Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A law office you can see into.

Personal injury and succession. You call once, and from then on you can look up where your matter stands, what we have, and what we still need from you.

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Free consultationTell us what happened. No charge for the conversation.
No fee unless we recoverPersonal injury matters are handled on a contingent fee.
Louisiana, start to finishAn office on Galeria Drive, and clients across the state.
Practice areas

What this office takes on.

Seven kinds of matter, one attorney on every one of them. If yours is not on this list, call anyway and we will tell you who should handle it.

How a matter proceeds

The part most people never get to see.

A case is mostly waiting, and waiting is easier when you can see what it is waiting on. Here is the shape of it, from the first call to the day the file closes.

  1. 01

    The first call

    Fifteen minutes on the phone, or a form filled out at 11pm. What happened, when, and whether anyone has already called you about it.

  2. 02

    Intake and documents

    The police report, the photos, the insurance letters, the names of the doctors you have seen. Uploaded once, from your phone, and not asked for twice.

  3. 03

    Treatment and records

    You get treated. The office collects the bills and records as they come in, and you can see which ones have arrived.

  4. 04

    The demand

    When the treatment is complete, the file goes to the insurer with everything it needs. That date shows up in your account.

  5. 05

    Negotiation, or suit

    Most matters settle. Some are filed. Either way you are told which one yours is, and why.

  6. 06

    Closing the file

    A settlement statement in plain numbers: what came in, what was paid out, what reaches you, and when.

Client login

Stop calling to ask where it stands.

Every client gets a login. Status, documents, the next thing we need from you, and a message thread that stays with the matter instead of in a phone.

  • Where the matter is today, in words, not a case number
  • Every document, signed and unsigned, in one list
  • Upload from a phone camera, no scanner and no fax
  • One notice when something changes, and none when nothing has
See how intake would work
skipbentonlaw.com / my-matter
Auto accident, Airline HighwayRecords requested
  • ✓ Police report
  • ✓ Engagement letter, signed
  • ● Medical records, first treating physician
  • ● Photographs of the vehicle

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The attorney

James D. “Skip” Benton

A chemist before he was a lawyer, so he reads the file the way a chemist reads a result. Skip works cases one at a time, and you deal with him, not with a case manager you have never met.

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  • Law schoolSouthern University Law Center, Baton Rouge. J.D., 2020.
  • UndergraduateLouisiana State University. B.S. in Microbiology and Chemistry, 2003.
  • Bar admissionLouisiana, 2020.
  • AssociationsLouisiana State Bar Association.
Questions

The nine you get asked every week.

Answered on the page, before anyone has to call to ask. Each one opens where it sits, so the page never sends a reader away.

01What is a personal injury case?

A claim to recover what an injury cost you, when someone else's negligence or wrongful act caused it. Auto collisions, defective products, injuries at work, dog bites and medical malpractice all sit under it.

02What is negligence?

A failure to take reasonable care. It covers doing something an ordinarily careful person would not do, and it covers failing to prevent harm you had a duty to prevent.

03Do I need an attorney for a personal injury case?

In most cases, yes. There are court procedures to follow, deadlines that end a claim once they pass, and an insurer on the other side who does this every day of the week.

04The insurance company says I do not need a lawyer. Are they right?

The insurer's job is to pay you as little as possible. An attorney's job is to recover what the claim is worth. Those are two different jobs, and only one of them is yours.

05How soon after an accident should I contact an attorney?

As soon as your medical needs are handled. Evidence goes missing quickly, witnesses move, and every claim has a deadline after which it cannot be brought at all.

06What are the potential damages in a personal injury lawsuit?

Medical bills, lost wages, permanent injury, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, changes your home needs in order to work for you, and the costs still ahead of you.

07How much is my case worth?

It depends on the injury, how the accident happened, and how fault is divided. You get an honest range in the consultation, and no number before the facts are in.

08What are your fees for representing clients in personal injury cases?

A contingent fee. No fee unless there is a recovery by settlement or verdict, and the agreement is in writing before any work starts.

09How long will it take to settle my case?

Nobody can promise a date. Insurers take their time, and some matters have to be filed. What you can have is a file you are able to open any week of the year and see exactly where it stands.

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Start your intake

Three steps, and the file is open.

STEP 01

Tell us what happened

Roughly five minutes on your phone. Dates, vehicles, insurers, injuries, in the order a lawyer needs them.

STEP 02

Send what you have

Photos of the scene, the report, the letters the adjuster sent. Take a picture of each. That is the whole upload.

STEP 03

Sign the engagement letter

Signed on the screen, dated, and in your documents list before you put the phone down.

Or write to the office

Tell us what happened.

This is a concept page, so nothing was sent. On the real site this would reach the office inbox and open a matter.

Sending this form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential information until we have spoken.

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Office
5534 Galeria Dr. Suite B
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Hours
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