CAYCE PETERSON

Founding Attorney

Cayce Peterson is a founding partner of JJC Law LLC, where he specializes in maritime, products liability, environmental and personal injury litigation. Cayce was born in Patterson, Louisiana in St. Mary Parish and grew up on the Bayou Teche. He moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University and Tulane Law School. Cayce has emerged as a skilled litigator, briefing and arguing important legal issues in the areas of maritime injury, insurance coverage, products liability, environmental and personal injury. Because of Cayce’s education in physics, mathematics and computer science as well as his lifetime of experience growing up around the offshore and inland oil and gas industry, Cayce has a unique understanding of technical, scientific and industry specific issues that often arise in maritime and environmental cases.

Outside of the office, Cayce leads the firm’s sponsored basketball team, known around town as “The Firm,” which is a perennial contender in each of the most competitive basketball leagues in the Greater New Orleans area. Cayce is also a frequent lecturer on various legal topics and an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Tulane Law School, in addition to being an active member of many bar associations, public interest groups and community service organizations that provide pro bono and charitable services for the less fortunate, differently abled and under-privileged.

EDUCATION

Tulane University (Bachelor of Science)
Tulane Law School (Juris Doctorate)

ADMISSIONS

State of Louisiana
US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Federal Claims Court

PRO HAC APPEARANCES

Alabama
California
Florida
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
West Virginia

ORGANIZATIONS

New Orleans Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Louisiana Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers
Miracle League of Greater New Orleans
New Orleans Bar Association Inn of Court
A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court

HONORS & AWARDS

Ad-Hoc Professor, Tulane Law School Trial Advocacy Program (2019-2023)
Vice-President, New Orleans Bar Association (2021-2023)
Director, New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (2022-2023)
Fellow of the American Bar Association (2025)
Super Lawyers (2019-2024)
New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers: Admiralty & Maritime Law (2022, 2024)
Best Lawyers in America (2025)
Solo & Small Firms Committee Chair, New Orleans Bar Association (2022-2023)
Best Litigation Attorneys in New Orleans, Expertise.com (2022)
Products Liability Committee Chair, New Orleans Bar Association (2018-2021)
Board of Directors, New Orleans Bar Association (2019-2020)
Super Lawyers RISING STARS (2015-2018)
The National Trial Lawyers TOP 40 UNDER 40 (2012-2017)
Guest Arbitrator for Tulane Law School National Baseball Arbitration Competition, New Orleans, LA (2010-2014 & 2018)
Guest Judge for The Thirtieth Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition, March 23-25, 2023.
Social Chair, Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers (2016 & 2017)
Guest Judge for Tulane Law School 20th Annual Mardi Gras Sports law Invitational (2015)
The National Trial Lawyers TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYERS (2013-2015)
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
10.0 Avvo rating

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

“Remand & Removal Bootcamp,” New Orleans Bar Association (2019-2023)
Chair of “Insurance Law Symposium” New Orleans Bar Association (2021-2023)
“View On Hurricane Claim Settlements and the EDLA SSP,” New Orleans Bar Association, March 25, 2023
“How to Properly Disclose Your Treating Physician as an Expert in Federal Court,” Louisiana Association for Justice, CLE a la Carte, New Orleans, LA, December 28, 2022
“Creating Your Own Law Firm,” New Orleans Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section: Procrastinators Cont. Legal Educ. Program, New Orleans, LA, December 14, 2022
“Creative Settlement Solutions: Gasquet and Other Non-Traditional Settlement Mechanisms,” Louisiana State Bar Association, Insurance Practice Series, New Orleans, LA, October 14, 2022
“The CDC Playbook – Discovery Strategies,” New Orleans Bar Association, New Orleans, LA, September 20, 2022
“Professionalism from Bench and Bar,” Federal Bar Association, Morning at the Courthouse Program, US District Court for the Eastern District of New Orleans, June 15, 2022.
“Maritime Medical Treatment Liability” La. Assoc. for Justice, 2021 Cont. Legal Educ. A La Carte, New Orleans, LA, December 20, 2021
“Practicing with Professionalism During COVID,” New Orleans Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section: Procrastinators Cont. Legal Educ. Program, New Orleans, LA, December 15, 2021
“Maritime Law: Treasure Hunters, Space Pirates, and Salvage Seekers” La. Assoc. for Justice, 2017 Cont. Legal Educ. A La Carte, New Orleans, LA, December 28, 2018. New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinators Cont. Legal Educ. Program, New Orleans, LA, December 28, 2018
“30 Practice Tips in 60 Minutes,” New Orleans Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section: Procrastinators Cont. Legal Educ. Program, New Orleans, LA, December 13, 2017
“Where Can I Fish Without Trespassing?”, La. Assoc. for Justice, 2017 Cont. Legal Educ. A La Carte, New Orleans, LA, December 28, 2017. New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinators Cont. Legal Educ. Program, New Orleans, LA, December 28, 2017
“Civil and Criminal Liability for Maritime Environmental Offenses,” New Orleans Bar Association, Maritime & International Law Committee, Panel Discussion, September 13, 2017
“Perils of the Sea: The Basics of Maritime Injury Law,” Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Maritime Society, October 5, 2017
“Maritime Injuries: Where & How They Occur,” Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Maritime Society, March 3, 2017
“The Jones Act Has to Stay,” Biz New Orleans Magazine, Maritime Law Hot Topic, May 2017
“Offshore Retaliation: A Guide to Helping Offshore Workers Who Do The Right Thing”, La. Assoc. for Justice, 2016 Cont. Legal Educ. A La Carte, New Orleans, LA, December 30, 2016.
“30 Practice Tips in 60 Minutes“, New Orleans Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section: Procrastinators Cont. Legal Educ. Program, New Orleans, LA, December 14, 2016.
“Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturer: A Fifth Circuit Update”, Briefly Speaking, New Orleans Bar Association, Spring 2014
“The Insurance Cases”, Tulane Environmental Law News, v. 12, Issue One, Fall 2006.
“Homeowner’s and Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy Issues”, La. Assoc. for Justice, 2010 Cont. Legal Educ. A La Carte, New Orleans, LA, December 29, 2010.
“Trying a Case on a Shoestring Budget”, New Orleans Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Section, Procrastinator’s Program CLE Presentation, December 15, 2015.
“Direct/Cross and Introducing Evidence”, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Skills Practicum Presentation, October 17, 2014.