Charles Lavis | New Orleans Personal Injury Lawyer - New Orleans Insurance Lawyer

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About Charles

Charles Lavis is the founder and managing shareholder of Lavis Law Firm, APLC. He was born in New Orleans and has practiced law since opening his first office in 1995.

Throughout his legal career, Charles has represented workers, consumers, homeowners, and business owners against insurance companies and corporations. He represents clients in matters involving Job Injuries, Accidents, Products Liability, Hurricane Insurance Claims, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death and Survival Actions, and Insurance Bad Faith.

 In 1987, Charles graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas where he earned a Bachelors in Business Administration. In 1994, he received his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans.

Charles is admitted to practice before all Federal and State Courts in Louisiana, including the Louisiana Supreme Court. He is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice, The American Association for Justice and the Workers Injury & Advocacy Group.

Charles has been named an Advocate by the American Association for Justice National College of Advocacy. He has received a diploma in Trial Advocacy Skills from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and has graduated from courses in the Essentials of Civil Litigation (Reno, Nevada) and Deposition College (New Orleans, Louisiana).

Charles belongs to the Better Business Bureau and the United Policyholders.

When he is not working, Charles enjoys practicing yoga, teaching Qigong, circuit training, reading, drawing and pottery, and spending time with his family.

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Experience

Attorney

Lavis Law Firm

1995 - Present

Admission

Verified Louisiana

1995

Verified Louisiana Supreme Court

Education

Southern Methodist University

BBA (Finance)

1987

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group Member
    2005 - Present
  • Louisiana Association for Justice Member
    2005 - Present
  • New Orleans Bar Association Member
    1995 - Present
  • Louisiana State Bar Association | Member
  • The American Association for Justice | Member

Notable Work

Publications

BP Oil Spill Law Blog Court Rules Kenneth Feinberg, GCCF And Their Reatives Are Not Independent Of BP

present / 2011


Louisiana Job Injury Law Blog How is a Longshore Monaural & Binaural Occupational Hearing Loss Calculated?

2010


Louisiana Insurance Lawyer Blog Trouble getting your Louisiana insurance Claim Money from Your Mortgage Company?

2010