Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Lafayette, LA

Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys

| 1819 West Pinhook Road, Suite 250
Lafayette, LA 70508

Visit: www.getgordon.com

Phone: 337-999-9999

Fax: 337-704-2805

Selected To Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2014, 2020
Selected To Rising Stars: 2012

Licensed Since: 1998

Education: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

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Attorney Profile

A highly regarded civil litigator, Brian C. Colomb is an attorney at Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys. From the firm's office in Lafayette, Louisiana, he provides representation to clients throughout the area who have been harmed by the negligence of others in cases involving motor vehicle collisions, defective products, and maritime matters arising under the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Some of the favorable results that Mr. Colomb has been able to obtain on behalf of his clients have included a $9 million recovery for a fisherman who was paralyzed when he struck a low-hanging cable and a $4.3 million settlement for a person who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle accident caused by a negligent driver.

A native of Lafayette, Mr. Colomb attended Louisiana State University as an undergraduate, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1995. Remaining in Baton Rouge, he pursued his legal education at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1998. Since becoming an attorney, he has focused his practice exclusively on plaintiff's personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Admitted to practice in Louisiana, Mr. Colomb is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mr. Colomb has earned the esteem of his fellow attorneys for his track record and superb ethics. Named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, he has also received an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. A former member of the board of governors of the Louisiana Association for Justice, he is also a member of that organization's Maritime Section.

*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 Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice Areas

Personal Injury - General (100%): Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accidents

Focus Areas

Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accidents

Selections

Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2014, 2020 Rising Stars: 2012

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Admitted: 1998, Louisiana

Professional Webpage: http://www.getgordon.com/team_member/brian-c-colomb/

Honors/Awards:

Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Worldwide Registry
Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers
Rated AV Preeminent Judicial Edition, Martindale-Hubbell
Louisiana Super Lawyer
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Top Attorneys in Louisiana, Louisiana Life Magazine

Bar/Professional Activity:

Million Dollar Advocates, Member
American Bar Association, Member
American Association for Justice, Member
Louisiana Association for Justice, Maritime Law Section Committee Chair
Louisiana Association for Justice, Board of Governors
Louisiana Association for Justice, Member
Louisiana Bar Association, Member
Lafayette Bar Association, Member
U.S. Supreme Court, 2015
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2014
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2003
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2001
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2001
Louisiana, 1998

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Author, Damages after Haleigh McBride, et al v. Estis Well Service (en banc), 13th Annual Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law, Maritime, 2015
Author, McBride v. Estis Well Service, LLC: The Seaman's Case for Punitive Damages Under His Unseaworthiness Claim and How the U.S. Fifth Circuit Got it Wrong, Again, Loyola Maritime Law Journal, Maritime
Author, Haleigh McBride, et al v. Estis Well Service and Related Punitive Damages Issues, 12th Annual Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law, Maritime
High Stakes on the High Seas Maritime Law Conference
The Care and Feeding of Expert Witnesses, LSU Law Center Apprenticeship Week
American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada
In Rem: In Vogue, Again?, High Stakes on the High Seas Maritime Law Conference
Maximizing Seamen’s Death Damages, Louisiana Advocates
Warren v. Teleflex amicus brief, Louisiana Association for Justice & American Association for Justice

Verdicts/Settlements:

$900,000 for a diver who sustained a back injury working in the Gulf of Mexico., 2016
$1,500,000 for a female who sustained foot and neck injuries in an 18-wheeler collision., 2016
$4,300,000 for my client who was injured in an auto accident and suffered mild, traumatic brain injury., 2013
$1,700,000 federal court verdict for the family of a prison killed on a drilling rig while in work release.
Brian C. Colomb recovers $9,000,000 for a 73 year-old fisherman who was paralyzed when he struck a low hanging cable.
$3,000,000 award for an Arkansas tow boat worker who sustained a back injury in Pennsylvania.

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