Our Team
Pat S. Brown, pbrown@brownclaims.com Founder and Vice-President graduated from Mississippi State University in 1954. He began work in the adjusting profession in 1954 with Crawford & Company and remained with them until January 1, 1963 when he purchased an interest in a local independent adjusting firm. He remained there until he left to open Pat S. Brown Claims Service, Inc. on May 1, 1967. In 1984, the company purchased and merged with the then oldest independent adjusting firm in the area (Baton Rouge Claims Service, Inc.) to become Baton Rouge/Brown Claims Service, Inc. Mr. Brown remains active in the claims business and is licensed as a multi-lines adjuster in Louisiana.
Stephen L. Brown, J.D. sbrown@brownclaims.com, Owner/President, is a 1985 graduate of Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert School of Law (1987-1990),and was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 1990. Prior thereto, Stephen attended adjuster training at Southern Farm Bureau Tech in Jackson, Mississippi. After practicing law in the area of insurance defense for several years, he returned to Baton Rouge/Brown Claims Service, Inc. in 1992 and presently serves as Owner/President of the company and its affiliated companies. Stephen is a member of both the Louisiana State Bar Association and Baton Rouge Bar Association, and has also served as a Regional Vice-President of the National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters. Additionally, he has served as President of the Louisiana Claims Association and as a local Board Member of the PIA (Professional Insurance Agents) of Baton Rouge. Stephen is licensed as a multi-lines adjuster in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
Rodney A. Magee, rmagee@brownclaims.com Vice-President of Operations/Claims Manager, is a 1990 graduate of Louisiana State University and was thereafter hired by Crawford & Co. and completed Crawford University. In addition to obtaining an Associate in Claims designation from the Insurance Institute of America in 1994, Rodney was promoted through the Crawford system to Adjuster in Charge in 1995 after completing the Crawford Career Management School. Rodney was hired by our firm in July of 2001 and is responsible for day to day claims management in our office and is NFIP certified. Rodney is licensed as a multi-lines adjuster in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Claud Davis cdavis@brownclaims.com - Senior Liability / Physical Damage Adjuster
Gerald W. Hightower ghightower@brownclaims.com - Senior Homeowner’s / Commercial Property Adjuster
Gerald D. Major jmajor@brownclaims.com - Senior Liability Adjuster
Geraldine Champagne gchampagne@brownclaims.com - Senior Liability / Workers’ Compensation Adjuster
Lisa D. Stanford, lstanford@brownclaims.com – Liability / Workers’ Compensation Adjuster
Carol Smith csmith@brownclaims.com – Liability Adjuster
Gayla Roberts groberts@brownclaims.com – Senior Homeowner’s, Commercial Property; Liability Adjuster
John Alligood jalligood@brownclaims.com – Liability; Homeowner’s/Commercial Property Adjuster
Joe Meyers jmeyers@brownclaims.com – Liability Adjuster
Mary Katherine Brown mkbrown@brownclaims.com – Marketing Director; Atlanta, GA
Appraisers: Bayou Appraisal Service, Inc.
Doug Schaubhut dschaubhut@brownclaims.com - Senior Automobile and Heavy Equipment Appraiser
Lafayette Personnel: Brown Claims Service of Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)
Roger Leger rleger@brownclaims.com – Senior Liability and Workers’ Compensation Adjuster
Ray Tregre rtregre@brownclaims.com – Senior Liability and Property Adjuster
Nichole Flowers nflowers@brownclaims.com - Clerical/Administrative