Terrebonne Parish Personal Injury Lawyer | Kopfler & Hermann
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Terrebonne Parish Personal Injury Lawyer | Kopfler & Hermann
Experienced Terrebonne Parish Personal Injury Attorney
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Injured? Joe Knows.
No Fee Unless We Win
Hurt in Terrebonne Parish? You focus on healing. We’ll handle the insurance carriers, the adjusters, and the paperwork. No fee unless we recover money for you.
- Trusted since 1989 — 45+ years fighting for South Louisiana families
- A real person answers 24/7 — no voicemail, no robots, no out-of-state call center
- No junior associates on your case. Joe works with every client directly
- No fee unless we win. Free consultation. Multi-million-dollar recoveries.
37+Years Serving South Louisiana
1989Firm Founded in Houma
MillionsRecovered for LA Families
24/7Live Answering — No Robots
You were hurt in Terrebonne Parish — on Highway 90, in a Houma intersection, on the water off Cocodrie, or on a rig in the Gulf. You need a Terrebonne Parish personal injury lawyer who has tried cases in the 32nd Judicial District Court and federal court for more than four decades.
Kopfler & Hermann Is Home. This Is Our Parish.
I’m Joe Kopfler. I founded Kopfler & Hermann in Houma in 1989. For more than four decades I’ve represented Terrebonne Parish families — commercial fishermen, oilfield hands, teachers, offshore workers, retirees, and everyone in between — against the insurance companies, the trucking carriers, and the vessel operators that hurt them. Our office is at 306 Grinage Street in downtown Houma. When you call, you get me or a lawyer I’ve trained personally — not an intake center in another state.
Cases in Terrebonne Parish don’t work the same way they work in Orleans or East Baton Rouge. The judges are different. The defense firms are different. The juries are different. Three decades of trying cases in the 32nd JDC and in the Eastern District of Louisiana means we know how these fights actually get won — and how to move a case toward trial when the insurance company thinks you’ll settle for pennies.
Injured? Call Now — 1-985-851-3311 — a real person answers 24/7. No voicemail. No robot.
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Areas We Serve in Terrebonne Parish
Kopfler & Hermann represents injured people throughout Terrebonne Parish and the surrounding communities, including:
If your accident happened anywhere in the parish — on Highway 90, on Prospect Boulevard, on Grand Caillou Road, at the Houma port, or offshore from Cocodrie or Dulac — we can help.
Types of Cases We Handle for Terrebonne Parish Families
You don’t pay unless we win. Call 1-985-851-3311 now for a free case review.
Louisiana’s Prescriptive Period: You Have Less Time Than You Think
Louisiana used to give injury victims only one year to file suit — the shortest prescriptive period of any state in the country. For most personal-injury claims arising from accidents on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana extended that period to two years (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). But for older accidents, and for many other claims (property damage, contract disputes, some maritime claims under DOHSA), the one-year window still applies.
Deadlines in maritime and federal claims are separate:
- Jones Act and general maritime injury: generally three years from the date of injury (46 U.S.C. § 30106).
- DOHSA (Death on the High Seas Act): three years from the date of death (46 U.S.C. § 30302).
- Federal Tort Claims Act (against the U.S. government): two years from the incident.
- Wrongful death and survival claims under Louisiana Civ. Code arts. 2315.1 and 2315.2: prescriptive periods differ — do not assume one year.
Miss the deadline and your right to recover is gone forever. If you’re close to the anniversary of an accident, do not wait to call. Call 1-985-851-3311 now — a real person answers 24/7.
How Cases Move Through the 32nd Judicial District Court
The 32nd JDC in Houma is our home court. We know the judges, the clerks, the docket rhythms, and the defense firms that keep showing up on the other side. Most Terrebonne Parish injury cases settle before trial — but they only settle for full value when the insurance company believes you will actually go to trial. That’s where our thirty-plus years of local trial experience shifts leverage in your favor.
- State court in the 32nd JDC (Houma): jurisdiction over most auto, premises, and Louisiana-law wrongful-death cases in Terrebonne Parish.
- Federal court, Eastern District of Louisiana: jurisdiction over maritime claims, Jones Act, LHWCA, and OCSLA cases — many of them tried in New Orleans with Houma-based lawyers.
- Louisiana Workforce Commission (Workers’ Comp): handles land-based comp claims. Maritime workers are governed by the Jones Act or LHWCA instead.
