Key Facts
- Best Personal Injury Law Firm: 2026 Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards
- Best Law Firm: 2026 Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards
- Decided by: public vote of St. Tammany Parish residents
- First year on the ballot: both categories won in the firm’s first eligible cycle
- Publisher: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
- Covington office: 661 River Highlands Blvd, Covington, LA 70433 — (985) 328-2332
- Trial record: more than $1 billion in settlements, verdicts, and judgments including catastrophic-injury and wrongful-death matters
Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers won Best Personal Injury Law Firm and Best Law Firm in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards, taking both categories in the first year the firm entered the contest. The awards are decided by public vote of St. Tammany Parish residents and published by The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com. This post unpacks what that result actually means, how the program works, and the verifiable record sitting behind it.
First-year entry. 2026 is the first year Morris & Dewett appeared on the Best of St. Tammany ballot. The firm entered the contest for the first time after opening the Covington office and took both the Personal Injury and Best Law Firm categories on its first attempt.
The Covington Office Anchors Morris & Dewett’s Presence in St. Tammany Parish
Morris & Dewett opened its Covington office at 661 River Highlands Blvd, Covington, LA 70433 to serve St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Washington Parish, and the broader Northshore. The office’s intake line is (985) 328-2332. Covington is the parish seat and the civil-litigation hub for the 22nd Judicial District Court that hears most St. Tammany personal-injury cases.
The Covington office is what put Morris & Dewett on the 2026 Best of St. Tammany ballot. Choice Awards eligibility tracks parish presence, and the Covington office establishes that presence.
The residents who voted Morris & Dewett to two categories in 2026 are voting on a firm that maintains a permanent office in their parish, files cases in their courthouse, and meets clients on the Northshore rather than routing them across the lake.
“I love the Northshore and moved here from Mississippi to raise my young family. The people and culture are great, one of a kind, which is why I joined Morris & Dewett. The people need a firm that has the experience and resources to stand up to anyone and give them all the legal options available to them.” — Seth Blackledge, Morris & Dewett
Morris & Dewett Won Two Categories in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards
Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers won Best Personal Injury Law Firm and Best Law Firm in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards. The two categories sit separately on the ballot and ask voters two different questions. Best Personal Injury Law Firm is practice-specific. Best Law Firm covers the entire legal profession in the parish without regard to practice area.
- Best Personal Injury Law Firm: 2026 winner
- Best Law Firm: 2026 winner
Best Personal Injury Law Firm: practice-specific community recognition
The Best Personal Injury Law Firm category is decided by St. Tammany voters who weighed personal-injury firms specifically. Taking the category in the firm’s first eligible year reflects how quickly the Covington office’s work has reached the parish.
Best Law Firm: every firm in the parish, every practice area
The Best Law Firm category pits every firm in St. Tammany Parish against every other firm regardless of practice area. Diversified general-practice firms typically win broad law-firm categories. For a firm that does only plaintiff trial work in serious injury and wrongful death cases, that crossover is unusual.
The Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards Are Decided by Public Vote
The Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards are a public-vote recognition program published annually by The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, the Northshore’s largest newspaper and digital news platform. Winners are determined entirely by ballots cast by residents of St. Tammany Parish and the surrounding Northshore communities. There is no editorial panel, no jury, and no submission fee.
Nominations open to the public, and ballots open to the public. The categories cover the businesses and professionals St. Tammany residents actually hire, from restaurants and roofers to medical practices and law firms. The voting pool is the parish itself. Winners are decided by the people who live, work, and drive on the same roads where personal injury cases originate.
Referrals From Other Lawyers Drive Most of Morris & Dewett’s Caseload
More than half of Morris & Dewett’s new cases arrive by referral from other lawyers. Attorneys who do not handle personal injury, or who handle it but read a case as outside their capacity, send the matter to the firm. A subset of those referrals comes from defense counsel. The pattern is not captured in any public-vote program.
Local Northshore attorneys are not voting in the Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards as part of an organized campaign. They send cases to the firm one matter at a time, after they have seen the work up close. The 2026 Choice Awards add a parish-wide vote of confidence from the community on top of the lawyer-to-lawyer referral signal.
Morris & Dewett’s Trial Record Crosses $1 Billion in Settlements, Verdicts, and Judgments
Morris & Dewett’s plaintiff trial record in Louisiana and Texas crosses more than $1 billion in settlements, verdicts, and judgments for clients in catastrophic-injury and wrongful-death matters. The firm audited its internal case records and aggregated every settlement, verdict, and judgment to compile the figure. The number describes the kind of cases the firm takes: commercial-vehicle, oilfield, industrial, maritime, and wrongful-death matters where the harm is severe and the liability investigation is substantial.
