Joseph A. Gregorio, a seasoned personal injury attorney, operates out of Bossier City, Louisiana, at his firm – Joseph A. Gregorio, A Professional Law Firm. He advocates for victims who have suffered personal injuries or lost loved ones due to wrongful death. Mr. Gregorio is committed to helping his clients understand their legal rights and options, guiding them toward achieving the maximum possible compensation. He covers regions in Northwest Louisiana and the surrounding areas.
From 1994 to 2008, Mr. Gregorio held the position of prosecutor for the Bossier Webster District Attorney's office. During this time, he prosecuted a wide range of criminal cases, from misdemeanors to felonies. He is well-known for his unwavering commitment to representing individuals against powerful adversaries. These companies often have strong legal teams aimed at minimizing compensation payouts.
With a Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law, Mr. Gregorio initiated his legal career in 1992, serving as a law clerk for the Second Circuit Court of Appeal for the State of Louisiana. Over the past three decades, he has honed his legal skills primarily in personal injury law and litigation.
Licensed to practice across various courts, Mr. Gregorio can represent clients in all Louisiana State and City Courts, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He has been honored with multiple accolades, including an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and recognition as a top attorney in the Shreveport-Bossier area by SB Magazine and The Times-Picayune. Moreover, he also has an “Excellent” rating on Avvo.
In addition to his practice, Mr. Gregorio is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Bar Association, The Shreveport Bar Association and the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, among others. His commitment to the legal community and his clients is evident in every aspect of his practice.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license 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 anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Focus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1993, Louisiana
Professional Webpage: https://www.bossiercitylawyer.com/about-us/joseph-a-gregorio...
Bar/Professional Activity: - Louisiana State Bar Association
- Louisiana State Society of Certified Public Accountants
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Bossier Bar Association
- Shreveport Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
- Louisiana
Special Licenses/Certifications: - Certified Public Accountant, 1994
Honors/Awards: - Martingale Hubble AV Rated, Joseph A. Gregorio is LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability., 2008
- Named among Shreveport-Bossier’s “2014 – 2018 Top Attorneys” by SB Magazine
- Selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers® list, 2015 – 2018
- Named a “2015 – 2018 Top Lawyer of Louisiana” by The Times-Picayune
- Named among the “2014 – 2018 Top Attorneys” by SB Magazine
- Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, 2014
Educational Background: - Louisiana Tech University, B.S. Accounting, 1985
Other Outstanding Achievements: - Second Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana, Law Clerk, 1992
- Assistant District Attorney, State of Louisiana, 26th Judicial District, 1994
Firm News (Newsletters): - SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Theresa Fisher was in her car on Youree Drive not far from the East 70th intersection when someone drove into the rear of her vehicle. That’s according to a lawsuit filed in Caddo District Court in 2019. Flash forward to 2024 and the legal process is still ongoing. Fisher’s lawyer, Joseph Gregorio, said she was severely injured. Now two neck and back surgeries later, Fisher still faces two more procedures. Gregorio was one of the lawyers who brought forward a case to the Louisiana Supreme Court involving legislative continuances. In Louisiana, a continuance essentially allows members of the state Legislature who are attorneys to be able to delay court proceedings. On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court made a decision about Fisher’s case that ruled against legislative continuances. “In what I would consider a very emphatic ruling, the Louisiana Supreme Court said last week, we are striking this statute down on its face as unconstitutional,” Shreveport attorney Royal Alexander explained. Fisher’s lawyer wrote a statement after the court ruled in their favor that, in part, says, “This ruling not only underscores the importance of upholding individual rights to have one’s case timely heard within our legal system, but also highlights the critical role that our judiciary plays in interpreting and protecting our Louisiana Constitution.” According to the Louisiana Supreme Court opinion, defense counsel — state Sen. Alan Seabaugh and state Rep. Michael Melerine — were granted legislative continuance in the district court proceedings. KSLA News 12 made attempts to reach both lawmakers, but our calls were not returned. Alexander said these state lawmakers still can motion for continuances like other attorneys do. “In my private practice, sometimes I’ll make a motion for a continuance, either because I have an unavoidable conflict or because the case is not ready to try,” Alexander said. “Those attorneys can still make a general motion for continuance and ask a judge, please can we continue this trial date, but they can no longer tell the judge, you have to do this.” Retired attorney Kim Sport has had her eyes on legislative continuances for years. “You think about a victim of a violent crime, a rape victim, and what it takes mentally to prepare to go into court and face the person who did that to you. Well, they can’t just shut that down because someone who is a legislator also happens to be an attorney (and) can just put their name on a piece of paper and ask for continuance. That’s not right, that’s an abuse of the system.” According to the Louisiana Illuminator, state Attorney General Liz Murrill disagreed with last week’s ruling and said in a written statement, “We are disappointed in the outcome but respect that the court has the authority to make that decision.”, Louisiana Supreme Court ruling impacts legislative continuances
