Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense
- Environmental & Toxic Torts
- Health Care
Education
- Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1974
- Loyola University New Orleans, B.A., 1971
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1974
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir., 1981
- 11th Cir., 1981
- D.C. Cir., 1991
- E.D. La., 1975
- M.D. La., 1988
- W.D. La., 1988
Pauline Hardin has more than 30 years of experience litigating criminal matters and more than 20 years of experience litigating business, commercial, and labor matters. She has tried over 150 jury trials. She is a partner in the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group, litigating criminal and commercial issues, and head of the firm’s white collar crime practice. She was previously the head of the Litigation Section at Jones Walker.
Ms. Hardin was with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana and served as both First Assistant United States Attorney and chief of the Criminal Division. Prior to that time, she served as an assistant district attorney in charge of the Orleans Parish Fraud and White Collar Crime Unit. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1994, she has served on its Federal Criminal Procedure Committee.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Commercial Litigation (listed annually since 2005)
- Recognized in "Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (annually since 2006)
- Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Criminal Defense: White Collar (also listed in 2007)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.
News
- Jones Walker Receives Accolades in Benchmark: Litigation
- Jones Walker Attorneys and Practices Ranked by “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”
- Hardin and Lee to Serve on Panel at 16th Annual Alvin B. Rubin Symposium
- Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- Three Attorneys Recognized in Litigation by Chambers USA
Presentations
- "Ethical and Professionalism Issues Arising from Criminal Inquiries to a Corporation and Its Officers", May 15, 2008
Publications
- "Environmental Criminal Enforcement for Civil and Criminal Practitioners: Emerging Legal Issues in Environmental Criminal Prosecution and Defense"
January 30, 2004 - "When the EPA Comes Knocking at Your Door with Weapons and Search Warrant in Hand"
Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1, June 1, 2001 - "Negligence and Respondeat Superior as Environmental Crimes"
The Louisiana Environmental Lawyer, Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring 2000 - "Environmental Criminal Law"
Louisiana Environmental Handbook, No. 2, Chapter 29, 1997
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Section on Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Subsection)
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Louisiana State Bar Association
