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Ashley E. Bane

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1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2900, New Orleans, LA 70163

Insurance, Transportation, Admiralty and Maritime and 6 more

About Ashley E. Bane

Ashley Bane is a partner in WSHB's New Orleans office. Ashley has extensive experience representing foreign and domestic insurers in a variety of first- and third-party disputes, including first-party bad faith claims. She regularly represents carriers in state and federal courts, including appellate courts, and in arbitration proceedings.

Ashley has experience in a broad range of practice areas, including transportation, products liability, premises liability, construction, contract disputes, and maritime law. She has defended manufacturers, shipowners, charterers, and other corporations in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings, including multi-million dollar personal injury and wrongful death claims. She also has experience in casualty response, including witness interviews, advising clients on-scene, and interfacing with investigating agencies.

From 2022 to 2024, Ashley has been recognized as a Super Lawyers 'Rising Star' for her work in civil litigation in New Orleans, LA. Additionally, she has received Best Lawyers Ones to Watch recognition from 2021 to 2024 for her accomplishments in commercial litigation and transportation law.

Ashley resides in New Orleans with her husband and three sons.

Newsroom

News

•Election of New Partners Showcases National Footprint
Firm News, 1.1.25

Publications

•Co-author: Supreme Court Precludes Punitive Damages for Unseaworthiness Claims, International Law Office Shipping & Transport Newsletter (July 3, 2019)
•Co-author: Court Denies Maritime Lien to Fuel Supplier Following OW Bunker Collapse, International Law Office Shipping & Transport Newsletter (April 6, 2016)
•Pirates Without Treasure: The Fourth Circuit Declares That Robbery Is Not an Essential Element of General Piracy, 37 TUL. MAR. L.J. 615 (2013)

In the News

•Victory in Federal Trial Involving Alleged Destruction of $30 Million Journalism Archive
•Election of New Partners Showcases National Footprint

Honors & Recognitions

•Named a Super Lawyers 'Rising Star' for Civil Litigation (2022 - 2024)
•Selected as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation & Transportation Law in New Orleans, LA (2021 - 2025)

 

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Areas of Law

  • Insurance
  • Transportation
  • Other 7
    • Admiralty and Maritime
    • Product Liability
    • Appellate
    • Construction
    • Commercial and Business Litigation
    • Corporate
    • Complex Tort and Casualty

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Achieved a dismissal of all claims against a transportation client in a personal injury suit filed in federal court alleging millions in damages, successfully arguing that the claims were time barred
    Obtained a defense judgment following a federal court bench trial in a suit against a commercial ship management company alleging millions in damages for tortious interference with a maritime contract
    Obtained a defense award in a maritime personal injury arbitration proceeding brought by a crew member against a shipowner
    Victory in Federal Trial Involving Alleged Destruction of $30 Million Journalism Archive
    10.7.25
  • Additional Links
    https://www.wshblaw.com/professionals-ashley-bane

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2014, Louisiana
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
    U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
    U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
    Memberships

    American Bar Association.

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Tulane University Law School
    Class of 2014
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    Maritime Law Certificate

    Senior Managing Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Vol. 38

    Tulane University, Newcomb College
    Class of 2003
    B.A.

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    Ashley E. Bane was admitted in 2014 to the State of Louisiana.
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    Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP was established in 1997.

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