Mr. Garret Scott DeReus
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Garret DeReus | New Orleans Civil Rights Lawyer
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3319 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117
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Bizer & DeReus, LLC
About Garret
Garret S. DeReus is an experienced civil rights and personal injury attorney with over a decade of litigation experience. As a partner at Bizer & DeReus, Mr. DeReus has dedicated his career to litigation and advocating for individuals whose rights have been violated.
Mr. DeReus handles civil rights cases, personal injury claims, nursing home abuse, and medical malpractice. He has successfully handled more than 500 civil rights cases and has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, from pre-litigation development through appellate work. His civil rights practice encompasses prisoner rights, disability rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, excessive force, education access, and government accountability cases.
Mr. DeReus serves as lead counsel in high-stakes federal litigation and has secured significant victories at both the trial and appellate levels. Notable achievements include successful appeals to the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, with the Tenth Circuit establishing favorable precedent regarding the repeated violations doctrine in a Title II ADA case. In January 2024, Mr. DeReus first-chaired a federal jury trial in a First Amendment case that resulted in a plaintiff verdict, securing $205,000 in damages.
Mr. DeReus has successfully opposed challenges from major corporations, including a groundbreaking ADA case against Uber Technologies for wheelchair accessibility. He has negotiated over 200 settlements, consent decrees, and judgments, including systemic changes to New Orleans' public transportation system that made the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar accessible to wheelchair users.
Mr. DeReus earned his J.D. from Tulane Law School in 2013 as a Dean's Scholarship Recipient and his B.B.A. from The George Washington University in 2010, graduating summa cum laude.
Mr. DeReus handles civil rights cases, personal injury claims, nursing home abuse, and medical malpractice. He has successfully handled more than 500 civil rights cases and has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, from pre-litigation development through appellate work. His civil rights practice encompasses prisoner rights, disability rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, excessive force, education access, and government accountability cases.
Mr. DeReus serves as lead counsel in high-stakes federal litigation and has secured significant victories at both the trial and appellate levels. Notable achievements include successful appeals to the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, with the Tenth Circuit establishing favorable precedent regarding the repeated violations doctrine in a Title II ADA case. In January 2024, Mr. DeReus first-chaired a federal jury trial in a First Amendment case that resulted in a plaintiff verdict, securing $205,000 in damages.
Mr. DeReus has successfully opposed challenges from major corporations, including a groundbreaking ADA case against Uber Technologies for wheelchair accessibility. He has negotiated over 200 settlements, consent decrees, and judgments, including systemic changes to New Orleans' public transportation system that made the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar accessible to wheelchair users.
Mr. DeReus earned his J.D. from Tulane Law School in 2013 as a Dean's Scholarship Recipient and his B.B.A. from The George Washington University in 2010, graduating summa cum laude.
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Admission
Colorado
2016
Louisiana
2013
Education
Tulane University School of Law
J.D.
2013
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Member | Disability Rights Bar Association
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Member | Louisiana Association For Justice
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Member | National Police Accountability Project
Notable Work
Publications
ADA violations as evidence of negligence in Louisiana personal injury cases
Louisiana Association for Justice-August 10,
2025
When Medical Negligence in Jail Isn’t Covered by the ADA: The Fifth Circuit’s Decision in Carter v. City of Shreveport-August 7,
2025
Trump’s Budget Cuts Threaten Organizations That Provide Services to Individuals with Disabilities-May 2,
2025
AI Security Vulnerabilities Could Compromise the Proposed NIH Autism Database: The Danger of Entrusting Medical Data to Systems We Don’t Fully Understand-April 29,
2025
Louisiana Nursing Home Regulations: Why Policies and Procedures Matter for Patient Safety-February 13,
2025
Bizer & DeReus, LLC Highlights
Civil & Human Rights, Nursing Home, Employment, Medical Malpractice, Accident & Injury
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