If you or someone you love has been hurt in an accident in Houma, you deserve answers, advocacy, and accountability. For decades, Kopfler & Hermann has stood beside injured Terrebonne Parish residents — fighting insurance companies, big trucking carriers, oilfield employers, and property owners who refuse to do the right thing. We live and work in Houma. Our office sits on Grinage Street, just minutes from the courthouse, and we know this community because we are part of it.
A serious injury changes everything overnight — your job, your finances, your family, your health. You don’t have to navigate it alone. Call (985) 851-3311 for a free, no-pressure consultation, or read on to learn how a Louisiana personal injury lawyer from our Houma office can help.
Personal injury cases in South Louisiana are not like cases anywhere else in the country. Louisiana follows civil law — not the common law system used in the other 49 states. Our statute of limitations is brutally short. Comparative fault rules can reduce or eliminate recovery if your lawyer doesn’t fight hard from day one. Local juries in Terrebonne, Lafourche, and the surrounding parishes have their own expectations about credibility, witnesses, and damages.
Out-of-state firms and TV-ad lawyers from New Orleans or Baton Rouge often misunderstand these dynamics. We don’t. Kopfler & Hermann has been representing injured people in Houma and the surrounding parishes since the firm was founded. We try cases — we don’t just settle them on the cheap to clear our desks. Insurance carriers know which firms will go to trial, and they price their offers accordingly.
Our Houma personal injury practice covers the full range of serious injury claims — from rear-end car wrecks on Highway 24 to catastrophic oilfield accidents offshore. Below are the main types of cases we handle. Click any practice area to learn how we approach those claims.
Every claim is different. The right number for your case depends on the severity of the injury, the long-term consequences, how clearly we can prove fault, and the available insurance coverage. That said, Louisiana law allows injured people to pursue several categories of damages:
In rare cases involving especially reckless conduct, Louisiana law permits punitive damages — for example, in claims involving drunk drivers. A skilled Houma trial lawyer evaluates every category of damages with you before negotiating with the insurance company.
This is the single most important deadline injured Louisiana residents need to know — and the one most often missed. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 3492, you generally have one year from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. Miss that deadline, and your claim is gone forever, regardless of how strong it would have been.
Certain claims have different deadlines:
If you’re unsure about your deadline, do not wait. Call us today so we can preserve your rights before the clock runs out.
What you do in the first hours and days after an accident can make or break your case. If you’ve been injured:
Our office is in Houma, but we represent injured clients across South Louisiana and the surrounding parishes:
Nothing up front. Kopfler & Hermann handles personal injury claims on a contingency-fee basis, meaning we only get paid if we recover money for you. You owe no attorney’s fee unless we win your case.
Some claims settle within a few months. Others — especially catastrophic injuries, contested-liability cases, and claims headed for trial — can take a year or more. We push every case as hard and as fast as is reasonable while making sure your injuries are fully understood medically before you settle.
Louisiana follows a pure comparative fault rule. That means even if you were partly at fault, you can still recover damages — they just get reduced by your percentage of fault. Don’t assume your case is dead because someone told you you were partly to blame. Call us first.
Almost certainly not — at least not until a lawyer reviews it. Initial settlement offers are usually a fraction of what a case is actually worth. Once you sign a release, the claim is closed forever, even if your injuries get worse. Let us review the offer at no cost before you sign anything.
Most personal injury cases settle without a trial. That said, insurance companies pay more when they know your firm is ready and willing to try the case. We prepare every case as if it’s going to court, and that pressure tends to produce stronger settlements.
Don’t let the insurance company decide what your injury is worth. Don’t miss the one-year deadline. Don’t carry the weight of medical bills, lost wages, and recovery on your own.
Call Kopfler & Hermann at (985) 851-3311 for a free, confidential consultation with a Houma personal injury lawyer. We’ll listen, answer your questions honestly, and tell you whether we believe you have a case worth pursuing. No pressure. No fee unless we win.
Kopfler & Hermann, Attorneys at Law
306 Grinage St
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 851-3311
