Joshua K. Trahan

Attorney

Lafayette, La

Joshua “Josh” Trahan has almost 20 years of experience in the business and legal fields. He handles a wide range of matters including general casualty and insurance, professional liability, premises liability, financial services, franchise law, construction law, and general business disputes in Louisiana and Texas. As supported by peer honors, including multiple-time selection as a Rising Star by Louisiana Super Lawyer Magazine, Josh has developed a reputation as one of the top, young insurance defense attorneys working in the State of Louisiana.

Practice Areas
- Admiralty, Maritime, & Energy
- Business Torts
- Construction Contracts and Defects
- Commercial Disputes and Litigation
- Errors and Omissions
- Franchise Law
- General Casualty
- Insurance Coverage
- Mass Torts and Class Actions
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability
- Securities and Financial Services
- Transportation and Trucking Liability
- Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Education
- Louisiana State University, B.S., with honors (1999)
- Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D. (2004)
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
- Texas
Court Admissions
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- All Louisiana State Courts
- Supreme Court of Texas
- All Texas State Courts
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Experience
- Lead counsel for an engineer involved in a construction lawsuit where the building complex owner sought over $15,000,000 in damages
- Lead counsel for a large chemical company involved in a toxic exposure, mass tort lawsuit
- Lead counsel for a medical billing company involved in a class action lawsuit
- Lead counsel for mental health facilities, addicition treatment facilities, and facilities caring for people with severe mental and physical disabilities involving claims of wrongful deaths, sexual and physical abuse, and other significant injuries
- Won a motion for summary judgment for a marsh buggy company involved in a property damage lawsuit, where the landowner sought restoration damages in excess of $10,000,000
- Won a motion for summary judgment for a marsh buggy company arguing that there was no UM/UIM insurance coverage based upon proper waiver of such by their insured
- Won a motion for summary judgment for a service organization based upon the lack of ownership, control, and garde over the area in question
- Won a motion for summary judgment for a trucking company involved in a multiple vehicle accident along a state highway where the plaintiff sought damages in excess of $3,000,000
Publications and Presentations
- Louisiana Editor for the ABA Forum on Franchising's publication "Covenants Against Competition in Franchising"
- Speaker - Louisiana Claims Association's 2018 Annual State Convention
Professional and Community Affiliations
- Serves as an arbitrator for FINRA, an organization that oversees disputes in the financial services sector
- Co-founded the International Franchise Association's Louisiana Franchise Business Network Steering Committee
- Provided pro bono legal services for domestic violence and abuse victims through the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyer Protective Order Program
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Lafayette Bar Association
Recognitions
- Named a Rising Star for "2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017" by Louisiana Super Lawyer Magazine and Thompson Reuters
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed Rating