Kristi Post is a well-respected and accomplished maritime attorney whose family has worked on the Mississippi River for more than 100 years. Kristi grew up on and around vessels and has more than 38 years of experience litigating complex maritime cases. She knows what kinds of challenges the men and women who work in the marine industry face and the dangers they encounter every day in their work. Kristi has seen first-hand the pain families experience when their loved one is injured or killed. She empathizes with her clients and wants to make sure they and their families feel protected knowing that they have the best possible attorney in their corner.
Kristi received her J.D. and LL.M. in Admiralty from Tulane Law School. Kristi also served as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Tulane Law School for over 20 years. She is certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy – one of only 12 lawyers in the State of Louisiana to achieve that distinction. She is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell – the highest distinction by that peer review committee. Her practice is primarily comprised of cases involving serious maritime injuries and fatalities, auto and commercial vehicular accidents, traumatic brain injuries, premises liability, and Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act cases. She has successfully litigated cases involving such diverse areas as the kidnapping of offshore workers by militant forces in Nigeria, casino gaming vessels, hurricane litigation, crane failures, aviation accidents, commercial diving accidents was a recently appointed as a member of the Claimants Executive Committee in the SEACOR POWER liftboat base.
Kristi is a former President of the Board of Directors for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and has chaired their Race for the Cure and Summer Cure events, raising funding to support breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment in both the Metro New Orleans area and nationally. She also served on the Board of Directors for Family Service of Greater New Orleans.
