Albert J. Derbes, IV

Derbes Law Firm LLC

Houston, Texas 77001

504-207-0909

Bankruptcy, Business, Commercial, Contract, Debt, Partnership Disputes, Probate, Shareholder Disputes, Trusts and Estates

Albert J. Derbes, IV co-founded the Derbes Law Firm, LLC over twenty-five years ago, and has practiced law for over 30 years. Mr. Derbes both negotiates and litigates commercial matters, believing that doing both transactional work and court practice improves and informs each. Mr. Derbes is also a Louisiana certified civil mediator, focusing upon commercial and insolvency matters.

His transactional work includes helping clients start up their businesses, negotiating the contracts for business operations, and aiding them with the closing of their businesses. Mr. Derbes litigation background provides him with invaluable insights into business issues, especially member disputes, derivative actions, state court liquidations, as well as bankruptcy adversaries and contested matters.  Mr. Derbes’ extensive litigation experience includes litigating in multiple Louisiana District Courts, Federal District Courts, Tax Courts, as well as Bankruptcy Courts in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. He has successfully litigated well-known bankruptcy cases such as Schwegmann Giant Super Markets, Ormond Country Club, and New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc. 

Drawing on his knowledge and experience, Mr. Derbes is a favorite, frequent speaker to other attorneys on bankruptcy and other business related topics. His involvement with the Jefferson Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association creates and fosters relationships with other attorneys, which relationships are often helpful to the resolution of his clients’ problems. 

Mr. Derbes was born in New Orleans and graduated from Jesuit High School in 1982. Thereafter, he went to Rice University and the Tulane School of Law. Outside of practice, Mr. Derbes is an avid reader, and enjoys “quiet sports” such as fishing, kayaking, snowshoeing, and hiking. He and his wife, Terri, enjoy cooking and the dining and music opportunities of New Orleans. They have been married for 29 years and they have two adult children

Education

  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1989
  • Rice University, B.A., 1986

Professional Certifications:

  • Louisiana Notary Public, 1990
  • Louisiana Real Estate Title Insurance Agent, 1995
  • LSBA ADR Civil Mediator Registry, 2020

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana State Bar Association, 1990
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1990
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1990
  • United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1990
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1993
  • United States Tax Court, 1993
  • United States Supreme Court, 1995
  • State Bar of Texas, 2001
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2009

Organizations

  • Chair, Jefferson Bar Association CLE Committee, 2020 – present
  • Director, New Orleans Bar Association Board of Directors, 2016 – 2019
  • Chair, Bankruptcy Section of the New Orleans Bar Association, 2011 – 2015
  • Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Member, Jefferson Bar Association
  • Member, St. Thomas More Society
  • Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Master Member, Judge Jerry A. Brown American Inn of Court
3027 Ridgelake Drive
Metarie, LA 70002

P: 504-207-0909
F: 504-832-0322
E: [email protected]