 | Larry Curtis
A Professional Law Corporation |  |  | | Personal Injury Lawyers. Call Today | 300 Rue Beauregard, Building "C"
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Maritime Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Oilfield Personal Injury, Diving and Offshore Injuries, Helicopter Crash Litigation, Railroad Law, Automobile Liability Litigation, Aviation and Aerospace Law, Products Liability Litigation, Medical Malpractice Litigation, Hospital Law, Personal Injury, and Commercial Litigation. | | | | Firm Profile: | | Larry Curtis is recognized as one of Louisiana's preeminent personal injury lawyers. Over and over, Larry has obtained multi-million dollar settlements and judgments for his firm's clients. Larry is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Academy of Trial Advocacy. Larry was selected as a 2007 Louisiana Super Lawyer. Larry holds the highest rating, given by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the Practice Areas of Admiralty/Maritime Law and Personal Injury. Larry has represented maritime workers and their families injured or killed on offshore drilling rigs, offshore drilling platforms, offshore oil and gas production platforms, supply boats, utility boats, crewboats, construction barges, pipe laying barges, dynamically positioned vessels, sesmic vessels, jack-up boats, and dive boats. Larry has also been the attorney for motorist injured or killed at railroad crossings and in motor vehicle accidents involving commercial trucks. | | | | Firm Size: 3 | | | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
| | | | Larry Curtis (Member) born Jamaica, New York, July 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1974); Loyola University (J.D., 1977). Recipient, Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal, St. John's University, 1994. Listed, 2007 Louisiana Super Lawyers. Author: "Plaintiff's Intoxication as Contributory Negligence in Motor Vehicle Death," Spring Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Point Clear, Alabama (April 3, 1985); "Opening Statement for the Plaintiff," Your Case ... From Start to Finish Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (November 12, 1988); "Recent Case Law on Closing Arguments," Holiday Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas (December 1, 1989); "Pre-Trial Discovery," Retainer to Verdict Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (May 25, 1990); "A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules & Procedure in Louisiana," National Business Institute, Inc. (October 24, 1995); "Current Update on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," 1995 Yours to Choose Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (December 28, 1995); "Effective Cross Examination of Medical Doctors: The Ten Most Important Questions to Ask," Car Wrecks Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (November 14, 1997); "Direct Examination: Your Client, Your Witness, The Big Picture of Your Case," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (October 30, 1998); "Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure: Last Chance Seminar," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (December 16, 1999); "Accident Reconstruction, Car Wrecks II: A Roadmap for Winning Your Case," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (March 2001); "Louisiana Procedure," 2001 Last Chance Seminar - Review of Louisiana Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (December 2001); "The Railroad Crossing Case," Auto Torts in Louisiana, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (March 2002). Member: American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Lafayette Chapter, 2006-2007); Louisiana State Bar Association; Lafayette Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2006-2007); American Association for Justice; The Academy of Trial Advocacy; The Louisiana Association for Justice (President's Advisory Council, 1987-1989; Board of Governors, 1989-1991; 2002-2003); Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court, (1994—). Reported Cases: Moody v. Arabie, 498 So.2d 1081 (La. 1986); Lazzell v. Booker Drilling Co., 816 F.2d 196 (5th Cir. 1987); Matter of Talbot Big Foot, 854 F.2d 758 (5th Cir. 1988); Matter of Talbot Big Foot, 887 F.2d 611 (5th Cir. 1989); Matter of Talbot Big Foot, 924 F.2d 85 (5th Cir. 1991); Arnaud v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 594 So.2d 992 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1992); Henderson v. Domingue, 626 So.2d 555 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1993); Wright v. Otis Engineering Corp., 643 So.2d 484 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1994); Miguez v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 645 So.2d 1184 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1994); Fitch v. Vintage Petroleum, Inc., 652 So.2d 998 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1994); Marceaux v. Conoco, Inc., 124 F.3d 730 (5th Cir. 1997); Matter of TT Boat Corp., 1999 WL 223165 (E.D. La. 1999); Delcambre v. Blood Systems, 893 So.2d 23 (La. 2005); Renfro v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe RR, 06-952 (La. App. 3rd. Cir. 12/06/06); 945 So. 2d 857; In re Omega Proetin, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17917 (W.D. La. March 9, 2007). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Maritime Personal Injury; Jones Act; Diving and Offshore Injuries; Helicopter Crash Litigation; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Truck Accidents; Railroad Crossing Accidents; Brain Injury; Spinal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death. |
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