Louisiana Lawyers Mounger James to Nicholas Arnold

601 Poydras Street , New Orleans , Louisiana 70130

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: National Catastrophe Adjustments

1000 Canal St , New Orleans , Louisiana 70112

Practice Areas: General Litigation,

Firm: Algero Law LLC

910 Ford St , Lake Charles , Louisiana 70601

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Originaly from New Orleans, Nicholas attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he studied finance and business administration. Upon graduating near the top of his class, he attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. While in law school, he clerked for both state and federal judges. After graduating from law school he moved to Lake Charles where he worked for two years as an Assistant District Attorney. He founded Algero Law LLC in 2021. When he is not advocating for his clients, he volunteers in the community for organizations such as Oasis: A safe haven for women and children and Real Men Wear Pink of Southwest Louisiana.

Firm: Wagar Hickman, LLC

1425 West Causeway Approach , Mandeville , Louisiana 70471

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice

Chip Wagar is a practicing attorney and award winning author who lives and practices in the New Orleans area.  He grew up in the Adirondacks region of upstate New York as the oldest of four children.  He attended the Austro-American Institute in Vienna and the City of London Polytechnic in London before graduating from the George Washington University in Washington, DC, in 1976.  After graduation from college, Chip came to New Orleans and attended the Tulane University School of Law, from which he graduated cum laude in 1979.  Chip has been a lawyer with a civil litigation practice ever since.  His practice now concentrates mainly in the areas of medical mallpractice, maritime law and products liabiity.  In 2011 his novel, An American in Vienna, was published to rave reviews.  He has a multi-state practice in all three areas.  He is married to Cheryl Nolan Wagar and has two adult children, William and Sarah, who also live in the New Orleans area.

Firm: Nelson Cameron Law Offices

675 Jordan Street , Shreveport , Louisiana 71101

Practice Areas: Constitutional , Civil Rights, Civil Rights

Firm: Allen & Gooch

2000 Kaliste Saloom Rd Ste 400 , Lafayette , Louisiana 70508

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Contracts, Corporate , Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate , Real Estate

Firm: Martzell & Bickford

338 Lafayette St , New Orleans , Louisiana 70130

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Asbestos , Professional Malpractice, Toxic Substances, Mesothelioma & Asbestos, Mesothelioma & Asbestos, Mesothelioma & Asbestos

Neil F. Nazareth is a litigation attorney and has made a career of helping victims of major industrial disasters and environmental exposures receive compensation for injuries and death.  Neil’s practice is focused on asbestos, environmental, products liability, toxic tort and complex maritime cases.  Along with his firm, Neil represented the first death case from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and represents several governmental and private landowners for their economic loss and environmental damages as a result of the oil spill and other contaminations.  In addition, Neil has represented many victims and their families for injuries and death from catastrophic incidents and for illnesses caused by asbestos exposure.  Neil was recognized by his peers for all of his good work when he was awarded the 2013 Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star recognition given to less than 2.5% of lawyers in Louisiana.  He was also awarded the Super Lawyers recognition in 2014,2015 and 2016.  Neil was recognized in St. Charles Avenue Magazine and Louisiana Life Magazine for this distinction.  Neil has been asked to give several presentations to lawyers and communities on topics including the Oil Pollution Act and Class Action Litigation, and most recently, he taught a CLE (continuing legal education) course to lawyers on Maintenance and Cure and Punitive Damages.  Neil will also be presenting at the 2017 AAJ annual conference in Boston.. Neil graduated from Louisiana State University where he was on the Dean’s List and Loyola University of New Orleans’ School of Law where he was on the Moot Court Board and was a Law Excellence Award recipient in several courses.. In addition to his active law practice, Neil is the President of the Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers, he serves on the Executive Board of the Admiralty Section of the AAJ where he is the Articles Editor ation and he is a mentor with the Executive Mentor Program of Loyola University of New Orleans.

7905 Park Avenue , Houma , Louisiana 70364

Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements

Firm: Johnson, Yacoubian & Paysse

701 Poydras St Ste 4700 , New Orleans , Louisiana 70139

Practice Areas: General Practice, Transportation, Transportation, Transportation, Transportation, Transportation, Transportation

Neal was born and raised in New Orleans.  He is married and has four incredible children.. Neal graduated from the University of New Orleans and went on to law school at Loyola University School of Law.  While in law school, Neal was a member of the Loyola Law Review and received the Joseph M. Rault Award for Excellence in Maritime Studies, the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for the highest grade in Torts, Obligations, Property, and Evidence.  Neal graduated cum laude.

