Practice Areas

A Lawyer Is Your Best Advocate Joe Kopfler has been serving his community with integrity, honesty and hard work for nearly 20 years. As a personal injury attorney, he is committed to seeing that injured workers and accident victims get full compensation for their injuries and damages. You will find that we are accessible, easy-to-talk to and understanding. The entire staff is client-focused and dedicated to taking care of client needs.

Full List of Personal Injury and Maritime Practice Areas in Houma, Louisiana

Kopfler & Hermann has been helping Houma since 1977. Below is our complete list of practice areas serving South Louisiana. Every case starts with a free consultation and there’s no fee unless we win. Call (985) 851-3311.

Personal Injury

Houma Personal Injury Lawyer — Terrebonne Parish and South Louisiana injury victims recovering full damages for accident, negligence, and defective product injuries.

Maritime Injury Law

Louisiana Maritime Lawyer — Jones Act, LHWCA, OCSLA, and general maritime law claims for deckhands, roustabouts, riggers, and vessel crew across the Gulf of Mexico.

Jones Act

Houma Jones Act Lawyer — Injured seamen protecting their right to sue negligent employers under federal maritime law. Three-year statute of limitations, featherweight causation standard.

Offshore Injury

Louisiana Offshore Injury Lawyer — Gulf of Mexico platform, vessel, jack-up rig, and drillship injuries. We identify whether OCSLA, the Jones Act, LHWCA, or general maritime law applies to your claim.

Oilfield Injury

Houma Oilfield Injury Lawyer — Louisiana onshore and offshore oilfield workers, including third-party contractor liability claims that often go far beyond workers’ compensation.

Car Accidents

Houma Car Accident Lawyer — Auto injuries in Terrebonne, Lafourche, and across South Louisiana. Two-year statute of limitations in Louisiana.

Truck and 18-Wheeler Accidents

Houma Truck Accident Lawyer — Commercial truck and 18-wheeler crashes involving federal FMCSA regulations and multiple insurance layers.

Wrongful Death

Houma Wrongful Death Lawyer — Louisiana wrongful death representation for surviving spouses, children, and parents. Louisiana’s survivor and wrongful death statutes work together.

Louisiana Parishes We Serve

Kopfler & Hermann represents injured Louisiana workers and accident victims from Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, Assumption, Iberia, St. Martin, Vermilion, Cameron, Lafayette, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes. Our office is on Grinage Street in Houma. Helping Houma since 1977.