Recent Victories for Lafayette Personal Injury Law Firm

LAFAYETTE, La. - June 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Attorneys Pride J. Doran and Quincy L. Cawthorne are partners at the personal injury law firm Doran & Cawthorne, P.L.L.C. located in Lafayette, Louisiana. Together, the lawyers represent injured individuals in a variety of personal injury claims based on negligence, some of which include car accidents, motorcycle accidents, drowning accidents, construction accidents, swimming pool accidents, defective products and wrongful death claims.

Recently, the firm has secured numerous victories on behalf of their personal injury clients, one of which includes a $1,200,000 settlement where Doran & Cawthorne represented an offshore worker who was injured while departing a personnel barge.

In another recent case, the firm represented a woman who was injured in an auto accident involving a tractor that made a left turn from a public highway on to a private road, thereby causing a collision with her vehicle. Their client sustained neck and back injuries and the firm secured a $575,000 settlement for from  the other driver’s insurance carrier.

In a case that went to trial, the jury awarded Doran & Cawthorne’s client $565,000 for the injuries she sustained in what the defendant described as a “minor” automobile accident where she had been driven off the road. Their client’s pretrial medical expenses were less than $30,000.

These are just a few of the numerous large settlements and jury verdicts the firm has secured over the years for their clients. Together, attorneys Doran and Cawthorne have over 24 years of combined legal experience handling personal injury cases throughout the Lafayette area. Attorney Pride J. Doran was selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ , which not more than 2.5% of attorneys in the entire state obtain. He is rated AV Preeminent® by the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory, which is the highest rating given for ethical conduct and legal ability. He has been recognized as one of the National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, and is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum® because of the million dollar plus settlements and verdicts he has obtained for previous clients.
Attorney Quincy L. Cawthorne is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana and youngest of thirteen children. No stranger to adversity and perseverance, Cawthorne  earned his law degree from Southern University Law Center where he graduated cum laude and in the top 10% of his class. As a community-focused leader, Quincy is a member of the Board of Directors of the P.O.W.E.R. Project, which is a community-based youth enrichment agency, he is also a proud mentor for the Operation B.L.A.S.T. Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program where he helps educate at-risk youth. To schedule a free case evaluation with an attorney at the firm regarding your case, please call toll free at (888) 527-4716 or visit the firm’s website online at http://www.doranlawfirm.com.