Lucien Mouton
Partner, Galveston office
Maritime and Jones Act claims, for people hurt on tugs, crew boats and supply vessels.
Lucien Mouton practices maritime injury law from the Galveston office. He takes the first call on most Jones Act claims, reads the vessel's records himself, and writes each demand letter himself.
He meets clients at the office, at the hospital or at home, whichever is easier while they recover.
When a claim needs the Beaumont or Port Arthur lawyers, he brings them in and stays on it.
Takes first
- Jones Act claims
- Maintenance and cure
- Unseaworthiness claims
- Maritime wrongful death
Credentials
Lucien's admissions and training
Bar admissions
State Bar of Texas
Admitted 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Admitted 2003
Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Admitted 1998
Texas state trial and appellate courts
Education
J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston
1997
B.A., Louisiana State University
1993
Languages
English
French
Conversational
Memberships
Maritime Law Association of the United States
Galveston County Bar Association
Method
How Lucien starts a maritime file
The first week is paper. Written notice goes to the employer, a records request goes to the vessel's owner, and a letter asks for maintenance and cure.
Then he reads what comes back: the maintenance log, the crew list, the incident report and any camera video. The demand is built from those records, not from memory.
You see every letter before it goes out.
Sample matters
Sample maritime matters
$185,000
Deckhand, crew boat
A ladder rung gave way. Notice and a records request went out in week one, and maintenance and cure was paid from the first month.
Sample matter. Before fees and costs.
$340,000
Deckhand, tugboat
A winch crushed a hand. The maintenance log showed the same winch had been reported weeks earlier.
Sample matter. Before fees and costs.
Sample matters are invented illustrations. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and every case turns on its own facts.