You don’t pay unless we win. Call 1-985-851-3311 now for a free case review.
Recent Case Results for Terrebonne Parish Clients
A representative sample of recoveries Kopfler & Hermann has secured for injured South Louisiana clients:
- $2,000,000 — Oilfield Gas Break Burn Case. A 65-year-old oiler/gauger suffered severe burns when a corroded high-pressure gas line burst and ignited. We discovered the operator had buried piping in corrosive soil without protective coating. Settled for $2 million.
- $1,500,000 — School Psychologist Truck Collision. A tank truck sideswiped our client on U.S. Highway 90 in Terrebonne Parish. She required a cervical fusion and later a spinal cord stimulator. Resolved at mediation for $1.5 million.
- $650,000 — Fatal Drunk Driving Accident. A drunk driver rear-ended our client’s wife at more than 90 mph on the Hale Boggs Bridge. She died at the scene. Settled for $650,000 for the surviving husband.
- $513,000 — Mid-Trial Terrebonne Parish Collision. A collision case in the 32nd JDC resolved mid-trial in September 2022 after opening statements. Preparing for trial — not just settlement — changed the defense’s position.
- $212,080 — Terrebonne Parish Seatbelt Injury. Our client suffered an internal bowel obstruction from the force of a lap-and-shoulder seatbelt during a collision. Resolved in the 32nd JDC for $212,080.
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes — every case is different, and every recovery depends on the facts, the evidence, and the law that applies. But a thirty-plus year record of multi-million-dollar recoveries in South Louisiana tells you what we do and how we do it.
Why Choose Kopfler & Hermann
- Founded in Houma in 1989. Not a satellite branch of a larger firm from Baton Rouge, Metairie, or New Orleans.
- Joe Kopfler personally handles every case. When you hire us, you hire Joe — not a rotating cast of associates.
- A real person answers your call 24/7. No answering service. No week-long callback wait.
- No fee unless we win. You pay nothing up front and nothing at all unless we recover for you.
- Local trial experience in the 32nd JDC and federal court. We know the judges, the defense firms, and how cases move here.
- We move fast to lock down evidence. Skid marks, dashcam, vessel logs, and CCTV all “disappear” on their own timelines. We send preservation letters the same day you hire us.
- Multi-million-dollar recoveries for South Louisiana clients across auto, maritime, offshore, and hurricane claims.
What to Do Right Now if You’ve Been Hurt in Terrebonne Parish
- Get medical care. If you haven’t already been seen, go — and follow through with the specialists your doctor sends you to. Gaps in treatment are the number-one thing insurance adjusters use to lowball you.
- Do not give a recorded statement to the other side’s insurance company. You are not required to. Everything you say — even innocent details — can be twisted.
- Do not sign anything. Not a medical authorization, not a release, not a “quick settlement” check. Once you sign, your rights can be gone forever.
- Save everything. Photos of the scene and your injuries, the police or incident report, texts and emails, the names and contacts of witnesses, and receipts for anything you had to pay out of pocket.
- Call us before the deadline. Call 1-985-851-3311. The consultation is free. If we take your case, you pay nothing unless we win.
LET JOE FIGHT FOR YOU
If you or a loved one has been hurt, don’t wait. Call Kopfler & Hermann today for a free consultation. A real person answers 24/7 — not a voicemail, not a robot. Joe Kopfler has practiced law in Louisiana since 1977 and has spent more than four decades fighting insurance companies and getting real money for South Louisiana families. You pay nothing unless we win. Your case matters — let’s get it done.
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Office Location
Kopfler & Hermann, Attorneys at Law
306 Grinage Street, Suite 400
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 851-3311 | 1-985-851-3311
24/7 Live Answering | Serving Terrebonne, Lafourche & St. Mary Parish
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is evaluated on its own facts.
Kopfler & Hermann, Attorneys at Law306 Grinage Street, Suite 400
Houma, LA 70360
Phone:
(985) 851-3311 |
1-985-851-331124/7 Live Answering | Serving Terrebonne, Lafourche & St. Mary Parish
The verdicts and settlements referenced are representative of cases handled by Kopfler & Hermann and are not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any other claim. Every case is different and past results do not guarantee future outcomes. No fee unless we recover on your behalf; client may be responsible for case costs and expenses. Joseph G. Kopfler is licensed to practice law in Louisiana.
