Practice Areas

Helping New Orleans Accident Victims for More Than 35 Years

As an accident victim, you want one thing: to be fairly compensated for your injuries.  You just want to get your life back on track.

We understand. As New Orleans Personal Injury & Accident Lawyers, we have represented thousands of clients who have sustained many different kinds of serious injuries from accidents.  And thanks to the many decades we’ve been practicing law, our expertise lies in many areas.  Whether you have been physically injured or are dealing with the psychological effects of a serious injury, we can help you get the justice you deserve.

Please look at the practice areas listed below to learn more about how we can help you receive the benefits and compensation you may be entitled to:

• Mesothelioma/Asbestos Diseases: Mesothelioma is a specific kind of cancer that attacks the lining around the lungs called the pleura.  It’s almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos.

• Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy & Premature Birth: Medical mistakes or negligence made during the prenatal or neonatal period can have a life-altering impact.

• Wrongful Death Claims: If you have lost a family member to the carelessness of another person – or business – please give us a call.  We have successfully pursued more than 100 wrongful death claims.

• Traumatic Brain Injury/TBI: A traumatic brain injury might be one of the most overwhelming events a family can face.  This is usually caused by a car accident, motorcycle accident, fall or work-related injury.

• Motorcycle Accidents: These type of accidents usually lead to serious, long term recovery. Find out what rights you have if you or a family member was seriously injured due to the negligence of another driver.

• Injuries From Defective Products: In Louisiana, a defective product is defined as one that causes injury or death as a result of a design or construction flaw, lack of proper labeling or warning, or breach of the manufacturer’s express warranty.

• Toxic Mold: Significant health problems can arise as a result of exposure to the toxic varieties of mold.

• Automobile Accidents: Accident clients we have represented were injured due to the negligence or carelessness of another driver, including employee drivers of businesses.  They have suffered face and head trauma, brain injuries, and neck and back injuries.

• Trucking Accidents: Truck accidents can be caused by driver fatigue, aggressive driving, excessive speed, unlawful alcohol and drug use, unsecured or unsafe loads, poor maintenance, or defective equipment.  These are rigorously defended and require skillful legal representation.

• Rail Road & Train Accidents: Innocent bystanders, passengers and railroad workers often suffer needless, devastating injuries as a result of another’s negligence.

• Premises Liability/Non-Secure Premises/Unsafe Conditions: Every year, hundreds of Louisiana residents are injured when they fall – or sustain injury in some other way – while on property owned by another individual or business.

• Medical Malpractice: When you receive medical care, you expect it to be top rate.  However, serious injuries – or even death – happen as a result of a medical professional’s failure to meet the standard of acceptable medical practices.

• Hospital Negligence: Nurses, physicians and support staff are all highly trained.  So when you are receiving care in a hospital, you expect the care to be first-rate.  Unfortunately, things often go wrong.

• Abuse in Nursing Homes or Assisted Living Facilities: Nursing home abuse or negligence is so common in the U.S. these days that lawsuits are filed regularly against the operators and staff of nursing homes and long-term care facilities for physical abuse, neglect, and verbal/emotional abuse.

• Nursing Home Negligence: Negligence is a very real issue.  Elderly patients have suffered and died at nursing homes and long-term care facilities because of staff negligence or abuse.

• Construction Accidents & Work Injury: Serious injury, or even death, can occur due to the result of defective products or unsafe working conditions.  Safety often takes a backseat for construction workers.

• Electrical & Construction Related Burn Injuries: Employees in construction, manufacturing and electrician trades often suffer injuries or death due to dangerous and lethal exposure.

• Industrial Accidents & Injuries: Workers and contractors are often seriously injured or killed due to faulty explosions, electrical shocks, faulty machinery and other types of accidents.

• Offshore Injury/Oil Rig Injuries: Anyone who has worked in offshore oil production knows that management often puts production first and safety second.  Significant injuries can occur while working on an oil supply ship, crew boat, drilling ship or oil rig.

• Shoulder Pain Pump Claims: Lifelong pain and suffering can occur as a result of a pain pump that is used to deliver pain-relieving medicine after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

• Defective Hip Replacement Claims: Thousands of people experience unexplained pain and suffering due to defective hip replacement parts.  In fact, Johnson & Johnson has recalled parts used in hip replacements.

• Dog Bites: Every year, 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs in the US.  Many of those bites result in hospitalization, disfigurement, life-long fear and even death.

• Succession: A solid succession plan details what happens to your assets upon your death.

• Wills: A properly structured Will is the start of a solid Succession Plan.

My name is Mike Gertler.  I understand you may be hesitant to call, but you have nothing to lose.  I pledge to listen to you and I will be honest in my assessment of your case.  Also, I assure that you’ll be treated with respect and compassion.

If we do decide to work together, our firm operates on a contingency fee basis.  That means we don’t charge for our services unless we secure a settlement for you or are successful in the courtroom.