Oberlin Lawyers

The Law Office of Natalie Blackman is dedicated to helping individuals understand their rights and explore their legal options when it comes to Employment Discrimination, Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, and Personal Injury. The office represents clients throughout Louisiana. Our Attorney, Natalie Blackman, Esq., has the skills and resources to handle all aspects of your case from start to finish.

Natalie Blackman is a native of Avoyelles Parish. She is known for her strong work ethic and dedication in fighting for the greater good of her community. She graduated from Avoyelles High school in 2000. She graduated from...

Gregory D. Frost, a partner in the Baton Rouge office, practices extensively in the area of Healthcare. He concentrates his legal practice on health care law, including the representation of not-for-profit, for-profit and governmental hospitals, home health agencies, physicians and other types of health care providers. Mr. Frost is experienced in complex commercial transactions involving healthcare providers, licensure and other regulatory matters, Medicare, Medicaid and defense of civil and criminal fraud prosecutions, transactional matters and litigation involving health care providers. He has extensive experience dealing with HIPAA and health information issues, and was one of the first attorneys in the...

Scott Hensgens is the managing partner and practices in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. Scott’s principal areas of practice include business and commercial litigation, contract litigation, consumer credit litigation, and trademark and copyright registration and litigation. His experience includes representing individuals, small and large businesses, insurance companies, corporate shareholders, automobile dealerships, and credit reporting agencies.

Troy Villa practices extensively in the areas of business transactions, corporate advisory, banking and finance. He also represents both lenders and borrowers in leveraged financing transactions, mezzanine financing, private equity funding, venture capital and other high-yield credit facilities. He also represents clients in a wide variety of business transactions, including the structuring, negotiation and drafting of contracts and agreements related to the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers, corporate reorganizations, limited liability company and other entity formations and restructuring and other general corporate matters.

Felix Anthony DeJean IV, known to friends and family as Andy DeJean, opened DeJean Law Office, LLC in 1997. Andy, was born and raised in Louisiana and received his JD from Southern University Law School in 1997. Andy is married to Amy Maida DeJean, and they have four children together. Andy's guiding concern is to give clients clear and straightforward advice on complex areas of law. He does not want to settle a case before it even gets to court. He wants to take your matters to trial to aggressively seek the results you want and deserve. Andy DeJean he has...

John M. Madison, Jr. was a founding member of Wiener, Weiss & Madison and has practiced law continually with the firm since 1975. His practice includes commercial litigation, construction law, oil and gas law, with emphasis on representation of mineral owners, business law and employment law. His experience ranges from the representation of the owners of small businesses to national corporations.

Ben Bireley is one of our most experienced commercial and civil lawyers. Now at Arnold & Itkin, he focuses his case on maritime accidents, trucking accidents, plant and refinery accidents, and other complex and high-stakes personal injury cases. Prior to joining our firm, Ben worked at a nationally-renowned commercial litigation firm in Houston. Here he gained valuable insight into how the best civil defense attorneys strategize, protect clients, and defend themselves from claims. He uses this insight to beat those same lawyers on behalf of our clients. Ben’s case experience includes complex multi-party litigation, handling claims...

Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rating - Highest in both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards.

Since 1997, Johnny Joubert has devoted his practice to assisting victims injured as a result of another’s negligent acts. With that philosophy in mind, on September 1, 2007, Johnny formed the Joubert Law Firm. Johnny and the Joubert Law Firm represent clients in all State and Federal Courts in Louisiana. Johnny concentrates his law practice in the areas of personal injury, catastrophic injury cases and wrongful death cases. Johnny also sues drunk drivers. Johnny has almost two decades of courtroom experience in State and Federal courts in Louisiana and has tried numerous bench trials and...

Ted Laperouse serves as the Firm’s Managing Shareholder.

For more than twenty years, Ted’s law practice has been primarily focused on construction litigation and commercial law, and he routinely handles litigation, transactional and contract matters in these areas on behalf of his clients. Ted also serves as a mediator in the field of construction law.

Prior to founding LAPEROUSE, APLC in 2018, Ted was a partner with Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 14 years, and, prior to that, practiced law in Dallas, Texas, for an “Am Law 200” law firm.

Ted is admitted to practice before...

Roy’s law practice includes entertainment law (primarily television, film and music), contracts, transactional work, advising and forming business entities, intellectual property litigation, personal injury litigation and other complex litigation matters. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1986. Roy served five terms as a member of the Board of Governors of the Louisiana Association of Justice and served two terms on the Professionalism Committee for the Louisiana State Bar Association. He has also chaired and served on numerous Baton Rouge Bar...

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...

If you've decided that it's time to plan for the inevitable, let this experienced Baton Rouge estate planning lawyer help you develop a plan that's right for you and your family. Attorney Wendra J. Morgan has the legal knowledge and compassionate understanding that you need. With a sincere care towards each of her clients, this is a legal professional who works closely with each client in order to achieve their goals. Here, your situation will be thoroughly studied and understood by an attorney who has your best interests at heart. Put your future in the right hands. Contact the...

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...