Our law firm has a unique approach to personal injury law, maritime law and medical malpractice. We partner with individuals and businesses to bring about as rapid a resolution as possible. Our firm is located in Baton Rouge but we have handled cases throughout Louisiana and represented individuals, companies, unions and conglomerates across the world. We are selective with our client base, which allows us to maintain a high quality product, while maintaining our flexibility and accessibility. We believe in personal attention and meet with and communicate directly with our clients.
Taking Action for Louisiana DUI Victims and Grieving Families Even in an era of rigorous enforcement and strict penalties for driving under the influence, accidents caused by drunk drivers remain a major concern throughout Louisiana. Each year, several hundred families must cope with the senseless loss of loved ones in drunk driving-related accidents. Many thousands of individuals face lengthy recoveries from injuries they had no power to avoid or prevent.
Wrongful Death
Louisiana Bus Injury Lawyers With Decades of High-Value Case Experience Any serious injury or wrongful death due to a bus accident should be carefully evaluated by an attorney with extensive litigation experience. Your legal rights and the actions required to recover damages will depend on many factors, including whether the accident involved a school bus, municipal bus or a bus operated by a commercial carrier such as Greyhound.
Traffic Violations
Reckless/Aggressive Driving and Liability Evidence of reckless and aggressive driving can have an important bearing on liability, especially in situations where the other driver was ticketed by police. Examples of aggressive or reckless driving include...
Sex Crimes
Client v. Baton Rouge City Police Client was violently raped, pistol whipped and urinated upon by an off-duty, uniformed police officer while the officer was utilizing the city’s police cruiser, police radio, service revolver, and badge. Prior to this rape, the officer was found guilty by internal investigation officers of the city of Baton Rouge, of violating numerous police procedures, including destroying police property, and theft of money during an arrest from the person being arrested. Following the rape of the firm’s client, this identical officer perpetrated another rape in the identical fashion. When the second rape was reported, city 911 operators and police supervisors openly laughed and joked about the situation, calling the reporting victim a mental patient.
Reduced enjoyment of life We regularly handle Jones Act and Long Shore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act cases for seafarers in the United States (including Louisiana) and in foreign countries. We can evaluate your claim and advise you about your rights during a free phone consultation.
Sexual Harassment
Women’s Rights Firm successfully litigated a sexual harassment claim against one of the worlds largest oil and gas companies. The female plant employee was subjected to some of the worst physical touching and degrading mental abuses at the hands of multiple supervisors at the plant.
Client v. A Baton Rouge Commercial Construction Company Client is the owner of 2 multi-million dollar commercial retail buildings totaling thousands of square footage of retail sales space in the Baton Rouge metro-area. The firm prosecuted redhibition and faulty construction claims on behalf of the building owner.
Property Damage
In Louisiana, the minimum amount of liability coverage that drivers are required to carry is 15/30/25 ($15,000 for injury to one person in a single accident, $30,000 for all people injured in a single accident, and $25,000 for property damage in an accident). If you have suffered a serious injury, $15,000 will not go far in paying your medical bills and may provide no compensation at all for damages such as lost wages or pain and suffering.
Attorney Referral Service: Trust Our Louisiana Personal Injury and Maritime Law Firm Dodson & Hooks, APLC is a Baton Rouge-based law firm that focuses primarily on personal injury and maritime law, but provides legal counsel in many areas of law. Our founding partner, Richard Dodson, hung his shingle almost a half-century ago. He vowed to provide each of his clients with effective, ethical and compassionate legal representation. Our attorneys continue to deliver the same high level of service to our clients today.
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana It is an obvious fact that we go to a hospital or seek medical care to feel better, find a cure or be healed. It is also a fact that in many instances the medical care we receive makes us ill, injures us and, in some cases, causes death.