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Our office has operated on Justice Avenue since June 1, 1993. It's a far piece from being an old farm boy from North Louisiana, but it's what I've wanted to do since the Seventh Grade. As a lawyer, I have been representing victims of accidents since 1989. Initially as a law clerk and then as a lawyer, I had the great opportunity to work for one of the most prestigious personal injury attorneys in the state.  I worked there almost exclusively in the fields of medical negligence and maritime accidents.  In 1991, I left for greener pastures to what was at the time the largest personal injury firm in the state.  Not only was my experience in handling cases involving offshore accidents greatly expanded, but I learned how to represent the automobile accident victim. From there, I helped form a partneship which handled only personal injury and wrongful death cases.If it involves an injury from an accident, I've probably handled something similar - whether it's a minor fender bender or a death on the high seas. From those humble beginnings, I now represent people the way I have always wanted to - on a personal level. It starts at the foundation of the relationship - the contract for services.  Most attorneys charge 33%, others 36%, and a well-known advertising irm charges a 40% fee, if they settle your case without filing a lawsuit.  Their fee is much higher if a lawsuit is necessary. This directly affects how much money you will receive for your injury. The lesser the attorney's fee means more money you will put in your pocket, and that's not just a guarantee - it's in your contract.

Louisiana Injury Lawyer Scott Andrews handles serious personal injury and wrongful death cases caused by accidents, including car wrecks, motorcycle accidents, 18 wheeler accidents, medical malpractice and products liability.. Scott Andrews is licensed to practice law in Louisiana (since 1996) and Texas (since 2006), and is admitted to practice in all Federal Courts in Louisiana, and before the United States Supreme Court.  Scott is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Southern University Law Center, teaching Advanced Louisiana Torts, Insurance Law, and Products Liability.. Scott Andrews is a 2011 Baton Rouge Business Report Forty Under 40 honoree,  The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Top 40 Under 40 member, Chairman/Presdident of the Northwestern State University Foundation, and is a Past-President of the Wex Malone American Inn of Court.  Scott has also been selected for inclusion in Louisiana Super Lawyers-Personal Injury Plaintiff, Best Lawyers, and enjoys a prestigious AV peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.. Scott Andrews was born and raised in Jonesboro-Hodge, Louisiana.  After graduating with honors from Northwestern State University, where he served as Student Government Association President, Scott worked as a PPO Contract Negotiator for the State of Louisiana Group Benefits Program for one year prior to beginning law school at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.. Scott Andrews is a Member of the Louisiana Law Review and graduated in 1996 as a member of the Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, and the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame.. Scott Andrews began his association with the Due' firm as a law clerk during law school and continued with the firm after law school.  Scott handles all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases, but his practice focuses primarily on motorcycle accidents, automobile accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, medical malpractice and products liability.. Scott Andrews was a member of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club for several years and served on the Small Law Firm Advisory Board for Thomson West.  Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Northwestern State University Foundation, the executive committee (Past-President) of the Wex Malone American Inn of Court, and as a member of the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA).  Scott also serves as an elected member of LSBA's Legislation Committee.  Scott previously served on the Amicus Curie and Legislation Committees for the Louisiana Association for Justice (formerly the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association) and published numerous articles in its periodical, Louisiana Advocates.  Scott received the LAJ President's Award in 2015.

Louisiana criminal lawyer that defends criminal defendants, white collar crimes, violent crimes, Federal offenses, drug crimes, sex crimes, murder, and fraud cases in the Baton Rouge, LA area.. Email:

I help transportation companies in their desire to focus comfortably on their core business by handling lawsuits that would otherwise distract them from what matters most.  My practice is unique because I develop close personal relationships with those I am able to help and because I have been recognized by my peers as a Louisiana Super Lawyer in Transportation and Martime law.

Graduating from Louisiana State University Law School in 1977, Aub Ward started his career in law by working for Federal Judge E. Gordon West as a clerk from 1977-1979. After a few years of practice he took on his own partnership as a personal injury attorney in 1981 with Attorney John Naquin.. Aub is a lifelong member of the Louisiana Associates of Justice along with being AV Martindale Hubble rated, a top ranking for attorneys in the U.S. He has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates since 2000 and is involved with such programs as the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, a program he’s actively participated in since 2008 that is meant to assist other attorneys in representing their injured clients. He has also been a Super Lawyer since 2008 and in 2010 as well as 2011 he received recognition as a top rated attorney for Louisiana Life Magazine.

