$49.00M
An impaired driver in a stolen vehicle drove the wrong way and hit our client head-on, breaking multiple bones and causing a brain injury.
Josh Powell
Justin DewettJosh PowellLouisiana & Texas Injury Lawyers
Over $170 Million
Recovered For Our Clients
- TopVerdict.com: No. 1 Personal Injury Verdict in Louisiana (2023)
- TopVerdict.com: No. 1 Trucking Settlement in the United States (2024)
- Eight No. 1 rankings by TopVerdict.com (2024)
Track record
What our lawyers have done
Attributed to the lawyer who did the work, not to a firm-wide total.
$32.20M
An industrial plant ignored proper safety protocols, triggering an explosion that caused our client catastrophic burns, broken bones, spinal injury, and mental anguish.
Josh Powell
$17.25M
A trailer disconnected on an interstate and caused a wreck. Listed by TopVerdict among the Top 10 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in Texas for 2024.
Justin Dewett, lead counsel
$13.00M
An unsafe lane change by an 18-wheeler. Ranked by TopVerdict as the No. 1 Unsafe Lane Change Settlement in the United States for 2024.
Justin Dewett, lead counsel
These results were obtained by our attorneys while practicing at a prior firm and are presented as their individual records. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and turns on its own facts.
Practice areas
Cases we handle
Serious injury and wrongful death across Louisiana and Texas. Not sure your case fits? Call anyway. The review is free either way.
Not sure you have a case?
That is what the free review is for. Two minutes on the phone is usually enough to tell you.
We Have Recovered
Over $170,000,000
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What happens next
No phone tree. No qualifying script. You tell a lawyer what happened and a lawyer tells you where you stand.
Call Us Now- You reach a lawyer, not a call centerDay or night, including weekends and holidays.
- An attorney reviews your case within 24 hoursYou get a straight answer on whether you have a claim and what it is worth.
- The adjusters start calling us instead of youFrom the day you hire us, every call, form, and deadline goes through our office.
- We get you to a doctor who treats accident injuriesAnd we push the property damage claim so you have a vehicle again.
- You owe nothing unless we winWe advance the case costs. If there is no recovery, you are not billed for them.
Why Dewett & Powell
A small firm on purpose
Your case is not one of four hundred
We take fewer cases so the ones we take get tried properly. If we take your case, it is because we believe in it.
Insurers keep a list
Carriers track which lawyers actually put cases in front of juries. Both names on this door are on that list, and the first offer reflects it.
Nothing out of pocket, ever
Contingency fee. We advance the experts, the depositions, and the court costs. If we do not recover, you owe nothing.
Free case review
Start your case in under 60 seconds
Tell us what happened. An attorney reviews it within 24 hours, and during business hours you will usually hear back in minutes.
- Free, with no obligation.
- You pay nothing unless we win money for you.
- Everything you share stays confidential.
- Photos and records help, but nothing is required.
Answers
Questions people ask first
Nothing upfront. We work on contingency, so our fee is a percentage of the recovery and only paid if we win money for you. If we recover nothing, you owe no fee.
For most Louisiana injuries on or after July 1, 2024, you have two years from the date of injury. Injuries before that date generally fall under the prior one-year period. Texas gives you two years. Federal maritime claims often run three. Some deadlines are shorter, so the moment you suspect you have a claim is the moment to call.
No. The other side's insurer is not your friend and their job is to pay as little as possible. Anything you say is recorded and used to limit the claim. Let us handle the communication so you do not give away the case.
It depends on when it happened. For Louisiana injuries on or after January 1, 2026, you recover nothing if you are found 51 percent or more at fault, and below that your recovery is reduced by your share. Injuries before that date fall under the old rule, where you could recover no matter your percentage. Texas has used a 51 percent bar for years. Either way, the carrier now has a strong financial reason to push blame onto you, which is why preserving evidence early matters more than it used to.
Most cases settle. But settlement value comes from being trial-ready. Firms with a history of going to court get serious offers, and firms that will not get lowball ones. We prepare every case as though it will be tried.
