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A New Orleans trial team that prepares every case to be won — and treats every client like family.

Suzette Bagneris

Founding Partner · Licensed in LA & TX

Born and raised in New Orleans, Suzette is a magna cum laude graduate of Loyola University who attended Loyola College of Law on a full academic scholarship and won national moot court competitions. Since earning her law degree in 1993 she has served as lead counsel in some of the largest class actions and personal-injury cases tried or settled in Louisiana — a nationally respected civil trial attorney.

Emile A. Bagneris, III

Managing Partner

A New Orleans native and Loyola University graduate, Emile earned his law degree in 1993 and began as a prosecutor with the New Orleans District Attorney's Office. He went on to become a civil-defense partner representing corporations and insurance companies — even training their adjusters — before bringing that insider knowledge to the plaintiff's side. He has tried more than 100 cases to a jury.

Stacy Yates

Senior Litigation Paralegal · J.D. Candidate

Stacy holds a paralegal degree from Nunez Community College and a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Northwestern State University, and is pursuing her Juris Doctorate at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. As Senior Litigation Paralegal she manages every stage of a case — from intake through trial and appeal — and has been with the firm for six years.

Our Standard

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight — it's the size of the fight in the dog."

We take on opponents with far deeper pockets, and we win because we out-prepare them. Every client gets a team that treats their case as if it were our own.

New Orleans · Houma
Bagneris Law FirmTrial attorneys since 1993

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