# Jonesboro *Personal Injury Lawyers*

A sudden wreck on Highway 167. A life-altering injury at the mill. In the moments after a serious accident, your future can feel uncertain and overwhelming. At Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers, we have been helping Jonesboro families find their footing and fight for justice since the 1970s. Our deep local roots and relentless preparation have allowed us to secure millions for our injured neighbors, and we stand ready to fight for you.

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## Cases

## Real Results for *Jackson Parish Families*

- **[$900,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/mansfield-roadway-obstruction-900k-settlement)** — Motor Vehicle Accident: A truck towing a large piece of equipment blocked a rural roadway, leading to a collision that left our client with rib and ankle fractures.
- **[$1,000,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/18-wheeler-wrongful-death-1m-settlement)** — Wrongful Death: A series of truck collisions on a rural roadway resulted in catastrophic injuries and the wrongful death of our client.
- **[$900,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/oilfield-truck-accident-900k-settlement)** — Car Accidents: Clients were rear-ended by an oilfield service truck, resulting in shoulder and wrist injuries and the aggravation of a hernia.
- **[$755,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/rear-end-collision-755k-settlement)** — Car Accidents: A distracted driver failed to stop for our client’s vehicle, causing injuries, including sacroiliac joint dysfunction and post-concussion syndrome.
- **[$650,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/shreveport-trip-and-fall-650k-settlement)** — Trip and Fall: A caterer suffered major shoulder and knee injuries requiring surgery after tripping over a loose board that the facility had failed to repair.
- **[$826,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/haughton-rear-end-accident-826k-settlement)** — Car Accidents: A client was rear-ended in Haughton by a distracted driver, resulting in herniated discs and central stenosis.
- **[$675,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/desoto-parish-distracted-driver-675k-settlement)** — Car Accidents: Our client sustained spinal injuries and chronic headaches after being rear-ended by a distracted driver in Desoto Parish.
- **[$850,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/shreveport-rear-end-accident-850k-settlement)** — Car Accidents: A driver’s failure to yield on LA 3132 led to a high-impact rear-end collision, causing the client to suffer multi-level disc disease and chronic pain.
- **[$2,000,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/truck-tire-defect-2m-settlement)** — Truck Accidents: An 18-wheeler driver suffered severe facial and internal injuries after a defective tire blew out, causing the truck to flip several times.
- **[$2,700,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/slip-and-fall-head-injury-2-7m-settlement)** — Slip and Fall: A client suffered a head injury after slipping on unattended mop water in a facility that failed to post warning signs.
- **[$16,000,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/wrongful-death-18-wheeler-16m-settlement)** — Wrongful Death: A tragic head-on collision caused by a speeding 18-wheeler resulted in the wrongful death of a mother and great-grandmother and injuries to an infant.
- **[$1,000,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/premises-liability-roadway-collapse-1m-settlement)** — Premises Liability: The client was a passenger in a vehicle when the roadway suddenly collapsed, causing vertebral compression fractures and significant PTSD.
- **[$2,150,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/wrongful-death-2-15m-settlement)** — Wrongful Death: The client suffered fatal injuries when the defendant ran a stop sign, causing a collision that resulted in multiple broken bones and severe head trauma.
- **$1,600,000** — Truck Accidents: Former sheriff's deputy, age 72, was rear-ended by a heavy-duty work truck, aggravating a degenerative neck problem.
- **[$1,275,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/car-collision-1-275m-settlement)** — Car Accidents: The client was a passenger when another driver ran a stop sign, causing a t-bone collision resulting in a broken femur requiring surgery.
- **[$750,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/truck-accident-750k-settlement)** — Truck Accidents: An 18-wheeler lost power and rolled back into the client's vehicle, aggravating a pre-existing lower back injury.
- **[$2,000,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/car-accident-2m-settlement)** — Car Accidents: The client's pre-existing Chiari malformation was aggravated in a rear-end collision, requiring a posterior craniotomy.
- **[$650,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/car-accident-distracted-driver-collision-650k-settlement)** — Car Accidents: The client was turning into a gas station when struck from behind by a distracted driver, resulting in neck injuries requiring a 2-level cervical fusion.
- **[$465,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/truck-accident-leads-to-neck-surgery-465k-settlement)** — Truck Accidents: An inattentive 18-wheeler driver made an improper turn, causing a collision that aggravated the client's pre-existing neck injury requiring surgery.
- **[$1,000,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/car-accident-collision-1m-settlement)** — Car Accidents: An 84-year-old client suffered multiple injuries when a vehicle turned left in front of her, causing a t-bone collision.
