About Phillip
Mr. Wittmann concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, class actions, toxic tort litigation, products liability and antitrust matters. He has extensive trial experience, maintains an active litigation practice and is a frequent lecturer. He also has an active family law practice. Mr. Wittmann joined Stone Pigman in 1961.
Mr. Wittmann concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, class actions, toxic tort litigation, products liability and antitrust matters. He has extensive trial experience, maintains an active litigation practice and is a frequent lecturer. He also has an active family law practice. Mr. Wittmann joined Stone Pigman in 1961.
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Environmental, New Orleans (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, New Orleans (2013)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Environmental, New Orleans (2012)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation, New Orleans (2011)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2009)
- Recognized: Appellate Practice
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Family Law
- Recognized: Family Law Mediation
- Recognized: Litigation - Environmental
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
- Mr. Wittmann is the 2000 recipient of the G. Duffield Smith Outstanding Publication Award from the Defense Research Institute and the 2005 recipient of the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award in the Fifth Circuit.
- He is the 2008 recipient of the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Curtis Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award and the 2010 recipient of the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Distinguished Attorney Award.
- Mr. Wittmann is the 2011 recipient of the Federal Bar Association New Orleans Chapter's John R. "Jack" Martzell Professionalism Award.
- He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, environmental litigation and personal injury litigation-defendants since its initial publication.
- He has been named to Chambers USA in the field of general commercial litigation.
- He has been named to Louisiana Super Lawyers and Who's Who Legal--The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers-Product Liability Defense.
- Mr. Wittmann has also been recognized as a Louisiana litigation star by Benchmark Litigation.
