Austin Townsend

Introduction

Austin Townsend is a personal injury attorney at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers, representing plaintiffs in motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases across Louisiana. He joined the firm in July 2023 and has been selected to the Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in both eligible years since his admission.

Notable results

Mr. Townsend’s verdicts and settlements range from $290,000 to $1 million across motor vehicle, commercial trucking, and premises liability cases. Recent results include:

• $1.00 Million — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client’s vehicle and caused serious injury.
• $803,000 — An 18-wheeler side-swiped our client.
• $771,000 — The other vehicle rear-ended our client’s car on the interstate.
• $750,000 — An 18-wheeler turned left into our client’s path and struck the vehicle.
• $734,000 — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client’s vehicle.
• $600,000 — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client’s vehicle while it was stopped.
• $575,000 — Our client was stopped in traffic when the at-fault driver rear-ended them.
• $550,000 — The at-fault driver struck the passenger side of our client’s vehicle while both exited adjacent parking lots.
• $300,000 — Our client’s three-year-old son stepped in a hole at the apartment complex where he lived and broke his femur.
• $290,000 — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client.

Your results may vary.

Practice focus

Motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury form the foundation of his practice. Mr. Townsend represents plaintiffs exclusively in personal injury litigation across Louisiana.

Background

Mr. Townsend earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northwestern State University, then his Juris Doctor with Cum Laude honors from Southern University Law Center. He has family members in legal practice and pursued appellate court experience from the start. During law school he externed for the Honorable Jeff Thompson at the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit in Shreveport. He then clerked for the Honorable Jewel E. Welch with the Louisiana Court of Appeals, First Circuit in Baton Rouge, and earlier clerked at the Red River Parish Courthouse, 39th Judicial District. These appellate clerkships gave him experience in legal research, brief writing, and appellate strategy that supports his preparation at every stage of litigation. He joined Morris & Dewett in July 2023.

Honors and recognition

Mr. Townsend was selected to the Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2025 and 2026, a recognition limited to no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys under 40 or in practice ten years or less. He earned this designation in his first two years of eligibility.