Claiborne Parish Personal Injury Lawyer
Claiborne Parish runs on timber trucks, gas field traffic, and two-lane highways, often with no shoulder to spare. Any one of these can cause a serious accident that can end in a hospital visit. If that's your situation right now, with medical bills piling up and an insurance adjuster already calling, Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers has spent decades helping the seriously injured and their families across this part of Louisiana. We're ready to fight for what you’re owed.
Real Victory: Life-Changing Results for Our Neighbors
Trusted Local Advocates Since the 1970s
Rice & Kendig Injury Lawyers has represented Northwest Louisiana families since the firm's founding in the 1970s, including generations of clients throughout Claiborne Parish. From our Shreveport office, our exceptional attorneys travel to Homer, Haynesville, and every community in between to meet with clients and build their cases.
That experience has helped us build working relationships with medical providers, investigators, and expert witnesses across the region. Our Claiborne Parish personal injury attorneys have been named Top Attorneys by SB Magazine and hold AV-rated peer reviews from Martindale-Hubbell.
Injury Cases We Handle Throughout Claiborne Parish
Claiborne Parish's mix of oilfield trucking, logging routes, and rural highways produces its own kind of accident cases. Here's what we see most.
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Car Accidents
Auto Accidents Legal HelpHighway 79 splits Claiborne Parish down the middle, carrying everything from school buses to oilfield trucks to farm equipment. A moment of inattention on a road like that rarely ends well. When we take on a car accident case here, we start with the police report and work backward through evidence of the crash, including skid mark measurements, vehicle damage, dashcam footage (if it exists), and the black box data from most modern vehicles.
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Truck Accidents
Truck Accidents Legal HelpThe Haynesville Shale turned quiet parish roads into gas field truck routes almost overnight, and the timber industry never left. Truck accident cases carry their own rulebook: federal hours-of-service limits, driver qualification files, and company safety records. We know where trucking companies keep the evidence that matters, and how to get it.
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Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents Legal HelpInsurance adjusters often assume a motorcyclist shares the blame before they've even reviewed the file. We don't let that assumption stand. We build the same evidence-based case for a motorcycle wreck as any other: witness statements, scene photos, and a full accounting of injuries that don't always show up on the first hospital visit.
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Wrongful Death
No settlement replaces the person you lost. What Louisiana law allows is compensation for funeral costs, lost income, and the loss of companionship a family can no longer count on. We've handled these cases from the first phone call through trial, and we treat every one as more than a file number.
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Catastrophic Injuries
A spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury doesn't resolve when the medical bills stop arriving. It can mean decades of necessary medical treatment and daily care needs, lost income, and a life that looks nothing like it did before the accident. We bring in life care planners and vocational experts so a settlement accounts for what's coming, not just what's already happened.
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Other Cases We Handle
Claiborne Parish cases don't stop at car wrecks. Our Claiborne Parish personal injury lawyers also represent clients dealing with:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Burn injuries
- Premises liability, including falls on someone else's property
- Boating accidents on Lake Claiborne
- Dog bites and animal attacks

Let Us Carry the Legal Weight
Let us take the stress out of your legal situation. We'll manage the details so you can focus on recovery. Contact us for a free consultation.
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Claiborne Parish Communities We Represent
From Homer's courthouse square to the Arkansas state line, we take cases from every corner of the parish, including:
- Homer
- Haynesville
- Athens
- Junction City
- Lisbon
- Summerfield
- Colquitt
- Russellville
- Arizona

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Don't Wait to Protect Your Claim
If you've been injured due to someone else's fault, every moment counts. Contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation, and we'll help you understand your rights and fight for the compensation you deserve.
FAQs About Claiborne Parish Injury Claims
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See a doctor before anything else, even if you feel fine. Then document everything: photos of the scene and your injuries, names and numbers for any witnesses, and a copy of the police report once it's available. Skip the recorded statement for the insurance company until you've talked to one of our experienced Claiborne Parish personal injury attorneys.
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Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 3493.1, most personal injury claims from accidents on or after July 1, 2024 have a two-year filing deadline. Accidents before that date fall under the older one-year deadline. Wrongful death claims run on a different timeline, so don't assume either deadline applies without checking with an attorney first.
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Yes, but it’s complicated, and there are limits to the compensation you might receive. If you were partially to blame for your injuries, whatever compensation you’re awarded is reduced by your share of fault. This law changed on January 1, 2026, when Louisiana Civil Code Article 2323 shifted to a modified comparative fault rule: if you're found 51% or more at fault, you recover nothing. Fault percentages get argued over constantly, which is exactly why you want an attorney building your side of the story early on.
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Probably, especially if you haven't finished medical treatment, or there is a question about how much blame they are putting on you. Early offers are calculated to close the file cheaply, not to cover what your claim is actually worth. Once you sign a release, that offer is final, no matter what your medical bills look like six months from now. Have Rice & Kendig’s skilled lawyers use their advanced knowledge of the value of injury cases to review any offer before you sign it. There's no cost to ask.
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Nothing up front. We work on contingency, which means our fee comes out of whatever we recover for you, not your bank account today. If we don't win your case, our Claiborne Parish personal injury lawyers don't get paid either. The consultation to find out if you have a case costs nothing either.