Firm: Nathan Schrantz LLC

830 Union St Ste 302 , New Orleans , Louisiana 70112

Practice Areas: Appeals

Firm: Myrna Arroyo

4459 Bluebonnet Blvd , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70809

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

I began my career at a big law firm in New Orleans. Pretty much as soon as I got there, I was unhappy because there was a huge disconnect between what I had dreamed about when I went to law school and the reality of being a lawyer. I had dreamed about going to law school and coming out and making a difference in people’s lives, but in reality, practice in a law firm was totally transactional and didn’t truly serve our clients.. Here’s what I mean …. First of all, everything we did was billed on an hourly basis. And, as you can imagine at more than $400/hour, my clients wanted me to do everything as quickly as possible with as little communication as possible. They didn’t want to talk about their families and they were afraid to call when they had changes in their lives or questions about their businesses because they didn’t know how much that call would cost them and whether it was worth it.. As a result, often they would have life changes, such as a new baby, a divorce, a new property purchase, or a new business started, but I wouldn’t hear about it because they didn’t want to pay to tell me. And, that meant that their plan was destined to fail when their family needed it most because it would be out of date pretty quickly after we created it.. They would leave the office with their fancy binder of estate planning documents, go to the bank because I had told them to change the name of their bank account to transfer their account into their plan and then they’d forget what I said, and call the office, only to get my voicemail, and leave the bank without having transferred the account and then it would never happen.. This is likely what happened to the father-in-law of one of my colleagues. He died when she was in law school and even though he had spent $3,000 on an estate plan, after his death, she and her family were stuck dealing with his ex-wife and the probate court, even though that’s exactly why he had spent the money to do his estate planning, to keep them from having to deal w his ex-wife or the the courts.. She thought for sure his lawyer must have committed malpractice, but then after she went to work at one of the best law firms in the country and saw that they did it exactly the same way, and that most firms did. What she found out is that it wasn’t malpractice at all, it was common practice.. What I noticed when I was at the big firm is that clients would come in, we’d prepare some documents for them, they’d sign the documents (most often not having a clear sense of what they were signing) and then take the documents, stick them in a drawer and not look at them again.. That’s just what the typical estate planning experience had become. And I knew my clients’ plans would fail as a result.. There was nothing abnormal about it, but it didn’t feel right to me. We didn’t have a mechanism for following up with our clients, making sure their assets were titled properly, or communicating regularly to make sure their plans continued to work throughout life.. So, I thought long and hard about whether I could change the way things were done at the firm and I was so disillusioned with the process, I gave up practicing law altogether for a while – that’s how unhappy I was.. I opened this new firm with the idea of bringing back the Personal Family Lawyer relationship - where initial planning is just the beginning of the relationship and we’re focused on putting in place a plan we know we will work for you and the people you love.. So, here are some of the things we do differently based on my experience with the traditional model of estate planning.. First of all – nothing we do is billed on an hourly basis. Everything we do is billed flat fee, agreed to in advance, so there are no surprises. You’ll know exactly what it will cost to work with us, after we’ve gotten clear about what you want, and you’ll even be able to choose your own fee. Then, after the initial planning process, we have options so that you can ensure your plan stays up to date throughout your life, and again you’ll know exactly what that costs and choose your own fee there.. Second – I have a team of people here to support you. That means, if you are at the bank and call our office to get a quick answer about how to title an account, you don’t have to leave the bank and return on another day because there was no one available to answer your question for hours or days. You’ll be able to speak to someone to get your questions answered right away. And, if you need to speak with me about something that my team cannot answer, we’ll get a call scheduled on my calendar so that I can be prepared and you can be prepared and we won’t waste your time playing phone tag.. Third – we see planning as just the beginning of the relationship whereas in the past the plan was viewed as a one-time transactional event.. Once you sign your planning documents, that is when the relationship really begins. At no additional charge, we review your plan at least every three years. And, we have two levels of membership programs that almost all of our clients participate in – either the gold program which provides you with a yearly plan review and unlimited changes to your plan or the gold plus program that includes an annual meeting with your attorney, CPA and financial advisor, plus ongoing legal guidance throughout the year.. Finally, we don’t just focus on passing on your financial assets, but your whole family wealth. When my colleague’s dad died, he left behind a little money, but more important to her, especially because the money was gone quickly, he left her a voicemail on her phone. It said “Lex, it’s your dad. Call me back.” And she listened to that voicemail all the time. Until the day it got deleted accidentally. She was devastated. That’s why we created a process and include it in every plan where we guide you to pass on more than your money, but also your intellectual, spiritual and human assets. We include that with every plan and our clients and their families love having that as part of their plan.. These are just a few of the things that make our firm different. We’re the best fit for people who don’t just want to leave their family a set of documents that may or may not work, but instead want to use the estate planning process to pass on a legacy of love and care and ease. And keep their family out of court and out of conflict.. On a personal note, I got into estate planning in the first place because of what happened when my grandfather passed away when I was about 10 years old. Because he didn’t leave a plan, when he died, it tore our family apart. My mom and her 6 siblings were in and out of court for almost 30 years to settle a modest estate, and to this day one side of the family doesn’t speak to the other.. I believe that proper estate planning is something that you do for the people you love the most. You won’t be the one to benefit from the plan we are going to design for you today – the people who will benefit are the people you love the most who will be dealing with things after you’re gone.

