Previous Law Firm Name

• Modica & Irving

Law Firm Overview

Modica, Dowden & Sledge

A litigation-oriented, full service law firm for the individual and small business.

Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
Auto Accidents / Injuries
Boating Accidents & Maritime Injuries
Products Liability
Defective Drugs
Premises Liability
Medical Malpractice
Contract and Insurance Claims
Wills / Probate / Successions / Trusts
Family Law

For more than 35 years (since 1969) Guy Modica and Modica, Dowden & Sledge have provided effective representation to PLAINTIFFS exclusively in automobile accidents, boat accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and other tort cases as well as representation of individuals in divorce and family-related matters, successions, and preparation of wills.

Our firm is authorized to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, all Louisiana Courts of Appeals, and all lower courts of Louisiana .

IT IS THE GOAL OF MODICA, DOWDEN & SLEDGE TO PROVIDE QUALITY, EFFECTIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED REPRESENTATION TO EACH AND EVERY CLIENT.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Consumer Protection
• Contracts
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Internet -- Cyberspace
• Litigation & Appeals
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home
• Patents
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
• Toxic Torts
• Wills
• Workers' Compensation Law
• General Civil Practice
• Auto and Boat Accidents
• Business Associations Law
• Wills and Successions
• Criminal Law

Honors and Awards

• Public Service Award from American Radio Relay League, 1969

Classes and Seminars

• Development of the Law under Daubert, Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association, 1999
• How to Handle the Expert Witness Who Knows Everything, Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association, 2000
• When is Evidence Scientifically Valid, But Not Generally Accepted, Arkansas Trial Lawyer's Association, 2000
• What To Do When Your Insurance Company Goes Broke, Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association, 2001

Representative Clients

• Capital Utilities Corp.
• West Baton Rouge Parish Council

Representative Cases

• McCastle v. Rollins Envir, 456 So.2d 612 (Supreme Court of Louisiana 1984)
• Save Ourselves v. La DEQ, 452 So.2d 1152 (Supreme Court of Louisiana 1984)
• Old Jefferson Civic Assoc. v. Planning Commission for the City of Baton Rouge, 364 So.2d 193 (Louisiana Court of Appeals First Circuit 1978)
• LeMarie v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 793 So.2d 336 (Louisiana Court of Appeals First Circuit 2001)
• Amin v. Bakhaty, 798 So.2d 95 (Louisiana Supreme Court 2001)
• CTS Enterprises, Inc. v. La. Public Service Commission, 540 So.2d 285 (Louisiana Supreme Court 1989)
• Cashio v. Shoriak, 481 So.2d 1013 (Louisiana Supreme Court 1986)
• Louisiana Consumer's League v. Louisiana Public Service Commission, 351 So.2d 128 (Supreme Court of Louisiana 1977)

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Bad Faith Insurance, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Criminal Law, Wills, Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Health & Health Care Law, Nursing Home, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Internet -- Cyberspace, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Medical Products & Devices, Pharmaceutical Products, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Toxic Torts, Workers' Compensation Law