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NEW ORLEANS PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS
Did someone injure you in NOLA? A New Orleans injury attorney from Smiley Law Firm can help. We fight for your rights and handle your case with confidence!
When someone hurts you or someone you love through their negligence or intentional wrongdoing, you have every right to pursue compensation and justice. Severe injuries often come with lifelong expenses.
In worst-case scenarios, people die due to another party’s carelessness or intentional misconduct. Our New Orleans personal injury lawyers can assist with pursuing wrongful death claims against those responsible.
You can obtain various forms of compensation from a personal injury claim, such as:
These are measurable financial losses directly caused by the injury. Examples include:
These compensate for intangible losses that don’t have a specific monetary value. Examples include:
Compensation for the death of a loved one due to another party’s negligence or intentional harm. These may include:
Some people think insurance companies will take care of them after an injury. However, insurance companies tend to minimize payments to maximize their own profits. They will try various tactics to reduce your claim or deny it altogether.
You need a personal injury attorney on your side, especially if you’ve suffered life-altering injuries someone else caused. You need to ensure you get the best medical treatment, and you need someone to fight for you to help you obtain a settlement that will cover all of your losses.
A New Orleans personal injury attorney from Smiley Law Firm could help you determine the value of your claim. We can negotiate on your behalf or take your case to court if needed. Our main priority is you. We fight hard every day to help injury victims like you win the maximum available compensation, and we want all our clients to walk away with the best legal experience. Call us today to schedule a consultation to discuss your legal rights and options.
When someone suffers a serious injury, everything can change in an instant.Medical bills begin to pile up. Insurance companies start asking for statements. Work may be missed. Families suddenly find themselves dealing with a legal and financial system they’ve never faced before.Seth J. Smiley founded Smiley Injury Law for one reason: to make sure injured people are not pushed around by insurance companies during one of the most difficult moments of their lives.Since becoming licensed in 2009, Seth has devoted his career to representing accident victims across Louisiana in serious personal injury cases involving car crashes, trucking accidents, unsafe property conditions, construction incidents, and other negligence claims.Over the course of his career, Seth and his team have helped clients recover tens of millions of dollars in compensation, providing injured individuals and families with the financial resources they need to move forward after life-changing accidents.Today, he leads a firm built entirely around protecting injured clients and maximizing the value of their cases through strategic preparation, aggressive negotiation, and clear client communication.
These steps can help you win the settlement you deserve if you’ve been injured in New Orleans:
Louisiana’s comparative negligence law determines how fault affects your compensation after an accident.
Current Rule (through December 31, 2025): Louisiana follows pure comparative fault. You can recover damages even if you’re mostly at fault—your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault. For example, if you’re 70% at fault, you can still recover 30% of your damages.
New Rule (effective January 1, 2026): Louisiana shifts to modified comparative fault under Act 15 of 2025:
Louisiana doesn’t regulate the amount you can receive in an injury claim unless the claim is for medical malpractice. Your attorney must account for all your economic and non-economic damages so you can recover the full amount you’re owed.
It depends. Although we try to settle most cases before trial, we may have to take your case to court if the defendant refuses to offer you the settlement you deserve.
A contingency fee is a method of payment that doesn’t require you to pay upfront for legal services. Our attorney fees are contingent upon us recovering compensation for you. We’ll discuss the contingency fee before moving forward with your case. This fee is usually a percentage of the settlement or court award we obtain on your behalf. Once we successfully resolve your case, you’ll pay us the agreed-upon percentage.
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