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Westbank & Gretna Personal Injury Lawyer
A wreck on the West Bank Expressway, a fall at a Gretna store, a crash on the Connection — and now you need a lawyer who actually knows the Westbank. Where do you start?
The Westbank communities — Gretna, Marrero, Harvey, Westwego, Terrytown, and the surrounding areas — make up a large, busy stretch of Jefferson Parish, connected to the east bank by the Crescent City Connection and threaded by the constant traffic of the West Bank Expressway. Bono Law Firm has represented injured people from the Westbank since 1980 — and because Gretna is home to the Jefferson Parish courthouse, it's an area we know especially well. If you've been hurt on the Westbank, you talk directly with an attorney named Bono — John C. Bono or Michael P. Bono — not a case manager, and you pay nothing unless we recover money for you.
Some firms are built for volume. Bono Law Firm is built for personal attention.
Where Westbank accidents happen
The Westbank's traffic concentrates on a handful of heavily traveled corridors, and they're where many of our cases begin:
- The West Bank Expressway (US 90 Business) — the main artery across the Westbank, with heavy volume, complex interchanges, and frequent serious collisions
- The Crescent City Connection — the bridge linking the Westbank to downtown New Orleans, with heavy commuter traffic and the congestion that produces wrecks
- Belle Chasse Highway (LA 23) — running south toward Belle Chasse and Plaquemines Parish
- Lapalco Boulevard — a major east-west route through Marrero and Harvey
- Manhattan and Stumpf Boulevards — busy Gretna and Terrytown commercial routes
- Barataria Boulevard — a heavily traveled Marrero corridor
After a serious crash on the Westbank, you may be treated at West Jefferson Medical Center on Medical Center Boulevard in Marrero or Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus on Belle Chasse Highway in Gretna. We also handle slip-and-falls at Westbank shopping centers and businesses, dog bites, pedestrian injuries, and the full range of accident cases — wherever on the Westbank they happen.
Local knowledge matters — and the courthouse is right here
Here's where the Westbank gives our clients a real advantage. Jefferson Parish's 24th Judicial District Court — where serious injury lawsuits in the parish are filed and tried — sits right here in Gretna, in the Thomas F. Donelon Courthouse at 200 Derbigny Street. Every Jefferson Parish injury case belongs there, whether it happened in Gretna, Marrero, Metairie, or Kenner, and it's the only courthouse in the parish where civil jury trials are held. Appeals go to the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, also in Gretna.
We've practiced in that courthouse since 1980. We know the court, the local adjusters, and how cases move here in a way no out-of-town firm can match — which is a big part of what makes us different.
Why local really matters here: the 24th JDC, the Fifth Circuit, the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court, and the parish's insurance adjusters are all on the Westbank — the same ground we've worked since 1980. When your lawyer already knows the courthouse and the people in it, that familiarity works in your favor.
What we handle on the Westbank
For clients throughout Gretna, Marrero, Harvey, Westwego, and Terrytown, we handle car and truck accidents, motorcycle and rideshare crashes, slip-and-falls, dog bites, pedestrian injuries, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, wrongful death, and serious injuries of every kind.
We've recovered substantial results for injured Jefferson Parish clients over the years — you can see a sample of our past case results. Every case is different, but they show the kind of work we do and the outcomes we fight for.
No fee unless we recover
Injured on the Westbank? Let's talk — for free.
Since 1980, Bono Law Firm has represented more than 6,000 injured Louisianans across Jefferson Parish and Greater New Orleans. Consultations are free, our phones are answered 24 hours a day, and there's no fee unless we recover compensation for you. Can't get to us? We'll come to you — at home or in the hospital.
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Common questions
Westbank injury FAQ
Will my case be handled at the Gretna courthouse?
If it's a Jefferson Parish injury lawsuit, yes — serious injury cases are filed and tried at the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna, regardless of where in the parish the accident happened. We've practiced in that courthouse since 1980.
Do you come to the Westbank, or do I have to travel to you?
We come to you. Consultations are free, and we'll meet you wherever is easiest — at home or in the hospital, anywhere on the Westbank. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, because injuries don't keep business hours.
I was treated at West Jefferson or Ochsner West Bank — can you work with my doctors?
Yes. We work with your treating providers and handle the medical records and bills as part of building your case, so you can focus on getting better.
How long do I have to file?
Louisiana generally gives you two years from the date of the injury, but evidence and witnesses fade fast. The sooner you call, the more we can do — and the first call is free.
Hurt anywhere on the Westbank — Gretna, Marrero, Harvey, or Westwego? Talk to a local lawyer who knows these roads and the courthouse down the street.
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