Chris Villemarette

Chris Villemarette is a solo-practice trial attorney based in Lafayette, Louisiana, operating under the name Chris Villemarette, Trial Lawyer at 3404 Moss Street. He handles personal injury and family law matters and also takes criminal defense cases, representing clients in the Lafayette area and surrounding Acadiana communities. His practice emphasizes hands-on courtroom work, and he states that he personally manages each case from investigation through negotiation, mediation, trial, and appeal.

Villemarette earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Louisiana College in 1991 and a J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law in 1994. He was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1994 and to the Texas bar in 1995, giving him roughly three decades of legal experience. Over his career he reports trying numerous cases to verdict in both jury and bench trials and appearing before the Louisiana Courts of Appeal, the Louisiana Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

He was selected to the Super Lawyers list for the years 2020 through 2025, a peer-influenced recognition, and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Texas State Bar Association, and the Lafayette Parish Bar Association. He offers free initial consultations and can be reached at his Lafayette office.

His firm states that several of his reported cases have resulted in decisions that shaped Louisiana appellate law, and that he has argued before the Louisiana Courts of Appeal, the Louisiana Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Specific case names and citations were not independently confirmed and should be verified before publication.