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Personal Injury Attorney with offices in Baton Rouge and Marrero.. Our practice also handles collections for many local businesses to collect on past due accounts.  Our staff is adept at locating debtors and assets and maximizing your collections.. Estate planning is the process whereby we tailor your estate planning based on your needs and the information you provide.  In addition to creating your last will and testament, we cover all of your needs including powers of attorney, trusts, living wills and medical powers of attorney.

Paul Guarisco practices in the areas of administrative law, business and finance, telecommunications, energy and utilities, and regulatory and governmental matters. He practices primarily before the Louisiana Public Service Commission, representing telecommunications and pipeline carriers, and electric, gas, sewer and water public utilities in all aspects of regulation, including certification, compliance, tariffs, litigation, hearings, audits, rate cases, rulemakings, dispute resolution/mediation, arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, changes of control and financing. He is a former Staff Attorney with the LPSC.. Mr. Guarisco has also represented telecommunications carriers before the FCC and was instrumental in developing, implementing and successfully defending the Louisiana State Universal Service Fund (see, Voicestream GSM I Operating Co., LLC v. LPSC, 943 So.2d 349 (La. 2006)). He drafted the original LPSC regulations implementing the 1996 Telecommunications Act, and has successfully petitioned the LPSC to update and amend the regulations many times since then. Paul is general counsel to the Louisiana Telecommunications Association. He has served as counsel to communications companies concerning all aspects of their operations, including broadband deployment, contract drafting and negotiation, municipal/parish franchise and right-of-way agreements, interconnection (cable, landline, wireless, IP and VoIP), Ethernet, pole attachment, agency, independent contractor, non-solicit and non-compete, and end-user agreements, regulatory compliance and litigation, including intercarrier compensation and billing disputes.. Mr. Guarisco served as a member of the Louisiana Broadband Council on behalf of the Louisiana Telecommunications Association to affect state policies fostering broadband deployment in Louisiana. Specific electric utility matters handled by Mr. Guarisco before the LPSC include rulemakings and proceedings concerning net energy metering practices, energy efficiency programs, integrated resource planning processes, renewable energy standards, transmission project certification, disaster planning and recovery protocols, cyber security, competitive lines (300 Foot Rule) issues and disputes. Mr. Guarisco has represented natural gas and oil pipeline carriers before the Louisiana Public Service Commission and Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Pipeline Division, concerning purchase and sale of pipeline systems, tariffs, and authorization to acquire and operate, construct and abandon pipeline facilities. Mr. Guarisco also has experience representing clients in commercial transactions and commercial and civil litigation before state and federal courts.

Mr. Coleman maintained several small businesses with a real estate focus and founded Dassau and Coleman Law Firm. The firm offers legal services in the areas of family law, small business support, real estate, and personal injury. Mr. Coleman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering  and a Juris Doctorate.  He graduated law school summa cum laude and was published in Southern’s Spring 2014 Law Review. He was featured in HBCU Digest and Huffington Post.

Jon Benda practices in the areas of contract preparation and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, documentation of commercial loans, commercial real estate transactions, joint ventures, and general corporate and business law.

James S. Fargason has been a member of the auditing and legal. professions for more than 25 years and has extensive experience. auditing legal services, including legal departments and external. law firms. He has worked with a variety of reputable organizations,. including many Fortune 500 companies and large consulting firms.. He has a degree in international and comparative law and currently. serves as a full-time faculty member at Louisiana State University.

I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and I have been licensed to practice since 2015. Throughout my legal career, I have had extensive experience in resolving a range of legal disputes in a variety of practice areas, including commerical/business, leases and real estate transactions, general civil disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, personal injury, insurance defense, and estate and probate.. Additionally, through my time working with corporate clients, I have obatined invaluable experience in drafting and negotiating contract documents for business to business transactions, construction contracts, commercial and residential lease(s), operating agreements, and general commercial contracts for goods and/or services.

Edwin L. Hightower, JD, MBA, is a Louisiana attorney who has been practicing law for more than 15 years.  He earned his undergraduate degree, concentrating in Economics, from the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, his law degree from Tulane Law School, and his MBA graduate degree from the Louisiana State University School of Business, and is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas.  Ed works with closely-held companies, business owners, entrepreneurs, and their insurers in protecting their legal interests in court and contract negotiations.  He has defended numerous professionals, including law enforcement officers, architects, engineers, real estate agents, and appraisers in claims of professional liability.. Ed is married to a veterinarian, owns six dogs and in recent years has become active in the areas related to animal law issues.  He teaches CLE classes on the drafting and development of animal trusts pursuant to the requirements of state law.  Additionally, he represents the interests of a California Trust involved in the litigation of the possession, ownership and compensation for services related to a line of champion-quality show dogs.  Further, he provides assistance to veterinarians confronted with legal issues of employment and business operations.  Ed is an assistant editor to the American Veterinary Medical Law Association (“AVMLA”) newsletter and started the Louisiana Business Law Blog (), which discusses matters relevant to Louisiana businesses, including veterinary medicine.. Earlier this year, Ed started his own law firm, Hightower. Commercial Law Center, LLC, located in the Baton Rouge area.  He can be reached at telephone number or e-mail

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contracts attorney serving clients in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.