About Stutes & Lavergne Law Firm

Stutes & Lavergne Law Firm is a Lake Charles, Louisiana firm serving individuals, families, businesses, property owners, and injured clients. The firm handles personal injury, tax law, business law, real estate, successions, estate administration, estate planning, and related litigation. Its injury practice includes car accidents, truck crashes, offshore and maritime injuries, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, boating incidents, serious injuries, and wrongful death claims.

Stutes & Lavergne Law Firm assists injured clients with claims involving medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, pain and suffering, and other losses caused by negligence. The firm investigates accident circumstances, reviews insurance coverage, preserves evidence, and prepares matters for negotiation or litigation. Its attorneys also represent injured workers in workers’ compensation matters and handle maritime and Jones Act claims arising from offshore, tugboat, barge, and water-related accidents.

Stutes & Lavergne Law Firm advises individuals and businesses on tax disputes, commercial matters, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, title corrections, estate planning, wills, powers of attorney, and successions. The firm’s services include individual and business tax litigation, commercial and residential closings, business organization, estate administration, and planning designed to help clients protect property, transfer assets, and address long-term legal and financial needs.

Stutes & Lavergne Law Firm serves clients from its downtown Lake Charles office and reports more than 95 years of combined legal experience. The firm emphasizes personal attention, respectful communication, and strategies tailored to each client’s immediate concerns and future goals. It offers free consultations for injury matters and contingency-fee representation in appropriate cases. Through its broad Louisiana practice, the firm continues to help clients pursue compensation, complete transactions, resolve disputes, and plan for their families and businesses.

Practice Areas

Personal Injury
  • Car Accidents
  • Diminished Value Claims
  • 18–Wheeler Wrecks
  • On–the–Job Injuries
  • Wrongful Death & Serious Injuries
  • Trip, Slip, and Falls
  • Maritime Law and Jones Act
  • Boating and Recreational Water Accidents
  • Premise Liability
  • Serious Injury Claims
Business Law
  • Entity Formation
  • Prepare Organizational Documents
  • Prepare Corporate Documents
  • Business Transactions
  • Mergers
  • Acquisitions
  • Contracts and Contract Disputes
Estate Planning
  • Transfers of Assets and Property Upon Death
  • Wills
  • Donations
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Health Care Powers of Attorneys
  • Advanced Directives
  • Living Wills
  • Estate Tax Planning
  • Trust Formation and Planning
  • Successions
Tax Law
  • Tax Appeals
  • Tax Compliance Issues
  • Tax Planning Related to Individual and Business Transactions
  • Tax Litigation and Controversy
  • Tax Liens and Seizures
  • State and Local Taxes
  • Sales Tax Litigation

Fees

  • Free Consultation

Office location for Stutes & Lavergne Law Firm

Stutes & Lavergne Law Firm

600 Broad St, Lake Charles, LA 70601