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Samuels & Thornton

New Orleans Personal Injury and
Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Personal Attention.
Proven Results for Individuals and Families.

Legal needs rarely arise during simple times. Instead, they crop up when a sudden accident turns your life upside down or an unanticipated dispute jeopardizes your well-being.

At Samuels & Thornton, we guide individuals, families, and businesses through their legal hurdles. Our attorneys take a personalized and creative approach to every case, dedicated to providing the highest quality representation. As a result, we bring a fresh outlook and genuine enthusiasm to each matter we handle.

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Practice Areas

Personal Injury
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Products Liability
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Medical malpractice
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Automobile collision litigation
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Student Athlete Injuries
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Embryo Destruction, Misuse, Mishandling
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Toxic Tort and Exposure
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One-on-One Service

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At Samuels & Thornton, we recognize that representing clients in legal matters is a privilege that comes with enormous responsibility. You can expect personal, one-on-one attention from the partners of our firm, ensuring that your case never gets “lost in the shuffle.”

Our practice areas

Accomplished Trial Attorneys + Appellate Advocates

While not every case goes to court, trial preparation is vital for leveraging a strong position from the outset. Our firm’s legal team includes accomplished litigators and appellate advocates with the experience necessary for success in the courtroom.

At its core, a trial requires persuasive storytelling. Our attorneys know how to prepare and deliver compelling presentations, whether in medical malpractice cases, disputes, or other legal challenges. We collaborate with jury and trial consultants to refine our strategies and present our clients’ cases effectively.

Verdicts & Settlements

An exceptional professional who has the unusual combination of experience, passion, and talent and has delivered results for her clients and the profession as a whole.

~ AttorneyMedical Malpractice

I have been on opposing sides with Kara on many healthcare professional liability cases. Kara is a model attorney who exemplifies professionalism. She is very knowledgeable, and I am proud to call her a colleague.

~ Managing PartnerMedical Malpractice

Kara is a tireless advocate for her clients and a formidable opponent.

~ AttorneyMedical Malpractice

Kara has been an asset to the Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice practitioner's Bar. She has championed important, unresolved legal issues in medical malpractice law on appeal which have greatly benefited her clients and many medical malpractice victims in Louisiana.

~ PartnerMedical Malpractice

I know this attorney quite well and feel very able to provide the foregoing information. Ms. Samuels is perhaps one of the most knowledgeable, talented and well qualified attorneys in the field of medical malpractice litigation in the State of Louisiana. As a colleague and fellow practitioner, I can confidently say that she is unquestionably in the top 10 medical malpractice lawyers in Louisiana. She is deserving of the highest rating by Martindale.

~ Marketing PartnerMedical Malpractice

Kara is one of the best young lawyers in the state of Louisiana.

~ AttorneyMedical Malpractice

Kara is a a highly ethical lawyer and does an outstanding job for her clients. I would not hesitate to refer people to her who need competent, ethical representation in malpractice cases.

~ AttorneyMedical Malpractice

Kara Samuels is one of the most accomplished medical malpractice lawyers I know. She is absolutely deserving of the highest possible rating.

~ Managing PartnerMedical Malpractice

One of the 5 best in the state of Louisiana.

~ PartnerMedical Malpractice

Based in New Orleans, our lawyers handle medical malpractice and other legal matters throughout Louisiana.

When a flood of legal obstacles threatens to overwhelm you, contact our attorneys at 504-558-9478

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