C. Berwick Duval, II has been admitted to practice law in Louisiana since 1982, and has practiced in Houma, LA since that time. He has been awarded the highest Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating for attorneys, an AV.
Berwick has tried numerous civil cases, both jury and non-jury, in various state and federal district courts. He has also argued cases before state courts of appeal in Louisiana; the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Additionally, while representing the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, he was successful in a petition for certiorari before the United States Supreme Court.
A Terrebonne Parish native and an avid outdoorsman, Berwick is passionate about saving Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. He has watched Terrebonne’s southern marshes disappear, and is active in many conservation groups, including CCA, Restore or Retreat and America’s Wetland Foundation. Berwick has also served on various state and local boards and commissions including the Governor’s Coastal Restoration and Advisory Commission, the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation and the Bayou Community Foundation.
Berwick and his wife, Alexis, were awarded Terrebonne Parish's highest civic award, the "Most Useful Citizen Award" for 2007.
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1982
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Divisions of Louisiana, 1982.
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1983
- United states Supreme Court, 1990
Education
- Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, J.D. 1981
- Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, B.S. in Finance 1978
Representative Cases
- U.S. v. Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., 2015 WL 5306233, 12-920 (E.D. La. 09/10/15)
- New Orleans Iron Works, Inc. v. Orleans Levee District, 2011 WL 2206692, 10-30495 (La. App. 5 Cir. 06/07/11)
- Sudo Properties, Inc. v. Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, 503 F. 3d 371, 06-30632 (La. App. 5 Cir. 10/03/07)
- Landreneau v. Pelts & Skins, LLC, 544 U.S. 1058 (2005)
- Gulfstream Services, Inc. v. Hot Energy Services, Inc., 907 So. 2d 96, 04-1223 (La. App. 1 Cir. 03/24/05)
- Gulf Island, L.L.C. v. J. Ray McDermott, Inc., 2005 WL 180947, 04-3299, (E.D. La. 01/26/05)
- Cenac v. Public Access Water Rights Association, 851 So. 2d 1006, 02-2660 (La. 06/27/03)
- Terrebonne Homecare, Inc. v. SMA Health Plan, Inc., 271 F. 3d 186, 00-31145 (La. App. 5 Cir. 10/17/01)
- Trahan v. Rally’s Hamburgers, Inc., 696 So. 2d 627, 96-1837 (La. App. 1 Cir. 06/20/97)
- In re: Matter of Terrebonne Fuel and Lube, Inc., 108 F. 3d 609, 96-30508 (La. App. 5 Cir. 03/27/97)
- Terrebonne Fuel & Lube, Inc. v. Placid Refining Co., 666 So. 2d 624, 95-0654, 95-0671 (La. 01/16/96)
- Foret v. Terrebonne Towing Co., Inc., 632 So. 2d 344 (La. App 1 Cir. 1993)
- Beddingfield v. Standard Construction Company, Inc., 560 So. 2d 490 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1990)
Areas of Practice
- Bankruptcy Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Government Contracts
Litigation Percentage
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
