Bob Stefani is a member of the firm, and has extensive experience representing clients in the marine, petrochemical, oil and gas and financial industries. Bob handles complex corporate, commercial and financial transactions and related litigation and regulatory compliance matters. He handles a wide variety of transactions and contracts, including financings, major industrial and port development projects, asset and stock sales and purchase, and public and private construction and supply contracts. Bob has special expertise in environmental and maritime regulation, including Federal Maritime Commission, Maritime Administration and Coast Guard regulations, oil pollution, U.S. and foreign vessel documentation, and U.S. citizenship and vessel transfer requirements relating to U.S.-flag vessels. He also advises business owners on corporate organization, governance, succession and ownership matters. Additionally, Bob represents companies in resolving commercial disputes, workouts, collections, complex reorganization and liquidation cases and the prosecution and defense of bankruptcy-related claims.
Before joining the firm in 1998, Bob was a partner with Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi in Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas
- Admiralty & Maritime
- Maritime Business & Finance Transactions
- Government Relations & Regulatory
- Business Transactions & Finance
- Commercial Litigation
Education
- Tulane Law School, J.D., 1987
- Brandeis University, B.A., 1983
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
- New York
- District of Columbia
- Texas
Jim Bercaw is a member at King, Krebs & Jurgens, P.L.L.C., and practices in the areas of offshore and maritime litigation, as well as commercial and corporate transactions — including compliance with applicable government regulations, risk assessment and management. His practice includes representation of companies in marine, oil and gas, and construction industries. He also advises clients in a wide variety of contracts, including master service agreements, vessel and aircraft charters, and public and private works and supply contracts. Jim is motivated by familiarity with and enjoyment of the practice, “There are real word problems, requiring timely and correct solutions and I enjoy being a part of that process.” Between a deep knowledge and understanding of recurring issues, coupled with the ability to craft novel and efficient resolutions of any disputes his contributions take on regulatory changes in the offshore industry.
Practice Areas
- Admiralty & Maritime
- Oil & Gas
- Insurance Coverage
Education
- University of Alabama, J.D., 1990
- University of Alabama, B.A., Political Science, 1987
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Doug Matthews has practiced law in New Orleans for 35 years and concentrates on maritime trial practice as defense counsel. Doug has defended numerous Jones Act and 905 (b) personal injury claims and also focuses on the Longshore Act practice, having presented the “employers” case to Administrative Law Judges, the Benefits Review Board and the U.S. Fifth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals. He has experience defending occupational illness claims under the Longshore Act, including audiological and pulmonary illnesses. Most notably, as a result of a request for the Maritime Law Association, he offered an amicus brief on behalf of the organization to the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter entitled Randall v. Chevron addressing status under the Longshore act. Doug has made frequent presentations on various maritime and Longshore Act issues at local and national seminars.
Practice Areas
- Admiralty & Maritime
- Products Liability
- Insurance Coverage and Defense
Education
- Loyola University of New Orleans, B.A., 1972
- Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law, J.D., 1977
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Joey Devall is an attorney in the firm’s New Orleans office and practices in the areas of admiralty and maritime litigation, vessel documentation, products liability, personal injury defense, insurance coverage defense and bad faith litigation, general casualty defense, and corporate transactions. His practice includes representing companies and their insurers in the marine, oil and gas, and health care industries. He also advises clients in a wide variety of contracts, including charter parties, service agreements and supply contracts, and advises business owners on corporate organization, governance, succession and ownership matters.
Practice Areas
- Admiralty & Maritime
- Oil & Gas
- Corporate and Commercial Law and Advices
- General Casualty Defense
- Insurance Coverage and Defense
- Products Liability
Education
- McNeese State University, B.A., 1999
- Tulane Law School, J.D., 2004
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Andrew Quackenbos is an associate at King, Krebs & Jurgens, P.L.L.C., and practices in the areas of offshore, maritime, oil and gas, and construction litigation. His practice includes the handling of personal injury, contract, products liability and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) matters relating to the oil and gas, maritime, and construction industries. With a civil engineering degree and experience working in the construction and marine service industries, gives him a unique understanding of clients’ needs.
Practice Areas
- Oil & Gas
- Admiralty & Maritime
- Commercial Litigation
- Products Liability
Education
- Louisiana State University, Civil Engineering, B.S., 2005
- Southern University Law School, J.D., 2008
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Megan Misko is a member at King, Krebs & Jurgens P.L.L.C., and practices primarily in the areas of maritime personal injury litigation, products liability, construction law and environmental law. She also has experience handling environmental matters and Defense Base Act cases.
Practice Areas
- Construction Litigation
- Products Liability
- Admiralty & Maritime
Education
- Tulane University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2005
- Centenary College of Louisiana, B.A., magna cum laude, history, 2002
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
- Tennessee
- Texas