Harry Simms

Hardin, III

Position: Of Counsel
Office: New Orleans

Harry Hardin has practiced law at Jones Walker since 1971 and is of counsel in the Litigation Practice Group.

As a trial attorney, Harry has handled innumerable commercial cases in diverse practice areas, including antitrust, transportation, insurance, contract, patent, trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property, legal and accountancy malpractice, judicial misconduct, class actions, and appellate law. Harry has more than 60 reported decisions; among these, he served as trial and appellate counsel in a complex, multiparty toxic tort class action that was tried for five weeks to jury verdict and involved approximately 20 reported decisions during the 10-year span of the case.

Harry has been retained by and regularly represents railroads, the gaming industry, the entertainment and music industry, healthcare providers, trade associations, telecommunication companies, computer software companies, domestic and international manufacturers, banks, and insurance companies.

In addition to his broad spectrum of representation, Harry frequently lectures on ethics and professionalism, and is a leader in the organized bar. From 2002 until 2014, he served as chair of the Louisiana Supreme Court Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee.

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American Bar Association, Member, Sections of Antitrust Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, and Law Practice Management; Chair, Operations & Communication Committee (2007–2008); Executive Committee (2007–2008); Board of Governors (2005–2008); Louisiana State Delegate to the Board of Governors (1994–2003); Executive Committee, Conference of State Delegates (1998–2002); 5th Circuit Representative, Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary (1998–2002); Nominating Committee (1996–1998); Steering Committee of the Nominating Committee (2000–2002); House of Delegates, ex officio (1993–1994)
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
American Bar Insurance, Board of Directors
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
American Judicature Society, Board of Directors (2003–2005)
Defense Research Institute
International Association of Defense Counsel, Fellow
International Trademark Association
Louisiana Appleseed, President; Advisory Council
Louisiana Bar Foundation, Lifetime Fellow; Past President; Distinguished Attorney (2007); Chair, Bar Governance
Louisiana Judicial College, Member, Board of Governors (1993–1994)
Louisiana State Bar Association, Past President; Rules of Professional Conduct Committee (2007–2008)
Louisiana State Law Institute, Council Member (1994–2003)
Louisiana Supreme Court, Chair, Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee; Committee for Revision of Code of Judicial Conduct; Advisory Board
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Lecturer (1989–1996)
Metropolitan Crime Commission, Board of Directors
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
New Orleans Bar Association
US Fifth Circuit Lawyers Advisory Committee (1995–1999)