HomeLouisianaBrian Colomb

Brian Colomb

Proven Verdicts
Baton Rouge, LA

About Brian Colomb

Brian Colomb, originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, graduated from St. Thomas More Catholic High School in 1990. He attended USL (now the University of Louisiana) on a track and field scholarship before obtaining both his undergraduate and law degrees from LSU. Brian is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Louisiana, as well as the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Brian has spent his entire legal career representing those injured and killed by the negligence of others including in 18-wheeler accidents, auto accidents, products liability, and various maritime accidents including rig workers, divers, Jones Act seamen, longshoremen and those working on river tugboats, push boats, and barges.

Brian’s extensive maritime experience has afforded him the opportunity to represent clients across the United States and worldwide. Brian is married to his high-school sweetheart, Elise, and they have two children. They are parishioners of Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church. Brian enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, cycling, fishing and coaching track and field.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$84.1 million (approximately, after remittitur; $219,910,110.82 gross verdict)Verdict

Sherri Tramble, 36, was a St. Landry Parish paramedic riding unrestrained in the back of an ambulance, starting an IV on a patient en route to hospital, when a pickup turned across the ambulance's path without yielding. She has multiple skull fractures, a C-7 fracture and a permanent traumatic brain injury, and has since been interdicted.

27th Judicial District Court, St. Landry Parish, LA (Opelousas); remitted, La. App. 3 Cir. · 2026Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
View all 3 proven verdicts →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Education

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J.D., 1998
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Undergraduate, 1995

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Louisiana

Other attorneys at Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys

View firm →

Proven verdicts and settlements from other Baton Rouge firms

Unglesby Law Firm
Unglesby Law Firm
$12.36 million (net of 20% comparative fault; $15.45 million in awards, $18.9 million gross verdict) · A Work Truck Was Backing Against Traffic at 1 mph With Its Front Tire Over the Fog Line in the Live Lane. He Hit It at 65.
Murphy Law Firm, LLC
Murphy Law Firm, LLC
$12.36 million (net of 20% comparative fault; $15.45 million in awards, $18.9 million gross verdict) · A Work Truck Was Backing Against Traffic at 1 mph With Its Front Tire Over the Fog Line in the Live Lane. He Hit It at 65.
Tomeny Best Injury Lawyers
Tomeny Best Injury Lawyers
$894,295.45 judgment against the State (La. R.S. 13:5106 cap; plus up to $600,000 in future medical care through the Future Medical Care Fund; $20,000,000 verdict, 20 percent of fault to the State) · The Shoulder Was Built as Asphalt and Left to Grow Over With Grass. When His Father Swerved Onto It and Braked, the Car Did Not Stop. A 10-Year-Old Lost His Arm. The Jury Said $20 Million; Louisiana's Cap on Claims Against the State Said $894,295.