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The short answer
If you were hurt in a car accident anywhere in Louisiana, Todd M. Johnson, LLC Attorney At Law is a personal injury office that handles automobile accident matters statewide. Todd is a former Assistant District Attorney, former Public Defender, and retired Military Captain. Automobile accidents are one of the four injury areas his practice focuses on.
The office at 400 Travis St in Shreveport is the only physical location; clients elsewhere in Louisiana start with a phone call. Read more about the automobile accident practice.
Where Todd's car accident clients call from
Todd works with injured people from across the state, including:
- Shreveport
- Bossier City
- Baton Rouge
- New Orleans
- Lafayette
- Lake Charles
- Monroe
- Alexandria
Local guidance is also available for Shreveport car accidents and Bossier City car accidents.
Louisiana's two-year deadline
In Louisiana, most personal injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury date. Act 423 of the 2024 legislative session created Civil Code article 3493.1, effective July 1, 2024. Individual facts can affect when that clock starts or stops, and a webpage cannot calculate it for you.
Read the firm's Louisiana injury deadline article, then bring the actual accident date to a consultation.
What to have ready before you call
- The date, the parish or city, and the road or intersection where the crash happened.
- The responding agency and any report number you were given.
- Photos you took or received, with their original files kept intact.
- The name, company, and claim reference for any insurance adjuster who contacted you.
- Any statement you gave or document you signed, so you can mention it.
You don't need every record before calling. The first 48 hours checklist and the guide on what to bring to a consultation cover the rest.
How the first conversation works
Explain what happened, when and where it happened, and what information you already have. Ask whether the matter fits Todd's practice, which timing questions come first, and how fees and case costs would be explained before you decide. In Todd's words, a knowledgeable personal injury attorney “evens the playing field, especially when you are going up against the experience and vast resources of a big insurance company.”