Slidell, LA

Parker Layrisson

Parker Layrisson is an award-winning attorney and founder of Parker Layrisson Law Firm. He focuses on helping everyday people injured in car, truck, and motorcycle crashes, inspired by his mother's accident. He is the author of 'Accident Handbook: The Practical Guide to Louisiana Personal Injury Law for Car Wreck Victims'. He previously served as a United States Judicial Law Clerk, Louisiana Assistant Attorney General, and Ponchatoula City Prosecutor. He is recognized for his high ethical standards and legal abilities by peers and clients.

Stephen R. Rue

Attorney Stephen Rue has been voted the “Best Attorney” in the Greater New Orleans Area and is proud to be a lawyer that so many people rely on. As an experienced litigator, he is dedicated to achieving the goals of every client he serves. His firm proudly represents personal injury, criminal law, and family law clients throughout the greater New Orleans area. He is a highly-respected trial lawyer, author, and lecturer. He has taught at Loyola Law School, served as Vice Chairman of the Civil Law and Litigation Section of the Louisiana Bar Association, and is a Fellow of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He has three decades of experience representing individuals injured or killed in various accidents, successfully litigating and receiving numerous multi-million-dollar trial judgments and settlements. He is also well known for representing clients in significant child custody, family law, and divorce cases, having represented over two thousand clients. He is the Author of several bestselling divorce and child custody books. He is a valued member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. He is recognized as a 2017 SUPER LAWYER, has a “SUPERB” 10 out of 10 Rating by AVVO Attorney Ratings, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates. He is the reigning King of the Mardi Gras Krewe of Alla and a proud full member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club.

Tom Thornhill

Tom Thornhill is the founder and senior partner of Thornhill Law Firm, A PLC, with extensive experience in litigation, oil and gas, and real estate. He holds a petroleum engineering background and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996-2000. Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, Louisiana, and Texas bars, he has also practiced pro hac vice in Mississippi, New Jersey, Minnesota, and California. Mr. Thornhill was a key member of the trial team for the BP Multi-District Litigation and has been appointed lead counsel in other major class actions. He is active in professional associations and has been recognized as a Top 100 Lawyer in Louisiana (2011-2014) and a Top Lawyer in Louisiana.

Joshua P. Clayton

Attorney Joshua P. Clayton has practiced law in Louisiana since 2012. He graduated summa cum laude from Paul M. Hebert Louisiana State University Law Center in 2011 with a Juris Doctorate and Diploma of Civil Law, and from Louisiana State University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and received multiple CALI Awards for Excellence. He clerked for Judge Carl J. Barbier and has experience in commercial litigation, personal injury, and various other legal areas. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and federal and state courts in Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the LSBA House of Delegates, and a Past President of the Greater Slidell Bar Association. He was rated a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2016 through 2025.

Ben E. Clayton

Attorney Ben E. Clayton, of the Clayton Law Firm, located in Slidell, Louisiana, has practiced law in Louisiana since 1986 after graduating with a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University School of Law (New Orleans) that year. He is a 1980 graduate of University of New Orleans and Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America (1974). He primarily represented liability and workers' compensation insurers and their insureds from 1986-2000, then shifted to representing personal injury plaintiffs and injured workers since 2000. He is admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of United States Court in Louisiana, as well as in all state, local and municipal courts of this state. He has spoken at Mandatory Continuing Legal Education seminars. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Christian Legal Society and Slidell Bar Association, and served as president of the Slidell Bar Association in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Ellen Cronin Badeaux has 32 years of trial experience in Louisiana courts, specializing in family law, criminal defense, personal injury, civil and family mediation. She is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans Law School and Newcomb College, Tulane University.

Kristen Stanley-Wallace

Kristen Stanley-Wallace is the founder and lead attorney at Stanley-Wallace Law. She received her Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Civil Law from the Paul M. Hebert Law School in 2005. She has 20 years of experience in law, having started her own firm in 2014. She is actively involved in her community and has received numerous awards and recognitions for her legal work and client satisfaction.