Daniel Stanton is senior counsel in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2024 and practices with the offshore energy and marine litigation group. Prior to law school, Daniel worked as a commercial property and casualty insurance producer in Northwest Florida where he helped businesses manage liability and property risks through a variety of insurance vehicles.
Daniel is listed in Louisiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for 2018-2020 and 2023.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Assisted in the representation of an international oil and gas production services company in personal injury suit resulting in dismissal on summary judgment under the borrowed employee defense.
- Representation of energy production and exploration companies in lawsuits filed by offshore workers based on the Jones Act, General Maritime Law, Louisiana, and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA).
- Representation of energy production and exploration companies in Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement proceedings.
- Representation of energy production and exploration companies in matters involving alleged damages to oyster beds and leases.
- Representation of chemical companies in disputes arising from spills of hazardous chemicals on land and aboard vessels.
- Representation of energy production and exploration companies in matters involving vessel allisions with marine obstructions.
- Representation of energy production and exploration companies in matters involving personal injuries sustained aboard vessels.
EDUCATION
Daniel earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2013. He earned his B.B.A., cum laude, from Mississippi State University in 2007.
ADMISSIONS
- Admitted, Louisiana, 2013
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association
ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- BOEM Begins Key Environmental Assessment In Preparation for Offshore Wind Development in the GOM, Louisiana Law Blog, January 13, 2022
- General Maritime Law Punitive Damages – More Than Just a Maritime Issue, The Energy Dispatch, Issue 6, July 2019
- Duty to Provide Appropriate Medical Care – An Unexpected Source of Liability for Jones Act Employers, Louisiana Law Blog, April 10, 2019
- A How-To Guide for Determining Whether a Contract is Maritime, Louisiana Law Blog, June 21, 2017
- Admiralty and Navigable Water Bodies – Not Just Jurisdictional Issues, Louisiana Law Blog, December 5, 2016
- U.S. 5th Circuit Affirms Attorneys’ Fee Sanction Against Defendant for Abuse of Judicial Process at Trial of Admiralty Case, Louisiana Law Blog, October 25, 2016
- Suspension of Insurance Provisions in Flood Affected Parishes, Louisiana Law Blog, August 22, 2016
- Peremption: A Legal “Bar” Sufficient to Circumvent the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act, Louisiana Law Blog, June 8, 2016
- “Responsible Party” Liability Under OPA 90 Not Unlimited, Louisiana Law Blog, April 4, 2016
- Choice of Law Provisions: Cheap Insurance Against the Unpredictable, Louisiana Law Blog, December 16, 2015
- Decades Later - McCorpen Still at Work, Louisiana Law Blog, December 16, 2015
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Provides New Resource for Marine Operators, Louisiana Law Blog, July 1, 2015
- McCorpen Under Attack at the U.S. Supreme Court, Louisiana Law Blog, June 30, 2015
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Importance of Actually Working on a Vessel for Seaman Status, Louisiana Law Blog, May 18, 2015
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Extends McCorpen Defense to Successor Employer, Louisiana Law Blog, March 30, 2015
- The Fifth Circuit's Latest Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Ruling, Louisiana Law Blog, December 17, 2014
- Work Related Stress: It Comes with the Job for a Jones Act Seaman, Louisiana Law Blog, December 10, 2014
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Maintenance and Cure in the Wake of Atlantic Sounding, 10 Loy. Mar. L.J. 471 (2012)