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Erik Lane Burns
Livingston Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Erik Burns was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he continues to reside with his two sons. Prior to graduating from the Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1993, Erik graduated from Catholic High School of Baton Rouge and then obtained a B.A. degree in Business Management with a minor in marketing from Southeastern Louisiana University. Erik began his practice in downtown Baton Rouge as a solo practitioner where he did significant personal injury work having worked closely with a seasoned attorney. In 1997 Erik was presented with an opportunity to move his office...
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Mr. James Zitzmann
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Loyola University New Orleans
James is the managing member and managing attorney of Zitzmann Law, LLC and founded the firm in 2014.
He attended Louisiana State University for his undergraduate degree. While at Louisiana State, James was involved in Louisiana State University Student Government and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
He attended the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law where he was a member of the Loyola Law and Technology Annual. While attending, he received the Loyola Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship and the Academic Excellence...
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Nancy Bousfield
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and Divorce
Tulane University School of Law
Defending your constitutional rights and your property for over 20 years. Experienced in criminal law-both felonies and misdemeanors, DWI law, and traffic offenses. Experienced in protecting your assets in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy law. Attorney operates as a debt relief agency and counsels debtors regarding bankruptcy.
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Philip N. Maples
Livingston Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Thank you for visiting my biography page on Justia. As an attorney and in life, I make it a point to get to know the people I come in contact with. I would like to let you get to know me a little better as you make the important decision on an attorney that fits your needs. I was raised in the small town of LaFayette, Georgia, and I am one of three children of Kenneth and Doris Maples. I attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama and obtained a degree in criminal justice. It was at Jacksonville...
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Gary Brown
Orleans Parish, LA Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce, Elder and Estate Planning
Are you looking for a probate lawyer in New Orleans, yet unsure of where you can even begin to search for the right attorney? While it is true that estate planning and probate are weighty and involve many serious facets and aspects, you do not need to be overwhelmed by them. Instead, be proactive and seek out the help your case requires. Attorney Gary S. Brown attended Louisiana State University, where he received his Juris Doctorate. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Attorney Robert Weimer received his...
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Tracy Rotharmel Shanks
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Loyola University New Orleans
With a mission to serve her clients with respect, professionalism, and skill, Tracy Rotharmel Shanks uses her experience to successfully represent people in family law, personal injury, and other legal issues.
It shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg every time you want to talk with your lawyer. By aiming to keep expenses reasonable and services efficient, Rotharmel Shanks, LLC is breaking new ground in client relations. With a cost-conscious attitude and a wealth of knowledge and experience, Tracy has capably counseled clients from all areas of Louisiana.
Tracy Shanks - New Orleans Divorce Attorney. Serving clients in Jefferson, Orleans, St....
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Sarah W Hickman
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(985) 888-8740
Ext. 103
1590 W. Causeway Approach
Suite 2
Mandeville, LA 70471
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Medical Malpractice
Loyola University New Orleans
My legal career began long before I went to law school. As a daughter of a prominent New Orleans litigator, I have been around the Law my whole life. I have worked for a law firm in one capacity or another since I was an intern in high school. After getting my bachelors at LSU, I went from a legal assistant and paralegal to an associate attorney in October, 2014. I began attending and assisting at trials in my teens, coming to understand the degree of preparation and attention to detail that marks me as a lawyer today.
In...
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Brad Cranmer
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Family, Consumer, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
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Joaquin Shepherd
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Family
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Father of 3. From New Orleans. Live in Mandeville. Have practiced throughout Southeast Louisiana primarily in domestic, personal injury, and succession litigation.
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DeVonna Ponthieu
Livingston Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Estate Planning
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
DeVonna Ponthieu attended Southeastern Louisiana University in 1993 and graduated cum laude in May 1998. She applied and was accepted to the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law School and graduated in 2001. After passing the bar exam, she opened her private office in Denham Springs and has been practicing law there ever since. She has had cases in all of the 21st Judicial District (Livingston, Tangipahoa and St.Helena), East Baton Rouge Parish, Ascension Parish, East Feliciana and other parishes.
DeVonna is a member in good standing with the Louisiana State Bar Association. She was a past president, vice-president and secretary/treasurer...
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Lucy Killen
Jefferson Parish, LA Family Law Attorney
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Mr. Jeremy Epstein
Orleans Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Tulane University School of Law
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Michael Louis Capdeboscq
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
I was born and raised in Tangipahoa Parish. After graduating from Amite High School, I attended Louisiana State University where I graduated with a degree in Agricultural Business. I then attended Law School at Louisiana State University and obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1999.
