J. McCaleb Bilbro

J. McCaleb Bilbro is an attorney with Wagner, Bagot & Rayer, LLP in New Orleans whose work centers on civil litigation and defense matters. Bilbro’s representative cases include premises claims, insurance coverage disputes, workers’ compensation issues, wrongful death and survival claims, and litigation involving contractors and businesses. His experience reflects a practice built around defending clients through trial-level proceedings and appeals in Louisiana and federal courts.

Bilbro earned a B.A. from Mississippi State University in 1991 and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1994, graduating cum laude. His academic honors included Phi Delta Phi, recognition as a John C. Stennis Scholar, and service on the Moot Court Board as Bench Memorandum Chairperson. He also attended Tulane University School of Law, as reflected in his firm biography.

His reported matters include successful defenses of premises and retail claims, insurance coverage litigation, government-contractor disputes, and cases involving significant claimed personal injuries. Bilbro has handled appeals after favorable trial-level rulings and has served as amicus counsel on workers’ compensation issues. These matters require careful evaluation of liability, damages, insurance obligations, statutory defenses, and the factual record developed in discovery and at trial.

J. McCaleb Bilbro is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, and Louisiana Claims Association. He is AV-rated and brings a defense-oriented litigation background to disputes involving insurers, businesses, property owners, and contractors, with experience carrying matters from early case analysis through dispositive motions, trial preparation, and appellate review.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Wagner, Bagot & Rayer, LLP
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Member, Louisiana Claims Association

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Mississippi State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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