T-Claude Devall
TRIAL ATTORNEY
T-Claude, a graduate of LSU and Southern University Law Center, has been practicing law for over a decade. He is passionate about helping people recover what they deserve after suffering injuries. Using his in-depth knowledge of the injury law and his tenacious spirit, T-Claude has obtained notably large verdicts and settlements for clients across Louisiana.
T-Claude has earned a reputation as a tough litigator and has been recognized with various state and national awards. He has been admitted into five bar associations, currently serves as Vice President of the YLS Southwest Louisiana Bar Association and District Representative of the YLS Louisiana Bar Association, and is on the Council of Directors for the Louisiana Association of Justice.
As a young teenager, T-Claude became steeped in the maritime industry, working as a deckhand on tugboats in the Intracoastal waterway. His early background in fishing, hunting, and working on a barge crew has given him an insider’s perspective on the plight of injured maritime workers and has set the foundation for his practice in admiralty and maritime Law. And the sea is still in his blood; outside of work, he remains an avid hunter, fisherman, kayaker, and diver.
He concentrates his practice on injury law litigation, with a focus on brain injuries, eighteen-wheeler accidents, and car wrecks. He represents a variety of clients in both state and federal court.
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Jones Act
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Business & Commercial Law
- Consumer Protection
- Class Actions – Plaintiff
- Construction Law
- Criminal Fraud
- Wage & Hour Laws – Employee
- Environmental Law
- Water Pollution
- Health & Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Errors & Omissions Insurance
- Litigation & Appeals
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Personal Injury – Plaintiff
- Animal Bites – Plaintiff
- Assault & Battery – Plaintiff
- Aviation Accidents – Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
- Property Damage – Plaintiff
- Railroad Accidents – Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall – Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death – Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Toxic Torts
- Transportation Law
- Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J.D. – 2004 - LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
B.A.B.S. – 2001
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Sociology
- Louisiana, 2004
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2005
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2008
- United States District Court – Middle District of Louisiana, 2013
- YLS Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, Vice President, 2007 – Present
- YLS Louisiana Bar Association, District Representative, 2008 – Present