Uptown New Orleans Personal Injury Lawyers

RUDIN LAW represents people hurt in and around Uptown New Orleans, whether the crash happened on S. Claiborne Ave., under the elevated expressway, or on someone else’s property. We deal with the insurance company for you, and you pay no attorney fee unless we win. Lee Rudin spent years defending insurers before he switched sides, so our team knows how the other side builds a file against you and how to pull it apart. When an adjuster calls with a fast, low offer, let us answer for you. Call or text now at (504) 504-7833 for a free case review.

Personal Injury Lawyers Serving the Claiborne Corridor

The Uptown New Orleans personal injury lawyers at RUDIN LAW take on far more than routine fender-benders. A straightforward rear-end collision turns on one driver and one policy, while a wreck involving an 18-wheeler, a rideshare car, or a commercial vehicle pulls in a company, its insurer, and more than one policy at once. We pin down who is responsible and which coverage applies before we build your demand, so nothing you are owed gets left on the table.

The list below covers the injury cases Uptown clients bring to us.

Why Injuries Along Uptown Turn Serious

Injuries along Uptown New Orleans turn serious because the corridor packs heavy traffic, freight trucks, and tight merges beneath an aging elevated expressway. About 115,000 vehicles a day travel the elevated Claiborne Expressway, according to a 2012 traffic study reported by KFF Health News. N. Claiborne Ave. runs under the interstate through Tremé and the 7th Ward, while S. Claiborne Ave. cuts through Central City as a fast surface route, and each stretch carries its own dangers.

The same conditions send our Uptown clients to nearby hospitals (including Ochsner Baptist and Touro Hospital) again and again.

• Interstate merges. Drivers entering and leaving the I-10 change speed fast, which produces rear-end and sideswipe collisions near the ramps.
• Truck volume. Freight traffic on the elevated expressway means a passenger car absorbs the force of a much heavier vehicle.
• Pedestrians under the overpass. People crossing N. Claiborne Ave. in the shadow of the interstate are hard to see, and a driver’s late reaction turns into a catastrophic injury.
• Flooding and low visibility. Heavy rain pools under the overpass and along the neutral ground, and standing water hides lane lines and stalls traffic.

Why Injured Uptown Residents Choose RUDIN LAW

At RUDIN LAW, one team stays with the case from the first call to the final check, instead of passing you between people who never learn your story. Lee Rudin leads that team, and his years on the insurance side show in demands a defense adjuster has a hard time dismissing.

Each stage of your claim has an owner, from the client development specialists who handle intake to the pre-litigation staff and litigation paralegals who move the case toward resolution. Our team also includes Spanish-speaking members who guide Spanish-speaking clients from the first phone call through settlement, so language never becomes a barrier.