Law Firm Overview

Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan is a professional law corporation located in Lake Charles, Louisiana at the center of the Gulf Coast Industrial Corridor between Houston and New Orleans.

Since the 1950s, BMBW&G has served a variety of injured clients throughout the Gulf Coast Region, handling and litigating personal injury and toxic tort actions for citizens and individual workers.

Though the firm has always been moderately sized, it has collectively tried, mediated, or otherwise resolved thousands of individual cases, primarily in the areas of occupational disease, toxic tort, personal injury, general negligence, product liability, wrongful death, and national maritime litigation.

With a commitment to personalized, efficient, and responsive service, the personal injury lawyers at BMBW&G are adept at handling complex personal injury litigation matters. Having litigated and mediated multiparty claims, the personal injury attorneys at BMBW&G have developed a highly automated system incorporating the very latest in communications and database technology. A staff of trained investigators, paralegals, and computer personnel provide support on all personal injury cases we handle.

The personal injury lawyers at BMBW&G are dedicated to litigating with the highest level of professional competence, striving to secure the maximum possible recovery for their clients in the most efficient and professionally responsible manner. We believe in the contingency fee as a useful, productive, and satisfying basis for compensation for legal services. If there is no recovery, there is no fee. Initial consultations on personal injury cases are always without charge.

If you live in Lake Charles, Louisiana or anywhere along the Gulf Coast and believe you may have a personal injury claim, contact the attorneys at Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan today!

Areas of Practice

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Consumer Protection
• Environmental Law
• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Occupational Disease
• Pharmaceutical Litigation
• Asbestos/Mesothelioma
• Railroad Accidents (FELA)
• General Negligence
• Defective Products
• Wrongful Death
• Cancer Cases
• Offshore Accidents
• 18 Wheeler Accidents
• Catastrophic Injuries

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Consumer Protection, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Health & Health Care Law, Nursing Home, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Pharmaceutical Products, Medical Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Asbestos, Workers' Compensation Law