Partner
Location: Opelousas, LA
Phone: 337-948-9066
Fax: 337-948-3205
Thomas J. DeJean was born and raised in Opelousas, Louisiana. He is a Partner of DeJean & Leger, LLC and has been practicing law for over 30 years. He devotes 100% of his practice to litigation representing injured people and their families, focused primarily on personal injury claims, including automobile accidents, 18 wheeler trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers compensation/on the job accidents, offshore injuries and fire, explosion and electrocution accidents.
Mr. DeJean is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the St. Landry Parish Bar Association.
Tommy and his wife, Cindy, are parents of one son, Silas.
Areas Of Practice
- Automobile, 18 Wheeler Trucking and Motorcycle Accidents
- Worker’s Compensation Claims/On the Job Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Offshore Injuries/Fire, Explosion And Electrocution Injuries
- Social Security Disability Claims
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1982
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1982
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. – 1982
- University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
- B.A.
- Major: Economics
Representative Clients
- Injured Workers and Their Families
- Indigent Defense Board, 1987-2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Louisiana State Bar Association, 1982 to Present
- St. Landry Parish Bar Association, President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer, 1982 to Present
Past Employment Positions
- Dejean, Dejean, Leger & Mouret, Partner, 1982 to 2000
Pro Bono Activities
- St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission, 2012 to Present
- Westminster Christian High School, Swim Coach, 2009 to Present