Edwin L. Hightower, JD, MBA, is a Louisiana attorney who has been practicing law for more than 15 years.  He earned his undergraduate degree, concentrating in Economics, from the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, his law degree from Tulane Law School, and his MBA graduate degree from the Louisiana State University School of Business, and is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas.  Ed works with closely-held companies, business owners, entrepreneurs, and their insurers in protecting their legal interests in court and contract negotiations.  He has defended numerous professionals, including law enforcement officers, architects, engineers, real estate agents, and appraisers in claims of professional liability.. Ed is married to a veterinarian, owns six dogs and in recent years has become active in the areas related to animal law issues.  He teaches CLE classes on the drafting and development of animal trusts pursuant to the requirements of state law.  Additionally, he represents the interests of a California Trust involved in the litigation of the possession, ownership and compensation for services related to a line of champion-quality show dogs.  Further, he provides assistance to veterinarians confronted with legal issues of employment and business operations.  Ed is an assistant editor to the American Veterinary Medical Law Association (“AVMLA”) newsletter and started the Louisiana Business Law Blog (), which discusses matters relevant to Louisiana businesses, including veterinary medicine.. Earlier this year, Ed started his own law firm, Hightower. Commercial Law Center, LLC, located in the Baton Rouge area.  He can be reached at telephone number or e-mail

Daniel "Danny" R. Atkinson, Jr. is an attorney who represents clients in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. Daniel Atkinson, Jr. is recognized by peers and was selected to Super Lawyers for 2013, 2015 - 2016. This selection is based off of an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice. Danny chose to pursue a career in law after obtaining a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1983. He attended Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center and graduated in 1987. Daniel Atkinson, Jr. passed the bar exam and was admitted to legal practice in 1987. He has tried over 100 jury trials and hundreds of bench trials since that time.. He represents clients with Construction Litigation: Business issues in Louisiana. He also represents clients with Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Construction Litigation: Consumer, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff and Civil Litigation: Plaintiff and Defendant issues.. He has had an AV -preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell for over 20 years and was selected to Super Lawyers which is limited to a small number of attorneys in each state. As one of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Super Lawyers, Daniel Atkinson, Jr. has earned the respect of peers as one of the top-rated attorneys in the nation.

Born and raised in Baton Rouge, I am a product of our local public schools. I graduated from LSU in 1983 with a degree in Finance. I graduated from Loyola New Orleans Law School in 1987, but before graduating, I tried my first jury case. It was a manslaughter charge. The Orleans District Attorney was impressed enough to offer me a job upon graduation. I was an Assistant District Attorney for Mr. Harry Connick from 1987 through 1990 and have been on my own since then.. As to public service after the District Attorney's Office, in 2009 I was elected to the Louisiana State Senate for the Baton Rouge area, District 16. It has been an honor to represent the people of Baton Rouge. During the process, I believe I have become a better lawyer.. Whether your issue is a government relations issue, maritime matter, serious personal injury matter, wrongful death, business litigation or criminal defense, I can help you. I have been helping folks just like you for a long time and am very good at what I do. Perhaps I can help you with an important matter.  Give me a call, day or night, and let's talk about your issue.

André Bélanger, a graduate of Loyola University, is a highly-respected criminal defense attorney serving the people of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and surrounding areas of Ascension Parish and New Orleans, for one of Baton Rouge's top-25 law firms.. In his 15 years of practicing law, Mr. Bélanger has handled thousands of criminal cases at both the pre-trial and trial stage, including approximately 200 trials. This trial experience includes homicide defense and prosecution, large drug conspiracies and fraud cases making Belanger one of the few attorneys capable of handling even the largest, most complex federal cases.. Having spent years devoted to developing a top tier regional law practice for federal court and state court litigation, Mr. Bélanger is admitted to practicing law in all federal courts in both Louisiana, Mississippi, the United States Supreme Court and the U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.. A strong commitment to the justice system, Mr. Bélanger has begun to forge his trial skills in the criminal courtroom in an effort to establish his own personal injury trial practice. This is a major boon for his clients, as few personal injury “trial attorneys” have appreciable jury trial experience. Mr. Bélanger is a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel’s Top 1%, was also recently nominated to the National Trial Lawyers Association’s “Top 100 Lawyers” list for the third year in a row, as well as recognized as one of Louisiana’s Super Lawyers.. Outside of a law office, André  is happily married to his loving wife, Ashley, with whom he has two beautiful children, Luc and Mattheiu. He’s a firm believer that it’s because of their support that he has achieved so much success. When they aren’t spending quality time outdoors, they proudly offer their time to the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Baton Rouge.

After graduating from Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1990, Price McNamara served as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John M. Shaw, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, from 1990 to 1991. Following his clerkship, he spent several years as an attorney at Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale in Metairie, Louisiana, where he defended automobile and truck insurers, as well as industrial offshore vessel owners and drilling contractors, in a wide range of personal injury and insurance disputes. During this time, he also earned an advanced master's degree in Environmental Law from Tulane Law School.. In 1995, Mr. McNamara transitioned to public service, serving as a felony trial division prosecutor for the State of Louisiana at the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office until 1997. That same year, he founded the ERISA Insurance Claim Attorneys and began using his extensive experience to help professionals, executives, hard-working wage earners, and their families in recovering denied Long Term Disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Life Insurance Benefits. This includes claims that fall under federal ERISA law, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI), and Service Members’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI). With offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston, the firm offers free initial consultations and handles all cases on a contingency basis. The firm selectively takes on cases, limiting the number of active cases to ensure each client receives the full attention and resources they deserve. Clients only pay attorney fees if the firm successfully secures financial compensation through a settlement or trial judgment.

Experienced Maritime attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.