Professional Law Corporation

422 South Broad St.   New Orleans, LA  70119

New Orleans, Louisiana   70119 

(504) 822-2263  TOLL FREE: 1-888-944-2263

Fax Line:  504-822-2272

             Our Office Building (for the last 35 years) is only half a block from the Criminal Courts Building near  the intersection of Tulane and Broad.  The office is really neat, having survived Hurricane Katrina, and "cool" with all new air conditioning.  In fact, we're the first one back in a neighborhood devastated by the Hurricane.  We have plenty of complimentary OFF-STREET PARKING, and love to sit out in the back yard under the oak tree and barbeque between clients).  The office on S. Broad St. is totally back and we have rented space on the gound floor to the Cafe Cubano sandwish and coffee shop which has meeting rooms downstairs.

          Although we handle some CRIMINAL  cases, in fact we  specialize in PERSONAL INJURY and  have extensive experience  in DOMESTIC  relations, divorce, alimony, Municipal and Traffic,  DWI, traffic tickets, and a well rounded and very general assortment of all kinds of cases. NOBODY preserves your personal injury evidence (photographs of the injury, accident scene, etc.) better or faster for the most effective presentation to adjusters in court.  David Band is an expert photographer and will take brilliant photos immediately which is the secret way to get top dollar for a PI case.  

             Practicing law in the same location  for 35 years at the same South Broad Street  location, David Band is down to earth and accessible.  The  office phone is forwarded to an attorney's cell phone so you can reach him personally 24 hours a day.  While some attorneys spend millions to advertise extensively for only personal injury clients,  the fact is that those attorneys usually only handle personal injury and do not have full service law firms,  and after the first call, the client probably won't ever speak to an attorney again, as his case is handled by a clerical paralegal in the  big Personal Injury  mill.  We're not just a personal injury firm, but a well rounded firm, with extensive experience handling  Personal Injury, DWI, criminal defense, divorce, child custody and support, and a myriad of many common legal problems.  And we do it all, because we want to build a client base from which the serious personal injury cases ultimately surface.  We try to help individuals as their family lawyer, so that when a serious accident case arises, you'll think of us.

            Prospective clients  should know that   the law offices of David Band have been in the same place on Broad Street in New Orleans since 1972.  Mr. Band has himself recently had back surgery and understands the pain of a herniated disc and sciatica, and would never settle out a serious back case prematurely.  The life long consequences are just too great to get hustled through a quick settlement.  David Band is there for his clients as the pages on this site will show for visitors who take the time to browse.

         We are a persistent Law Firm that has experience in a wide range of legal specialties.  Of course we do handle Automobile/Motorcycle traumatic injury cases involving crashes when the victim gets hit by an 18 wheeler.  It's just that we're not driven solely by the cash prospects (which might motivate us to spend thousands of dollars on TV advertising to scoop up the clients and cull out only the very best cases for quick and easy settlements - hiring large staffs just to screen the calls) - but rather we'd rather take on cases for everybody - simply out of a desire to help people - and we will take a difficult case.  We'd rather keep our overhead low and enjoy the process of helping people, sometimes with difficult cases.   While lawyers in the smaller firms come and go, David Band supervises each case personally, and has developed a set of templates for the cases to be sure they proceed according to his tried and true processes. 

            The attorney spending tens  of thousands of dollars (sometimes millions) to get your attention with those tacky huckster TV commercials (that are generic across the country with many attorneys, all with the same slogans and with the same "satisfied clients" is very unlikely to talk to you unless your case is one of his major cases.  Otherwise, you're handled by paralegals and secretaries.   (We have no problem with tasteful and informative advertising).  The Band Firm believes in the old fashioned method of practicing law:  Get to know your attorney personally, feel free to talk to him personally - any time -expect your phone calls to be returned - work with him.  David Band believes the catchy adverting campaigns to make prospective clients think they might win the lottery by calling some of these advertisers are  disgraceful and demeaning to the legal profession.  And those guys come and go, and probably won't take your case unless it's quick and easy, with huge damages, easily proven liability, deep insurance pockets, and a client who won't hold out for the principal of full and fair compensation.

             "DO IT YOURSELF LAW (with the close assistance of your attorney)"   might not be far off in describing the methods by which the clients of David Band are invited to participate in the development of their case.  We handle not only Personal Injury Cases but a wide variety of general interest cases.  And we believe in involving the client to assist us with high tech collaboration.  From this web site (see Personal Injury, Divorce, )  particularly, the client is requested to submit/type up  a detailed submission of the facts, names, addresses, phone numbers, and details of the offending circumstances - from which The Firm gleans the necessary data to "run with" for the rest of the case.  We find that if the client is actively involved in preparing the issues, we produce more accurate and effective work, from which we "put the proper spin" into the pleadings and correspondence - which makes for a winning combination and a better result.

           The David Band Law Firm is a neighborhood  law clinic in Mid City New Orleans available to clients with almost any type of legal problems.  Mr. Band often answers his own phone which, even after hours, is forwarded to her cell phone,  and his law practice handles many different cases for all kinds of people and all kinds of cases.  By helping ordinary people, and developing a 30 year client base,  he finds that major cases drop in from the most unexpected sources  from which substantial recoveries can be earned.   The Band Law Firm produces  major fees only by producing for the client - which he has been doing for 30 years - both small and large cases.  Personal Injury cases are handled on a contingency basis (No charges unless you effect a recovery - the "Poor Man's Key to the Courthouse") while the Law Firm accepts VISA and Mastercard for many other cases of Divorce, Civil Litigation, and Criminal Cases.  We are building a firm of  lawyers who will focus on a narrow area of law, whether it be personal injury, bankruptcy, criminal, domestic, or traffic.  David Band directs the lawyer closely if he is not handling the case himself, and in any event, the client is always welcome to work with David Band personally. 

WALK IN CONSULTATIONS ANYTIME: 

          Many  people in New Orleans rarely have an opportunity to talk to a lawyer who can speak their language about the most common problems facing life on the street in New Orleans: automobile liability issues, slip and fall, premises liability, landlord tenant issues, criminal and traffic arrests, auto purchase and warranty issues, notarial matters, and other otherwise quite petty issues. The personal injury client (legitimate personal injury only - no runners, no feigned cashing in on public transportation accidents are tolerated, no hustlers and professional litigants) is often handled on a pure contingency basis  where there is solid provable liability, insurance coverage, and more than just minor injuries

              At 422 S. Broad, walk-ins are welcome - and clients are often surprised to see an attorney sitting at the receptionist desk, ready to answer their questions without an appointment.