Chopin Law Firm adds defense litigator Raven Fielding Benoit

The Chopin Law Firm has hired Raven Fielding Benoit for its New Orleans personal injury team, adding a former defense shareholder with trucking, catastrophic injury and trial experience. The move gives the Louisiana firm an attorney who has handled complex claims from the defense side and now will represent injured clients statewide.

Why it matters: - The Chopin Law Firm is adding a lawyer with years of defense-side experience in trucking, products liability and catastrophic injury cases. - Benoit’s background could help the firm assess insurance, trucking and manufacturing defendants more quickly in serious-injury cases. - The hire strengthens the firm’s New Orleans personal injury practice as it represents injured individuals and families across Louisiana.

What happened: - The Chopin Law Firm added Raven Fielding Benoit to its New Orleans team as a personal injury attorney. - Benoit previously served as a shareholder at a New Orleans-area defense firm. - She represented insurance companies, trucking corporations and manufacturers in complex injury litigation.

The details: - Benoit handled transportation, commercial trucking and products liability claims on the defense side. - She took numerous jury and bench trials to verdict. - Her defense practice included high-stakes claims with seven-, eight- and nine-figure demands. - Benoit led a 24/7 Emergency Response Team that deployed to accident scenes to manage early investigations and preserve evidence. - At The Chopin Law Firm, Benoit will use her knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and emergency accident investigations in serious injury cases. - Benoit earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. - She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. - While in law school, Benoit participated in the Moot Court Program. - She also served as a Rule XX student practitioner with the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office. - Benoit is licensed in all Louisiana state and federal courts and in Texas state court. - She has been recognized as a Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star. - Outside the courtroom, Benoit supports the Humane Society of Louisiana and The Good Shepherd School.

Between the lines: - The hire gives The Chopin Law Firm an attorney who has seen how insurers and defense counsel build cases before switching sides. - That perspective can matter early in litigation, when evidence collection and claim evaluation often shape outcomes. - Justin Chopin said Benoit’s trial background and defense knowledge strengthen how the firm evaluates claims and builds cases.

What's next: - Benoit will help represent injured people and families in Louisiana personal injury matters. - The Chopin Law Firm is positioning the hire to support future trucking, catastrophic injury and other complex claims. - The firm says it will continue providing legal services in accident, injury and workers’ compensation cases.