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Put down the phone and pay attention: April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to NSC, more than 700 people per day are injured in distracted driving crashes. People struggle with so many distractions while driving – whether it be texting, changing the song on the radio, setting the navigation, putting on makeup, and…

Happy March! Every year, this month is dedicated to honoring women’s contributions in American History. To celebrate women and support women-owned businesses, we are giving away 6 women-owned gift baskets across the state of Louisiana! Each gift basket includes: 1 Louisiana coffee mug from Hands Producing Hope 1 Swell Bottle 1 bag of Purely Elizabeth Granola 1 Turbie Twist Hair…

To honor and celebrate Black History Month, we have teamed up with black-owned businesses across the state of Louisiana for our February giveaway. We think it is essential to respect and support black-owned businesses this month and every month. We will be giving away TWO $100 gift cards in the cities listed below to the following black-owned…

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! Celebrating Mardi Gras During a Pandemic The parades might be canceled, but you can’t truly cancel Mardi Gras any more than you can cancel Christmas! Mardi Gras is a season, a spirit, a tradition! It is more than the decorations or the parades. Although we are disappointed, we will not…

Thank you to all who participated in our Top Fan AirPod giveaway! Your support and love do not go unnoticed. Due to such an amazing turnout, we have decided to host a full year of giveaways! We are excited to announce our newest endeavor, Gordon McKernan’s Twelve Months of Giving! We have always believed it…

We are excited to welcome 7 new employees to the Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys’ ever-growing team. Marva Richardson Marva joins us at the Lake Charles office as a Paralegal to Bobby Holmes. She has an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Southern University. Marva enjoys spending time with her two children, two grandchildren, dogs, dancing,…

Proud to announce to opening of our newest office location in Hammond, LA. Attorneys Brad Matthews and Chris Edwards will be manning the new office.

We’re proud to once again support these local high school football programs for their upcoming 2017 seasons. The Pit. St Amant High Football Field Dutchtown High SchoolUniversity Lab School Athletics Zachary High School

Attorney Brian C. Colomb joined Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys local Lafayette law office this month. Focusing on maritime injuries and offshore accidents, Brian Colomb brings nearly 20 years of legal experience to the Gordon McKernan law firm. Brian Colomb has expertise handling all types of maritime cases and personal injury lawsuits. He has recovered millions of dollars in…

Sending a HUGE congrats to our Attorney and good friend, Chet Boudreaux, on hitting the 15 year mark with our firm today. What a an accomplishment, and crazy to think it’s gone by so fast. 

Our client was involved in a serious accident with an 18-wheeler that ran a red light. The worst injuries were to the neck, back, head and shoulder. The case resulted in a verdict of $1.3 million.

#‎GordonGives‬ and our Attorney Ashley Darville are proud supporters of The Louisiana Foster and Adoptive Parent Association for their 40th Annual education Conference and first Hope, healing & Homes Awareness Walk this weekend.

We would love for you to drop by and visit our new Ascension Office.

Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys are a Louisiana-based personal injury firm that focuses on helping people recover maximum compensation for an accident injury or sudden loss of a loved one. They handle a variety of different personal injury cases, from car wrecks to accidents involving a big truck and any kind of personal injury you can…

Sending out a quick congrats and thanks to our Attorney, Michael Montalbano, on hitting the four year mark with our firm. Thanks for all the hard work and showing up ready to go every single day. 

The contest for the 2015 Gordon Gives 94 Car Seats starts today! Enter for a change to win at gordongives.com or on facebook.com/getgordon by being the first to answer our trivia correctly. The contest will last through Wednesday, April 29, and the actual giveaway will be on Friday, May 1, 2015. For more details and to register for your chance…

Proud of our attorney, Michael Montalbano, as he serves another term as President of the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Chapter for 2015. Michael will be entering his 3rd year as CCA President for Baton Rouge. Michael has said he is greatly honored to serve another year as president. Despite Baton Rouge not…

Gordon McKernan is happy to accept the L’Auberge Casino’s invitation to serve as a judge for their Team Member Talent Show. Each year, the L’Auberge hosts a talent show for their team members to showcase their talents. It is always a lot of fun. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be awarded. The 1st place winner then…

Congrats to kayla on making Employee of the Quarter honors for the firm. The award is well deserved as Kayla is a great employee and friend. Enjoy the trophy! 

