Got Questions? We have answers.

Whether you and or someone in your family are facing a criminal accusation or have suffered a tragic injury or loss of a loved one, the links below will give you some basic information that you and your family will find useful:

• What You need to know about Louisiana Criminal Law:

  • Whether the case is in a Louisiana state court or a Federal court, an encounter with the criminal justice system is a scary thing – because those risks can be substantial: Ninety-percent (90%) of all criminal prosecution end in guilty pleas. Ninety-percent (90%) of the remaining ten-percent (10%) that go to trial, will end in guilty verdict. The State of Louisiana has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the nation. The United States has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the civilized world. These are the cold hard facts about our criminal justice system.

    But, if you are facing criminal accusations, that does not mean you should simply give up. It means you have to understand what you are up against. We find that the more our client’s and their families know about the criminal justice system, the better equipped they are to work with us in preparing their defense, deal with the stress of facing a criminal accusation, and mitigating the damage to their lives and careers.

    Because we work with good people from all walks of life and from all over the country who have never had an encounter with the criminal justice system, we work to educate our clients so that they understand the gravity of a criminal charge as well as the risks and benefits of accepting a plea offer or taking a case to trial.

• How the prosecution of a criminal case proceeds:
• Criminal Case FAQ’s:
• What You need to know about Louisiana Accidental Death and Injury Law:

  • The founders of our Republic understood that a legal system that provided ordinary people with the ability to seek justice and compensation for wrongs that were done to them by other people, by corporations and the government was essential to creating a nation governed by the rule of law. So they placed the right to trial by jury in civil cases in our Constitution. Sadly, in recent years, large insurance companies and business lobbying groups have made our civil justice system the target of ridicule and derision. Furthermore, many unprofessional advertising tactics of a handful of lawyers companies and business lobbying groups have made our civil justice system the target of ridicule and derision. Furthermore, many unprofessional advertising tactics of a handful of lawyers have further eroded public confidence in the civil justice system.

    But mischaracterizing the civil court systems as a “lawsuit lottery” and unfairly criticizing and ridiculing real victims is wrong. It only deters good people who have been hurt because of someone else’s fault from pursuing their legal rights to money damages and compensation. Even worse it allows wrongdoers to escape their moral obligations to repair the damage that they have done, and it allows their insurance companies to escape their legal obligations to fairly pay for the real losses suffered by real victims.

    If you have suffered serious personal injuries or lost loved ones because of someone else’s fault, you have nothing to be ashamed of in bringing a claim for money damages or in prosecuting an otherwise valid lawsuit. We find that the more our client’s and their families know about the civil justice system and how it works, the better equipped they are to work with us in preparing their claim, to deal with the stress and overcome the trauma of a disabling injury or loss of a loved one.

• How an injury or death claim proceeds:
• Personal Injury FAQ’s:
• General FAQ’s

This information is not meant to substitute for actual legal advice or analysis, and no two cases are exactly alike. A single, small difference in the facts of a case can make a huge difference in the outcome.