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Overview
Nick Bergeron is a litigator with extensive trial experience in high-stakes disputes in Louisiana state and federal courts. His practice covers personal injury, aviation, products liability, premises liability, admiralty and maritime, class and mass actions, commercial disputes, environmental litigation, construction, first-party insurance, property damage, and insurance coverage. From pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal, clients rely on Nick for practical judgment, clear communication, thorough preparation, and effective strategy.
Nick developed his courtroom instincts as an Assistant District Attorney in the Trials Division of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office. During that time, he represented the State of Louisiana in hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases. He tried cases as first and second chair, conducted evidentiary and motion hearings, and handled appellate work before the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal and the Louisiana Supreme Court. Later in his career, Nick practiced at a litigation firm in New Orleans, where he handled numerous trials and complex matters and helped supervise and mentor associates and fellow attorneys. Those experiences continue to shape his work today.
Nick prepares every case to be trial-ready, and that approach gives clients real leverage in negotiation, mediation, and settlement. Once litigation begins, he directs every phase of the case, from working closely with consultants and specialists to taking depositions, drafting and arguing motions and writs, and trying cases before judges and juries. For clients with ongoing dockets, he also provides litigation monitoring and keeps decision-makers informed at every stage. His recent results include a defense verdict in a federal maritime injury trial, a Louisiana Supreme Court win in a products liability case, and the defeat of class certification in two proposed class actions.
Nick has been named to the Louisiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list for Civil Litigation: Defense. He serves on the Louisiana State Bar Association's Bar Governance Committee and its Committee on the Profession, and was a member of the LSBA Leadership Class. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.
Community Involvement
- Young Leadership Council, Member, 2015-Present
- Hogs for the Cause, Participating Team Member, 2020-Present
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Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. cum laude | 2017
- Louisiana State University, B.A. | 2013
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Related Services
- Represented a commercial applicator and pilot in a three-day trial in the 16th Judicial District Court, St. Martin Parish, in a suit brought by a landowner for bodily injuries and property damage allegedly caused by airborne pesticides drifting onto neighboring farmland. After the close of the plaintiff’s case-in-chief, obtained an involuntary dismissal with prejudice because the plaintiff failed to prove causation between the alleged extensive damage to his property and the clients’ aerial application. The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed.
- Represented a gas well owner and operator and its on-site company man in a five-day trial in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on general maritime claims brought by a well control supervisor for severe injuries from a gas well blowout and flashover/explosion during emergency well control efforts. The jury returned a defense verdict of no liability on all claims against the clients.
- Represented an asset purchaser in a five-day trial in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on wrongful death and products liability claims brought by the surviving wife and adult children of a man who fell to his death from an allegedly defective ladder. Although the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated the judgment on appeal, finding the asset purchaser did not manufacture the ladder and could not be liable as a matter of law.
- Represented the owners and property managers of five New Orleans apartment complexes in a consolidated proposed class action brought on behalf of a putative class of thousands of former and current tenants alleging breach of contract and warranties, negligence, and other theories of liability. As lead brief writer, helped defeat class certification on the briefs.
- Represented the former maintenance and operations contractor of the Jefferson Parish Landfill in a proposed class action brought on behalf of a putative class of thousands of Jefferson Parish residents seeking damages for prolonged exposure to noxious odors. Helped defeat the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification.
- Represented a 501(c)(12) cooperative water utility provider and its plant and systems manager in an action alleging § 1983 civil rights violations, false imprisonment, wrongful arrest, and other tort claims. As lead brief writer, helped obtain dismissal with prejudice of all claims against the clients on summary judgment.
- Represented companies and their individual owners in several wrongful death actions arising from fatal aviation accidents in Louisiana, each involving complex single business enterprise and alter ego allegations that required significant discovery and motion practice in state and federal courts.
- Represented an environmental emergency cleanup contractor in a suit brought by landowners after a significant oil spill in Louisiana.
- Represented private utility providers in mass and class actions brought by residential and commercial customers alleging contractual and regulatory breaches.
- Represented homeowners and commercial property insurers in nearly 100 federal and state court lawsuits filed by insureds after Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Ida.
- Represented the State of Louisiana, as an Assistant District Attorney with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, in a vehicular homicide case arising from a motorcycle crash that killed the defendant-operator’s passenger. After a three-day trial, the jury found the defendant guilty as charged, and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
- Represented the State of Louisiana, as an Assistant District Attorney with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, in a case against a local pastor charged with felony and misdemeanor offenses arising from fraudulent contracting work for elderly New Orleans homeowners after Hurricane Katrina. After a one-day trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to four years in prison.
- Represented the State of Louisiana as a Rule XX student practitioner with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office during his third year of law school. Obtained convictions as lead trial counsel in several bench trials and helped Assistant District Attorneys secure convictions as second or third chair in several other felony jury and bench trials.
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. cum laude | 2017
- Louisiana State University, B.A. | 2013
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Related Services
Affiliations
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Bar Governance Committee, 2026-Present
- Committee on the Profession, 2025-Present
- LSBA Leadership Class, 2024-2025
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Adjunct Professor of Advocacy, 2021-Present
- Defense Research Institute, 2019-Present
- Federal Bar Association, 2019-Present
- New Orleans Bar Association, 2019-Present
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, 2019-Present
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 2019-Present
- St. Thomas More – Loyola Law American Inn of Court, 2017-Present
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. cum laude | 2017
- Louisiana State University, B.A. | 2013
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Related Services
Publications
- “Professionalism Is Not Optional,” Louisiana Bar Journal, Aug./Sept. 2025
- “Expanding Application: The Immediate Need for Revision of the Seaman’s Manslaughter Act in Light of the BP Deepwater Horizon Tragedy and United States v. Kaluza,” Loyola Maritime Law Journal, 2017
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. cum laude | 2017
- Louisiana State University, B.A. | 2013
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Related Services
Recognitions
- Louisiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Civil Litigation: Defense, 2022-2027
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Maritime Law Journal, Kean Miller Award for Best Comment, 2017
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. cum laude | 2017
- Louisiana State University, B.A. | 2013
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana