Adrian A. D’Arcy

Adrian A. D’Arcy is a New Orleans attorney at D’Arcy Vicknair whose primary practice includes commercial litigation, surety litigation, and construction litigation. He handles disputes in federal and state courts and in arbitration while emphasizing early resolution through mediation and alternative dispute resolution when appropriate. His work further includes drafting and reviewing construction contracts to help clients address risk before problems develop on active projects.

Adrian earned a J.D. cum laude from Loyola University School of Law and a B.A. with honors in Economics from University College Dublin in Ireland. He later returned to Loyola as an adjunct professor teaching construction law and surety law. His education and teaching experience support a practice centered on construction projects, surety obligations, contract interpretation, litigation procedure, and dispute resolution strategy.

Adrian has more than two decades of litigation experience and regularly speaks on construction and surety issues. His professional activities include participation in the American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association, Associated Builders & Contractors, Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Surety Claims Institute, and Pearlman Association. His work spans contracts, payment disputes, lien issues, surety claims, and contested construction matters.

Adrian A. D’Arcy combines courtroom experience with contract counseling, teaching, and industry involvement in construction and surety law. He helps clients address disputes after they arise while working to reduce risk through careful project documentation and early problem solving. His practice reflects sustained attention to the business impact of litigation, giving companies guidance across negotiation, mediation, arbitration, trial preparation, and construction contract review.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, D’Arcy Vicknair, Attorneys at Law
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Former Chair, New Orleans Bar Association (Construction Committee)
• Member, American Bar Association (Fidelity and Surety Committee of TIPS Section; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Divisions 7 & 10)
• Member, Irish Legal 100
• Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians
• Member, U.C.D. Alumni Association
• Member, Associated Builders & Contractors, Bayou Chapter
• Member, Louisiana Associated General Contractors
• Member, Surety Claims Institute
• Member, Pearlman Association

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Loyola University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• University College Dublin
  B.A. (Economics) Honors

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