- **[$2,500,000](https://ricekendig.com/results/pedestrian-hit-by-sleeping-driver-2-5m-settlement)** — Pedestrian Accidents: The client was helping a friend load car seats when struck by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel.
- **$987,525** — 18-Wheeler Collision: Logging truck’s failure to yield caused client to suffer fractures in the arm and leg, amputation of 3 toes, and shoulder injuries.
- **$1,000,000** — Premises Liability: Fall at a hotel convention center caused hand, neck, and low back injuries resulting in a 7-year recovery period.
- **$500,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Injuries to back, chest, shoulder, leg and spine requiring surgery.
- **$500,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was rear-ended sustaining injuries to the neck, back, and knee.
- **$500,000** — Wrongful Death/Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was struck and killed during daylight hours while retrieving an item from the highway.
- **$500,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was t-boned by a city vehicle sustaining neck and back injuries, TMJ, and headaches that required physical therapy and multiple injections.
- **$504,150** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was rear-ended causing injuries to the neck and right side of the body. Client’s neck injury required surgery.
- **$545,000** — Cycling/Motor Vehicle Collision: Client on a bicycle was hit by a police patrol car causing brain damage, and injuries to the head, neck, legs, and arm.
- **$550,000** — 18-Wheeler Collision: Client was rear-ended by a big rig causing low back and neck pain; physical recovery and treatment included injections, physical therapy, and counseling.
- **$625,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Head-on collision led to wrist and hand injuries that required surgery, seat belt injuries, pain in the neck, sternum, pelvis, abdomen, shoulder, and back, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- **$650,000** — 18-Wheeler Collision: 18-wheeler driver was rear-ended by another 18-wheeler causing headaches and neck injury.
- **$663,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was backed into while on the job at an oil field site. Collision resulted in numerous back and neck injuries requiring surgeries.
- **$665,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision/Wrongful Death: Client went to the aid of a vehicle accident victim and was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
- **$685,000** — Premises Liability: Client sustained two broken legs from a fall over an unreasonably dangerous tripping hazard.
- **$800,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Head-on collision that left client with back and neck injuries as well as seat belt injuries. Client’s recovery was lengthy and included physical therapy and injections.
- **$800,606** — Motor Vehicle Collision: A defendant driver's unprotected left turn caused a collision, resulting in a severely broken leg requiring surgery, PTSD, loss of independence, and job loss for the client.
- **$950,000** — 18-Wheeler Collision: 18-wheeler driver turned left, without the protection of a green arrow, in front of client. The collision caused injuries to the hand, neck, shoulder, low back, hip, foot, ankle, and eye.
- **$950,000** — 18-Wheeler Collision: Client was hit by a delivery truck and the vehicle rolled over. Client’s injuries included six broken ribs and a neck injury requiring extensive medical treatment.
- **$987,610** — 18-Wheeler Collision: Client was rear-ended multiple times by a big rig causing PTSD, spinal injuries requiring spinal fusion surgery, physical therapy, and counseling.
- **$1,000,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was hit by a commercial vehicle that ran a stop sign. Injuries to the knee, neck, and back requiring interventional pain management.
- **$1,000,000** — 18-Wheeler Collision: Client was rear-ended by a drunk driver of an 18-wheeler causing client to suffer short-term memory loss and injuries to the head, neck, shoulders, and back.
- **$1,151,000** — Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was struck by a vehicle in a gas station parking lot. Client suffered head and brain damage resulting in memory loss.
- **$1,250,000** — Wrongful Death: Client’s husband died due to a logging truck running a red light.
- **$1,375,000** — Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Collision: Client sustained injuries to head, leg and wrist. Client’s broken leg required surgery. In addition, client sought treatment with a neurologist for his head injury and cognitive issues.
- **$5,100,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client’s motorcycle was hit by a car leaving him in the ICU with facial injuries, arm injuries, and amputation of one leg.
- **$1,996,460** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was rear-ended while sitting at a stop sign. Neck and back injuries resulting in headaches and disability. Neck injury required surgery.
- **$1,855,500** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Defendant driver’s failure to stop at a stop sign caused a collision injuring the client’s leg and ankle (required surgery), knee, hip, back, and chest. The airbags deployed, causing airbag injuries.
- **$1,500,000** — Motor Vehicle Collision: Client was hit head-on by a delivery truck sustaining injuries to the knee, hand, neck, and back. Neck injury required surgery.
- **$1,400,000** — Workplace Injury: A piece of loading equipment fell on client causing spinal injuries resulting in partial disability.

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## Awards & Recognition
- Super Lawyers
- Accredited Business
- Preeminent
- Avvo 10 Superb
- Top 100
- Top 10 shreveport
- Advacates Forum
- Top 100 2020
- Seal of Shreveport Bar Association featuring a stylized column in navy blue.

