Todd Alan Townsley - Lake Charles, LA
Attorney at The Townsley Law Firm
Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Lake Charles, LA
3102 Enterprise Boulevard Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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35
Years
Experience
Lake Charles Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Updated: 04/17/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Industrial Accidents
- Auto Accidents
- Product Liability
- Premise Liability
Attorney Information
Overview
Todd Townsley graduated from Indiana University in 1988, Summa Cum Laude, with a B.A. in History and Political Science. He then graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991, Cum Laude, and served as an Editor on the Harvard Law Journal of Law and Public Policy. Todd has practiced in Lake Charles, Louisiana since 1991 helping injured workers, families and individuals fight for justice. Todd has a great deal of jury trial experience and has obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements for his clients in various parishes throughout Louisiana. Todd has participated in five cases that resulted in verdicts or settlements in excess of $10,000,000.00 and over twenty-five cases involving verdicts or settlements in excess of $1,000,000.00. He has handled injuries that include: brain damage, paralysis, quadriplegia, paraplegia, burns, amputations, back surgery, neck surgery, knee surgery, cancers and bedsores. Todd handles medical malpractice, automobile accidents, industrial accidents, products liability and premise liability claims. He has been selected as a member in several prestigious associations including "Super Lawyers" and the American Board of Trial Attorneys. He has received the highest rating of A in Martindale Hubble. Todd has successfully handled several cases against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Allstate Insurance Company, USAA, GEICO, Chartis, National Union, Farm Bureau, Liberty Mutual, Zurich Insurance Company, Citgo, Conoco, PPG, Firestone, Sasol, DOTD, Exxon, Halliburton, KBR, CF Industries, Massey Ferguson, Ford, General Motors, Southern Tire Mart, Louisiana Patients Compensation Fund, LAMMICO, PPIC, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Christus St. Patrick Hospital, Women and Children's Hospital, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Rapides General Hospital, W. O. Moss Regional Medical Center, Schumpert Hospital, Willis Knighton Hospital, LSU Shreveport Hospital, LSU New Orleans Hospital, LSU Family Practice Clinic, Magnolia Clinic, Byrd Regional Hospital, Beauregard Memorial Hospital, St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Touro Infirmary Hospital, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, Oceans Behavioral Hospital, Jennings American Legion Hospital, Lafayette General Hospital and nursing homes.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyers, 2011 - Present
- ABOTA, 2011 - Present
- Martindale Hubbell- AV Rated
- Top 100 Lawyers of American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA), Member
Other Sources of Feedback About Todd Alan Townsley
Included on the 2026 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Louisiana Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Harvard Law School,
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1991
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Journal: Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Editor, 1990 - 1991
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Harvard Law School,
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1991
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Non Legal Education
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Indiana University,
Bloomington,
Indiana
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: History and Political Science
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Indiana University,
Bloomington,
Indiana
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Cox, Cox and Townsley, Associate, 1991 - 1994
Languages
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English
Representative Cases
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James v. Roach
- Citation: 467 Fed. Appx, 335, 2012 WL 2093114
- Court: C.A.5 (La.)
- Year: 2012
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Oliver v. Magnolia Clinic
- Citation: 83 So.3d 39, 2012 WL 798796
- Court: La.
- Year: 2012
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Oliver v. Magnolia Clinic
- Citation: 71 So.3d 1170, 2011 WL 4110041
- Court: La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 2011
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Bordelon v. Gravity Drainage District No, 4 of Ward 3 of Calcasieu Parish
- Citation: 74 So.3d 766, 2011 WL 4578569
- Court: La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 2011
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Ritter v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
- Citation: 20 So.3d 540, 2009 WL 2886008
- Court: La.App. 4 Cir.
- Year: 2009
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Pickering v. Paraguay
- Citation: 9 So.3d 320, 2009 WL 995861
- Court: (La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 2009
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Miller v. LAMMICO
- Citation: 973 So.2d 693, 2008 WL 343037
- Court: La.
- Year: 2008
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Miller v. LAMMICO
- Citation: 958 So.2d 775, 2007 WL 1549160
- Court: La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 2007
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Blocker v. Rapides Regional Medical Center
- Citation: 862 So.2d 1220, 2003 WL 22998617
- Court: La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 2003
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Darbone v. State
- Citation: 815 So.2d 943, 2002 WL 182327
- Court: La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 2002
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Leblanc v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.
- Citation: 772 So.2d 133, 2000 WL 1277218
- Court: La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 2000
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Faye v. State, Dept. of Transportation and Development
- Citation: 702 So.2d 1036, 1997 WL 671866
- Court: La.App. 3 Cir.
- Year: 1997
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Louisiana Coushatta Tribal Court
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice
- Louisiana Association for Justice
- American Board of Trial Attorneys
- Southwest Louisiana Bar Association
- Louisiana Bar Association (Board of Governors)
- Super Lawyers
Contact
3102 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: 337-377-0584
Fax: 337-478-1577
Email: Send a message
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