Douglas Schmidt | New Orleans Personal Injury Lawyer

Main Office

335 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Other Locations

Serving New Orleans and the surrounding area.

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About Douglas

Hans Christian Schmidt (1756–1822) is the patriarch of the family and Douglas's great, great grandfather. Coming from a family that has deep roots in the judicial system in Louisiana. His place in the legal community is indeed well-deserved as he has dealt with mass disaster and class action litigation cases. He is also a certified public accountant who has received millions of dollars for his clients in his 40 years of practice.

As an attorney with over 40 years of practice experience and running his own firm, Mr. Schmidt has a passion for the legal field. He is licensed to practice in Louisiana and in South Carolina; thus, he can practice both civil and common law. Louisiana has the most class actions and tort disasters of any other state.

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Experience

Owner

Douglas M. Schmidt, APLC.

1978-Present

New Orleans, LA

Admission

Verified Louisiana

1978

Education

Louisiana State University

Bachelors

1968

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Round Table Club of New Orleans Member
    2010 - Present
  • South Carolina Bar Association Member
    1988 - Present
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Member
    1978 - Present
  • Phi Kappa Psi LA Alpha Alumni Chairman & Alumni House Corporation Chairman
    1968 - Present
  • Eastern United States District Court of Louisiana | Member
  • United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals | Member
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana | Member
  • United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals | Member
Honors / Awards
  • Recognizing Excellence in Corporate and Transnational Law Lawyers of Distinction
    2020
  • Peer Review Rated Martindale-Hubbell
    2020
  • Recognizing Excellence in Personal Injury Law Lawyers of Distinction
    2018

Notable Work

Cases

Dale Dennis, etal vs. C.F. Industries, Inc. No. 67,243, 23rd JDC Court for the Parish of Ascension

$50 million.

Publications

Clarion Herald New Orleans Pro-Life

1988

Douglas M. Schmidt, APLC. Highlights

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Tax, Car Accident

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