Saint Bernard Parish Lawyers

Mr. Joshua Johnson is a local Gulf Coast resident from Pensacola, FL. moving to New Orleans in 2012 to attend Loyola University. He then continued his education Loyola Univesity, School of Law in 2016, completing his education 2020.
While in law school Joshua participated in student government, clinic, and other organizations. As the class representative, he organized and advocated for the wishes of Loyola Law students. During Clinics, he focused on family law working closely his team representing eight different clients during this time. The Clinic cases dealt predominantly with custody and estate planning. Throughout this process, Joshua supported and...

Richard Traina’s practice areas focus on commercial litigation, real estate litigation and bet-the-company litigation. For much of his professional career, Richard was a commercial litigator, successfully handling whatever types of commercial cases his clients were involved in. As a result, he is well-versed in real estate, corporate, general commercial, banking, contract, tax, and intellectual property litigation. He has extensive experience in international litigation, lands and natural resources litigation, mineral litigation, coastal litigation and constitutional litigation in jurisdictions as varied and exotic as the United States Virgin Islands and Cameron, DeSoto and Red River Parishes, Louisiana. Prior to joining Steeg Law,...

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Terrel J. Broussard is a former Judge Pro Tempore of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit of Appeal. He is an expert problem solver. He is committed to resolving disputes by trial, mediation, and arbitration. Terrel has the skill, expertise, and knowledge to manage and try cases involving Business Litigation, Insurance Defense, Construction Law, and Employment Law. Instructor in the Law: With a passion to teach and inspire others in the legal field, Terrel has taught various classes and seminars in law and ethics and has served as a presenter at continuing legal education programs for members of the Louisiana Bar Association. He...

Dixie was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and attended college at Penn State University, where she was a member of many on-campus organizations, including Sigma Kappa sorority. She came to New Orleans to attend Loyola University College of Law, and upon graduation, could not bring herself to leave. Dixie is now a happy resident of Uptown, New Orleans, where she lives with her hound dog, Boone. She is a member of the American Bar Association, and Jefferson Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association, and Louisiana Bar Association – Family Law Section.

Stephen is an experienced transactional attorney who strives to provide his clients with practical and cost-efficient resolutions to their complicated legal issues. His practice is predominantly focused on real estate and M&A transactions, commercial lending and financial transactions, and business organizations. Stephen also advises clients with respect to renewable/green energy projects, oil and gas law, property law, estate planning, and succession law. www.linkedin.com/in/spscullin

Jed Cain is a partner with Herman, Herman & Katz, L.L.C. Mr. Cain attended Hendrix College in Conway, AR where he earned a B.A. in Politics in 2001. In 2005, Mr. Cain received his law degree from Tulane University School of Law. Mr. Cain clerked with Herman, Herman & Katz, L.L.C. throughout law school and became an associate with the firm in the summer of 2005, shortly before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Cain became heavily involved in the firm’s prosecution of both commercial and residential first party property insurance claims. The New York...

Gary Bizal is an attorney in Louisiana who specializes in criminal defense, civil rights law, and personal injury law. He grew up in Pennsylvania, and after completing his political science degree at Penn State, Gary moved to New Orleans to attend Loyola Law School.

By the time Gary graduated in 1982, he had tried several criminal jury trials, as well as a number of civil judge trials. He has worked in a private practice and as a public defender. Gary has experience in both state and federal courts in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and California.

I really enjoy working with clients and handling the delicate legal issues that are incredibly important to the families I represent. My background and experience in real estate, successions, wills, and estate planning, partitions, and property litigation are learning experiences that I believe help bring value and results to our clients. Before joining Scott Vicknair, I owned and operated a successful real estate closing company and law firm for many years. In that role as a business owner and operator, I further developed my skills in successions and real estate. Working in the title industry provided me with a lot of...

University of Louisiana, Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1988 Loyola University School of Law, 1992 Managing Partner: Barry, Rome & Scott

I was raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and am a proud graduate of Lafayette High School. After earning my undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 2013, I spent two years serving in the Phoenix Corps of Teach for America. I returned to my hometown in 2015 and spent a year working as a legal assistant to Attorneys Marc W. Judice and Daniel C. Palmintier at Judice & Adley law firm. These early lessons on best practices in a legal career were formative for me, and I carry them with me to this day. After enrolling at LSU Law in 2016, I was...

