Violent Crime lawyers in Louisiana

Firm: Lawrence Law Firm

308 Minden Street , Ruston , Louisiana 71270

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Sex Crime, Speeding Ticket, Violent Crime, Expungement, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accident, Spinal Cord Injury, Motorcycle Accident, Medical Malpractice, Car Accident, Birth Injury

Aaron is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Attorney in Ruston, Louisiana. He received his Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He received his Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences from the University of North Texas. Before attending law school, Aaron as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served overseas as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Aaron was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2011, and currently serves as a Judge Advocate in the Louisiana National Guard.. Aaron is an active advocate for Veterans, a lifetime member of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars (VFW), and currently serves as the Louisiana state legal officer for the organization. He is a founding Louisiana ambassador for Bunker Labs, a national non-profit organization focused on inspiring, connecting, and equipping military-connected entrepreneurs with the resources needed to make their businesses successful. Aaron has recently been proud to assist in guiding state legislation focused on helping veterans and their businesses through the 2020 and 2021 sessions.. Aaron lives in Ruston with his wife Kathryn and their two boys Beau and Jack.

Firm: The Law Firm of Jerome W. Matthews, Jr., LLC

1901 Manhattan Blvd , Harvey , Louisiana 70058

Practice Areas: Violent Crime

Mr. Matthews is a native of the New Orleans area. He grew up on the Westbank, and graduated from West Jefferson Senior High School in 2001. After high school, Mr. Matthews joined the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter technician where he served honorably as a Corporal from 2001-2006. His service included a tour in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Mr. Matthews received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy from Tulane University in 2008. He then received his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2011. During law school, he was a judicial extern to Judge John T. Noonan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also served as a board member and web designer for the Berkeley Journal of African American Law and Policy, and served in the same capacities for the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law. After graduating from law school, Mr. Matthews was an associate at Liskow and Lewis in the firm’s New Orleans office and was a member of the firm’s energy litigation and commercial litigation sections. While at Liskow and Lewis Mr. Matthews defended a major oil company in claims arising out of a well blowout and the sinking of a semi-submersible drilling rig that caused 11 deaths and a catastrophic oil spill. He also defended a major oil company from land owners who sought billions of dollars in damages from alleged oilfield contamination resulting from decades of oil and gas production.