Personal injury attorney in Gretna, LA
A personal injury practice limited to auto, 18-wheeler and truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and rideshare/Uber accident claims in the greater New Orleans area, with services offered in Spanish. The firm charges a 30% contingency fee on claims resolved before suit is filed and 37% if suit is filed, lower than the 40% it says is standard, and clients pay no fees, costs, or expenses unless money is recovered. Three written guarantees back the work, including a 100% satisfaction guarantee allowing clients to leave within the first 30 days with fees waived. The firm also publishes a documented mission, vision, core values, and Client Bill of Rights, plus extensive guides on settlement value, insurance tactics, and Louisiana comparative fault law.
Keith L. Magness was born and raised in Southeast Louisiana and is a former U.S. Marine, Deputy Sheriff, and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent. He earned his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 2003, graduating with honors in the top 10% of his class, and previously worked directly for auto insurers including Allstate, State Farm, Liberty Mutual, Metropolitan, and Safeco. He lost his mother in an auto accident while in law school, and that experience with insurers and injury lawyers shaped the practice he opened in 2011. He has been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association, received the American Academy of Trial Attorneys Premier 100 designation in 2015, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.





