McKernan Law Firm

Previous Law Firm Name

• Gordon McKernan & McKernan Law Firm

Law Firm Overview

Louisiana Law Firm Focused on Results

Baton Rouge ∙ Lake Charles

If you have been seriously injured in a car wreck or other motor vehicle accident, you are more than likely coping with medical bills, lost wages and a difficult insurance adjuster. At the McKernan Law Firm, we take on the insurance companies and help you secure full and fair compensation for medical expenses, time away from work, pain and suffering, and other significant damages — we make them pay what you are owed.

We Know What it Takes to Get Results

Handling a personal injury or wrongful death case requires thorough investigation, legal research, medical development, trial preparation, settlement negotiation, and trial and appeal of the case. With eleven attorneys and a staff of twenty, we work closely together to help recover the compensation you deserve. With over 100 years combined legal experience, the McKernan Law Firm has the background and knowledge to fully develop each one of these aspects for our clients' benefits.

At the McKernan Law Firm, we have investigators on call 24 hours a day to immediately respond to any car wreck, fatal truck accident or other vehicle accident in Louisiana, or across the nation. Our firm has access to a jet airplane for immediate response to any situation and frequently works with top liability and medical experts from across the country to help develop cases. We use state-of-the-art computer technology to enhance our clients' cases. Image scanners, trial presenter, Summation computer software and paperless trials are routinely employed in our cases.

All of these factors have allowed our attorneys and staff to play a part in recovering over $1 billion in cases for our clients through the years. In fact, the firm has over 60 verdicts and/or settlements in excess of $1 million dollars.

We have obtained these results through knowledge of the law, hard work and preparation. In short, we will leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of maximizing our clients' recovery.

Our Mission

The mission of the McKernan Law Firm is to provide the highest quality of legal service, compassion and support to our clients and their families.

This commitment is evidenced through our constant pursuit of truth and justice while at the same time maximizing our clients' recovery.

Dedicated to Our Community and to Our Beliefs

Our law firm has a strong footing in communities throughout Louisiana. For example, we are proud supporters of Louisiana State University, Southeastern University, Nicholls University, and Southern University. In addition, Louisiana State University Law School has officially named their auditorium, "The McKernan Law Auditorium". We have collaborated with other local lawyers to establish a scholarship at the Southern University Law Center.

Our firm is guided by strong beliefs that affect and determine how we represent our clients. The strength of our convictions makes us an invaluable ally in any case involving a motorcycle wreck, head-on-collision, fatal accident or other auto accident.

Frequent Case Types

• Car Accident in Baton Rouge, LA
• Social Security Disability in Baton Rouge, LA

Areas of Practice

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
• Toxic Torts
• Aviation
• Social Security -- Disability
• Wrongful Death - Plaintiff

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime, Car Accident, Personal Injury, Social Security -- Disability, Wrongful Death