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Mike Gertler

Attorney
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

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Location
935 Gravier Street
Suite 1900
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112
United States

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Honors & Awards
Reported decisions include:

Dussouy v. Gulf Coast Inv. Corp., 433 So.2d 1080 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1983);
Williams v. Public Grain Elevator of New Orleans, Inc., 417 So.2d 398 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1982);
Prince v. Paretti Pontiac Co., 281 So.2d 112 (La. 1973);
In re Manguno, 961 F.2d 533 (5th Cir. 1992);
Stewart v. Parish of Jefferson, 951 F.2d 681 (5th Cir. 1992);
Trupiano v. Swift & Co., 755 F.2d 442 (5th Cir. 1985);
Wedgeworth v. Fibreboard Corp., 706 F.2d 541 (5th Cir. 1983);
Petes v. Hayes, 664 F.2d 523 (5th Cir. 1981);
Porter v. American Optical Corp., 641 F.2d 1128 (5th Cir. 1981);
Ferrara v. Intermedics, WL 533973 (E.D. La. 1993);
Doe v. The Archdiocese of New Orleans 2001-0739 (La. App. 4th Cir. 5/8/02) 823 So.2d 360;
Scott v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., 04-2095 (La.App. 4th Cir. 2/7/07), 949 So.2d 1266.

More About Mike Gertler

Mike Gertler is a managing partner and one of the founders of the Gertler Law Firm, a New Orleans personal injury law firm. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice. A significant part of his practice has included civil litigation, product liability law, and toxic torts. In 2005, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice named Mike Gertler a 2005 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Finalist for his work on the Scott v. American Tobacco Company et al. case. “The Best Lawyers in America,” published by New York-based Woodward/White Inc. in 1987, recognized Mike Gertler as one of America’s best labor and employment law lawyers. 

Also, from 2007-2012 and 2014-15, he was named in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Mike has been selected for inclusion in Louisiana Super Lawyers in 2008 and 2010-2022. New Orleans Magazine selected Mike as a Top Lawyer in the New Orleans area for 2009. He was selected as a Who’s Who in American Law for 2009-2012 and a Who’s Who in America for 2011. 

Mike was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in product liability litigation, mass tort litigation/class actions, and personal injury litigation for 2012-2020. He was also selected for the Best Lawyers’ 2013 New Orleans Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiff's “Lawyer of the Year.” Mike was named to the New Orleans City Business Leadership in Law Class of 2011. 

He has served as a Board of Governors member for the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Mike has served as an ad hoc judge in Municipal Court and has taught at the Tulane University School of Law as an adjunct professor in the trial advocacy program. His civic activities include being a past president of Congregation Beth Israel.