Meghan B. Senter

Meghan B. Senter Partner

P 504 535 2879
One Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 3000
New Orleans, LA 70130
One Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 3000, New Orleans, LA 70130
Overview

Meghan focuses her practice in the areas of products liability, premises liability, maritime law, toxic tort and insurance defense. She has represented automobile and watercraft manufacturers in defect claims, regional grocery stores in premises claims, and multiple product manufacturers and premises owners in talc and asbestos exposure claims. For clients throughout the maritime industry, Meghan handles high-stakes litigation, casualty claims and USCG administrative proceedings. In the arena of toxic tort and asbestos, she has served as both local and national counsel for various product manufacturers. She has also handled general liability claims and provided coverage analysis opinions to insurance carriers. In all areas of her practice, Meghan participates in each aspect of a case, from pre-suit analysis through verdict in order to develop and implement case strategies in the best interests of her clients. 

Meghan earned her JD from Tulane University, where she graduated with honors. During her time at Tulane, Meghan served as a senior editor of the Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, a member of the Moot Court board, and the chair of the Willem C. Vis Commercial Arbitration Team. She also completed an externship with the Honorable Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and was inducted into the Order of Barristers.

Meghan is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Louisiana and as a member of a trial team represents clients across the country, helping to develop comprehensive strategies, arguing critical motions and expert challenges, and trying cases. She has been named as a Rising Star from 2015–2022 by Super Lawyers. Meghan is also a member of the Association for Women Attorneys and the MG+M Women's Forum.

Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana
  • US District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court, Western District of Louisiana
  • US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education
  • Tulane University School of Law, JD cum laude, 2011
  • University of Oregon, BS, Human Physiology & Anatomy, Organic Chemistry, 2008
Experience
  • Successfully defended Sea Fox Boat Company in a maritime products liability case in federal court in Lake Charles, Louisiana. At close, plaintiffs’ counsel asked for an award of more than $125 million, but the jury returned a verdict for the defense.
Recognition

Recognition

  • Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015–2023
  • New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law honoree, 2021
  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch—Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants, 2021
  • America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators – Louisiana, 2019

Involvement

  • Younger Lawyer’s Division of the Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
  • Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
News & Insights
Super Lawyers Rising Star