Firm: Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

601 Poydras St Ste 2775 , New Orleans , Louisiana 70130

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime

Nathan focuses on several practice areas including marine finance and vessel documentation, asset-based finance, and bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights. Nathan was born in Greeneville, Tennessee. In 1978, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.. Nathan completed his legal education at Tulane University where he received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1983, and a Master of Laws in Admiralty, with distinction, in 1984. Nathan has been admitted to practice in Louisiana and Tennessee since 1984, and is a member of the Bar of the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Nathan is a member of the Louisiana State, Tennessee State, New Orleans, and American Bar Associations, and a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.

Firm: Perrier & Lacoste LLC

365 Canal St Ste 2550 , New Orleans , Louisiana 70130

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Dickson Law Firm

18405 E Petroleum Dr. , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70809

Practice Areas: Immigration

State St. , New Orleans , Louisiana 70115

Practice Areas: Construction & Development

Nate is a co-founder and head of legal at ClaimSpot, a new venture working to ensure stakeholders on property insurance claims can manage their claims, documents, and processes. Previously, Nate was the Assistant General Counsel - Levelset and Lien Rights Management at Procore, coming over via Procore's acquisition of Levelset, where he was the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. Nate is a licensed attorney in Louisiana and Texas and a graduate of Stanford University (B.A.) and Tulane University School of Law (J.D.).

Firm: HNK Family Law, LLC

643 Magazine Street , New Orleans , Louisiana 70130

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Attorney At Law

8550 United Plaza Blvd Suite 702 , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70809

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Serving all of Louisiana...I am more than an Attorney. I am a steadfast voice for those who may go unheard, an aggressive advocate for the greater good, a symbol of hope for the hopeless, a mentor, proof that all things are possible, because all people, regardless of status, education, or background should be afforded equal access to Justice. In the face of adversity, I will fight for your rights. Call today for a free consultation.

Firm: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

201 St Charles Ave Ste 3600 , New Orleans , Louisiana 70170

Practice Areas: Business , Corporate , Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources

Firm: Immigration & Nationality Law Group

938 Lafayette Street , New Orleans , Louisiana 70113

Practice Areas: Immigration

Nain Martinez, Jr. immigrated to the United States when he was 12 years old. With the support of his family he was the first one to graduate with a college degree, and subsequently with a law degree.. Mr. Martinez, Jr., is an associate attorney at Immigration and Nationality Law Group in New Orleans, Louisiana. He practices removal defense, asylum, family based immigration and business based immigration law.. Mr. Martinez has written on legal topics relating primarily to the effects U.S. immigration policy has on the undocumented population. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana Bar Association, and the New Orleans Bar Association.. He earned his J.D. in 2016 from Loyola College of Law and his B.S., Summa cum laude, from Tulane University in 2012.. He is the father of four children and loves spending time with his wife and kids. His guiding motto is, “No other success can compensate for failure in the home."

Firm: Mounger James A

1539 Jackson Ave , New Orleans , Louisiana 70130

Practice Areas: General Litigation,