Buckey, John Joseph

Since joining the Bruno & Bruno firm, Stephen has successfully litigated over 1,000 cases recovering over 100 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients. Although Stephen has placed a special emphasis on maritime personal injury he has utilized his trial skills to obtain successful judgments in a variety of civil cases including successions, oil and gas, wrongful death, products liability, automobile accidents, premise liability, defamation and slip and fall.

He has lectured at seminars for the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association and has been recognized as a Diplomat by the American Association for Justice in Trial Advocacy. Stephen is a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, the New Orleans Bar Association and is a past President of the St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association. Stephen was recognized as a Leader in Law by New Orleans Magazine, AV rated by Martindale Hubbel and named one of the Top Lawyers in New Orleans.

In addition to his law practice, Stephen served as the Custodian of the Notarial Records for the Parish of Orleans and the Chairman of the Notarial Examination Committee for Orleans Parish. He served in those capacities from 1992-1996 and 2004-2009 and is the only custodian to be non-consecutively appointed by two Louisiana governors. He was responsible for initiating digital scanning of original acts to make them available on the internet.

Stephen is active in civic affairs and has served as president of his neighborhood association,spear headed fund raising activities for religious and academic institutions and is a past President of the St. Rita Parish Council.