Legal services in New Orleans, LA: 2026 report
1,183 ranked entriesUpdated 15 trade lists
The 15 practice area lists for New Orleans, LA hold 1,183 ranked entries. Personal injury lawyers have the most, with 347. Among lists with 10 or more ranked, intellectual property lawyers have the highest median Google rating: 5.0. 19.1% of ranked entries post 24/7 hours.
Key numbers for New Orleans
Shares use ranked businesses as their base. A law firm in two practice area lists counts in both.
1,183
ranked entries by LFR Score, in 15 practice area lists
3,960
practice area listings serving the city; a law firm counts once per practice area
4.8
median of the practice areas’ median Google ratings
19.1%
of ranked entries post 24/7 hours (226)
Legal practice areas in New Orleans, by ranked law firms
| Practice area | Ranked | Serving the city | Median rating | Median reviews | 24/7 share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal injury lawyers | 347 | 581 | 4.9 | 22 | 32.6% | |
| General practice lawyers | 329 | 996 | 4.8 | 8 | 7% | |
| Insurance lawyers | 85 | 134 | 4.9 | 16 | 28.2% | |
| Criminal defense lawyers | 80 | 290 | 4.8 | 28 | 33.8% | |
| Divorce and family lawyers | 73 | 316 | 4.7 | 15 | 12.3% | |
| Estate planning and probate lawyers | 62 | 341 | 4.9 | 18 | 9.7% | |
| Bankruptcy lawyers | 41 | 144 | 4.8 | 17 | 7.3% | |
| Real estate lawyers | 39 | 189 | 4.8 | 12 | 2.6% | |
| Immigration lawyers | 30 | 77 | 4.7 | 39 | 13.3% | |
| Employment lawyers | 29 | 181 | 4.8 | 9 | 13.8% | |
| Business lawyers | 17 | 333 | 4.9 | 43 | 35.3% | |
| Social Security disability lawyers | 17 | 84 | 4.7 | 16 | 23.5% | |
| Tax lawyers | 14 | 137 | 4.9 | 15 | 7.1% | |
| Intellectual property lawyers | 11 | 138 | 5.0 | 4 | 0% | |
| Mediators | 9 | 19 | 4.5 | 7 | 11.1% |
Method and basis
- Serving counts are active, de-duplicated law firms within each practice area’s service radius of New Orleans, as of November 9, 2026.
- Ranked law firms have a confident practice area match and 3 or more Google reviews, or a claimed profile.
- Median rating, median reviews and the shares are measured over ranked businesses.
- 24/7 share counts those whose posted hours say they are open around the clock.
- Figures are recalculated with each weekly data update. This page shows the latest figures for the year in its title.
Cite this report: LawFirmsRanked, “Legal Services in New Orleans, LA: 2026 Report”, https://www.lawfirmsranked.com/reports/new-orleans-la-law-firms-2026, data as of November 9, 2026.
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