Larry Curtis is recognized as one of Louisiana’s preeminent personal injury lawyers. For over 35 years, Curtis has successfully represented maritime workers of all types– drill rig and platform workers, service hands, and offshore construction workers, as well as commercial divers, dredge crew and fishermen – in cases involving serious
injury or death. “My mission is simple: to obtain an outstanding result – without exception – for every client.”
Experience and Expertise
Curtis is a seasoned lawyer, with a national reputation in maritime personal injury cases. Over and over, Curtis has won multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Curtis explains, “When I see the lives of good people, who have always played by the rules, turned upside down, because some oilfield company thinks profits are more important than worker safety, I want to help – it is part of who I am,
the way I was raised.”
Recognized and Honored
In 2014, Curtis was named by the Woodward/White publication Best Lawyers® as “Lawyer of the Year” in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation for the metropolitan area of Baton Rouge, which includes the Lafayette area. Curtis has also been named in the publication known as: Louisiana Super Lawyers® since its inaugural issue in 2007. Also, the Louisiana Super Lawyers® publication has recognized Curtis as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Louisiana from 2012 - 2014. For more than fifteen years he has been listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and holds the highest rating given by
the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Almost two decades ago, St. John’s University honored Curtis with its Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal. In the summer of 2005, Curtis was invited to join The Academy of Trial Advocacy, an exclusive group of some of the country’s most accomplished trial lawyers. He is also a founding
member of The Aletheia Institute, a national, by invitation only, organization of lawyers committed to promoting truth in advocacy, full disclosure in discovery and a fair measure of justice to all litigants.
Service to the Profession and Community Curtis is a member of the American, Federal, Louisiana, and Lafayette Bar Associations, The Maritime Law Association of the United States, as well as the
American and Louisiana Associations for Justice. He has served as a member of the President’s Advisory Council, the Board of Governors, and the Council of Directors of the Louisiana Association for Justice. Curtis is an Emeritus Member of The American Inn of Court of Acadiana. Curtis served on the Board and is a past President of the
Lafayette Bar Association. He has been invited to speak at local, state, and national professional meetings about federal trial practice and maritime personal injury litigation. Community involvement is important to him as well: for five years he served as the host of a monthly TV program about Catholic Social Teaching. He is a member
of, and, presently serves as an officer of, the Knights of Columbus, Council 7275.