After I finished Law School, I served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Ethel Simms Julien, Orleans Parish Civil District Court. I then worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office from 2002 until 2005. In 2005 I moved back to the Northshore and worked as...
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Mitch A. Palmer
Jefferson Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationFamily, Business and Personal Injury
Tulane University School of Law
Mitchell A. Palmer has over 20 years of legal experience as a Louisiana attorney to the firm. He offers his clients a full range of services and knowledge in Louisiana civil law, with a particular focus on all areas of family law, including divorce, custody, support issues, property partition, protective orders, successions, interdictions, adoptions, and more. He also routinely practices in the areas of appellate work, personal injury, insurance issues, business law, and commercial litigation. Mr. Palmer has tried numerous cases over his years of practice, with positive results. He has practiced, and argued, in front...
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Jacob H. Thomas
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Personal Injury
Jacob H. Thomas is originally from the Piney Hills of North Louisiana, known for producing great litigators such as Huey P. Long as well as several other notable statesmen on the both the federal and state levels. Jake is a graduate of Jonesboro-Hodge High School and Northwestern State University where he was a member of the Theta Mu chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, the NSU Presidential Leadership Program, and the InterFraternity Council serving as Vice President. He is a graduate of Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, LA. Jake was privileged to serve the Second...
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Nicole Buggs Anthony
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Family, Collections, Divorce and Estate Planning
Southern University Law Center
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Roy Bowes
Jefferson Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Family, Collections, Divorce and Estate Planning
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Roy Bowes began his legal career serving as a judicial law clerk for one and a half years. For over 43 years, he operated a private civil practice, Roy M. Bowes & Associates, in the New Orleans area with concentrations in family law, personal injury, estate planning, successions, and collections. In 2022 he co-founded Bowes, Petkovich & Palmer, LLC by merging his practice into the firm. He is trained in the collaborative divorce model and is a charter member of the Collaborative Professionals Groups of Southeast Louisiana. He is a qualified registered divorce/custody/child support mediator. ...
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Samantha Moisant
Jefferson Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 5 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Personal Injury
Samantha Gahn Moisant is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience in criminal law and personal injury cases. She is a graduate of Southern University Law Center and holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. Samantha's legal career has taken her from roles with prominent employers like the Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office and the New Orleans District Attorney's Office to positions with big name personal injury firms.
Samantha places a high value on her relationships with her clients, striving for open and honest communication throughout the legal process. She prides herself on being personable and easy to get along with, and...
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Tracy Glorioso Sheppard
Jefferson Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
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Beau Layfield
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University and Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Attorney Beau R. Layfield received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University. He then earned his Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Civil Law degrees from Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University. Before establishing his Baton Rouge law firm, The Layfield Law Firm, LLC, Attorney Layfield worked for a general practice law firm. While working there, he focused on assisting individuals who had been involved in vehicular accidents, and those who were undergoing family law matters. This experience allowed Attorney Layfield to gain extensive knowledge in areas involving civil litigation, business matters, municipal law, and construction...
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Christopher Thomas Cascio
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Chris Cascio is a native of Bossier City, Louisiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 1993. In 1996, he received his Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University - Paul M. Hebert School of Law.
After his graduation from law school, Mr. Cascio began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for Judge James T. Genovese of the 27th Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of St. Landry. After completing his one year clerkship with Judge Genevose, Mr. Cascio practiced in New Orleans, Louisiana focusing in...
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Ernest Eugene Barrow III
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Southern University Law Center
I was born in December of 1967 and raised on the West Bank of New Orleans. After graduating from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans I attended both the University of Alabama and Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master's degree . I then attended Southern University Law School and obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1998.
I began my practice with my father, Ernest E. Barrow, II, in Gretna, Louisiana in 1998. I moved to Covington, Louisiana and opened at my current location in 2001 after...
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Jacob Chapman
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Family, Business, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
John "Jacob" Chapman graduated cum laude from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2010. His primary practice areas include business litigation; general liability and products liability defense; personal injury; insurance coverage and defense; medical malpractice; labor and employment; family law; and state and municipal civil service law. Jacob is experienced drafting and reviewing all forms of contracts, including: employment agreements, non-competition agreements, operating agreements, independent contractor agreements, sales and lease documents, construction contracts, etc. He has represented contractors and homebuilders in New Home Warranty Act and related breach of contract claims. He has also represented physicians, hospitals, and other...
