Jason M. Welborn
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Lafayette, Louisiana
Welborn & Hargett Injury Attorneys
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Transportation & Maritime, Aviation & Aerospace; view more
Licensed in Louisiana since: 1999
Education: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
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Jason M. Welborn is a partner at the law firm of Welborn & Hargett, LLC, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mr. Welborn handles personal injury and maritime law cases, representing clients in Lafayette, Lake Charles and the surrounding areas. He has experience with cases involving motor vehicle crashes, offshore accidents, trucking wrecks and other accidents caused by negligence.
Mr. Welborn has been practicing law for over 20 years. During his time in practice, he has recovered major amounts of compensation through settlements and verdicts on behalf of the injured and their families. He provides support and guidance to his clients, advising them on the best options for their situations and negotiating solutions or arguing their cases forcefully in court when it becomes necessary.
Mr. Welborn is AV Preeminent peer-review rated,* the highest rating, through Martindale-Hubbell. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an exclusive organization of attorneys who have recovered verdicts or settlements of $1 million or more for their clients.
Mr. Welborn graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree before earning his law degree from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Before joining Welborn & Hargett, LLC, in 2003, he was an associate attorney at two Lafayette law firms. He holds a license to practice law before all Louisiana state courts; the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He participates in the Lafayette Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association.
*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, Transportation/Maritime, Aviation and Aerospace, Civil Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
First Admitted: 1999, Louisiana
Professional Webpage: https://www.wandhlawfirm.com/attorney-profile
- Louisiana, 1999
- Lafayette Parish Bar Association, 1999 - Present
- Louisiana State Bar Association, 1999 - Present
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1999
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1999
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1999
- $48,000,000.00 verdict in the Western District of Louisiana, Federal Court. The case involved a breach of contract for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during COVID. The contract at issue was for the purchase of 500,000,000 3M N-95 masks at a purchase price of $950,000,000.00. The defendant executed the contract, then breached the contract by failing to pay the required deposit to the required escrow account. My client was the business which put the entire business deal involving multiple parties together. As a result of the breach of contract, my client suffered a $45,000,000.00 loss. The case first went through arbitration as required by the contract. Then, we had to get a federal court judge in the WDLA to affirm the arbitration award through the Federal Arbitration Act. After multiple briefs and arguments, we won on all issues, and the award was affirmed by the federal judge. , 2024
- $9,000,000.00 Recovered. Our client, a pipe inspector, was on his hands and knees removing thread protectors on an oil company’s workover yard when a drilling company employee ran over his left lower extremity with a 12,000-pound industrial forklift. He underwent a big toe amputation and more than 15 procedures to repair the foot and nerve damage. A dorsal column stimulator was required to control pain and delay complex regional pain syndrome. He also suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was unable to return to work. He became limited to light-duty occupations. Depositions revealed that the forklift operator had taken two doses of suboxone that day, including one dose 15 minutes before the incident. The operator called “stop work” when he was refused a spotter for the operation, but his supervisor insisted that he proceed. Depositions also uncovered that the forklift had no working reverse alarm or amber light. Defendants contested the damage calculations of our experts and argued that a toe injury could not be seen as a traumatic case. However, they brought no experts to support their position. Our client incurred $523,000 in medical expenses and is expected to have $1.2 million in future expenses. The target defendant was headquartered in Texas, and the accident occurred in Mississippi. We established sufficient contacts between the defendant and Louisiana to bring the case to court in this state. The case resolved more than a month before trial for $9 million., 2025
- $8,500,000.00 Recovered. Our client, a thread representative, was working on a bucking jig in Fourchon, Louisiana. While bucking drill pipe, there was a bad make-up between two joints of pipe. Our client called an "All stop" to shut down the job, so he could go and inspect the threads of the pipe. While our client was inspecting the threads, another 4,600-pound pipe rolled downhill and onto our client, crushing his left arm and hand. He underwent multiple hand surgeries and a neck surgery. All doctors, even the defense doctors, agreed that our client had complex regional pain syndrome ("CRPS") following the crush injury. A dorsal column stimulator was recommended to control and delay the CRPS. All doctors stated that he could not return to any type of employment. Depositions revealed that the bucking jig operator had the only radio to notify other crew members of the "All Stop. However, the operator failed to notify anyone of the "All stop". As such, additional drill pipe was allowed to move and crush the plaintiff's left arm and hand. Our client incurred $285,598.91 in medical expenses and is expected to have $2.8 million in future medical expenses. The case resolved after a failed mediation for $8,500,000.00., 2025
- $5,000,000 jury verdict for a police officer who was rearended by a commercial vehicle. The case was tried over the course of 5 days. The verdict was 5 times what the defense offered pre-trial., 2022
- $7,100,000 Trial Verdict for a Jones Act Seaman who developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome after an accident, 2016
- $4,400,000 Jury verdict for a 43 year old commercial driver involved in a rear end collision, 2020
- $3,400,000 jury verdict in Vermilion Parish for a dog bite. The case involved a 6-year-old girl who was attacked by a K-9 trained dog in the face. The medical specials presented at trial totaled $15,000. Prior to trial the defendant's last offer was $30,000. After a 4 day jury trial, the jury awarded $3,400,000 to the young lady and her parents. , 2024
- $2,100,000 recovered for an offshore worker injured in a personnel basket transfer. The plaintiff was being loaded on to a personnel basket in rough seas. During the transfer the vessel captain gunned the vessel causing the basket to make contact with piece of deck equipment. Plaintiff was thrown from the basket injuring his neck and back., 2023
- $2,200,000 recovered for a Jones Act seaman injured when a main electrical panel shorted out on an offshore vessel. After temperatures rose in the engine room due to a lack of ventilation, the seaman suffered a heart attack and had to be airlifted to the hospital., 2021
- $1,800,000 recovered for a non-destructive tester injured in a car crash while returning from work. The injured party underwent a successful fusion surgery on his neck., 2022
- $2.3 Million settlement for a young woman rear-ended by a tow truck, 2020
- $1.8 Million settlement for a gentlemen whose truck was sideswiped in a parking lot by a commercial vehicle, 2020
- Jason M. Welborn received board certification in the area of trial advocacy from the National Trial Lawyers Association., 2023
- This distinction is given to attorneys who have received multiple verdicts and settlements of greater than $1,000,000., Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2007
- Jason M. Welborn received his board certification from the National Trial Lawyers Association after completing the 6 hours of required testing and meeting the active trial certification standards., Board Certified in Trial Advocacy, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
- Awarded a AV rating for the Highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected to be a member of Louisiana Super Lawyers by my peers, 2019 - 2020, Louisiana Super Lawyers, Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Juris Doctorate from Lousiana State University, 1999
- University of Central Florida, B.A., 1993, 1993
- Litigation award for outstanding personal injury litigation, 2014
- Top 100 trial lawyers in Louisiana as rated by Louisiana Life Magazine, 2020
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2025