## Jonesboro's Trusted Advocates *for over 50 Years*

Since Carl Rice established our firm more than five decades ago, Rice & Kendig has been a pillar of the Jonesboro community. For over 50 years, our reputation has been forged not in advertising, but within the walls of the 2nd Judicial District Court. This hard-earned credibility for professionalism and trial-readiness is a fact known to local judges and, more importantly, to the insurance companies we hold accountable.

Our standing in the legal community is mirrored by the trust we've earned from our neighbors, who voted to honor us as "Top Attorneys" in SB Magazine. This deep connection gives us a tactical advantage grounded in real-world local knowledge, from understanding the unique accident patterns on the Hwy 167 corridor to knowing the challenges posed by logging truck traffic and working directly with local medical providers our clients trust.

[About Our Law Firm](https://ricekendig.com/about-us)

## Services

## We Handle Every Type of *Injury Case in Jonesboro*

A serious injury doesn't wait for a convenient time. Whether you're facing months of recovery or a permanent disability, our Jonesboro personal injury attorneys approach every case with the same fierce dedication and strategic precision. We are here to lift the legal burden so you can focus on healing.

### Car Accidents

From the busy Jimmie Davis Boulevard to the commuter traffic heading toward Ruston, Jonesboro’s roads present daily hazards. After a crash, you’re left facing not just vehicle repairs but mounting medical bills and calls from aggressive insurance adjusters. Our car accident lawyers in Jonesboro conduct meticulous investigations to establish fault, gather critical evidence, and fight to ensure the insurance company’s settlement offer covers the true cost of your recovery.

[Car Accident Legal Help](https://ricekendig.com/jonesboro-car-accident-attorneys)

### Truck and Logging Accidents

Jackson Parish is the heart of Louisiana’s timber industry. It means our local drivers must share the road with massive 18-wheelers and heavy logging trucks. Accidents involving commercial vehicles are legally complex, governed by a web of federal regulations and corporate defense tactics. Our Jonesboro truck accident attorneys have the advanced knowledge and skills needed to dismantle a trucking company's defense and uncover issues such as driver fatigue, improper loading, or maintenance failures to hold them fully accountable.

[Truck Accident Legal Help](https://ricekendig.com/jonesboro-truck-accident-attorneys)

### Motorcycle Accidents

The scenic highways of North Louisiana are a rider's paradise, but all too often, other drivers fail to watch for motorcycles. We know that an unfair bias against riders can creep into these cases. Our team works proactively to combat this prejudice, using accident reconstruction experts and detailed evidence to prove the other driver's negligence and secure full compensation for your medical care, lost income, and the value of your damaged bike.

[Motorcycle Accidents Legal Help](https://ricekendig.com/jonesboro-motorcycle-accident-lawyer)

### DUI/DWI Accidents

A driver who gets behind the wheel while impaired makes a choice that can shatter lives. When this inexcusable negligence causes an accident in Jonesboro, we pursue justice relentlessly. Our DUI crash attorneys explore every avenue for compensation, including seeking punitive damages where appropriate, to send a clear message and ensure your family has the financial resources needed to rebuild.

### Catastrophic Injury Cases

When an injury alters the course of a life, you need a legal team with the compassion and resources to handle the most complex claims. We provide aggressive, sophisticated representation for victims of:

- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
- Spinal cord injuries & paralysis
- Severe burn injuries
- Amputation & loss of limb
- Wrongful death claims

### Additional Personal Injury Cases

Our advanced knowledge extends across the full spectrum of personal injury law. We also represent Jonesboro residents in cases involving:

- Premises liability:
  Slip and falls, negligent security, unsafe property conditions.
- Product liability:
  Injuries caused by defective or dangerous consumer products.
- Dog bites & animal attacks:
  Holding negligent owners accountable.
- Industrial & workplace accidents:
  Third-party claims for on-the-job injuries.

## Injured in Jonesboro? *The Clock Is Ticking.*

While you focus on healing, the insurance company is already building its case against you. Don't let them control the narrative. Our Jonesboro injury lawyers know their tactics and how to defeat them. Your first call to us is a critical step toward protecting your rights.