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Barbara Watzke
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer
(985) 639-1791
1925-A Corporate Square Dr
www.barbarawatzke.com
Slidell, LA 70458
Family, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and Divorce
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Corey Lamar Pierce
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(225) 362-0062
660 North Foster Drive, Suite 214A
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Family, Business, Divorce and Insurance Claims
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Phillip Lynch Jr
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
Southern University Law Center
Phillip Lynch, Jr. BIO 2019
Phillip M. Lynch, Jr., has practiced law for over thirty years in the New Orleans area and
focuses on successions, real estate matters, and family law issues. In 1996, he was
elected as Justice of the Peace and served two 6-year terms in Ward Four of St.
Tammany Parish. He was also Captain of Professional Standards and a Staff Attorney
for the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. A former president of the Greater Covington
Bar Association, he served the LSBA’s House of Delegates, and its MCLE Committee.
A former reserve deputy in Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, and St. Tammany Parishes,
he is a...
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Virginia Erwin Sirera
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer
Virginia Erwin Sirera grew up in the New Orleans area. She graduated from Loyola University with a bachelor’s in public relations. After working in advertising for a few years, she entered Loyola Law School, graduating in 1992. She was admitted to the Bar in Louisiana in October, 1992.
Virginia is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state courts, and she is admitted to practice in the Eastern and Middle Districts of the United States District Court. She began her legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Judge Robert M. Burns of the...
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Mark Gregory Duncan
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Family, Business and Divorce
University of Arkansas School of Law
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Jaclyn Ashly Champagne
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 1 year of experience
(225) 343-1111
Ext. 509
123 St. Ferdinand Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Family, Divorce and Personal Injury
Jaclyn Champagne grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her interest in law dates back to the beginning of her undergraduate program in psychology and criminology at Louisiana State University. Following receiving her bachelors in science, Jaclyn worked at Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation up until admissions at Southern University Law Center. During that time, she interned in family court and clerked at Alton Moran & Associates. Since graduating from Southern University Law Center, Jaclyn has continued contracted work in personal injury.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Workers Compensation
- Family Law
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
Education
- Southern...
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J. Douglas Sunseri
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Loyola University New Orleans
J. Douglas Sunseri is founding partner of Nicaud & Sunseri Law Firm, LLC . Since his admission to the Louisiana Bar in 1988, J. Douglas Sunseri has practiced in diverse areas of the law. From 1990-1994, J. Douglas Sunseri worked under Attorney J. William Becknell, the legal counsel for Mr. John Mecom, Jr., the initial owner of the New Orleans Saints. As a result, Mr. Sunseri was fully educated in broad areas of law and business. Also, Mr. Sunseri served as outside counsel for Mr. Tom Benson, former owner of New Orleans Saints, for special projects.
Mr. Sunseri’s practice encompasses...
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Steve Benton
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Marie Rudd Hidalgo
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer
Family, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Estate Planning
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
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Willy W. Thies
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(225) 383-3499
351 Saint Ferdinand Street
Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Personal Injury
William W. Thies was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 23, 1974. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science from Louisiana State University in 1996 and his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law School in 2001. He was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association in May, 2002. Mr. Thies is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana and American Bar Associations, the Louisiana Association of Justice, both the Louisiana and Baton Rouge Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Baton Rouge Bar Association Pro Bono Panel, The Society for the Preservation of Advocates...
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Charles Branton
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer
Family, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Personal Injury
Loyola University New Orleans
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Corey Orgeron
Ascension Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Corey Orgeron was born in New Orleans Louisiana and grew up along Bayou Lafourche. He was raised to be an avid fisherman, hunter and outdoorsman. He believes in protecting our natural resources and that Louisiana is Sportsman's Paradise.
Corey received a B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1987 and earned his Law Degree from Louisiana State University in 1990. Mr. Orgeron was admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association in October 1990 and admitted to practice in all three United States District Courts in 1991.
Mr. Orgeron has successfully argued before Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal and before the Louisiana Supreme Court. In...
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Jonathan Rhodes
Orleans Parish, LA Family Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
650 Poydras St
New Orleans, LA 70130
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Divorce and Real Estate
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Janeane Gorcyca
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Attorney
Family and Divorce
Southern University Law Center
Janeane concentrates her law practice in the areas of family law and immigration law, for she is fiercely passionate about both. She counsels clients on various issues including Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Community Property Settlements Agreements, Divorces, Emancipations, Prenuptial Agreements, Spousal Support Agreements and Modifications and Tutorship issues.
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Brett Bajon
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Family Law Attorney
Family, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Personal Injury
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Shandy Arguelles
Saint Tammany Parish, LA Family Law Lawyer