LIST OF PRACTICES
Appellate
At Lawrence & Associates the Appellate Team initially worked as law clerks to
Federal or State Judges. The members of the team have some insight into what judges may be
looking for in a Writ Application or an Appeal Brief. The firm has a lot of experience in handling
appellate matters. If you happened to have a bad result in a case at the trial level and need some
assistance in appealing the verdict, please give us a call to discuss your particular situation.
Automobile/Trucking
The Firm has extensive experience in providing legal service to members of the transportation industry, at many levels. Members of the Firm have experience in handling legal matters for transportation companies, towing companies, rental car agencies, waste haulers, among others. The firm not only provides advice to these clients, but handles litigation involving many issues involved in the industry. Members of the Firm also are experienced litigators in both the prosecution and defense of personal injury matters involving automobile and trucking accidents. Please let us discuss your particular needs in this field with you.
Commercial Litigation
In the current economic and political climate the management of your business may cause
you to face challenging issues that you may not have had to address in the past. At Lawrence
& Associates, we have probably addressed those issues successfully for another client. We
represent companies as small as single member limited liability companies and as large as
Fortune 500 Companies. We can assist you with the handling of your commercial issues, or if
the need arises, in the prosecution or defense of commercial litigation. We can provide you with
advice on what type of entity to form, how to change an entity that you’ve already created, put
together or amend operating agreements; assist you in merging or dissolving your business,
among other matters. We have experience in prosecuting and defending breach of contract
issues, pursuing collection matters, or any other type of litigation you may need in the handling of
your day to day matters.
The Firm also has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting contracts for clients all over
the country. We will work directly with you and the other parties involved to negotiate terms
favorable for your transaction and then putting those terms into a written agreement that is
designed to protect your interests as you work under the terms of the agreement.
Should you have any business or commercial litigation needs, please contact us for a free
consultation.
Construction Litigation
The New Orleans metropolitan area has been hit by several serious storms over the past several
years. Starting with Katrina, a building boom took place to try and re-build our area following the
storm. In addition, the recent down turn in the housing market and banking issues have resulted
in issues involving both the residential and commercial construction market. The Members of
the Construction Litigation Team have extensive experience in handling construction defect
litigation.
The Firm has successfully handled cases involving small single occupancy buildings
as well as large multi-district litigation involving many structures and many folks. It also has
handled cases involving single family homes, multi family condominium buildings and entire
subdivisions. The Firm has experience in handling these cases both in court, in mediation, and
in formal arbitration arenas. Whether the construction defect issues you face involve residential
construction or commercial buildings, we can provide you with top quality representation of you
for the particular issues involved. Over the course of the years we have put together a top quality
team of professionals in the field that we can utilize if and when the need arises. If you have an
issue involving what you believe to be, or someone else has alleged to be, construction defect
issues, please call us. We have been involved in projects from Texas to Alabama and would be
honored to assist you with your issue.
Corporate Law
In the current economic and political climate the management of your business may cause
you to face challenging issues that you may not have had to address in the past. At Lawrence
& Associates, we have probably addressed those issues successfully for another client. We
represent companies as small as single member limited liability companies and as large as
Fortune 500 Companies. We can assist you with the handling of your commercial issues, or if
the need arises, in the prosecution or defense of commercial litigation. We can provide you with
advice on what type of entity to form, how to change an entity that you’ve already created, put
together or amend operating agreements; assist you in merging or dissolving your business,
among other matters. We have experience in prosecuting and defending breach of contract
issues, pursuing collection matters, or any other type of litigation you may need in the handling of
your day to day matters.
The Firm also has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting contracts for clients all over
the country. We will work directly with you and the other parties involved to negotiate terms
favorable for your transaction and then putting those terms into a written agreement that is
designed to protect your interests as you work under the terms of the agreement.
Should you have any business or commercial litigation needs, please contact us for a free
consultation.
Estate Planning
At Lawrence & Associates we have a team of attorneys with the knowledge and experience to assist you with your Estate Planning needs. From the drafting of simple wills, to the creation of complicated trusts, we have the ability to guide and assist you in making sure that your last wishes are followed. We also assist our clients with the handling of successions. Our team has vast experience in the opening and closing of successions and the prosecution or defense of any litigation required or necessary to protect our client’s estate planning or succession needs.
Federal/State Employment/Worker’s Compensation
We have a Team of attorneys who have handled numerous worker’s compensation cases in the state and federal systems. Our defense team has a broad range of experience which ranges from the handling of Employment Discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful discharge matters to State Worker’s Compensation Claims. If you have a need in this area, please call us to discuss your needs.
Insurance Law: Costs of Defense and Coverage matters
If you are in the insurance industry, you know that the courts in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi are constantly changing the interpretation of standard insurance policy language thereby altering our perception of coverage and coverage defenses. At Lawrence & Associates we are attuned to the Court’s actions and how they affect our client’s coverage positions. We have attorneys on staff who have great experience in advising clients and handling first and third party claims involving automobile, property, general casualty, and worker’s compensation claims. The firm can address the coverage issues presented as well as the pursuit of the subrogation claims as well. Our team of attorneys has experience in various different insurance markets including both primary and excess coverage issues.
Personal Injury/ Commercial Property and Casualty Litigation
In addition to handling the coverage issues from the carrier’s perspective as noted in the
Insurance Law section; our team of lawyers has years of experience in handling the merits side
of claims that involve personal injury, commercial property, personal property, and casualty
litigation.
The attorneys at the Firm have vast amounts of experience in handling cases involving property
damage claims, personal injury claims, and commercial litigation disputes. They routinely handle
claims involving automobile and trucking accidents, premises liability claims, construction and
design defect litigation, New Home Warranty Act claims, product liability claims, trip and fall
accidents, falling merchandise claims, elevator and escalator incidents, disputes between
landlords and tenants, among others. If you have a claim that falls within any of the large
categories above, please call us to discuss it. We would welcome the opportunity to represent
your interests.