Meet Our Experienced and Reliable Legal Team

We Can Represent you if you're sued.

When you are served with a lawsuit, everything can change – we know that at Keiser Law Firm. You have questions – What does this mean? What happens now? What should I do? We're here to help you not only work through those questions but toward cost-effective resolution.

Randall B. Keiser

A central Louisiana native and a practicing attorney for over 30 years, Randall Keiser is a 1984 graduate of the Northeast Louisiana University (now "ULM") School of Pharmacy and is also a Registered Pharmacist. His education and experience provide a wealth of knowledge, especially in complex medical causation cases.

He is admitted to all state and federal courts in Louisiana, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has tried numerous cases (both bench and jury trials) in state and federal courts and has argued cases before the various Louisiana Courts of Appeal, Louisiana Supreme Court, and U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Married to Melba since 1991, they are the parents of 3 sons.

Education:

B.S. Pharmacy, Northeast Louisiana University, 1984
J. D., Louisiana State University and A&M College, 1991

Admitted:

Louisiana (1991)
Texas (1991) (Inactive)
U.S. District Courts

Western District of Louisiana, 1991
Middle District of Louisiana, 1998
Eastern District of Louisiana, 2011

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1994
U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Memberships:

Louisiana State Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Alexandria Bar Association
Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (Governmental Liability Committee)
Crossroads American Inns of Court
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 2009-2011)
Louisiana Claims Associate (Secretary, 2019-2021)

Publications & Presentations:

"Does This Hurt?" Constitutional Challenges of Damage Caps and the Review Panel Process in Medical Malpractice Actions in Louisiana. 51LA.L.Rev.1233 (1991)
"Deja Vu All Over Again?" The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986, 47 Food and Drug L.J. 15 (1992)
"Litigation and the Respiratory Care Practitioner at Risk," St. Elizabeth Hospital Respiratory Care Services Fourth Annual Educational Seminar, Beaumont, Texas (1992)
Lecturer, "Topics in Pharmacy Law," University of Texas College of Pharmacy, Option II - Masters Degree Program, Austin, Texas (1992)

Additional Licenses:

Registered Pharmacist, Louisiana, 1985 - present, Texas, 1991 (Inactive)

Law - Texas, 1991 (Inactive)

Additional Details:

Mediator and Arbitration Training, American Arbitration Association (1994), American Health Lawyers Association (2006), Assistant District Attorney, 35th Judicial District (1997-2000).

Matt Nowlin

Born and raised in Natchitoches, Louisiana, Matt Nowlin is a 2007 graduate of Texas A&M University at College Station, and a 2011 graduate from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Prior to joining Keiser Law Firm, PLC in March of 2018, Matt represented the State of Louisiana as in-house counsel to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the single state entity responsible for developing, implementing, and enforcing a comprehensive coastal protection and restoration master plan and was the lead state agency in coordinating recovery from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and contamination. As in-house counsel, Matt worked extensively with federal, state, and local agencies, political subdivisions, non-profits, and private companies on resolving a multitude of contractual, environmental, construction, governmental ethics, and disaster relief issues.

Matt moved back to Central Louisiana in 2013, where he has developed a private practice with a focus on local and state administrative and regulatory issues, municipal and governmental liability and defense, police liability, employment law (including Civil Service), property and casualty, automobile and trucking liability, and workers' compensation. Matt is admitted to all state and federal courts in Louisiana, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Matt, his wife Allie (married in 2013), their son Andrew, and their beagle, Lucy, live in the historic Garden District of Alexandria. In addition to the never-ending list of projects associated with restoring 100 year-old homes, Matt is an avid living historian and travels across the country to educate the public about the War Between the States and the soldiers and their families caught on both sides of this period of American history.