Lafayette Litigation Lawyers
Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Criminal Defense
At the Hightower Law Firm*, our diverse and varied practice has given us extensive knowledge of personal injury, insurance defense and criminal defense law.
Since 1983, Attorney Thomas "Tommy" Hightower has at one time or another engaged in virtually all aspects of the litigation field. He has successfully defended as well as successfully pursued cases arising out of a wide range of personal injury claims and insurance disputes. With other talented attorneys, Mr. Hightower has built a firm dedicated to the interests of the client and grounded in a depth knowledge based on years of legal practice. Attorney Patrick "Wade" Kee is a former prosecutor for Orleans Parish, and has considerable experience in both criminal prosecution and defense cases. Attorney Michael S. Harper is an experienced litigator with more than 15 years of legal practice in the areas of personal injury and complex products liability claims. Together the attorneys of the Hightower Law Firm bring more than 50 years of combined legal experience to bear on every case they handle.
Our attorneys provide effective representation in the following three primary practice areas:
- Insurance law, including bad faith insurance and insurance defense law
- Personal injury law, including injuries caused by motorcycle, truck and car accidents, offshore/maritime accidents and accidents occurring at railroad crossings
- Criminal defense law, including DUI/DWI defense
Serving Clients — Serving the Lafayette Community
In addition to providing skilled legal services, we have served the Lafayette community for decades. Our lawyers' legal and community involvement includes:
- Former president of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association
- Current board member of The Lafayette Bar Foundation
- Member of the alumni board of trustees for the Paul M. Herbert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Contact Us
If you have legal questions regarding personal injuries, insurance law or criminal defense, contact the Hightower Law Firm. We offer free initial consultations, are available for evening and weekend meetings by appointment and are conveniently located in downtown Lafayette near the courthouse. To contact our firm, call 337-205-0349.
* Incorporated as Thomas R. Hightower, Jr. A Professional Law Corporation
