Bill Burst is an associate attorney in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller.  He joined the firm in 2009 and practices in the Admiralty and Maritime, Energy and Corporate Litigation groups.  Bill has gained considerable experience in the defense of product liability claims, toxic tort matters, personal injury claims, admiralty and maritime litigation, vehicular accidents, contract dispute litigation, and property damage claims.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Supported the defense of silica sand suppliers in occupational injury litigation.
• Assisted in the representation of a dredging company in a personal injury claim.
• Assisted in the representation of a shipyard in a property damage dispute.
• Provided support in the representation of a vessel owner in a maritime personal injury dispute.
• Assisted in the representation of an offshore drilling rig owner in a contractual indemnity defense case.
• Supported the firm's representation of the insurer of an 18-wheeler in a survivor / wrongful death action.

EDUCATION

Bill received his J.D., cum laude, in 2009 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law where he was a member of the Loyola Law Review and served on its Board as a Comment/Casenote Editor.  He was a Moot Court staff and team member placing first overall in the Intellectual Property and Privacy Law Moot Court Competition at John Marshall University Law School.  While at Loyola, Bill received several honors and awards including a Loyola College of Law Grant, the LaNasa-Greco Providence Law Scholarship, the Martinez Scholarship, the Alvendia Scholarship, and the Law Excellence Award in both Legal Research and Writing and Moot Court.  Bill received his B.A.A., cum laude, in Business Administration including Management, Banking and Finance and Marketing from Northwood University in 2006.

ADMISSIONS

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2009
• United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2009
• United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, 2009
  

MEMBERSHIPS

• New Orleans, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations
• Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  
• New Orleans Mariners Club
• Houston Mariners Club
  

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• SOLACE
• Volunteer, Father Harry Tompson Center
• Judge, LSBA High School Mock Trial Competition
• Judge, Loyola New Orleans College of Law Moot Court Competition
  
• Volunteer, Pro Bono HELP Program
  
• Volunteer, Rebuilding New Orleans
• Volunteer, Post Katrina Evacuation, PMAC - LSU
• Volunteer, Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Volunteer, Special Olympics
• Member, Kappa Alpha Order, Dallas, Texas