“Settlements and verdicts only get that high because someone suffered massive, life-altering injury and someone else was grossly negligent. Many of these cases last years, and it is hard to sit and wait knowing the rest of your life turns for better or worse on legal argument. It is a responsibility, and every lawyer in our firm understands the weight of the moment on them and on our clients.” — Trey Morris, Morris & Dewett
Morris & Dewett Operates Five Louisiana Offices
Morris & Dewett operates five Louisiana offices in Shreveport, Covington, Minden, Ruston, and Lake Charles, and serves clients across Louisiana, Texas, and the Gulf South.
- Shreveport headquarters: the firm’s flagship since 2001.
- Covington: St. Tammany Parish, the Northshore, and the I-12 and Causeway corridors.
- Minden: Webster Parish and the I-20 corridor east of Shreveport.
- Ruston: Lincoln Parish and the central I-20 commercial-trucking corridor.
- Lake Charles: Calcasieu Parish, the I-10 corridor, and Southwest Louisiana.
The footprint is a deliberate choice. Catastrophic injuries do not happen in one zip code, and families recovering from a wrongful death or a serious industrial accident often cannot drive an hour each way for a meeting. The cases come from the I-20, I-49, I-10, and I-12 corridors; the offices follow the cases.
Morris & Dewett’s Practice Focuses on Serious Injury and Wrongful Death
Morris & Dewett handles commercial-vehicle collisions, industrial and workplace accidents, oilfield and energy-sector injuries, offshore and maritime injuries under the Jones Act and general maritime law, premises liability, wrongful death, and catastrophic personal injury cases across Louisiana, Texas, and the Gulf South. Not every injury case is a Morris & Dewett case; the practice focuses on:
- Commercial-vehicle collisions. 18-wheelers, logging trucks, oilfield service vehicles, and company pickup trucks operated by commercial drivers.
- Industrial and workplace accidents. Refinery and plant explosions, unguarded machinery, falls from height, and crush injuries.
- Oilfield and energy-sector injuries. Wireline, workover rig, well control, and derrick incidents, including cases involving safety-protocol violations.
- Offshore and maritime injuries. Jones Act, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and general maritime law cases involving crew members, dock workers, and platform personnel.
- Premises liability. Injuries on commercial properties where the owner or operator failed to address a known hazard.
- Wrongful death.
- Catastrophic personal injury. Cases involving traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, or severe burns.
The firm represents plaintiffs only. Morris & Dewett does not represent insurance carriers, trucking companies, or hospital systems in the cases it brings. The practice has been plaintiff-side, by design, since the firm’s founding in 2001.
The Choice Awards Designation Reflects Voter Sentiment
The Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards are a community recognition program based on public voting. They are not administered by the Louisiana State Bar Association, the National Board of Trial Advocacy, or any other professional body. The designation reflects voter sentiment, not a credential.
St. Tammany Voters Selected Morris & Dewett by Direct Ballot in 2026
The 2026 Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards results were decided by direct vote of St. Tammany Parish residents. The result is a community recognition that money cannot purchase and a marketing campaign cannot fake. Voters chose Morris & Dewett based on what they have heard from neighbors, what they have seen in their own communities, and in many cases what they have lived through with the firm directly.
Taking both the Personal Injury and Best Law Firm categories in a single cycle, in the office’s first eligible year, tracks the firm’s expanding catastrophic-injury and commercial-vehicle caseload on the Northshore. The 2026 result reflects how the work has been received in the communities where the cases are tried.
“Our business has really grown in St. Tammany the last two years. Two wins from the public gives us the confidence to keep investing in the Northshore. We are pleased the community has welcomed us and trusted us with their cases.” — Trey Morris, Morris & Dewett
To discuss a St. Tammany Parish injury matter, call the Morris & Dewett Covington office at (985) 328-2332 or visit 661 River Highlands Blvd, Covington, Louisiana 70433.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards decided by public vote?
Yes. The Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards are a public-vote recognition program published by The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com. Winners are determined entirely by ballots cast by St. Tammany Parish residents. There is no editorial panel, no jury, and no submission fee.
Who won Best Personal Injury Law Firm in St. Tammany Parish in 2026?
Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers won Best Personal Injury Law Firm in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Choice Awards by public vote of St. Tammany Parish residents.
Who won Best Law Firm in St. Tammany Parish in 2026?
Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers also won Best Law Firm in the 2026 cycle, alongside the Best Personal Injury Law Firm award.
Does Morris & Dewett have an office in St. Tammany Parish?
Yes. The Morris & Dewett Covington office is located at 661 River Highlands Blvd, Covington, Louisiana 70433. The office serves St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes and the broader Northshore. The intake number for the Covington office is (985) 328-2332.
Is 2026 the first year Morris & Dewett appeared on the Best of St. Tammany ballot?
Yes. The 2026 cycle is the firm’s first eligible year on the ballot, based on the Covington office’s parish presence. The firm took both categories in its first eligible year.
Does winning the Choice Awards mean Morris & Dewett is the right firm for every case?
No. Case outcomes depend on the facts, the jurisdiction, the law, and the people involved. The Choice Awards reflect community recognition. Readers selecting counsel should also consult bar disciplinary records, peer-review directories, and independent verdict reporting.
