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Dedrick L. Gordon is the owner of Gordon Injury Lawyers, a law firm conveniently located in downtown Chicago and the Art District of New Orleans. He concentrates his legal practice in several areas primarily involving a trial practice in cases involving serious personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death.
Mr. Gordon is an Illinois and Louisiana licensed trial lawyer. Mr. Gordon grew up in Chicago, but maintains strong New Orleans roots. His father was born and raised in New Orleans, and his grandfather owned and operated a produce company in the French Quarters for many years.
Mr. Gordon has successfully recovered hundreds of substantial settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of injury victims and their families. Recently, Mr. Gordon obtained a $3.125 million dollar settlement due to a hospital's negligence. Mr. Gordon has gained a reputation for his aggressive approach to helping his clients obtain the justice they deserve.
Mr. Gordon was named a 2022 and 2021 Illinois Rising Star Super Lawyer, an honor bestowed on only 2.5% of the lawyers in Illinois each year, and was featured in Chicago Magazine. This is the second year in a row Mr. Gordon has been named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star for his outstanding work in personal injury litigation.
Mr. Gordon is a former associate of Nilson, Stookal, Gleason & Caputo, Ltd., a Chicago-based law firm with 30-plus years of representing individuals in serious injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and workers compensation matters; that has successfully recovered several millions of dollars in jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of its clients.
Mr. Gordon served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Cook County Bar Association and member of the Membership Committee of the Cook County Bar Association.
Mr. Gordon is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, Cook County Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, and New Orleans Bar Association.
Mr. Gordon is a graduate of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Mr. Gordon worked for the Consumer Protection Unit and Homeowner Protection Unit of the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, and clerked for the Securities Division for the Indiana Secretary of State.
Waterman Law Centers has the ‘Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking’ in 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ for ‘Plaintiff Medical Malpractice’ and for ‘Plaintiff Personal Injury’ (Vehicle Accidents). It has delivered award-winning big-city/big-firm results!
Mr. Waterman was voted ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Best Lawyers in America in 2022 for ‘Plaintiff Personal Injury’ (Vehicle Accidents) and 2020, 2018, 2016, and 2014 for ‘Plaintiff Medical Malpractice’ for the Norfolk [Southeast] Virginia Region. Do you want your entire case handled by a local award-winning name partner with decades of valuable legal experience, or do you want parts of your case delegated by a big firm to a junior partner, to an associate and/or even to a law clerk?
A native of New Orleans, Evan Breaux joined Breaux Law Firm in 2017, thus establishing one of New Orleans’ only father-son personal injury law firms. Evan is a lifelong defender of justice, and an advocate dedicated to helping people who have been hurt or who are victims of unfair circumstances. Being an attorney in his blood, as both his father, Darryl Breaux, and his maternal grandfather, the late Clifford P. de Laup, Jr., practiced law.
While earning his business management degree at the University of New Orleans, Evan began working part-time in the field of personal injury law. He then worked as a law clerk for a Baton Rouge mixed litigation firm with a concentration in personal injury during law school. After obtaining his Louisiana Bar license, Evan worked as an Associate Attorney at a large, well-known personal injury firm in New Orleans. There, he gained valuable experience but saw the effects of such a giant operation, experiencing first-hand the value offered by a smaller, more personal, care-driven firm like his father’s and prompting him to join Breaux Law Firm.
Evan believes Breaux Law Firm’s family atmosphere and dedication to personal attention is what sets them apart. He is accessible and innovative, bridging the firm’s traditional values of care, respect, and undivided attention with our constantly changing twenty-first-century world, bringing a fresh, vibrant, and agile energy to the team.
Equally guided by his lifelong devotion to justice and his family’s deeply-rooted legacy in the legal field, Evan is committed to getting only the best results for his clients.
Education
Evan received a degree in business management from the University of New Orleans in 2011, and in 2014 earned his Juris Doctorate and a graduate diploma in Comparative Law from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Licensed To Practice
Evan is licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana, including all state courts in Louisiana, as well as the Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana.
Professional Affiliations
Evan is a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, and the Louisiana State Bar Association.