General Information
Overview
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The Cochran Firm – Metairie/New Orleans is a law firm that focuses its practice on traumatic brain injury and medical malpractice cases. The Firm has combined verdicts and settlements in traumatic brain injury cases totaling in excess of $40,000,000 in the past 4 years alone. The Firm is a Bar Registry Firm in the area of medical malpractice, which indicates it has achieved a status as preeminent in this field. Its senior managing partner, Mr. Jeffrey A. Mitchell, was hand-picked by the famous late Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (1937-2005), to chair the Medical Malpractice Section for The Cochran Firm, U.S.A., which has approximately 30 offices nationwide. Mr. Mitchell enjoys a legal rating of A.V., the highest legal rating available for an attorney from the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory. Mr. Mitchell is also only one of approximately 12 lawyers in Louisiana who is Board Certified to handle medical malpractice cases by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Mr. Mitchell was recently selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers.
Rankings
Cochran Firm New Orleans, L.L.C. is metro ranked in 1 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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New Orleans
Tier 3 for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Firm Leadership
Rankings
Regional Rankings
New Orleans
Tier 3 for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Cochran Firm New Orleans, L.L.C. has 1 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Cochran Firm New Orleans, L.L.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
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Main Location
Metairie,
LA
Two Lakeway Center, Suite 1500
3850 North Causeway Boulevard
Metairie, LA 70002
United States
504-309-5000
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Management and Personnel
Managing Partner
Jeffrey A. Mitchell