Ashley E. Bane

Ashley Bane is senior counsel in WSHB's New Orleans office. She has expertise in a broad range of practice areas, including transportation, products liability, premises liability, construction, contract disputes, and maritime law.

Ashley defends manufacturers, shipowners, charterers, and other corporations in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings, including multi-million dollar personal injury and wrongful death claims. She also has experience in casualty response, including witness interviews, advising clients on-scene, and interfacing with investigating agencies.

From 2022 to 2024, Ashley has been recognized as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" for her work in civil litigation in New Orleans, LA. Additionally, she has received Best Lawyers Ones to Watch^® recognition from 2021 to 2024 for her accomplishments in commercial litigation and transportation law.

Ashley resides in New Orleans with her husband and three sons.

• Achieved a dismissal of all claims against a transportation client in a personal injury suit filed in federal court alleging millions in damages, successfully arguing that the claims were time barred
• Obtained a defense judgment following a federal court bench trial in a suit against a commercial ship management company alleging millions in damages for tortious interference with a maritime contract
• Obtained a defense award in a maritime personal injury arbitration proceeding brought by a crew member against a shipowner

Education

• Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2014, cum laude)
  •  Maritime Law Certificate
  • Senior Managing Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Vol. 38
• Tulane University, Newcomb College (B.A., 2003)

Licensed to Practice in

• Louisiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Publications

• Co-author: Supreme Court Precludes Punitive Damages for Unseaworthiness Claims, International Law Office Shipping & Transport Newsletter (July 3, 2019)
• Uber-Complex: Regulating Ride-Hail Services, International Law Office Shipping & Transport Newsletter (July 26, 2017)
• Co-author: Court Denies Maritime Lien to Fuel Supplier Following OW Bunker Collapse, International Law Office Shipping & Transport Newsletter (April 6, 2016)
• Pirates Without Treasure: The Fourth Circuit Declares That Robbery Is Not an Essential Element of General Piracy, 37 TUL. MAR. L.J. 615 (2013)

Memberships

• American Bar Association