If you have been injured, you're about to discover how hard insurance companies work to protect themselves. Despite what their television ads may say, you won't feel like you're in the hands of a good neighbor.

I am maritime law and personal injury attorney Christopher L. Trahan. For nearly 20 years, I have been successfully standing up to the nation's largest insurance companies on behalf of people injured in maritime accidents, motor vehicle wrecks, nursing homes and in other accidents involving negligence or wrongdoing. I handle all personal injury cases on contingency: No recovery, no attorney fees. It's that simple.

You are in a tough battle to protect your rights. Make no mistake: Trial experience makes a decisive difference in getting the full and fair compensation you deserve.  Contact me now for a free consultation.

I know how to combat the tactics insurance adjusters and insurance defense lawyers use. They try to minimize your injuries. They expect you to take their low settlement offer and go away. I will fight to get you a fair settlement or I will take your case to court.

That's why I prepare every case for trial from the first day. When the insurance company sees how serious we are about getting you every bit of the compensation you may be entitled to, they come prepared to negotiate fairly.

I represent clients throughout Louisiana in all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases, such as:

• Maritime accidents: Workers injured in an oil rig accident or copter crash while traveling to an oil rig, as well as fishing trawler injuries and all other types of boating and shipping accidents, at sea, on the docks and in between.
• Motor vehicle accidents: Including 18-wheeler truck accidents, car wrecks and motorcycle accidents.
• On-the-job injuries and workers' compensation claims
• Medical and nursing home negligence
• Dangerous or defective product injuries
• Sexual harassment claims

My firm has the resources and professional contacts to represent clients who have suffered the most catastrophic injuries, including brain injuries and spinal cord injuries.

Whether you're dealing with an oil rig injury, a serious car wreck or a traumatic brain injury, call me for help now. Wherever you are in Louisiana or the Gulf Coast region, call me toll free at or contact my office in Lafayette, Louisiana by e-mail to schedule a free consultation.