Hale Injury Lawyers

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A Tradition Of Service And Leadership In Lake Charles For Over 40 Years

With nearly 65 years of combined legal experience, the Hale Injury Lawyers has been working to achieve the maximum recoverable amounts you are entitled to under the law since 1977. We assist people throughout Louisiana, with a particular emphasis on those living in and around Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Jennings, Moss Bluff, DeQuincy, Vinton, Iowa, Grand Lake, Cameron and DeRidder, Louisiana.

We handle a variety of legal matters involving:

  • Serious personal injury
  • Offshore and Maritime Accidents
  • Automobile accidents, including 18-wheeler accidents, motorcycle accidents, car accidents, and commercial truck accidents
  • Workplace accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, construction and petrochemical refinery accidents
  • Dangerous and defective products
  • Wrongful death claims
  • Family law, such as divorce and child custody
  • Criminal defense, including DWI and drug defense
  • BP Deepwater Horizon economic loss claims on behalf of Gulf Coast business owners.

If you are facing a legal matter and would like to speak with an experienced attorney, fill out our contact form online or call 337-426-1071.

A Law Firm With A Mission Based On Trust And Respect

We believe that trust is the foundation of every relationship, which is why we put our clients first. The decisions we make, the actions we take, and the respect with which we treat our clients is based on our mission and vision.

Our mission is to take a genuine interest in our clients and their families, to understand their objectives, and meet and exceed their expectations. We dedicate ourselves to these values:

  • For our clients, we will work hard, provide superior legal services in a timely, effective and efficient manner, always maintaining the highest standards of professional integrity.
  • For our firm, we will foster an enjoyable working environment based on open communication and mutual respect, and we will encourage initiative, innovation, teamwork and loyalty.
  • For our community, we will continue our long tradition of service and leadership dating back to 1977.

Our Vision

Maintaining our mission and upholding our values means having a vision. We strive to:

  • Remain a premier law firm for serious personal injury, wrongful death, automobile and trucking accidents, workplace accidents, construction accidents and offshore/maritime law by handling complex matters that are of great significance to our clients.
  • Add value for our clients by providing superior counsel and responsive client service.
  • Earn our clients’ loyalty by placing the highest priority on their interests and acting in concert with them to achieve their goals.
  • Attract lawyers and staff with diverse backgrounds who are highly accomplished, recognized for their skills, and whose talent, character, work ethic, aggressiveness and dedication to continuous learning are consistent with our goals.
  • Provide all of our services with complete professionalism and in compliance with the highest ethical standards.
  • Provide a strong commitment to our profession and to the communities in which we practice.

Contact One Of Our Lawyers At The Hale Injury Lawyers In Lake Charles

Our attorneys have a unique skill set and the valuable experience of working on both the plaintiff and defense sides of personal injury claims, which has provided valuable insight that helps us to build the strongest cases we can. We prepare each and every personal injury case we handle as if it is going to trial.
With a proven track record for million-dollar verdicts and multimillion-dollar settlements, we have handled several thousand personal injury cases to settlement and are not afraid of going to trial, when necessary.

To schedule a free injury consultation to discuss your rights and options, contact our firm online by filling out our contact form or by calling 337-426-1071. No fees, costs, or expenses if no recovery on injury and death cases. Our attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, meaning we receive compensation for our representation only if there’s a successful judgment secured or a settlement obtained in your case.

Rated By Super Lawyers | Rising Stars | Taylor Hale | SuperLawyers.com
The National Trial Lawyers | Top 40 Under 40
Top Lawyers of Acadiana | Acadiana Profile Magazine | 2019

Contact Us Today to Speak With an Attorney

At The Hale Injury Lawyers, our goal is to make the legal process go as smoothly, efficiently and easily as possible for you as we work to meet and exceed your expectations. A member of our team is ready to discuss your situation and provide an honest analysis of your case.

Contact our Lake Charles law office online by filling out our contact form, emailing one of our attorneys or by calling our firm at 337-426-1071 or toll free at 877-596-5155. We make hospital visits, and we will analyze your personal injury claim free of charge. No recovery, no fee on personal injury cases.

