Say it’s urgent. Everything else follows.
Calls and texts are answered day and night. The first conversation is about timing, exposure, and what has to happen next.
Call or text, day or night. If it is urgent, say so in the first sentence.
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Three things to have ready, if you can.
- Names and location. Who is involved, and where the person or the case is right now — parish, court, facility.
- Dates and paper. The next court date, any deadline you have been told, and any documents you have — even a photo of them helps.
- The one-sentence version. What happened, in a sentence. The details can wait until the conversation is privileged and unhurried.
Missing all three? Call anyway. Urgent situations rarely arrive organized. Client meetings are by appointment, arranged on that first call.
New Orleans, Louisiana
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From first call to first move.
The call.
Timing, exposure, and deadlines get identified first. You will know by the end of the call whether the matter is one this practice can take.
The terms.
Scope and fee are set out plainly before any engagement begins — no surprises, no vague hourly drift.
The first move.
Once engaged, the first action protects whatever is most perishable: a deadline, a record, a person in custody, or your silence.
One number. One lawyer. 504-247-6411.
If you reach voicemail, leave a number — calls and texts are returned as fast as the docket allows, day or night.
504-247-6411