Ebonee Norris clerked for the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal and for the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, then spent time at a nonprofit law firm fighting for low-income and elderly residents before joining a top-tier private firm, and that sequence of experience across the judiciary, public service, nonprofit advocacy, and private practice shaped a legal career that now runs through the Norris Law Group at 6130 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71106. The firm handles criminal defense, personal injury, family law, and estate planning. The phone number is (318) 771-7000, and free initial consultations are available. Personal injury cases are taken on a contingency basis.
The breadth of Ebonee Norris’s pre-firm experience is not incidental to what the Norris Law Group offers. A lawyer who has sat at an appellate clerk’s desk and watched how cases reach that level understands the full arc of litigation from below. A lawyer who has argued for low-income residents against institutions with far greater resources understands what advocacy looks like when resources are unequal. A lawyer who then practiced criminal defense, personal injury, estate planning, and municipal bonds at a major private firm developed the technical depth that high-stakes private practice requires. The Norris Law Group draws on all of that.
SB Magazine has named Ebonee Norris to its Top Attorney list annually since 2013, including 2019. The consistency of that recognition over years reflects sustained professional standing rather than a single standout moment.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with Saturday and Sunday appointments available for clients who need them.
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: The firm handles a comprehensive range of criminal matters including robbery, hit and run, disturbing the peace, bail setting and reduction, crimes against property, assault and battery, asset forfeiture, DUI and DWI charges, burglary, arson, domestic violence, drug offenses, expungement, sex offenses, theft, violent crimes, white collar crime, and weapons charges.
The breadth of this criminal defense practice means clients across the charge spectrum have access to the same quality of representation. Bail setting and reduction matters require early intervention. Expungement requires careful navigation of eligibility requirements and procedural steps. Serious felony charges require deep preparation and courtroom skill. The firm handles all of these.
Personal Injury: Car accidents and truck accidents form the primary personal injury practice. The firm’s approach to truck accident cases reflects specific knowledge of what distinguishes commercial vehicle claims from standard car accident cases. Commercial trucks weigh 20 to 30 times more than passenger vehicles, and the injuries they produce are correspondingly more severe. The firm moves immediately after a truck accident to preserve the evidence that these cases require: cell phone records, maintenance logs, and video footage. This evidence can disappear quickly, and early action protects the integrity of a claim.
Car accident cases involve establishing liability, calculating damages across medical costs, lost wages, and other injury-related losses, and negotiating with insurers whose interests run counter to the client’s.
Family Law: The firm handles child custody matters, divorce proceedings, and spousal support arrangements. Family law matters require both legal precision and an understanding of the practical and emotional circumstances clients bring to these proceedings. The firm provides representation through both contested and uncontested family law matters.
Estate Planning: The firm handles estate planning including interdiction, a Louisiana-specific legal proceeding for establishing guardianship or conservatorship over individuals who cannot manage their own affairs due to incapacity. Estate planning more broadly involves wills, trusts, and other documents that reflect a client’s wishes for their assets and care.
Attorney Profiles
Ebonee Norris leads the Norris Law Group following a legal career built through multiple distinct environments before private practice. She clerked for the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, gaining appellate-level experience with how legal arguments succeed and fail at the review stage. She clerked for the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, adding exposure to state-level legal matters and policy. She then worked at a nonprofit law firm where her clients were low-income and elderly residents who needed advocacy against parties with substantially more institutional resources. She practiced at a top-tier private firm in criminal defense, personal injury, estate planning, and municipal bonds before founding the Norris Law Group.
She is also a former national beauty queen, a fact that reflects a public presence and discipline outside the law that contributes to how she presents in courtrooms and in client interactions.
SB Magazine has listed her among its Top Attorneys annually since 2013. This consistent recognition over more than a decade reflects an established standing in the Shreveport legal community rather than a periodic distinction.
Location and Service Area
The Norris Law Group is located at 6130 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71106. The firm serves Shreveport, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, DeSoto Parish, Mansfield, and northeast Louisiana.
Shreveport sits at the center of a region that spans northwest Louisiana and includes major population centers in both Caddo and Bossier parishes. DeSoto Parish and Mansfield extend the service area further into the parishes to the south. The firm’s coverage of this broader regional geography makes it accessible to residents throughout northwest Louisiana who face legal matters in state courts.
Client Focus
The contingency arrangement for personal injury cases means that clients injured in car and truck accidents can pursue claims with experienced legal counsel without upfront payment. Personal injury clients are often dealing with medical costs and lost income at the same time they need legal representation, and the contingency structure removes the additional financial burden of attorney fees until recovery is achieved.
The firm’s practice across criminal defense, family law, and estate planning serves clients across different stages of life and different kinds of legal challenges. Criminal defense clients need immediate, skilled intervention. Family law clients need steady guidance through proceedings that affect their children and financial lives. Estate planning clients benefit from careful planning that reduces what their families will face in the future.
Ebonee Norris’s background in nonprofit advocacy for low-income and elderly clients informs how the firm approaches clients who are not in positions of institutional power. Understanding what it means to advocate for someone who needs the legal system to work for them, rather than against them, is not a lesson learned in law school.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the firm move quickly to preserve evidence in truck accident cases?
Commercial truck accident evidence, including cell phone records, electronic logging device data, maintenance records, and surveillance footage, can be lost or overwritten quickly after a crash. Preserving this evidence early often determines whether liability can be proven. The firm acts immediately after being retained in truck accident matters to secure what is available.
What is interdiction in Louisiana?
Interdiction is a Louisiana legal proceeding that establishes a guardianship or conservatorship over a person who cannot manage their personal or financial affairs due to age, illness, or incapacity. It is distinct from guardianship proceedings in other states, and Louisiana’s interdiction law has specific requirements. The firm handles interdiction matters as part of its estate planning practice.
Does the firm offer weekend appointments?
Yes. Standard office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and the firm makes Saturday and Sunday appointments available for clients who need them.
What does contingency mean for personal injury cases?
On a contingency basis, no attorney fee is charged unless the firm recovers compensation for the client. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, discussed when the representation begins.
How long has Ebonee Norris been recognized as a Top Attorney by SB Magazine?
She has appeared on the SB Magazine Top Attorney list annually since 2013, including 2019. That span of more than a decade of consistent recognition reflects ongoing peer and editorial recognition rather than a one-time acknowledgment.
Closing
The Norris Law Group brings appellate clerk experience, state attorney general experience, nonprofit advocacy, and top-tier private firm practice together in a firm serving Shreveport and northwest Louisiana. Clients facing criminal charges, personal injury claims, family law proceedings, or estate planning needs can reach the firm at 6130 Fairfield Avenue or by calling (318) 771-7000. More information is available at attorneynorris.com/.