Press Release

Steven W. Hale was recently named to the Top Personal Injury Attorneys in Acadiana.

  1. Steven W. Hale’s selection to Super Lawyers
  2. Taylor Hale’s selection to Super Lawyers Rising Stars
  3. Steven Hale’s selection to Acadiana Profile magazine’s Top Lawyers in the area of personal injury
  4. Steven W. Hale was named a 2013 Top Personal Injury Attorney in Acadiana.
  5. Steven W. Hale was named a 2014 Top Attorney in Acadiana in the fields of Admiralty and Maritime Law and Family Law.

Taylor was recently named to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which requires a settlement or verdict over one million dollars on behalf of his clients for membership.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

Our Case Results

$10,000,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, had his lower leg amputated in a maritime workplace accident due to negligently maintained and constructed equipment.

$4 ,000,000 Personal Injury Case

Plaintiff, an inmate at Beauregard Parish Jail, was severely beaten by a fellow inmate, resulting in permanent paralysis and brain damage.

$3,649,831.84 Jury Verdict

Offshore basket transfer from the deck of a vessel to an unmanned fixed platform in which plaintiff suffered operated neck and back injuries.

$3,500,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff suffered serious and permanent disfiguring burns due to a defective carnival ride at the New Orleans Superdome that caught fire.

$2,400,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman/deckhand, had his lower leg amputated on a barge located in Texas on the San Jacinto River.

$2,000,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, was working on a lay barge when a cable struck him in the abdomen resulting in an operated back injury.

$1,541,281 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, suffered injuries to his head, face, and neck in a maritime workplace accident aboard his employer’s vessel in Alabama due to the negligence of his crewmembers and the unseaworthiness of the vessel.

$1,500,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, suffered an operated neck injury when the pushboat he was working aboard on the Mississippi River near New Orleans capsized and sank due to the wakes generated by a passing chemical tanker and towboat and the unseaworthiness of the pushboat.

$1,300,000 Railroad Accident

Railroad accident in Vinton, Louisiana in which inadequate and outdated warnings, obsolete wig wag and site obstructions at railroad crossing resulted in severe, permanent head injury.

$595,000 Plaintiff

Automobile accident in which plaintiff suffered an operated neck injury when his vehicle was struck by a left turning motorist who failed to yield. No lost wage claim.

$405,398 Plaintiff

Automobile accident in which plaintiff’s vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler resulting in an operated back injury at the same levels as a prior back surgery. No loss wage claim.

$400,000 Plaintiff

Construction worksite accident in which Plaintiff suffered injuries to his knee due to the third party negligence of the concrete pump truck operator and the ready-mixed concrete supplier.

$367,548.92 Plaintiff

Plaintiff suffered sternum injuries in an automobile accident.

$155,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff suffered injuries in an automobile accident.

$150,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, suffered severe mental anguish when the dredge tender he was working aboard in Mobile, Alabama capsized and sank due to bad weather and the unseaworthiness of the vessel.

$148,575.80 Plaintiff

Plaintiff suffered injuries in an automobile accident.

$115,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff suffered injuries in an automobile accident.

$1.1 Million Construction Accident

Construction accident involving plaintiff who fell through an opening in catwalk grating resulting in an operated back injury and brain injury.

$1.1 Million Jury Verdict Automobile Accident

Automobile accident in Allen Parish in which plaintiff's vehicle struck a large pothole on the highway, causing her vehicle to run off the highway and strike a tree.

$ 1.1 Million Settled During Trial Construction Accident

Construction accident in which plaintiff released pipe from a secured pipe rack, pinning himself between the pipe rack and his 18-wheeler, crushing his head and body and resulting in his death.

$ 1.1 Million Automobile Accident

Automobile accident in which plaintiff's vehicle was broad-sided, resulting in an operated neck injury.

$ 1,750,000 Automobile Accident

Automobile accident in which an 18-wheeler struck plaintiff’s vehicle, resulting in neck and leg injuries.

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