Ron Kitto’s practice primarily focuses on Admiralty & Maritime Law and involves litigation both at both the trial and appellate levels. His practice also includes insurance defense and coverage, subrogation and commercial litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kitto was a staff attorney for the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. He also served in the United States Navy and was stationed aboard the United States Submarine Von Steuben during multiple deterrent patrols.

• Louisiana
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of LA
• U.S. District Court, Western District of LA
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of LA
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of TX
• U.S. District Court, Western District of AR
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of AR

• Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. 2003
• University of New Orleans, B.S. Finance and Economics 1992

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• New Orleans Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
• The Maritime Law Association of the United States

• Recipient, 2001 Joseph M. Rault Award for Excellence in Maritime and Admiralty Law
• Recipient, 2001/2002, Law Excellence Award in Maritime Personal Injury

PUBLICATIONS

• Risk Assessment in Maritime Activity and the Law of Bailment, The Primerus Paradigm, August 2013
• Risk Assessment in Maritime Liability, Briefly Speaking, New Orleans Bar Association, Summer 2012