Mallory Fields Maddocks

biography

Mallory Fields Maddocks is an associate in the Thibodaux office. She graduated from Nicholls State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government with a minor in criminal justice. While at Nicholls, Mallory participated in an externship at the Louisiana State Capitol through the Louisiana Women in Government program. She is also a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. During her time at Loyola, Mallory was a member of the Moot Court and served on its Executive Board. She was also a student practitioner in the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice. Prior to joining the firm, Mallory spent four years practicing personal injury litigation.

Mallory’s current practice includes insurance defense, municipal liability defense, civil rights defense, and general civil litigation. She has experience with insurance coverage questions, subrogation matters, and bad faith/extra contractual allegations. She handles all aspects of a case with a focus on complex litigation questions and motion practice in state, federal, and appellate courts. She has taken a special interest in civil rights defense, including 42 U.S.C. §1983 litigation. She enjoys defending municipalities and school boards from a variety of allegations, including excessive force; First Amendment retaliation; unreasonable Fourth Amendment searches and seizures; violations of the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause; violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act; violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; prisoner lawsuits; sexual harassment claims; and retaliatory discharge allegations.

Mallory lives in Thibodaux with her husband, Jordan Maddocks, and their two children: Knox Charles and Grier Genevieve. She is active in the Thibodaux Community and is currently a member of the Lafourche and Terrebonne Bar Associations.