Best Slip and Fall Lawyers in Louisiana, 2026

One moment you're walking into a Shreveport grocery store, and the next you're on the floor with a throbbing hip and a stack of medical bills on the way. Louisiana law makes property owners answer for hazards they knew about and left unfixed, but proving that in court takes a law firm that has actually built these cases from the ground up before. Our experienced Shreveport slip and fall attorneys at Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers put this list together to help you find the right fit fast.

1. Abogados de lesiones Rice & Kendig

🌐 Website: ricekendig.com 📞 Phone: (318) 222-2772

We built our slip and fall practice around the three things every fall case turns on: proof a hazard existed, proof the property owner knew about it, and proof of what the fall actually cost our client. Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers has represented injury victims in Northwest Louisiana since the 1970s, and every case still gets a senior attorney's direct attention rather than a case manager reading from a script.

🏆 Recent slip and fall and premises case results:

• A $2.7 million slip and fall recovery for a client who suffered a head injury after slipping on unattended mop water in a facility that never posted a warning sign.
• A $1 million premises liability recovery for a client injured when the roadway collapsed beneath the vehicle they were riding in.
• A $650,000 trip and fall recovery for a caterer who tripped over a loose board a facility had failed to repair.

🏅 Attorney awards and credentials:

• J. Marshall Rice: President, Shreveport Bar Association; Distinguished Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (2019, 2023, 2024); member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Top Attorney, SB Magazine (2012-2014, 2025).
• William F. Kendig: Nearly 40 years of trial experience; AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, the directory's highest peer-review rating; 2025 Top Attorney, SB Magazine; Best Lawyers honoree, Shreveport Bossier Magazine (2018); Super Lawyers honoree (2014).
• Jason Nichols: Former federal law clerk for the Western District of Louisiana; active on the boards of the Shreveport Bar Association and Shreveport Bar Foundation.
• Franeka Taylor: Handles both civil and criminal matters; former law clerk to Judges Craig Marcotte and Chris Victory at Louisiana's First Judicial District Court.
• Sonny Lopez: Focuses on motor vehicle accident cases; provided free legal aid to low-income families before entering private practice.
• M. Carl Rice: The firm's founding attorney, now serving as Of Counsel and advising on case strategy.

For someone hurt in a fall anywhere in Northwest Louisiana, Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers pairs direct access to senior attorneys with a documented history of slip and fall and premises liability settlements, which is why it tops this list.

2. Abogados de lesiones de Gordon McKernan

Gordon McKernan is a Baton Rouge-headquartered firm with offices across the state, including one in Shreveport. The firm handles a high volume of injury cases across car accidents, trucking, workers' compensation, and premises claims, and it markets heavily through TV and billboard advertising. Its website advertises more than 30 years in business and over $3 billion recovered for clients across its full range of practice areas. Slip and fall work is one part of that much larger caseload rather than a dedicated focus.

3. Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers

Laborde Earles is a Lafayette-based firm with offices in Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lake Charles, Marksville, New Iberia, and New Orleans. The firm has built out slip and fall pages for specific retailers, which suggests real experience with store and merchant liability claims. It cites more than $1 billion recovered for clients and over 1,700 five-star Google reviews across its offices. With more than two dozen attorneys, it operates at a scale closer to a regional firm than a local practice.

4. Lavis Law Firm

Lavis Law Firm serves the Greater New Orleans area from offices in New Orleans, Harvey, and Metairie, with attorney Charles E. Lavis Jr. handling the firm's injury work. Its slip and fall content covers Louisiana's merchant liability statute in real detail, including the falling-merchandise rules that apply in retail stores. Its broader practice also spans workers' compensation, maritime injury, and insurance disputes.

5. Brandt & Sherman

Based in Lafayette, Brandt & Sherman is a smaller firm led by attorneys Charles Brandt, Kyle Sherman, and Robert Brandt. The firm handles slip and fall claims as part of a broader injury practice that includes trucking, workers' compensation, and premises liability cases across Acadiana. Its site lists "over 50 years combined experience" and recent case results ranging from the low six figures to $3.5 million.

