James Etienne Viator
Adams & Reese Distinguished Professor of Law
- Office Location
- 434 Law School
- Mailing Address
- Loyola University New Orleans
7214 St. Charles Ave.
Campus Box 901
New Orleans, LA 70118 - Direct Phone
- (504) 861-5679
- Fax Number
- (504) 861-5733
- E-mail Address
- jeviator@loyno.edu
Areas of Expertise
contracts, Louisiana obligations, Louisiana torts, American constitutional law and history, common-law property, and constitutional criminal procedure.
Degrees
J.D., 1985, Louisiana State University; B.A., 1971, University of New Orleans
Short Bio
Professor Viator joined the law faculty in 1990 after teaching at Texas Tech School of Law from 1986-1990. Prior to attending law school, Professor Viator worked as a professional musician and also as a foreman on livestock farms in California and his native Louisiana. He was the Executive Editor of the Louisiana Law Review and graduated from LSU Law School with membership in the Order of the Coif. In 1985-1986 he clerked for Judge Henry A. Politz on the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Professor Viator regularly teaches courses in contracts, Louisiana obligations, Louisiana torts, American constitutional law and history, common-law property, and constitutional criminal procedure.
Courses Taught
- Torts II