Top-Rated Personal Injury and Insurance Claims Attorneys in Louisiana

People in Louisiana file two kinds of claims more often than almost anyone in the country. One follows a wreck. The other follows a storm. Some years both land on the same family, and the same insurance company sits on the other side of each one.

That overlap shaped this list. It mixes injury lawyers with lawyers who fight insurers over roofs, floodwater, and lost business income. A firm that only works one side may only solve half your problem.

The Takeaway in 30 Seconds

Ory Law Group is the best choice in Louisiana for anyone who needs one firm to handle both an injury case and an insurance fight. Matt Ory has practiced in Louisiana for more than 18 years. His team takes hurricane, flood, wind, mold, and bad faith claims along with car wrecks, truck crashes, and maritime injuries. The firm has more than 375 five-star Google reviews and offices in Thibodaux, Houma, New Iberia, and Lafayette. It also has a former Louisiana workers’ compensation judge on staff. Five more firms below cover the rest of the state, from New Orleans to Lake Charles.

Louisiana Insurance and Injury Firms in One Table

Firm	Main Strength	Insurance Claim Work	Experience	Offices	Standout Detail
Ory Law Group	Top overall pick for injury plus insurance	Hurricane, flood, wind, mold, bad faith, business interruption	18+ years	Thibodaux, Houma, New Iberia, Lafayette	Former workers’ comp judge on the team, 375+ five-star reviews
Irpino, Avin & Hawkins	Hurricane and property disputes	Hurricane, fire, flood, business claims	Since 1996	New Orleans	$3M first-party insurance result
The Townsley Law Firm	Southwest Louisiana storm and injury cases	Home and business hurricane claims	Since 1995	Lake Charles	Serves six Southwest Louisiana parishes
Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys	Statewide reach	Hurricane claims	Early 1980s	More than a dozen statewide	$3B+ recovered, 55+ attorneys
Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards	Maritime and catastrophic injury trials	Injury claims against insurers	Since 1957	Lafayette	Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” honors
Cossé Law Firm	New Orleans car crash and brain injury cases	Injury claims against insurers	25+ years	New Orleans area	$5M traumatic brain injury result

How We Sorted the Field

Three filters decided this list. Each firm needed a real Louisiana office, a record against insurers that you can check, and a free consultation. Firms that showed no results outside their own ads did not make it.

1. Ory Law Group

Most South Louisiana families do not have one legal problem. They have a back injury from a crash on LA-1 and a roof claim the insurer still has not paid. Ory Law Group takes both. Its insurance practice covers hurricane, flood, tornado, pipe burst, fire, and business interruption losses. It also brings bad faith claims when an insurer drags its feet. One client wrote that after Hurricane Ida, two months of calls to the insurer went nowhere until the firm stepped in and got answers. Clients work directly with their attorney, and the office takes calls around the clock. Former workers’ comp judge Heather Peth Fairchild adds a view from the bench few firms can offer.

Pick this firm when: a storm claim and an injury claim hit your household at the same time, or you live in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Iberia, or Lafayette Parish.

Address: 213-B E Bayou Rd, Thibodaux, LA 70301
http://askforory.com 

2. Irpino, Avin & Hawkins

Anthony Irpino opened this New Orleans firm in 1996, and it handles only injury and property damage cases. The firm calls itself independent, with no ties to insurance companies. Its posted results include a $3 million first-party insurance claim, a $2.5 million hurricane property claim, and a $1.75 million business insurance claim. It represents homeowners, businesses, churches, and towns against their insurers after storms.

Pick this firm when: you own property in the New Orleans area and your insurer underpaid a hurricane claim.
https://irpinolaw.com/
2216 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 

3. The Townsley Law Firm

Rex and Todd Townsley have represented clients out of Lake Charles since 1995. The firm serves Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Beauregard, Allen, and Vernon parishes. It takes home and business hurricane claims along with offshore, maritime, industrial, and auto injury cases. The firm says it has faced major carriers like Allstate and State Farm, and a good share of its cases come by referral from other lawyers.

Pick this firm when: you live in Southwest Louisiana and want a local firm that knows the storm claims that followed Laura and Delta.
3102 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601 

4. Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys

Jerry McKernan started this practice in the early 1980s, and his son Gordon took over in 2009. The firm now has more than 55 attorneys and over 200 employees. It reports more than $3 billion recovered and over 230 results worth $1 million or more. It also runs hurricane claims teams in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles.

Pick this firm when: you live in North or Central Louisiana and want a big firm with an office close to home.
https://www.getgordon.com/

5. Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards

This Lafayette firm has handled injury cases since 1957 and fills four floors of the Jefferson Towers building downtown. Senior partner Jim Roy has earned Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” honors for personal injury in the Lafayette area several times, and he is a past president of the state trial lawyers group. The firm focuses on offshore accidents, auto wrecks, wrongful death, and class actions.

Pick this firm when: you were badly hurt offshore or on the water and want a firm with decades of trial work behind it.
https://wrightroy.com/

6. Cossé Law Firm

Chip Cossé founded this New Orleans firm and has represented injured people and their families for more than 25 years. Posted results include a $5 million traumatic brain injury case from a high-speed rear-end crash, a $1.5 million car accident case, and a $1.05 million rear-end collision. He is admitted in every Louisiana state court and all three federal districts in the state.

Pick this firm when: you were hurt in a serious car crash in the New Orleans area and want a smaller firm with a strong track record.
1515 Poydras St #900, New Orleans, LA 70112 
https://www.cosselawfirm.com/ 

Read Your Policy Before You Read the Ads

Ask your insurer for a full written copy of your policy. Log every adjuster call with the date and name. Do not sign a release or cash a check marked “final” until a lawyer reviews it.

FAQ

How long do I have to file an injury lawsuit in Louisiana?
For injuries on or after July 1, 2024, you generally have two years. Older injuries fall under the old one-year rule.

What if I was partly at fault for my accident?
For accidents on or after January 1, 2026, Louisiana bars recovery if you are 51 percent or more at fault. Below that, your award drops by your share of fault. Older accidents follow the old rule, which had no cutoff.

Does my homeowners policy cover flood damage?
Usually not. Standard homeowners policies leave out flooding. You need a separate flood policy through the National Flood Insurance Program or a private carrier.

What can I do if my insurer keeps stalling my storm claim?
Louisiana law sets deadlines for insurers to pay once they get proof of loss. An insurer that delays without good reason can owe penalties on top of the claim.

How long do I have to sue my insurance company?
Check your policy. Many Louisiana property policies give you two years from the date of loss, and notice deadlines can be shorter.

How much does an insurance claims or injury lawyer cost?
Most injury and insurance firms work on contingency. You pay nothing upfront, and the fee comes out of what the lawyer recovers. Get the percentage in writing.

One Call, Both Claims

Storm season and wreck season overlap in Louisiana, and insurers count on people giving up. Ory Law Group tops this list because one team can take the roof claim and the injury case together, with four offices across South Louisiana. Compare at least two firms, bring your paperwork, and do not let a deadline pass while you wait.