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## our attorneys

## Meet the Legal Team *Serving Jonesboro, LA*

- **[J. Marshall Rice](https://ricekendig.com/j-marshall-rice)** — attorney: President, Shreveport Bar Association. Million-dollar recoveries across Louisiana and Texas.
- **[William F. Kendig](https://ricekendig.com/william-f-kendig)** — attorney: Battle-tested in Louisiana’s courts with 34+ years of winning results
- **[Jason Nichols](https://ricekendig.com/jason-nichols)** — attorney: Federal court insight that is community-driven and client-focused
- **[Franeka Taylor](https://ricekendig.com/franeka-taylor)** — attorney: Sharp, determined, and ready to fight for your success.
- **[Sonny Lopez](https://ricekendig.com/sonny-lopez)** — attorney: Empathetic guidance. Fighting for the fair recovery you deserve.
- **[M. Carl Rice](https://ricekendig.com/m-carl-rice-of-counsel)** — attorney, Of Counsel: 46 years of wisdom, serving clients with purpose and care

## TESTIMONIALS

## What Clients Say About *Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers*

- They were there to support me all the way. Even when I wanted to give up, honestly.
- I genuinely feel like Rice & Kendig had my best interest at heart and they made sure that nothing was left out.
- I knew that they would take care of us, and I would definitely recommend them to anybody.
- Rice & Kendig are very good at seeing what the weakness in our case is and what the strength is and developing both sides of the case.
- They take great care of you. They care, and they make sure that you get what you need, they make sure that you're okay.
- I suggest Rice & Kendig if you want someone who cares about you and your situation.
- They did such a good job fighting for us and not dragging it on... Thanks to Rice & Kendig, the matter was over within a year.
- He called me every day, made sure I was okay... he was just perfect. You couldn't ask for a better attorney.
- They took care of us right away. They were loving.

## BENEFITS

## The Rice & Kendig Advantage *in Jackson Parish*

- **Deep Local Roots**: After 50 years in Jackson Parish courtrooms, we know the local judges, juries, and what it takes to win here. It’s a hometown advantage that national firms can’t replicate.
- **Trial-Ready Reputation**: Insurance companies know we prepare every case for trial. This reputation alone forces them to make significantly better settlement offers from the very beginning.
- **Senior Attorney Attention**: Your case will not be passed down to a junior associate or staff member. An experienced, senior partner will personally handle your claim from start to finish.
- **Comprehensive Recovery Support**: We manage the stressful logistics, from insurance paperwork to property damage, so you can dedicate your energy to healing.
- **Bilingual Legal Services**: Justice should be accessible to all. Our bilingual staff provides full legal support in both English and Spanish to serve our entire community.
- **No Financial Risk**: We work on a contingency fee basis. This means you pay absolutely nothing upfront, and we only collect a fee if we win your case.

## Your Local Advocates

## Serving Jonesboro and *Surrounding Communities*

Rice & Kendig is proud to serve the hardworking people of Jonesboro and the surrounding areas throughout Jackson Parish, including:

- Hodge and North Hodge
- Quitman
- Chatham
- Eros
- Weston
- Wyatt

## Contact us

## Protect Your Claim *Before It's Too Late*

Louisiana law strictly limits the time you have to file an injury claim. Every day that passes allows evidence to disappear, memories to fade, and the insurance company to build a stronger case against you. Don't let a delay weaken your rights.

Your first step is simple and free. Contact Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers for a confidential, no-obligation consultation. We will review your case, explain your options, and provide a clear path forward.

## FAQ

## Frequently Asked *Questions*

### What should I do immediately after an accident in Jonesboro?

Your first priority is medical care. Even if you feel "fine," many internal or soft-tissue injuries don't show symptoms for days. Next, ensure a police report is filed, take photos of the scene and all vehicles involved, and collect contact information from witnesses. Most importantly, do not give a recorded statement to the other driver's insurance company until you have consulted with an attorney.

### How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in Louisiana?

Louisiana's laws regarding "prescription" deadlines (statute of limitations) have recently changed. For injuries that occurred before July 1, 2024, you generally have one year to file. For injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2024, the deadline has been extended to two years. However, waiting is never recommended, as early intervention is key to a successful claim.

### How is the value of my injury claim determined?

We look at the "total picture" of your losses. This includes current and future medical expenses, lost wages and lost earning capacity, physical pain and suffering, emotional distress, and property damage. Every case is unique, and we fight to ensure no future needs are overlooked.

### Can I still recover money if I was partially at fault for the crash?

Louisiana recently switched to a "modified comparative fault" system. This means that if you are found 50% or less at fault for an accident, you can still recover damages, though your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault. However, if you are found to be 51% or more at fault, you will generally be barred from recovering any damages. We work hard to minimize the fault attributed to you to maximize your recovery.

### How long will my personal injury case take to resolve in Jonesboro?

While some straightforward cases can be resolved in 6 to 12 months, more complex litigation involving serious injuries or disputed facts may take longer. Our goal is never to "rush" a settlement if it means leaving money on the table; we aim for the maximum compensation possible for every client.

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