Each year, Super Lawyers ® go through a process to choose the top 5% of lawyers in each state. The criteria is a combination of peer recognition and professional achievement. This year, Gordon J. McKernan was once again elected as a Super Lawyer. This year, we are pleased to announce that we have two attorneys that were…

It is the kind of recognition that no state wants: the designation of having the worst drivers in the United States. This year that dishonor goes to Louisiana with Missouri and Texas close behind. According to a Car Insurance Comparison study, five factors were considered in determining where the worst drivers resided. These include: Fatalities…

The U.S. is heavily dependent on large vehicles like trucks and buses for commercial transport. On any given day, on any interstate highway across the country, high numbers of tractor-trailer trucks are traveling on the same roads as passenger vehicles and at high rates of speed. Of course, these immense, heavy vehicles are especially treacherous…

Hundreds of thousands of people are injured, and thousands killed, by distracted drivers each year. Just last year, nearly 1,500 accidents in Louisiana were caused by distracted drivers using cellphones. Texting while driving is frequently a cause of distracted driving car accidents. Distracted Driving Facts The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 416,000 people were…

Following the rash of car crashes in 2010 that were linked to faulty accelerators in Toyota vehicles, the issue of preventing these types of accidents is back in the news. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced a proposed rule to compel automobile manufacturers to include a brake override feature in new vehicles.…

A jackknifing 18-wheeler truck poses significant danger to not only the truck driver but to anyone sharing the road. It is essential for drivers to take safety measures to avoid disastrous results. It is also important for operators of passenger vehicles to take extra precautions when driving near tractor-trailers. Briefly, a semi-truck jackknifing accident occurs…

Highway safety depends in no small measure on the alertness of the nation’s truck drivers. When truckers are tired, serious accidents can occur. That’s why since 1939 federal law has limited the hours that truck drivers can be on the road, to ensure they spend enough of their off-duty time getting a good night’s sleep.…

We’ve all heard about the ” black-box ” carried on commercial airplanes: the flight data recorders that are often used by crash investigators. But many people don’t know that they too have a black box-in their car. If you’re involved in a motor vehicle accident, your car and the other car may each have a…

It happened 112 million times in 2010. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, about four million drunk drivers got behind the wheel and hit the roadways 112 million times. And, studies show, men make up the largest number of offenders. More than 80 percent of the drinking and driving occurrences involved…

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, accidents involving 18 wheelers and other commercial vehicles are on the rise in the U.S. In 2010, 500,000 commercial trucks were involved in accidents. Over 100,000 serious injuries and over 5,000 fatalities occurred as a result of those accidents. Only 3,200 fatalities from large truck accidents occurred…

Manufacturers shoulder a unique responsibility to the public. Simply by releasing a product into the stream of commerce, a company takes on an obligation to guarantee that the item is reasonably safe to use in its intended capacity. Inevitably, some defective products wind up reaching the public market. In the context of motor vehicles, defects…

By Jonathan Widran When Baton Rouge personal injury attorney Gordon McKernan uses the term “trial by fire,” he’s not just working a metaphor. Years before he earned his law degree from Loyola University in New Orleans in 1992, he found himself in the courtroom, personally defending a client he knew quite well himself! Groomed for…

Texting while driving has been banned in Louisiana since 2008, making it one of 30 states that currently outlaw the practice. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) accident data shows that more than 6,000 deaths happened in the U.S. as a result of distracted driving in 2008. In July of this year, Louisiana legislators made…

They’re the biggest things on the road: semi-trucks rolling on our nation’s highways and interstates at high speeds. Fatigued drivers of the super-sized trucks are disproportionately involved in fatal crashes and accidents involving serious injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board states that “truck driver fatigue may be a contributing factor in as many as 30…