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About the firm

A trial firm, not a settlement mill

Two lawyers, one office, and a caseload small enough that both names on the door know every file. Insurance carriers keep a list of the firms that actually try cases. That list is the whole business model.

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Meet the partners

Justin C. Dewett
Founding Partner

Justin C. Dewett

Fifteen years of trying motor vehicle, commercial trucking, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases to verdict in Louisiana and Texas.

  • Lead counsel on the No. 1 Unsafe Lane Change Settlement in the United States, TopVerdict 2024
  • Lead counsel on a Top 10 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement in Texas, TopVerdict 2024
  • Licensed in Louisiana and Texas
  • LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Josh L. Powell
Founding Partner

Josh L. Powell

A construction engineer who worked the oilfield and held a CDL before law school. He knows the DOT rules, the safety requirements, and the equipment because he has been on the other end of them.

  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2025 and 2026
  • Recovered $49 million and $32.2 million for catastrophically injured clients
  • B.S. Construction Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
  • Mississippi College School of Law, cum laude
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