Workers’ Compensation Litigation

We have particular expertise in the field of defending workers’ compensation claims, both under state and federal statutory schemes. The firm has handled longshore compensation claims at all levels, including the representation of employers and carriers before the Office of Workers’ Compensation, the Office of Administrative Law Judges, the Benefits Review Board, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Our attorneys have handled longshore claims literally coast to coast, including the Ports of New Orleans; Houston, Texas; Mobile, Alabama; Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina; Birmingham, Alabama; Louisville, Kentucky; Baltimore, Maryland; and Honolulu, Hawaii. We handle Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Claims statewide at every level of the litigation process. This includes mediation and trial at the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration and through all appellate levels, paying particular attention to involving both employers and their insurers in the defense process.