Lance J. Robinson has successfully defended over 2400 clients in Orleans Parish Criminal Court, Municipal and Traffic Courts and the surrounding parishes as well as helping clients pursue compensation in car accident and other personal injury cases since 1997.

The year before I began law school, I scored in the top 1% worldwide on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). This score earned me the Faculty Merit Scholarship to the Paul M. Hebert School of Law at Louisiana State University. In 2004 I was fortunate to be able to study International Comparative Law at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 in Lyon, France.

Since law school, my career has reflected my approach to life. I believe a person must be well rounded in order to be successful. Having a diversity of interests and experiences allows me to adapt more easily to...

Wesley M. Plaisance is a Partner in the New Orleans office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP (www.bswllp.com) where he heads the Tax Sale and Quiet Title Litigation Group and practices other commercial litigation with a focus on real estate related litigation. Wesley M. Plaisance regularly handles tax sale litigation matters across Louisiana including without limitation in the following Parishes: Orleans, East Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, Jefferson, Lafayette, Livingston, Plaquemines and Lafourche. Mr. Plaisance represents tax sale purchasers in suits to confirm tax sale title(s) and ownership with and/or without cancellation of mortgages and other encumbrances, in settlement of tax...

Whether you have had an accident, face a tough a criminal matter, are going through a divorce or custody matter, or risk losing your house or car, I am here to help.

I was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, where my interest in law initially began. As a child of two attorneys, it was hard to imagine a career in anything but the law. At my family’s law practice, I observed the complexity and necessity of the law in our community. I learned to cherish the opportunity to create long-lasting relationships with clients. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 2018 with a degree in Marketing, I earned my Juris Doctor in May 2022 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. During law school, I worked as a Rule XX...

Sam Winston is a New Orleans appellate attorney practicing across Louisiana who specializes in appeals, federal cases, and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Winston is frequently hired by other attorneys, including the state’s top trial lawyers, to write their briefs and co-chair their cases in high-profile trials and appeals.

Mr. Winston started his legal career as an associate attorney in the white-collar section of Jones Walker LLP, one of the top law firms in the Gulf South, working on both civil and criminal cases for five years. In 2017 he opened his own criminal defense practice that specializes in white-collar criminal defense...

Thomas P. Adams has practiced immigration law since 1987. He is a graduate of Amherst College and the Tulane School of Law, and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has maintained an AV preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 1997. Mr. Adams has handled over 100 immigration cases in the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 11th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and has also litigated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. His published U.S. Circuit Court cases have been...

I practice law throughout the state of Louisiana and have done so since 1984, having tried many and varied types of civil cases before both judges and juries, and appearing before the appellate courts. Professional History Prior to becoming a lawyer, I was employed as an aide to the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana legislative delegation in the Louisiana legislature. Upon graduation from law school in 1984, I began my practice by working as a landman and by preparing title abstracts for oil and gas exploration sites. After working in the oil industry, I continued my practice of law as an assistant district...

The Law Offices of Julie C. Tizzard handle both criminal defense and personal injury cases. As Title IX/criminal lawyer, New Orleans is her home base. Julie C. Tizzard is an attorney Louisiana citizens trust. She is dedicated criminal defense attorney New Orleans jurists have come to revere as an honest, no nonsense attorney, who cares about her clients. She is frequently hired by other Louisiana criminal lawyers as an expert in criminal appellate and post-conviction matters. Julie C. Tizzard is a criminal attorney New Orleans’ citizens can rely on to fight for their rights and protect their interests.

I am currently Of Counsel at Degan Blanchard & Nash in New Orleans, Louisiana, having joined the Appellate Section in July 2023. In my role, I manage appeals and writ applications at both state and federal levels for insurance defense clients. My duties encompass researching and drafting motions, briefs, oppositions, and replies, as well as successfully arguing for appellate relief for our clients on complex insurance defense matters. Before my current role, I was employed at Hebbler & Giordano, LLC in Metairie, Louisiana, from August 2020 to July 2023. As a Briefing Attorney, I researched and drafted over 150 motions for...