Carl A. (Trey) Woods

As a partner with the Didriksen, Saucier & Woods law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana, attorney Carl Allen “Trey” Woods has served as lead counsel on numerous complex civil trials and arbitrations involving personal injury and liability claims arising from motor vehicle accidents, Uber/ Lyft collisions, train collisions, hurricane insurance claims, defective products, medical malpractice, environmental torts, construction defects and other similar disputes.

He also manages the firm’s workers’ compensation department, and he has extensive experience with complex, multiparty class actions, insurance disputes and subrogation as well as with first-party and third-party property claims.

In addition to maintaining a successful civil litigation practice, Mr. Woods also assists small businesses and nonprofits with planning and organization, regulatory compliance, creating bylaws, and serving as counsel to help enforce those bylaws. Widely regarded as a leader in his field, he has published a number of articles on e-discovery and other pretrial and trial tactics and best practices, and he routinely offers in-depth legal commentary on a variety of topics.

Over the course of his career, he has secured tens of millions of dollars in settlements and awards for those he has served, and he has earned several awards and honors for his professionalism and service. In 2012-2013, the American Association for Justice awarded him the New Lawyer Division of Excellence Award, and The Times-Picayune voted him among the region’s top lawyers in 2016.

A 2007 graduate of Millsaps College with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and minors in economics and political science, Mr. Woods attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 2010. That same year, he also earned his Master of Business Administration from Loyola University New Orleans College of Business. Licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in Louisiana, he is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association.