Pride Doran

Pride became a trial lawyer because he saw and understood that without good legal representation, good people don’t necessarily get treated fairly in legal disputes. In his over twenty years of practice, he has distinguished himself as an outstanding trial attorney and negotiator, building a strong reputation both inside and outside the courtroom.

A graduate of Tulane Law School, Pride has extensive experience in automobile and trucking claims, maritime and offshore litigation, industrial workplace injuries, and premises liability. He has represented thousands of individuals — many through trial or alternative dispute resolution — and has been invited to lecture at continuing legal education seminars on topics relevant to personal injury litigation in Louisiana and beyond.

Pride has also represented businesses, property owners, and insurers in coverage, antitrust, and commercial dispute matters.

Active in several professional associations, Pride has been a member of the LSBA Section on Insurance, Negligence, Admiralty and Workers’ Compensation and the Louisiana Association for Justice Automobile Tort and Maritime Sections. He has previously served on that organization’s Board of Governors and as Chair of its Civil Rights Division.

Pride holds an AV — Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, which recognizes attorneys with the highest levels of skill and integrity based on confidential submissions by judges and fellow lawyers. In 2013, he became a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, which reserves membership for attorneys who have obtained seven-figure judgments, settlements, or verdicts for their clients. He is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum® and The Top Trial Lawyers in America®, and has been recognized by Super Lawyers for his courtroom accomplishments.

Pride is licensed to practice before all state courts in Louisiana and Texas, all federal courts in Louisiana, the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He has also been admitted to handle matters in Washington, California, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.

Pride and his wife Patience have three children — Brandon, Basia, and Cailan — and two grandsons, Kaius and Cairo. The family resides in Opelousas, Louisiana.