Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC

COMPREHENSIVE
Mark Hanna is a graduate of Creighton University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 and a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School in 1988.  Mr. Hanna’s areas of practice include governmental and municipal liability, defense of class action litigation, automobile and transportation, maritime and insurance litigation, products liability, SIU/insurance fraud litigation and commercial litigation.  Mr. Hanna also has extensive experience in the area of toxic tort and asbestos litigation.  Mr. Hanna has received Martindale Hubbell’s highest “AV” rating.

He has participated in numerous trials both as lead counsel and second chair counsel in state and federal courts and has argued appeals in the Louisiana Supreme Court; First, Fourth, and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.  Mr. Hanna is also a mediator following the completion of training at the Attorney Mediators Institute in Dallas and has participated in dozens of mediation.

Mr. Hanna has been active with the Defense Research Institute and its Governmental Liability Committee, the Louisiana Center for Law Related Education and has been a lecturer at Continuing Legal Education Seminars and to the Louisiana Public Risk Managers Association.  Mr. Hanna has participated as a judge/mediator at ABA mediation competitions for law students.

Mr. Hanna is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the New Orleans and Jefferson Bar Associations and the Louisiana Bar Foundation. 

CASES

• Tusa v. City of Kenner Police Dept. So.3d, 2011 WL 1775898 (La.App. 5 Cir.), 10-791 (La.App. 5 Cir. 5/10/11) 
• Sherwood Forest Country Club v. Litchfield, 998 So.2d 56, 2008 WL 5265210, 2008-0194 (La. 12/19/08), La., December 19, 2008(No. 2008-C-0194.)
• White v. City of Kenner ex rel. Police Dept., 996 So.2d 294, 2008 WL 4255212, 08-195 (La.App. 5 Cir. 9/16/08),  La.App. 5 Cir., September 16, 2008 (No. 08-CA-195.)
• Sherwood Forest Country Club v. Litchfield, 978 So.2d 443, 2007 WL 4463479, 2007-0989 (La.App. 1  Cir. 12/21/07), La.App. 1 Cir., December 21, 2007(No. 2007 CA 0989.)
• Smith v. Vazquez, 933 So.2d 878, 2006 WL 1756667, 2005-0619 (La.App. 4 Cir. 5/31/06), La.App. 4 Cir., May 31, 2006(No. 2005-CA-0619)
• Weaver v. Malinda, 925 So.2d 763, 2006 WL 782704, 05-693(La.App. 5 Cir. 3/28/06), La.App. 5 Cir., March 28, 2006(Nos. 05-CA-693 to 05-CA-696.)
• Brown v. Unknown Driver, 925 So.2d 583, 2006 WL 861333, 2005-0421 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1/18/06), La.App. 4 Cir., January 18, 2006(No. 2005-CA-0421.)
• Yates v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 894 So.2d 1157, 2005 WL 155462, 04-1028 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1/25/05), La.App. 5 Cir. January 25, 2005(No. 04-CA-1028.)
• White v. State Farm Ins. Co., 862 So.2d 263, 2003 WL 22871680, 2003-0754 (La.App. 4 Cir. 11/26/03), La.App. 4 Cir., November 26, 2003(No. 2003-CA-0754.)
• Metairie Country Club v. Louisiana Tax Com’n, 860 So.2d 165, 2003 WL 22439750, 03-538 (La.App. 5 Cir. 10/28/03), La. App. 5 Cir., October 28, 2003(No. 03-CA-538.)
• Langlinais v. City of Westwego, 818 So.2d 760, 2002 WL 1173510, 2001-3069(La. 5/31/02), La., May 31, 2002(No. 2001-CC-3069.)
• Edwards v. State ex rel. Dept. of Health and Hospitals for Southeast Louisiana State Hosp. at Mandeville, La., 804 So.2d 886, 2001 WL 1659221, 2000-2420 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/28/01), La. App. 1 Cir., December 28, 2001(No. 2000 CA 2420.)
• Johnson v. Nguyen, 793 So.2d 370, 2001 WL 812647, 2000-1148 (La.App. 4 Cir. 7/11/01), La. App. 4 Cir., July 11, 2001(No. 2000-CA-1148.)
• Nelson v. Armastrong World Industries, 751 So.2d 296, 1999 WL 1051911, 1998-1746 (La.App. 1 Cir. 11/5/99), La.App. 1 Cir., November 05, 1999(No. 98 CA 1746.)
• Adams v. Airco Welding Products Co., 739 So.2d 375, 1999 WL 562000, 1998-0286 (La.App. 4 Cir. 7/21/99), La.App. 4 Cir., July 21, 1999(No. 98-CA-0286, 98-CA-0351, 98-CA-0451, 98-CA-0453, 98-CA-0615, 98-CA-0616, 98-CA-0664 and 98-CA-2754.)
• Re’ v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 706 So.2d 660, 1998 WL 32532, 1997-2223 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1/28/98), La.App. 4 Cir., January 28, 1998(No. 97-C-2223.)
• State v. Sprint Communications Co., L.P., 699 So.2d 1058, 1997 WL 559700, 96-3094 (La. 9/9/97), La., September 09, 1997(No. 96-CC-3094.)
• State v. Wright, 598 So.2d 1267, 1992 WL 86241, La.App. 4 Cir., April 30, 1992(No. 91-KA-0677.)
• State v. Henry, 572 So.2d 761, 1990 WL 210505, La.App. 4 Cir., December 20, 1990(No. 90-KA-0710.)
• Hardy v. Hartford Ins. Co., 236 F.3d 287, 2001 WL 711, C.A.5(La.), January 05, 2001(No.99-30999.)
• U.S. v. Urbani, 967 F.2d 106, 1992 WL159512, C.A.5(La.), July 13, 1992(No. 91-3696 Summary Calendar.)
• Ellison v. Conoco, Inc., 950 F.2d 1196 WL 1739, 21 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1152, C.A.5 (La.), January 24, 1992(No. 90-3360.)

HONORS
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PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS
Defense Research Institute; membership chair of governmental liability committee, 2011
Louisiana State Bar Association
Defense Research Institute; member of governmental liability committee
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
New Orleans Bar Association
Jefferson Bar Association
Louisiana Bar Foundation
FORE! Kids Foundation; producers of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans