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Patrice “Patti” Oppenheim concentrates her practice in the area of Family Law, including Mediation, Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Adoption, Grandparent Rights and Community Property. Patti offers a seasoned and unique perspective on Family Law, having worked for the 22nd Judicial District Court Family Court for the past 10 years.. She earned a B.A. (1984) from Louisiana State University and her J.D. (1991) from Loyola University, New Orleans, College of Law. She was a member of the Loyola Law Review and was the Casenote/Quantum Editor. Patti published Wooten v. Pumpkin Air, Inc.: A Watery Grave for State Conflicts of Law Analysis on the Outer Continental Shelf, 35 Loy. L. Rev. 1453 (1990). She graduated in the top 15% of her class.. Patti served as the Staff Attorney and Hearing Officer for Judge Mary Devereux, 22nd Judicial District Court from January 2009 until August 2018 where she helped the two newly elected Family Court judges re-shape the practice of Family Law in the 22nd JDC. She was instrumental in creating forms for the Family Court’s Self-Help Resource Center which allow people to represent themselves in limited circumstances. Patti organized National Adoption Day for Family Court for several years while with Family Court and then volunteered to re-start the program to Judge Scott Gardner in 2018 after returning to private practice.. She became certified as a Family Law Specialist in 2010 and embraces alternative dispute resolution as a trained Family Law Mediator.. Patti is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the 22nd Judicial District Court Bar Association and the Washington Parish Bar Association. She is the Administrator and Counselor for the 22nd JDC Inns of Court which promotes attorney professionalism. Patti is active in our community including her current Board of Director position with the Northshore Food Bank, past President of the Junior League of Greater Covington, Leadership St. Tammany, former board member of her subdivision, member of the Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany, Delegate to the Louisiana State Bar Association’s House of Delegates and member of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Self-Represented Litigant Committee and its Forms Committee. Additionally, she is the Secretary of the Family Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (national and state).. Patti is married to Dan Oppenheim who is an owner and runs a locally owned finance company. She and Dan are the proud parents of Rachel, Rebecca and Ryan, all of whom graduated from Mandeville High School.

My practice focuses on family law, personal injury, wills & successions, and miscellaneous civil law issues.  I am originally from New Orleans East and am a proud graduate of Lake Castle Elementary, Benjamin Franklin High School.  I have  Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and Civil Law, and a Juris Doctorate, all from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.. I moved back to New Orleans in the summer of 2005 (bad timing).  I first started practicing as an associate attorney for Roy Bowes in Gretna, Louisiana.  After four years in which I gained valuable experience and knowledge of the surrounding court systems, I started the Shepherd Law Firm at the very end of 2009.. My first office was on Canal St., in Mid-City.  I later moved to Metairie.  Meanwhile, as my family grew we moved our home to Mandeville, Louisiana.  I have since moved my home office to Mandeville also.. I also have arrangements to meet clients in offices in Metairie, Mid-City, and Gretna.  I am quite familiar with all state courts in St. Tammany, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles, Lafourche, and St. John.  I have practiced throughout Southeast Louisiana.

Lopez Law Firm, LLC is here for all of your divorce and custody needs. I am a family law attorney and can help you with anything from a protective order to child support. Consultations can be virtual and are always free.

David joined Scott, Vicknair, Hair & Checki as an associate in the firm’s litigation section in 2017. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 2009, and then attended Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2012.. His practice is primarily focused on family law, personal injury, commercial litigation and other various tort claims. Prior to joining the firm, David gained experience working for a local firm that specialized in family law, as well as an established plaintiff oriented firm where he was able to assist clients in New York who suffered significant loss due to Hurricane Sandy.. David is also an active member of the Jefferson Parish Bar Association.