Stephen Babcock | Baton Rouge Personal Injury Lawyer

A Louisiana native, Stephen Babcock has developed a reputation for taking on high-profile cases involving catastrophic personal injury matters and business disputes.

Born and raised outside of Ruston, La., Stephen attended Louisiana Tech University, where he received a B.S. in marketing in 1997. Already a licensed real estate agent at the time, his intention was to go to law school and become a title attorney. However, not long after he began his studies at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Babcock changed his mind and realized he wanted to be a trial lawyer instead. Read more below…

After receiving his J.D. in 2000, he launched his legal career, joining Allstate Insurance Co., as an in-house trial attorney. A year later, he joined the law firm of McKay Williamson Lutgring & Cochran as an associate attorney handling mostly personal injury cases. In 2003, he ventured out to create his own firm, which would inevitably become Babcock Trial Lawyers. Babcock has been serving the legal needs of clients from his Baton Rouge office ever since.

His practice focuses solely on litigation and he has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana. A licensed pilot, Babcock often flies to his destinations to more efficiently make use of his time for clients. Although he never turns down the chance to try cases before juries, Babcock is also a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution and participates in mediations and arbitrations as much as possible.

His high-profile cases have included a nearly $2 million arbitration award for a hotel manager against the owner of a Hilton Hotel. He also represented the sportsmen’s organization Ducks Unlimited in a million-dollar federal lawsuit involving a New Orleans artist’s prints. Babcock filed motions for summary judgment in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of his client, and the case resulted in a voluntary dismissal.

He also made the national news in early 2008 when LSU played Ohio State for the BCS National Football Championship game. Babcock — an ardent LSU football fan — was successful in convincing a state judge to delay a trial that was scheduled to occur at the same time as the game (which LSU won, 38-24).

Babcock’s work has earned the recognition of a number of professional organizations. They include being named a Top Ten Personal Injury Attorney Baton Rouge by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, selection by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers of America for personal injury law and commercial litigation, a “Superb” rating in the Avvo legal directory, and “Rising Star” status by SuperLawyers magazine.

In addition, Martindale-Hubbell Ratings has given Babcock its coveted Client Distinction Award, for excellence in client service. Stephen has always aspired to provide superior client service, including a 30-day client-satisfaction guarantee.

Babcock is an avid outdoorsman and strong supporter of Ducks Unlimited and the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Babcock Trial Lawyers	Baton Rouge, LA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Louisiana Tech University	Bachelors		1997

State / Court	Date
Louisiana	2000

• Lawyer Pilots Bar Association | Member | 2008 - Present
  American Board of Trial Advocates | Fellow | 2008 - Present
  Louisiana Bar Foundation | Fellow | 2002 - Present
  Federal Bar Association | Litigation Section | Member | 2000 - Present
  Federal Bar Association | Appellate Law Section | Member | 2000 - Present
  Fifth Circuit Bar Association | Member | 2000 - Present
  Defense Research Institute | Electronic Discovery Committee | Member | 2008 - 2012
  Defense Research Institute | Litigation Section | Member | 2003 - 2010
  Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel | Member | 2002 - 2010

• LSU One Hundred Fastest Growing Tiger Owned Businesses | 2020, 2021, 2022
  Law Firm 500 - Top 500 Fastest Growing Law Firms in the Country.
  AV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2022
  Louisiana Super Lawyer | Louisiana Super Lawyers | 2022
  Trail Masters Designee | Trial Masters | 2022
  Louisiana Super Lawyer | Louisiana Super Lawyers | 2022
  Multi-Million Dollar Advocate | Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2022
  Best Lawyer - Commercial Litigation & Personal Injury | Best Lawyers in America | 2022
  Best Law Firm | U.S. News & World Report | 2022
  Million Dollar Advocate | Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2022
  Top Forty Under 40 | Baton Rouge Business Report | 2007
  Honoree | Baton Rouge People On the Move | 2007
  Recommended Attorney | A.M. Best Company - Recommended Insurance Attorneys | 2004
  Stephen T. Victory Award | Louisiana State Bar Association | 2002

• LEC vs. Yolande and Sons, Inc.
  Case Won.

• Babcock Partners | Understanding Damages – Car Accident | 2016
  Defense Research Institute | State by State Compendium on Non-Competition Agreements | 2009
  Louisiana Bar Journal | Experts at Summary Judgment: Examining the Effect of Independent Fire Insurance Co. v. Sunbeam Corp. | 2002
  University of Phoenix | Business Organizations and Structure | 2001
  National Business Institute | Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Law in Louisiana: Defending the UM / Bad Faith Claim | 2001
  University of Phoenix | Business Ethics | 2000

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