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My greatest joy as an attorney is helping my clients find comfort and security during challenging times. I provide this support through both estate planning and probate legal services. When my clients need estate planning or probate services, they are often struggling with issues of death, loss, aging, fear, and uncertainty. It is my job to help them achieve certainty, clarity, and calm by guiding them through the choices and processes at hand.. As an Estate Planner, I help my clients evaluate the roles of their family and friends, and their assets and debts. I then advise them regarding key decisions involving who should be entrusted with certain responsibilities and obligations, and how property should be distributed.. When clients need succession or probate assistance, I counsel my clients through gathering the necessary information, working with creditors and heirs of an estate, and navigating the opening and closing of the succession. My goal is to provide clarity, efficiency, and support to an otherwise overwhelming process, so that a family can focus on overcoming grief and emotionally supporting their loved ones.. We know that legal services can be expensive, so we have developed a range of offerings that are designed to help our clients get the legal services they need, at a cost they can afford. To achieve this goal, we offer several different levels of estate planning services, and payment plans for succession and probate matters.

My firm offers affordable, subscription-based legal services for Louisiana businesses. Vanguard Business Law is revolutionizing the legal industry by getting rid of the traditional law-firm pyramid, eliminating the billable hour, and emphasizing proactive rather than reactive legal services that minimize the risk of litigation. Instead of maximizing utilization and profit, we concentrate on results.

My Firm Focuses On Traffic Tickets In The New Orleans Metro AreaDid You Know That Paying A Traffic Ticket Is The Same Thing As Pleading Guilty? And, You Know What Else... Your Insurance Rates May Go Up & Tickets Can Affect Your Employment. The Reality Is Traffic Tickets Simply Suck! To Fight A Traffic Ticket, You Usually Have To Take Off Time From Work And Often Make Multiple Trips To Court To Keep It Off Your Record.

My avocation is public speaking and performance. I have lectured on the Holocaust and done storytelling. I am devoted to physical fitness, believing a sound mind resides in a sound body. I am excited by the local culture and food of New Orleans. I have exhibited my photographs in local galleries. I have portraits of Holocaust Survivors as part of the collection of the New Orleans Musuem of Art.

Ms. Harrison was born and raised in New Orleans, however she moved away 1989 and finally returned 2008 after being gone for 19 years. She is glad she has returned home and understands that New Orleans needs an attorney like her to provide counseling in the practice of law not just hourly billing. Ms. Harrison is mother of one son and she understands the concerns of clients deal with on a daily basis.. Ms. Harrison is available to assist clients to empower them to make the right decisions.

Ms. Covington represents clients in labor & employment law matters and also has experience with insurance defense, premises liability and civil litigation.. Prior to law school, Ms. Covington worked in Human Resources making her more knowledgeable about common employment and workplace issues.

Ms. Casteix is the firm’s Managing Partner whose practice primarily focuses on business and real estate transactions as well as estate planning and administration (successions). She is a native and lifelong resident of New Orleans.. After receiving her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law, Ms. Casteix began her legal career   as a law clerk for the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. In 1980 she became a partner in the firm of Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix where she remained a partner until 1995 when  Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix was founded.. Ms. Casteix has counseled clients in a variety of business and real estate transactions, including business sales, residential and commercial mortgage loans, mergers and acquisitions, real estate development, condominium conversions, commercial leases for shopping centers and office buildings, and commercial and residential acquisitions and financing. She has also served as special counsel to a family-owned corporate client in its initial and subsequent public stock offerings.. In her estate planning and administration practice, Ms. Casteix has handled multi-million dollar estates and established charitable foundations for her clients.. Ms. Casteix is an agent for First American Title Insurance Company and  a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association. She has an AV rating, the highest peer review rating available through Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named by New Orleans Magazine as a Top Lawyer in the New Orleans area.

Ms. Barrios is a founding partner of BKC, concentrating her work in the field of complex multi-district litigation, products liability litigation, mass torts, and class actions. In 2014, the New Orleans Bar Association presented her with the Arceneaux Professionalism Award; she is the first woman to ever receive the honor. In 2011, the judges of the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed Ms. Barrios to the Lawyers Disciplinary Committee, another honor in recognition of her reputation for her both excellent and ethical advocacy. In addition, Ms. Barrios has also been named a Louisiana Super Lawyer for 2014, an honor she has received every year since 2008. Super Lawyer Magazine has also named her one of the top 25 female lawyers in Louisiana.. Ms. Barrios graduated from Newcomb College in 1974 and from Tulane University School of Law in 1976. In her final year of law school, she received the Admiralty Law Institute Prize, and the American Jurisprudence Prize for Louisiana Civil Procedure. From 1976-1979 she clerked for Chief Justice Joe W. Sanders of the Louisiana Supreme Court, then joined Carl W. Cleveland and Associates, where she made partner in 1980. She co-founded BKC in 1995.. Since the mid-1990s starting with her role in the both the state and national breast implant product liability litigation, Ms. Barrios has been recognized as a leading attorney in the arena of complex products liability litigation. Judges across the country have appointed her to numerous litigation committees in products liability and mass tort consolidated cases, including being appointed Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel in a multi-district litigation against an education testing company. She currently plays an integral role on the committees overseeing the defective Chinese drywall products liability litigation, the Toyota unintended acceleration litigation, the GM ignition switch litigation, the Actos products liability litigation, the testosterone replacement therapy litigation, and in the remaining cases in the Vioxx products liability litigation.. Currently, Ms. Barrios sits on the Board of Governors of the Louisiana Association for Justice, is a Director of the New Orleans Bar Foundation, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans.. Ms. Barrios is a native of New Orleans and is the proud mother of three sons, one of whom was made her law partner in 2014.

Mr. Weiser is born and raised in New Orleans and graduated from Loyola University College of Law in 2009. It was his dream to build a practice that provides affordable legal services for all. The Weiser Law Firm are excellent New Orleans Lawyer for Divorce & Personal Injury in New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, and Louisiana. Further, since our inception we have committed ourselves to providing our clients with the best representation available. Our office oversees FLSA labor overtime cases. The Weiser Law Firm’s main office is located at 3801 Canal Street Ste 205 in Mid-City New Orleans. We practice on a daily bases in Orleans Criminal District Court, Jefferson Parish 24th District District, Orleans Traffic Court, St. Bernard Court, Slidell City Court, St. Tammany Court, Jefferson’s 1st and 2nd Parish Courts, Orleans Civil District Court and Federal Court.

Mr. Vicknair has handled numerous personal injury cases since 1995, and has recovered millions of dollars for his clients.  He understands how serious your case is, the pain and suffering that you are going through, and will work hard to get you the best possible results.. Mr. Vicknair was a Orleans Parish  Municipal Court Prosecutor from 2008 until 2012.  His duties included heading the domestic violence prosecution division.  He was public defender in Orleans Parish from 1995 until 2005, where he handled thousands of criminal matters, from 1st degree murder to simple possession of marijuana.  In his private practice Mr. Vicknair has handled hundreds of criminal, traffic and DWI/DUI cases all over southeast Louisiana.. In addition to the practice of law, Mr. Vicknair has been involved in politics, as a candidate and as a campaign supporter.  When Mr. Vicknair ran for judge in 2013 he was endorsed by the Times-Picayune, the Louisiana Weekly, the Alliance for Good Government, the Forum for Equality, and many other organizations.

Mr. Kingsdorf graduated from Tulane University in 1971 and from Tulane University School of Law in 1974. He clerked at the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal for Judges Peter Beer and Ernest N. Morial and then clerked at the Louisiana Supreme Court for Justice Albert Tate, Jr.. In 1980, he became a partner in the firm of Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix where he remained until 1995 when he co-founded the firm of Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP. In addition to serving as faculty member at numerous seminars, he has lectured at the Tulane University School of Law in the area of complex litigation and mass torts.. Mr. Kingsdorf is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Federal Bar Association, and the New Orleans Bar Association, and he has attained for more than 25 years Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating, AV, indicating excellence in legal work and the highest ethical principles. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the State of Louisiana.

Mr. Ellis graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994 and returned home to attend Loyola University New Orleans law and business graduate schools. While in graduate school, Mr. Ellis worked as the Director of Government Relations for Hibernia National Bank managing the Hibernia People for Good Government Political Action Committee wherein he proposed legislation and worked alongside state and federal legislators. Mr. Ellis graduated with a Juris Doctorate and Masters of Business Administration in May of 1998. After graduating Loyola University, Mr. Ellis began as an attorney working primarily in the area of municipal taxation and finance. In 2002, Mr. Ellis was selected to Chair the New Orleans’ Mayor’s Transition Team Task Force on Sales and Use Tax Collection. Thereafter, he began representing the City of New Orleans in Sales and Use Tax Collection matters as Special Tax Counsel. In 2004, Mr. Ellis became an Assistant City Attorney representing the City in an expanded role. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he was designated as “essential” staff and returned to the City to assist in its rebuilding and recovery. Soon thereafter, Mr. Ellis was promoted to Deputy City Attorney and assigned additional duties in General Litigation, Finance (municipal finance and taxation), and representing the New Orleans Municipal Employees’ Retirement Board. During this time, he also served as an Administrative Law Judgment overseeing proceedings related to blighted housing.  In June 2011, Mr. Ellis resigned from the City to pursue his passion as attorney-entrepreneur.. After leaving the City, Mr. Ellis utilizing the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Investor Pilot Program (EB-5 Program) authored a business take combined the foreign investment funds, with both the Louisiana and Federal solar tax credit programs creating one of Louisiana’s first solar lease programs.  Mr. Ellis oversaw all aspects of the business operations, and, more importantly, qualified for all State and Federal credits afforded under the programs.  During this time, he served as the Vice President and General Counsel of the Uptown Solar Group installing several megawatts on residential homes through Louisiana.. Thereafter Mr. Ellis assumed the management and direct day-to-day business operations of Gulf Coast Regional Center, L.L.C., a licensed regional center, working to promote economic redevelopment and permanent job creation throughout Louisiana. Identify key focus areas for future investment, including green technology; manufacturing and distribution; coastal redevelopment and reforestation; and sustainable development of mixed-use commercial projects under the guidelines of the EB-5 Program.. Mr. Ellis also serves as General Counsel for a variety of businesses, with a primary focus on corporate law, both established and start-up ventures with expert counsel in all phases of business development.

Mr. Daigre has been practicing law in Louisiana since 1994. Over the course of his career, he has gained experience in a wide range of cases. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury matters as well as Fortune 500 companies, large insurance companies, and small businesses in contract disputes. He has also represented property owners in disputes with government entities, banks, insurance companies, and neighboring property owners. Mr. Daigre’s trial and appellate experience includes personal injury suits, property damage suits, insurance disputes, contract disputes, construction litigation, legal malpractice claims, and worker’s compensation. He has represented injured persons all types of cases including automobile accidents, Jones Act and general maritime law claims, aviation accidents, and FELA and railroad cases.. Mr. Daigre attended Louisiana State University on an academic scholarship, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a minor in French, in 1990. He received his J.D. from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law in 1994, where he was the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship and the inaugural George M. Armstrong Scholarship. He was admitted to the bar in 1994 and is currently admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Louisiana.

Mr. Cueria received his Juris Doctor Degree from Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1988. Following graduation, Brent spent several years with a local Personal Injury firm that had a national practice. He then spent 3 years with a firm that had a substantial insurance defense practice defending automobile and truck insurers as well as Medical Malpractice insurers and the State of Louisiana against a broad range of personal injury and other insurance disputes. He continued to represent Plaintiffs on a select basis while at this firm. In 1993, Mr. Cueria founded the Cueria Law Firm, L.L.C. located in New Orleans, in order to focus on the representation of injured individuals, where his true passion is. Mr. Cueria uses his past experience to diligently advocate for the injured and disabled clients he now represents against the insurance companies. Cueria Law Firm, L.L.C.’s other practice areas include: maritime, Jones Act, products liability, railroad claims, pharmaceutical claims, security fraud and commercial litigation, insurance disaster litigation and criminal law. Mr. Cueria is actively involved with his law firm, his family, and his Church. He is also an avid sportsman and world traveler. - See more at: #

Mr. Cardone has extensive experience in representing clients all throughout Louisiana with their personal injury needs. He is an active member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice, and New Orleans Bar Association.. For over 40 years, Mr. Cardone has been a highly sought after legal talent in the New Orleans community. Respected by his peers and recommended to others by his clients, Cliff's experience, professionalism, and compassion make him a reliable source for exceptional legal counsel.

Mr. Burgos is a native of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, but has lived most of his life in the United States. He graduated from Bonnabel High School and received his B.A.S. degree from Loyola University. While in law school, Mr. Burgos was selected by the faculty to serve as a teaching assistant -concentrating time with law students that were experiencing academic difficulty. Mr. Burgos received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law in civil and common law. Mr. Burgos has kept his finger on the pulse of New Orleans businesses while organizing and managing multi-million dollar real estate development projects. Additionally, he has assisted clients in a number of business ventures across the world.. Mr. Burgos has provided legal advise to a variety of clients, corporate and private. He has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in the areas of tort claims and commercial transaction disputes in Southeast Louisiana. Mr. Burgos has been a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association and has served two terms as President of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Louisiana. Mr. Burgos has been appointed by the City of New Orleans as an Honorary Ambassador to Honduras. Mr. Burgos was appointed by the Mayor of New Orleans to serve on the Mayor’s 17-members “Bring New Orleans Back Commission” in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Commission was given a mandate to develop a master plan by the end of 2005 that will serve as the blue print for rebuilding New Orleans. Mr. Burgos was appointed by the Mayor and Commission members at the Chair of the Cultural Sector within the Commission.

Molly Wright Sullivan provides estate and special needs planning for families in the New Orleans and Lafayette areas.  Her services include special needs trusts, continuing tutorships, wills and powers of attorney.. Molly Wright Sullivan is a graduate of Newcomb College (BA ’95), the University of New Orleans (MS '00) and Tulane Law School (JD ’09).  She serves on the Board of Directors of Families Helping Families of Southeast Louisiana, and is a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners.

Minia E. Gussman is an associate in Jones Walker LLP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group in the New Orleans office. She has experience with federal and state law employment litigation and arbitration, including cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and similar state and local laws governing employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Ms. Gussman's practice also includes wage and hour litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws, including the defense of employers in collective and class actions. She also defends employers and management in breach of contract disputes and employment-related tort claims.. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Gussman was a law clerk to the Honorable Susie Morgan in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.. Ms. Gussman graduated from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, where she received her juris doctor degree and Diploma in Comparative Law, summa cum laude. While in law school, she served as Executive Senior Editor of the Louisiana Law Review and received the CALI award for highest grade in legal research and writing I and II, employment discrimination, torts, and immigration law. Ms. Gussman earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008 from the University of Virginia.

Mike Gertler is the managing partner of the Gertler Law Firm, a New Orleans personal injury law firm.  The law firm focuses on the following injury and accident practice areas:. We assist residents in the following areas:Orleans Parish:New OrleansJefferson Parish:Gretna, Harahan, Kenner, Westwego, Grand Isle, Jean Lafitte, Avondale, Barataria, Bridge City, Elmwood, Estelle, Harvey, Jefferson, Lafitte, Marrero, Metairie, River Ridge, Terrytown, Timberlane, Waggaman, WoodmerePlaquemines Parish:Belle Chasse, Boothville-Venice, Buras-Triumph, Empire, Port Sulphur, Bohemia, Davant, Homeplace, Jesuit Bend, Pilottown, Pointe a la Hache, Port Eads, VeniceSt. Bernard Parish:Arabi, Chalmette, Meraux, Poydras, Violet, Caernarvon, Contreras, Delacroix Island, Hopedale, Kenilworth, Reggio, Sebastopol, Shell Beach, Toca, Verret, Versailles, YscloskeySt. Tammany Parish:Covington, Mandeville, Slidell, Abita Springs, Madisonville, Pearl River, Folsom, Sun, Eden Isle, Lacombe, Bush, GoodbeeSt. Charles ParishAma, Bayou Gauche, Boutte, Des Allemands, Destrehan, Hahnville, Killona, Luling, Montz, New Sarpy, Norco, Paradis, St. Rose, Taft, Almedia, Frellsen St. James Parish Gramercy, Lutcher, North Vacherie, South Vacherie, Convent, Vacherie

Mike Butterworth practices in the areas of admiralty and tort litigation and alternative dispute resolution, which includes collision, repair yard, machinery, cargo, pollution and longshoreman personal injury litigation at the trial and appellate level as well as mediation where appropriate. He is a registered civil mediator with the Louisiana State Bar Association. In addition to litigation, Mr. Butterworth teaches in the maritime law program at Tulane University Law School. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Mr. Butterworth was with the Terriberry, Carroll, & Yancey, L.L.P. law firm in New Orleans which merged with Phelps Dunbar LLP in 2006. Before law school, he worked for Sea-Land, Crowley Maritime, Dutra Construction and various other maritime companies as a vessel officer and captain, both blue water and brown water.

Michael Lane primarily handles construction and suretyship disputes, representing owners, developers, sureties, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.  Mr. Lane’s depth of experience in construction, insurance, and commercial disputes allows him to advise and represent clients on a wide range of legal matters.  He also has considerable experience representing insurers in coverage and defense of property damage and personal injury claims.  Mr. Lane is active with the ABA Forum on Construction Law and has authored several articles on construction law topics.  He has an undergraduate degree from LSU and a JD from Tulane University.

Michael J. Ecuyer is a member of the law firm of Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier, & Warshauer, L.L.C. Michael is engaged in a civil litigation practice. He practices with an emphasis on the representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice claims, admiralty or maritime matters, mass torts, FELA claims and personal injury claims.. A member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Louisiana Association for Justice (Executive Committee), and the Federal Bar Association (Board of Directors, New Orleans Chapter, 2010 - present, Membership Chair 2016-2018, Secretary 2018-2019, Treasurer 2019 -). Michael is also a member of the Health Law and Medical Malpractice sections of the LSBA, NOBA and LAJ. He served as the Chairman of the New Orleans Bar Association's Health Law Committee from 2012 to 2013.. From 2014 - 2015 he served as the Chairman of the Medical Malpractice Section for the Louisiana Association for Justice. Michael also serves as a Hearing Committee Member for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. He is an assistant examiner for the Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Louisiana and all Louisiana state courts, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also been admitted to practice Pro Hac Vice in Mississippi State Court.. Born in Oklahoma in 1967, Michael attended Tulane University, earning a B.A. in Political Economics in 1989. In 1994, Michael received a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. He is a member of the Tulane Inn of Court. Over the years he has provided continuing Legal Education Seminars on various topics, and he has spoken on risk management at the Louisiana State University Dental School.

Michael Bardwell practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance.. During law school, Mr. Bardwell served as an extern for the Hon. Jay Zainey of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.

Meredith Blanque practices in the area of admiralty and maritime litigation. Her practice consists of defending vessel owners and operators, as well as offshore companies, from claims arising from collisions, property damage, personal injury, maritime pollution, environmental issues, cargo matters and contract disputes. She has experience conducting shipboard investigations and in the arrest and seizure of vessels in the federal courts, both from the standpoint of arresting vessels and from the standpoint of obtaining the release of arrested vessels.. Ms. Blanque has represented clients in state and federal courts in all aspects of litigation and through a broad range of regulatory proceedings. She has experience handling cases through trial, appeal, mediation and court sponsored settlement conferences.

Meredith Bertel Cody practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance. She has extensive experience counseling both domestic and overseas insurers in coverage matters that involve environmental, construction defect, professional liability, intellectual property, employment and extra-contractual claims under primary liability policies.. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, she practiced environmental law in Washington, D.C.