Richard C. Broussard was raised in Lafayette and is a founding partner of Broussard, David & Moroux. Broussard focuses on products liability law, maritime personal injury law, aviation litigation, and general personal injury law. Broussard is an "AV" rated attorney by Martindale-Hubble (highest rating possible).
Broussard has been recognized by Louisiana Super Lawyers as one of the “Top 50” Lawyers in the State of Louisiana. Additionally, his peers selected him as one of the state’s very best personal injury attorneys every year since the inception of the Super Lawyers rating system.
Broussard was the recipient of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award and the Louisiana Association for Justice’s President’s Award. This year, he was selected to join the 2024 Lafayette Bar Association Hall of Fame.
Broussard’s professional associations include Lafayette Outreach for Civil Justice (Founding co-chairperson), Lafayette Parish Bar Association (President), Louisiana State Bar Association (House of Delegates, Board of Governors), Louisiana Association for Justice (Board of Governors, Executive Committee), American Association for Justice, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, American Inn of Court (Co-founder, Secretary-Treasurer, Acadiana Inn), Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
- Maritime Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Car Accidents
- Free Consultation
- Louisiana
- English
- Partner
- Broussard, David & Moroux
- Current
- Officer
- United States Air Force Reserves
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- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- J.D. (1974) | Law
- University of Southwestern Louisiana
- B.S. (1971) | Economics
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- AV Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2007-2020
- Lafayette Outreach for Civil Justice
- Founding co-chairperson
- Current
- Lafayette Parish Bar Association
- President, 1986-1987
- Current
- Louisiana State Bar
- House of Delegates, 1980-1981; Board of Governors, 1993-1995
- Current
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: House of Delegates, 1980-1981; Board of Governors, 1993-1995
- Louisiana Association for Justice
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Board of Governors, 1983-1986; Executive Committee , 1996-1997 Chairman, Aviation Committee multiple terms
- Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy
- National Board of Trial Advocacy