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YOUR LEGAL
DREAM TEAM
IS WAITING

Our firm is taking legal care to a new level. Find out why Louisiana is ditching the billboard lawyers, joining the CJ Law Team.

Most law firms feel the same: stiff, outdated, and built to move cases, not help people. That’s not us.


Cressy James Law was built by Nicholas Cressy and Eliza James after years of working inside a system that didn’t sit right. Too many firms treat clients like numbers. Too many rush to settle. Too many forget there’s an actual person on the other side of the case.


We started this firm to do the opposite.

We represent people across Louisiana in personal injury, workers’ compensation, and hurricane & disaster claims.

For when life gets messy, unfair, or completely turned upside down. When it comes to environmental litigation, we don’t hesitate to take on powerful companies and hold them accountable. No intimidation, no backing down.


We’re not here for quick checks or easy wins. We’re here to do right by our clients, even when that means putting in more time, more effort, and going further than most firms will.

And yeah, calling a lawyer can feel like a last resort. We get that.

That’s why we keep things straightforward, transparent, and actually talk to you like a human being. No legal jargon. No runaround.


This firm is for the people who don’t see themselves in traditional law firm ads; the creatives, the workers, the ones figuring it out as they go, and anyone who just needs someone solid in their corner.


If you’re dealing with something serious, or you’re not even sure if you have a case, reach out. We’ll give it to you straight and help you figure out what comes next.

 ~Nicholas Cressy & Eliza James

   CJ Law Partners

OUR STORY & OUR MISSION

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Forrest Cressy James The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Award
Forrest Cressy James New Orleans City Business Leaders in Law Award
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Nicholas V. Cressy

Partner

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S. Eliza James

Partner

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Charles M. Raymond

Of Counsel

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Harry "Hank" Graham

Attorney

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