- Louisiana Supreme Court ends automatic court delays for legislators who are attorneys By: Julie O'Donoghue - October 25, 2024 2:53 pm Louisiana legislators passed a new bill that would allow lawmakers who are attorneys to continue to get automatic delays in court proceedings that interfere with their elected duties. (WES MULLER/LOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR) The Louisiana Supreme Court, in a 6-1 vote, overturned a state law Friday that gives a special privilege to state lawmakers who are attorneys to automatically delay court proceedings in which they are involved. “Going forward, I hope this decision will shape future legislative practices to ensure that the Louisiana Legislature will not overstep into the judiciary’s nor the executive branch’s purview,” said Joseph Gregorio, one of the Bossier Parish attorneys who brought the case that resulted in the court’s decision.The ruling could have broad implications for the Louisiana Legislature’s operations because dozens of lawmakers are also lawyers who operate private practices alongside their elected duties. Lawmakers who are attorneys use legislative continuances to push back court appearances and filings for clients they represent when they conflict with their statehouse responsibilities. It also comes at a sensitive time for Gov. Jeff Landry, who intends to convene a special legislative session in November to pass a once-in-a-generation tax system overhaul. If numerous lawmakers have scheduling conflicts between the session and their day jobs as lawyers, it could make the special session more difficult to run efficiently. “I’m definitely concerned that it will create a problem for members,” Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, said in an interview Friday afternoon. Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office had defended the law in court last month and disagreed with Friday’s ruling. “We are disappointed in the outcome but respect that the Court has the authority to make that decision,” Murrill said in a written statement. Associate Justice Jeff Hughes said in the majority opinion written for the court that it is imperative judges, not lawmakers, have the final say over a case’s schedule. “The constitution does not permit legislators who are also attorneys unchecked authority to continue any deadline whatsoever for any reason simply by virtue of their status as a legislator especially when doing so may not be in the best interest of their own client,” Hughes wrote. Lawmakers are likely to file bills to recreate the legislative continuance privilege, albeit with more restrictions. Sen. Gregory Miller, R-Norco, said he would consider a system which allows for legislative court extensions to be challenged through a hearing on the matter. “I’m hoping we can tighten up some of the language in the statute,” Miller said. Chief Justice John Weimer, in a concurring opinion to the one written by Hughes, suggested a more limited version of the overturned statute could past constitutional muster. “Given the invaluable contributions of attorneys to our system of government, the court must seek an accommodation, but one which strikes a collegial and rational balance between the respective branches of government,” Weimer wrote.At a hearing over the issue last month, Supreme Court justices expressed exasperation that lawmakers had adequately addressed complaints broached about the automatic court delays through legislation in recent years. To the contrary, lawmakers approved a bill earlier this year that would have expanded their legislative continuance privilege in some ways, which Landry stopped from becoming law through a veto. At the time, the governor said he was uncomfortable with the “unchecked” nature of legislative continuances already. In his opinion, Hughes also cited decisions by courts in other states, including Vermont, Nevada, Alaska, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, that threw out similar provisions.“Denying a court the power to decide matters historically considered as falling exclusively within the bailiwick of the judicial branch subverts the power of the judiciary in violation of the separation of powers doctrine,” Hughes wrote. “Other state courts have reached similar conclusions.”The one dissenting opinion was from Justice Jay McCallum, a former legislator. He said the justices should have taken a narrower approach instead of throwing out the legislative continuance statute altogether.“The majority has removed an unattractive wart by using a chainsaw when a scalpel would have remedied the current litigants’ problems and inflicted no collateral damage to our codal system of law,” McCallum wrote. The constitutionality of legislative continuances came to the Supreme Court through a case in which state Sen. Alan Seabaugh and Rep. Michael Melerine, both Republicans from Shreveport, were co-counsel. Attorneys for Caddo resident Theresa Fisher alleged Seabaugh and Melerine unreasonably delayed resolution of Fisher’s automobile lawsuit, first filed in 2019, by demanding numerous extensions related to their legislative work. In the case, Seabaugh and Melerine represented the driver who hit Fisher, the driver’s father and the father’s insurance company. Seabaugh has served in the Legislature since 2011, including 12 years in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Melerine took Seabaugh’s seat in the House in January. At last month’s court hearing on the issue, the justices uniformly agreed that the delay Seabaugh and Melerine caused in the Fisher case was unconscionable. McCallum, the most sympathetic to the legislators’ cause, even referred to Seabaugh and Melerine’s conduct in the case as “repugnant.” Seabaugh and Melerine could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon. The privilege for legislative continuances doesn’t just apply to state lawmakers but also extends to legislative employees. Continuances granted to legislative employees haven’t been the source of controversy however., louisiana-supreme-court-declares-benefit-legislators-who-are-attorneys-unconstitutional/
Industry Groups: - American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants
- Louisiana Association Of Justice
- Louisiana Bar Association
- Louisiana Institute Of Certified Public Accountants
Office location for Joseph A. Gregorio
1100 Benton Road
Bossier City, LA 71111-3608
Phone: 318-754-9367
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2017 
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