Philip J. Antis, Jr.

Phil’s practice focuses on commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He has experience in complex class actions, business and contract disputes, employment matters, banking litigation, title disputes, insurance matters, construction, products liability, fraud, misrepresentation and other business torts.

Phil works with the New Orleans Pro Bono Project and other community organizations to provide legal services to low-income and elderly clients on a pro bono basis. Phil personally represents several pro bono clients in litigation and family law matters. Phil is also deeply involved in his church’s community outreach activities and helped host thousands of volunteers from around the country who assisted in the rebuilding of homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

In law school, Phil distinguished himself as the Champion of the 2003-2004 Tulane Senior Trial Competition. Also, while at Tulane, he was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a national honor society recognizing those who excel in oral and written advocacy. Before law school, Phil studied music and music business at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Following law school, he worked for four years at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Phil still plays the trumpet in his spare time, gravitating towards jazz music, which gives him a great appreciation and love of the New Orleans music scene.

Practices:

• Appellate
• Arbitration and Mediation
• Class Actions
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate and Securities Litigation
• Employment
• Real Estate and Commercial Leasing
• Construction
• Banking
• Insurance

Industries:

• Banking
• Construction
• Industrial, Chemical and Manufacturing
• Insurance
• Real Estate
• Telecommunications and Utilities

Admissions:

• Louisiana

Education:

• Tulane University, J.D. cum laude 2004
• James Madison University, B.M. 1997

Affiliations:

• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• New Orleans Bar Association

Recognition:

• Louisiana Super Lawyers – Business Litigation (2018)
• Louisiana Super Lawyers – Rising Star – Business Litigation (2014 and 2015)
• Louisiana State Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award (2014)
• New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Award (2014)
• Martindale-Hubbell – AV Rated
• Pro Bono Project’s Distinguished Service Award (2013)
• Listed in the A.M. Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys

Publications:

• Don’t Get Caught in a Covfefe: Social Media Traps, Presenter, Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett Duck Lunch and Seminar, October 2017
• The Smooth Essence of Jazz – Depositions, Co-Presenter, LSBA Jazz Fest Seminar, April 2016
• Professionalism, Co-Presenter, 63rd Mineral Law Institute, March 2016
• Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors, Drill Deeper Blog, July 2015
• Recent Department of Labor Enforcement Actions Against Oilfield Services Contractors, Drill Deeper Blog, December 2014
• Get Your Ducks in A Row – Recent Developments in State and Local Tax Litigation in Louisiana, Presenter and Co-Author, Gordon Arata Annual Duck Lunch and Seminar, October 2014
• The Fate of the Unpaid Intern – The Saga Continues, The Federal Lawyer, July 2014, Drill Deeper Blog, August 2014