What the firm thinks of the recognition
The selection is the work talking back. Other Louisiana lawyers produced this list, judges who have seen the matters produced this list, Thomson Reuters research staff produced this list. The firm did not. Every selection here is a third-party check on the work -- not a trophy, and not a substitute for the case results behind it.
Why a Super Lawyers selection carries weight
Most lawyer "awards" online are pay-to-play vendor listings. Super Lawyers is not. Three structural facts shape what the credential signals.
It is third-party adjudicated. Practicing attorneys nominate peers -- self-nominations and same-firm nominations are excluded. Thomson Reuters research staff then scores each nominee against twelve professional indicators: verdicts and settlements, transactions, representative cases, experience, honors, scholarly writing, education, bar activity, pro bono service, and firm role. A panel of previously selected Super Lawyers in the same practice area casts the final vote.
It is capped. Super Lawyers covers no more than five percent of the attorneys in a state. Rising Stars covers no more than 2.5 percent, and is restricted to lawyers under 40 or in their first ten years of practice. The cap is what makes the list informative.
It is annual, not lifetime. Drop off and you are off. "Super Lawyers 2019 - 2026" communicates eight consecutive peer-and-research evaluations. "Super Lawyers 2024" alone communicates one.
A selection is not a substitute for verifying jurisdictional admission, fee structure, or trial record with the attorney directly. One independently produced signal -- read it alongside the rest of the record.
The selected attorneys
Trey Morris -- Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2026
Founding partner. Licensed in Louisiana and Texas. Leads litigation strategy across catastrophic-injury and commercial-vehicle matters.
Trey graduated from the Rising Stars list in 2015 (after selection in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015) and has held a Louisiana Super Lawyers selection in Personal Injury continuously since 2019. He also carries an AV Preeminent peer review rating on his individual Martindale-Hubbell profile -- Martindale's highest tier.
Track record. The firm has settled or verdicted more than $1 billion in personal-injury matters under Trey's litigation leadership, including 114 cases above $1 million and the $409,000,000 Grantham wrongful-death verdict in Bossier Parish -- the largest reported personal injury verdict in Louisiana history.
Justin Dewett -- Rising Stars, 2013 - 2016 and 2019 - 2021
Founding partner. Licensed in Louisiana and Texas. Practice concentrates on motor-vehicle, commercial-trucking, and catastrophic-injury litigation. Seven Rising Stars selections in two runs.
Recent results. A $7,000,000 settlement in a Caddo Parish 18-wheeler illegal-left-turn matter and a $900,000 verdict in an August 2025 commercial-vehicle trial.
Elizabeth Hancock -- Rising Stars, 2022 - 2026
Five consecutive Rising Stars selections out of Shreveport. Air Force veteran. JD/MBA from Mississippi College. Practice covers motor-vehicle, commercial-vehicle, and personal-injury work in Louisiana and Texas.
Recent results. $2,000,000 in an October 2025 red-light T-bone collision and $775,000 in an October 2025 stop-sign-and-left-turn matter.
Joe Odom -- Rising Stars, 2025 and 2026
Managing attorney, Ruston office. USMC Reserve veteran with two combat tours. Began as insurance defense counsel before crossing to plaintiff personal injury. The selection is for Personal Injury in the Ruston market.
Recent results. As managing attorney for the Ruston office, Joe oversees the firm's north-central Louisiana intake and litigation pipeline. The Lincoln Parish region has been part of the firm's published 2025 results across motor-vehicle, commercial-trucking, and premises-liability settlements; per-case attorney-of-record disclosures are limited under Louisiana Bar advertising rules.
Meghan Nolen -- Rising Stars, 2024 - 2026
Shreveport native and three-time Rising Stars selection. Clerked for the First Judicial District Court and the federal public defender before joining the firm. Also listed on the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.
Recent results. $1,000,000 in a December 2025 premises-liability matter and $800,000 in a July 2025 18-wheeler illegal-left-turn matter.
Austin Townsend -- Rising Stars, 2025 and 2026
Back-to-back Rising Stars selection out of Shreveport. Externed at the Louisiana Second Circuit, the Louisiana First Circuit, and the 39th Judicial District Court of Red River Parish.
Recent results. An $842,208 trial verdict in a St. Tammany Parish matter (September 2025) -- the bench awarded $1,052,760, reduced under Louisiana comparative-fault allocation. Also $1,000,000 in a June 2025 combined two-plaintiff settlement and $750,000 in a September 2025 motor-vehicle settlement.
Selection scope
The credential is informative because it is narrow. Selection runs state by state and practice area by practice area -- a Louisiana Personal Injury selection is a separate evaluation from a Louisiana selection in another field, and a Texas selection is a separate evaluation from a Louisiana one. Each line on this page reflects the specific evaluation it names, not a generalized rating. The full methodology is published at superlawyers.com.
The firm's Super Lawyers directory page
Thomson Reuters maintains a firm-level directory page that aggregates every Morris & Dewett attorney holding a current selection.
Reading the credential
Super Lawyers does not predict outcomes in any specific case. It does not substitute for verifying jurisdictional admission or fee structure with the attorney directly. The current year's selection is authoritative; if the live Thomson Reuters profile and a firm bio disagree, trust the live profile.
Martindale-Hubbell answers a different question -- anonymous evaluation by attorneys and judges on legal ability and ethical standards. Read both. They are independent signals, not redundant ones.
For more on the firm, see the practice areas roll-up, About Morris & Dewett, or contact the firm directly.
Related recognition
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings at Morris & Dewett -- the firm's AV Preeminent rating and individually rated attorneys
- Eight Morris & Dewett Attorneys Named to SB Magazine 2026 Top Attorneys -- local Shreveport-Bossier peer-voted recognition
- Voted Best Personal Injury Law Firm in Shreveport-Bossier, 2024 and 2025 -- SBC Advocate Choice Awards back-to-back winner