Meet Our Personal Injury Attorneys
J. Robert Ates is widely known as one of the leading personal injury lawyers in the Louisiana. He has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar recoveries for his injured clients. Mr. Ates has been recognized by Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, which is limited to lawyers who have achieved an AV* peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Ates is active not only in trying cases in the courtroom, but also in educating new lawyers in trial practice. He has served as Professor of Law at Tulane University School of Law and Loyola University School of Law. For many years he was the Faculty Team Leader and Program Director of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Paula Ates has been a professional speaker, a real estate agent, a law office administrator, and a class action database manager. She has been a lawyer since 2001. She helped start the Ates Law Firm, then went to law school, became a lawyer, and joined the Firm after serving for 3 years as a judicial law clerk.
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We offer a free initial consultation to evaluate your case and answer your questions. To talk our Gretna, Destrehan or New Orleans personal injury lawyers, call 504-264-9524 or fill out the contact form on this website.
* AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. The "A" signifies the highest level of legal ability, while the "V" denotes very high adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. The ratings of Mr. Ates are the highest in both categories. Moreover, regarding those who have earned an "AV Preeminent" rating – less than five percent qualify.
