After 23 years in the legal industry, Chad Dudley announces his retirement to break into the Pro Pickleball Circuit!   

Chad Dudley, Managing Partner of Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers, has made an impact on numerous of people’s lives through his commitment to serving our community. Although his time at the firm has been extensive and inspiring, it is time for his next journey: to retire and join the Pro Pickleball Circuit.  

Chad’s love for pickleball is intertwined with his passion for tennis, and it runs deep. Chad started playing tennis at a very young age and practiced any chance he could. In high school, he climbed the national rankings for tennis and eventually got a scholarship to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, which had the top tennis training facility at the time. During that time, he played national, international, and low-level professional tennis tournaments. 

After accepting a scholarship offer, Chad continued playing tennis at Louisiana State University. His tennis coach, Jerry Simmons, would then encourage him to go to law school, which would lead to the first steps of his legal career.  

As many know, being a lawyer is extremely time consuming, so finding time for tennis was difficult. Instead, during Chad’s downtime, he would play pickleball to maintain his tennis skills and to have some fun. His love for pickleball tremendously grew and inspired him to retire from the firm and break into the Pro Pickleball Circuit. 

When asked about his favorite part of working at Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers was, he said, “I am fortunate to have some amazing partners. I worked with my best friends day-in and day-out. Our skills and personalities complement each other’s, and we love what we do. It has made this journey that much more fun and rewarding.” 

Although the firm will greatly miss Chad Dudley and will always be thinking of him, the clients and staff are extremely proud and supportive of his immense career change. Thank you for being our fearless leader, Chad! We will be rooting for you at every game!  

Oh yeah…. APRIL FOOLS!