6. Talley Anthony Hughes & Knight

Talley Anthony Hughes & Knight has served the Covington and Mandeville area since 1914, making it one of the older firms on this list. Its practice reaches well beyond injury law into family law, estate planning, and insurance defense work. The firm describes itself as pairing big-firm resources with small-firm attention, and clients closer to the I-12 corridor are its primary focus.

7. Falcon Law Group

Falcon Law Group is a Texas-based firm with offices in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso, and attorney Michael Darling's name attached to its Louisiana content. The firm maintains a Louisiana landing page for several injury types, including slip and fall, but its physical offices and primary licensing are centered in Texas. Its broader network also serves New Mexico and Gulf Coast maritime clients, with the Louisiana pages forming one part of a larger multi-state practice.

8. Ben Crump Law

Ben Crump Law operates a national injury-marketing network out of Tallahassee, Florida, with a New Orleans landing page for slip and fall cases. By the firm's own site, its attorneys are licensed in Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, and Texas, not Louisiana, and cases are referred out to partner attorneys and law firms. Founder Ben Crump is nationally known for high-profile civil rights and wrongful death cases, which likely explains the brand recognition despite the limited Louisiana footprint. Its Louisiana page also still cites the old one-year deadline.

How We Put This List Together

Not every personal injury firm belongs on a slip and fall list. We checked three things:

• Real slip and fall or premises results, not general injury settlement totals;
• Working knowledge of Louisiana's notice and merchant liability rules, the standard that decides most fall cases in Louisiana;
• A real office or license in the region where the accident occurred, not a landing page built for search traffic.

Red flags to watch for:

• Fall cases handled as a minor part of a much larger practice, rather than a dedicated focus;
• An out-of-state office with a Louisiana landing page added for search visibility;
• An outdated one-year filing deadline still listed on the firm's page. That rule stopped applying to most Louisiana claims in mid-2024.

What to Do After a Slip and Fall in Louisiana

The steps you take in the first few days after a fall shape how strong your claim ends up being. Louisiana law puts the burden on you to prove the hazard, the notice, and the harm, so early documentation matters more than most people expect.

1. Get medical care right away, even if you feel fine. Some injuries, like concussions and soft tissue damage, don't show symptoms for hours or days.
2. Photograph the hazard before it gets cleaned up, fixed, or removed, since that condition may not exist by the time a lawyer investigates.
3. Get names and phone numbers from any witnesses. Store employees and other customers rarely stay reachable for long.
4. Report the fall to the property manager in writing, but avoid giving a detailed recorded statement to an insurance adjuster before you talk to a lawyer.
5. Keep the shoes and clothing you were wearing. They can become evidence if the property owner argues the fall was your fault.
6. Call a Louisiana slip and fall lawyer before you accept any settlement offer, since early offers rarely reflect the full value of a serious injury.

Louisiana Slip and Fall Laws You Should Know

Louisiana's rules for these claims changed twice recently, and both changes affect your case.

Louisiana's Two-Year Filing Deadline

Louisiana Civil Code article 3493.1 gives you two years to file for injuries on or after July 1, 2024. Falls that happened before that date are still governed by the older one-year deadline, so the date of your accident controls which rule applies to your claim.

The Merchant Liability Law

For falls in a store, restaurant, or hotel lobby, Louisiana R.S. 9:2800.6 requires proof the hazard was unreasonably dangerous, that the merchant created or knew of it, and that the merchant failed to act. It's a stricter standard than a typical premises claim, which is why documentation of notice matters so much in store falls.

The 51% Fault Rule

Under Louisiana Civil Code article 2323, effective January 1, 2026, you can't recover damages if you're found 51% or more at fault for your own fall. Below that threshold, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault instead of being eliminated entirely.

Get Help from a Louisiana Slip and Fall Lawyer

A slip and fall claim in Louisiana comes down to proof: proof the hazard existed, proof the property owner knew about it, and proof of what it cost you physically and financially. At Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers, we've spent decades building exactly these cases in Shreveport-Bossier courtrooms, and we work on a contingency-fee basis, so legal fees come only from what we recover for you. If you were hurt in a fall in Northwest Louisiana, contact us, and we will tell you honestly where it stands.