Neil F. Nazareth, Esq., is a litigation attorney at Martzell & Bickford in New Orleans. Neil has made a career of helping victims of major industrial disasters and environmental exposures receive compensation for injuries and death. Neil’s practice is focused on environmental, products liability, toxic tort and complex maritime cases. Along with his firm, Neil represented the first death case from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and represents several governmental and private landowners for their economic loss and environmental damages as a result of the oil spill. In addition, Neil has represented many victims and their families for injuries and death from catastrophic incidents and for illnesses caused by asbestos exposure.
Neil was recognized by his peers for all of his good work when he was awarded the 2013 Louisiana Super Layers Rising Star recognition given to less than 2.5% of lawyers in Louisiana. He was also recognized in St. Charles Avenue Magazine and Louisiana Life Magazine for this distinction. Neil has been asked to give several presentations to lawyers and communities on topics including the Oil Pollution Act and Class Action Litigation, and most recently in April 2013, he taught a CLE (continuing legal education) course to lawyers on Maintenance and Cure and Punitive Damages.
Neil graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance where he was on the Dean’s List. After his undergraduate studies, Neil graduated from law school at Loyola University of New Orleans’ School of Law where he was on the Moot Court Board and was a Law Excellence Award recipient in several courses.
In addition to his active law practice, Neil is the Vice President of the Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers, he serves on the competition committee of the Federal Bar Association and he is a member of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation.