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Corporate Attorney based out of New Orleans, LA. My clients range from startups to established businesses, and my services range from corporate entity formation to legal document drafting to legal consulting. Contact me at or visit for more information.. Starting and growing a business is extremely expensive, and therefore, most startups can’t afford an in-house attorney. My firm provides a company its own legal counsel while charging considerably less than a full time in-house attorney or traditional law firm. We specialize in growing startups from the ground up and typically stay on board as a legal advisor after the company is established. We rethink the traditional law firm model and represent the sharing economy meeting the legal profession.. There’s never been a better time to start a business – let’s make it happen.

Cele Gordon practices in the area of health care law. She has significant experience in matters relating to federal and state regulation of health care providers, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, fraud and abuse, compliance programs, hospital/physician financial arrangements and joint ventures, Louisiana Hospital Service District laws, licensure and accreditation, drafting and negotiation of contracts, medical staff issues, risk management, PACE, HIPAA and EMTALA. Her clients include hospitals, hospital service districts, physicians, physician group practices, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, IDTFs, imaging centers, health care clinics, FQHCs, physical therapy practices and pharmacies. Ms. Gordon has provided legal representation as part-time in-house counsel for a major teaching hospital. Prior to law school, she spent several years working as a clinical assistant for physicians in group practice, hospital and clinic settings.

Caroline Lafourcade is a native New Orleanian and has 20 years’ experience practicing as a tax lawyer in Louisiana.  She is a recent Chairman of the Louisiana State Bar Association Section of Taxation and is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation.  Caroline is Board Certified as a Tax Law Specialist and provides advice to clients regarding federal, state and local tax matters, as well as estate  planning and administration matters.

Benjamin "Ben" Schupp is a member in the firm's New Orleans office, where he focuses his practice on admiralty and maritime law. Ben has special experience in vessel financing, vessel charters, marine construction and maritime lien issues.. Business. Ben has represented numerous banks, vessels and rig owners worldwide in financing the purchase or construction of vessels and oil rigs. In connection with such representation, Ben has drafted numerous construction contracts, sale agreements, charters, ship mortgages as well as various loan and registration documentation. He has handled vessel registration in registries throughout the world. Ben has significant experience in MARAD Title XI financing and financing through the Export-Import Bank of the United States, as well as financing through banking and private equity channels.. Representative Transactions. Litigation. Ben has represented U.S. and international underwriters, brokers and businesses in a wide variety of maritime, energy, casualty and commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. He has also represented vessel and rig owners in maritime and oil and gas disputes, including several cases leading to important decisions in these fields by the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ben has drafted countless insurance coverage opinions in both the maritime and non-maritime context.. Sample of Litigation Resulting In Published Opinions

Ashley Belleau is a partner in the New Orleans office of Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard.. What Ashley loves about her practice is that she helps bring her clients peace of mind by minimizing their legal and business risk exposure in operating their businesses. With the assistance of her team of associates and partners, she crafts individual solutions and keeps clients informed so that they can make their decisions. Ashley knows how a business operates from the inside out since she has been a business owner herself since 1988. First as the owner of a publishing company, and then an owner and managing partner of a law firm, she understands the need to be efficient in the management and marketing of the business and how to address the employee and financial aspects of the business. Ashley works with business owners and entrepreneurs assisting them with every aspect of the business from inception through growth and development to, when necessary, dissolution. She assists her clients in obtaining financing, provides on-going business advice, represents clients during litigation, and counsels them through the dissolution of the business. Ashley also consults with individuals on how to protect their personal assets through estate and trust vehicles.. BIOGRAPHY. Selected as a Louisiana Super Lawyer in the area of Business Litigation, Ashley advises businesses, financial institutions, and individuals concerning bankruptcies, class actions, contracts, construction, environmental issues, fidelity, surety and financial institution bonds, insurance, professional malpractice, real estate, corporate, and estate matters.  She also mediates and arbitrates business disputes. For more than a decade, Ashley has served as a member of the Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators for FINRA, f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers Regulation, Inc. (NASD) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).  From 2006 to 2007, she served as a member of the Panel of Mediators for the Louisiana Department of Insurance Hurricane Mediation Program Administered by American Arbitration Association (AAA) mediating over 350 hurricane wind damage disputes between homeowners and insurance companies.  Ashley also serves as a member of the AAA Construction Panel and the Commercial Panel.. In addition, Ashley was selected for inclusion in the 2011 Inaugural Edition of the Martindale Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™, an honor reserved excessively for less than five percent (5%) of women lawyers who are rated AV® Preeminent Women™. She has been elected for inclusion in subsequent editions.. A native of Mobile, Alabama, Ashley received her B.A. from Newcomb College and her J.D. from Tulane University School of Law. Upon graduating from Tulane University School of Law, she clerked in the Eastern District of Louisiana for Judge Henry A. Mentz, Jr. (now deceased) and was awarded the Eastern District of Louisiana Distinguished Service Award.. Ashley served as the 83rd National President of the Federal Bar Association for 2010-2011. Prior to being elected President, she served as the FBA’s General Counsel. Ashley is currently serving as the FBA Delegate to the American Bar Association.

Andrea began her career with the firm as a law clerk prior to graduating from law school. She graduated from Loyola University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude, achieving the school’s highest academic distinction, designation as a William L. Crowe, Sr. Scholar. Prior to attending law school, Andrea received a Bachelor of Interior Design degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and worked as a paralegal for several years.. Andrea has lived in the greater New Orleans area for most of her life. She grew up on the West Bank and lived in Metairie for many years. Currently, she and her husband, Jeff, reside in Little Rock, Arkansas with their son, Jackson, and have a baby daughter on the way.

Allen Miller practices in the area of commercial litigation. He concentrates his practice in the areas of general business torts; products liability; casualty litigation, banking and lender liability; class-action litigation; bankruptcy litigation; construction litigation and contracts; civil RICO; trade secrets litigation; professional malpractice; and a wide variety of other corporate litigation matters. He has extensive experience in complex commercial matters. Mr. Miller has handled a substantial number of cases from inception through resolution at trial, appeal and alternative dispute resolution where appropriate. His experience includes, without limitation, first chair litigation counsel in numerous bench and jury trials in state and federal court. He is solely responsible for the litigation strategy and handling of cases for several institutional firm clients, and regularly supervise commercial litigation associates and paralegals.

Alicia M. Bendana practices bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. She has considerable and wide-ranging experience representing creditors, creditors’ committees, bankruptcy trustees, asset purchasers, and Chapter 7 and 11 debtors. Ms. Bendana has represented a variety of debtors in connection with bankruptcy proceedings and workout negotiations with creditors, taxing authorities, and other governmental agencies. In addition, she has represented creditors in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy proceedings with respect to the prosecution of claims and contract rights, the partitioning of marital property, the excepting of debts from discharge, the opposing of plans of reorganization, and the proposing of competing plans. Ms. Bendana has also represented bankruptcy trustees in connection with their administration of bankruptcy estates, including in actions seeking turnover of estate property, objections to proofs of claim, prosecution of debtors’ causes of action, prosecution of avoidance actions and objections to discharge.. In addition to her bankruptcy work, Ms. Bendana has extensive experience litigating a variety of commercial and business tort cases in both state and federal courts including disputes involving commercial fraud, racketeering, officer and director liability, professional malpractice, insurance coverage, a wide variety of contracts, and trusts and estates. She has also handled indigent consumer bankruptcy and criminal defense cases on a pro bono basis.. Ms. Bendana enjoys an “AV” Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards. She has authored numerous articles for professional publications and is a frequent lecturer at professional programs.

After spending most of his career at larger New Orleans law firms, Marc Winsberg formed Winsberg & Associates, LLC, in 2010. Mr. Winsberg believed that with his own family law firm, he could provide clients with more personalized and cost-effective service. Winsberg & Arnold, LLC is dedicated to providing its clients with aggressive and effective divorce representation. The firm consists of a dedicated team of lawyers and support staff, who are responsive and accessible to all Winsberg & Arnold, LLC clients. At Winsberg & Arnold, LLC, your case will be handled with diligence and zeal directed at achieving your goals. Mr. Winsberg is a recognized leader in the field of family and divorce law in Louisiana. He is one of only eight Louisiana Fellows of the Chicago-based American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Since 2003, Mr. Winsberg has been a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. He has recently been named a 2015 Louisiana Super Lawyer in the field of family law. Mr. Winsberg is also a frequent lecturer in the area of family and divorce law for continuing education series required by the Louisiana Bar Association.