damage, ship and barge collisions, ship allisions, vessel groundings, lift boat and jack-up rig accidents, dock damage, vessel liens, sunken barges, vessel mortgage filings, product liability, redhibition, commercial lease agreements, and other commercial litigation issues. Stephen has also been instrumental in forming and developing local construction companies and assisting them with various issues relating to contract procurement and negotiation, as well as demolition and remediation services.

Education

Stephen received his J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law in 2002, where he served as a member of the Moot Court program, Moot Court T.A., Treasurer and President of the Student Bar Association. He earned his B.A. in French from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999 and also studied French abroad at the Université Catholique De L'Ouest in Angers, France.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2002
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2002
• Admitted to practice Pro Hac Vice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Mississippi, Northern District of Mississippi, Northern District of West Virginia, and the Southern District of Missouri

Memberships

• New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations
• Phi Delta Phi, Black Inn
• Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
• Judge John C. Boutall Inn of Court

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• Assist in preparation of the Foundation for the Advancement of Maritime Education's presentation entitled, "A Significant Step in Rectifying the Qualified Mariner Shortage"-presented at FAME kickoff event in New Orleans and to the International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans Convention; Point Clear, Alabama (2008).
• Professional Responsibility CLE for the Louisiana City Attorneys Association; Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2008).
• "Be Interview Ready and Summer Associate Savvy":An Informal Seminar presented in conjunction with the Loyola University School of Law On-Campus Interview Program; (2007).
• The Importance of Youth Leadership Programs and Mock-Government Initiatives, presented to Louisiana Boys State; (2002).
  

Community Service

• Board of Directors, Foundation for the Advancement of Maritime Education
  
• Boys Hope Girls Hope
• Race Judicata Planning Committee
• Homeless Experience Legal Protection Program
• SOLACE
• Past Project Group Leader for the Proud to Call it Home Campaign of the Young Leadership Council
• Member, International House of Blues Foundation