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United States of America v. Darvale Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm. In March 2024, the FBI surveilled an apartment complex in New Orleans East and observed a suspicious looking Toyota Camry parked behind the complex. As the FBI agents who were watching the apartment complex saw the Camry begin to circle the complex to leave, they blocked the... More...
(02-18-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya was removed from the United States on August 13, 2014, and was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on February 3, 2024, and had not received permission from the Attorney G... More...
(02-16-2026 - LA)Steven M. Maurice v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
New Orleans, Louisiana, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory. The case was filed in the 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, 862-277 F, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Louisiana bad faith breach of insurance contract law penalizes insurers (under Revised Statutes §22:1892 and §22:1973) for failing to pay claims within ... More...
$1 (02-11-2026 - LA)Zachary Hodges v. Equifax Credit Information Services, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a 1970 federal law that regulates the collection, accuracy, and privacy of consumer information held by credit reporting agencies (CRAs). It promotes fairness by giving consumers the right to access their reports, dispute inac... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Jingui Liu
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fraudulent immigration documents.... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)In the Matter of the Catholic Church of the Archidocese of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, ban The conduct at issue occurred within the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (“Debtor”). In the bankruptcy case, Trahant represented a group of creditors, “Certain Abuse Victims.” The Debtor was represented by Mintz, who is a partner at Jones Walker LLP. The bankruptcy court appointed Donlin, Recano ... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)Scott Williiams v. Social Security Administraiton
New Orleans, Louisiana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for SSI benefits by HHS. Scott Williams filed for disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income in December of 2021, alleging that he became disabled in March 2020 due to anxiety. The Commissioner denied his claim for benefits following a hearing... More...
(02-10-2026 - la)United States of America v. Larry G. Turner
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth and fentanyl. LARRY TURNER and several other individuals conspired to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, multiple kilograms of fentanyl throughout the Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes region of the Eastern D... More...
(01-23-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez, age 40, an individual unlawfully present in the United States, was found in possession of a Glock handgun. He was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enfor... More...
(01-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Michael Feast
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. On or about September 18, 2024, a confidential informant met Gary Feast, age 29, of Metairie, Louisiana, in the courtyard of the Bellemont Apartments in Metairie. Feast then led the infor... More...
(12-22-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Leessa Augustine
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud schemes while employed as a Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (“S&WB”) Senior Special Agent, a position that tasked her with investigating the alleged misconduct of other Sewerage & Water Board employees. LEESA AUGUSTINE sentence was imposed on her guilty pleas to three counts of Wire Fraud and... More...
(12-22-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Chelsey Powell
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Chelsey Powell made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-related relief Paycheck Protection Program loan funded by the federal government, in the ... More...
(12-15-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Chukwuebuka Eweni
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with second-degree and attempted second-degree murder. Chukwuebuka Eweni, age 27, is accused of triple stabbing in Little Woods that left one dead and two others injured.... More...
(11-14-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Brandon T. Joseph
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Brandon T. Joseph, age 21, accused for killing 60-year-old grandfather Miguel "Nation†Stemley, a Uber driver, during a carjacking on October 10th.... More...
(11-04-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Darryl Davis
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Kambrienne Stringer
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant on a revocation of supervised release matter. ... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)Patricia Patten v. Sanofi S.A., et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a product liability claim involving Taxotere (Docetaxel). ... More...
(10-03-2025 - lA)Tillie Fentress v. Hospira Worldwide, Inc., et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory. Hospira, a pharmaceutical company now owned by Pfizer, has been a defendant in numerous lawsuits, including product liability and securities fraud cases. Fentanyl product liability: The company issued a recall for lots of Fentanyl Citrate Injection in 2020 due to ... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Mark Pohlen and Walita Eugene
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Mark Pohlen, 62, and Walita Eugene, 38, were accused of killing a woman and a man. ... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Dantrell McZeal
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2022 Gas Station Shooting New Orleans Man Sentenced to 105 Months for 2022 Gas Station Shooting ... More...
(09-12-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Hilda Vasquez
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant chartedf with on a count of second-degree cruelty to juveniles and negligent homicide. Hilda Vasquez was accused for killing a 12-year-old boy.... More...
(09-10-2025 - LA)Mauricio Ferreyros v. Cox Operating, LLC, et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a marine negligence theory.... More...
(09-09-2025 - LA)Karen Brenner and William Brenner v. Progressive Hawaii Insurance Corp.
New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a insurance law question relating to a car wreck. This case was filed in the Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, 24-06914 D-12 and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Louisiana's direct action insurance law changed significantly in August 2024, generally eliminating the right to sue an i... More...
$1 (09-09-2025 - LA)Jimmy Heath v. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act claim theory. The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) is a federal law providing compensation, medical care, and vocational rehabilitation for workers injured on the job in traditional maritime industries, such as longshoring, shipbuildin... More...
(09-09-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Jhosmy Josue Perez-Alvarez
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an alien in possession of a firearm affecting interstate commerce.... More...
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