J. Todd Benson

Member

T: 318-227-3320

F: 318-227-3820

INDUSTRIES/PRACTICES

  • Energy, Oil and Gas and Natural Resources Litigation

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Personal Injury Litigation

  • Appellate Practice

  • Federal Court Litigation

  • Trial Practice

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Louisiana, 1995

  • Texas, 2001

BIOGRAPHY

Todd is a trial lawyer handling oil and gas litigation, commercial and business disputes, and substantial personal injury litigation, in state and federal courts.  In addition, he handles in appeals in state and federal courts.

In 2021, Todd was named Best Plaintiff Personal Injury Lawyer in Shreveport by Super Lawyers.

Todd obtained a jury verdict in excess of 8,000,000 dollars in a wrongful death case. The case was Williams v. CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., et al; No. 600,967; First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Todd received his undergraduate and law degrees at Louisiana State University Law Center, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and the Order of the Coif, an honorary society of the top ten percent of each graduating class. After graduating, he was law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Todd was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1995 and to the State Bar of Texas in 2001. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western District, Eastern District and Middle District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Louisiana state courts, and Texas state courts. Todd has practiced law since August of 1996, including a time as General Counsel for Tango Transport, Inc., a large trucking company.