Louis J. DeVoto is a founding member and shareholder at the firm and is a highly regarded and experienced medical malpractice and personal injury attorney.  For more than 30 years, he has represented clients in all types of serious injury and wrongful death cases caused by the negligent and reckless conduct of others.  Mr. DeVoto is Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  He has served as President of The Trial Attorneys of New Jersey and is a past Co-Chair of the NJ State Bar Association’s Medical Malpractice Committee.  In 2024, Lou was honored with the Trial Bar Award, an esteemed award given in recognition of excellence to trial attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the cause of justice.

Lou’s extensive jury trial and appellate experience has resulted in him consistently achieving verdicts and settlements in excess of one million dollars, including recent settlements for $9.5 million in a medical malpractice case involving birth injuries, a $5.0 million medical malpractice settlement, and a $4.8 million wrongful death settlement.   Lou’s passion for justice shows in his meticulous preparation, creativity, and skill in the courtroom. His case results are often reported in the New Jersey Law Journal’s featured verdicts and settlements and have ranked numerous times in the yearly Top 20.  Lou has appeared many times in the appellate division arguing to uphold verdicts that he achieved at trial including several appearances before the Supreme Court of New Jersey. (The law firm is ethically required to inform you that results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances). 

Mr. DeVoto is one of only a few lawyers in New Jersey invited to speak each year at the “Year in Review” seminar given by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education where he has provided practical commentary for lawyers on the most important legal decisions of the year.  He is a past recipient of the “Professional Lawyer of the Year Award” by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA-NJ) and the Burlington and Camden County Bar Associations and the American Association of Justice-NJ.  He is licensed to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and all Federal and State Courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Martindale Hubbell has awarded Mr. DeVoto with its AV rating, the highest achievable for legal skill and ethics for more than 25 consecutive years.  Lou is consistently listed in Best Lawyers in America, including as one of the Lawyers of the Year in the State of New Jersey for 2017, 2022, and 2024.  He has also been included in the New Jersey Super Lawyer listing for 18 consecutive years, including the Top 100 Super Lawyers list.

Lou and his wife Anne have been married for 33 years and have three grown children.  They live in South Jersey and are active volunteers in their community and church.

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