Samuel R. Ducote

Samuel Ducote is the founder and managing attorney of Ducote Law Firm, LLC, where he leads a team of 10 legal professionals, including three attorneys. He is committed to providing honest, compassionate, and determined legal representation to individuals, families, and businesses throughout Louisiana.

Sam earned his Juris Doctor and Diploma in Civil Law from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2022, along with a Graduate Certificate in Energy Law & Policy. He received his undergraduate degree from McNeese State University in 2018 and previously served as a Deputy Clerk of Court for the 14th Judicial District Court in Calcasieu Parish.

While attending LSU Law, Sam served as a Graduate Editor of the Journal of Civil Law Studies and participated in Moot Court, the Board of Advocates, and numerous trial and appellate advocacy competitions. He also earned a CALI Excellence for the Future Award and served as both a research assistant and a teaching assistant. During law school, he gained practical experience as a summer associate at Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P., and Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd.

Before founding Ducote Law Firm, Sam served as a Staff Attorney at the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal and practiced as an Associate Attorney at Scofield, Gerard, Pohorelsky, Gallaugher & Landry, LLC, and O’Dowd Law Firm, LLC. His experience encompasses complex civil litigation, family law, succession disputes, and appellate practice.

Throughout his career, Sam has represented and assisted hundreds of clients across diverse litigation matters in various state and federal trial courts. Sam has also successfully secured multiple favorable appellate decisions and supervisory writ rulings before the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal.

Although Sam maintains a broad civil litigation practice, he has considerable experience litigating contested estates, elder law matters, and capacity-related disputes involving wills, trusts, successions, and interdictions. His practice also includes labor and employment disputes, union arbitrations, commercial litigation, construction contract disputes, and personal injury matters.