JUVENILE LAW   -- I have experience in handling all of the following Juvenile Law matters, and more.  I have handled Juvenile cases in the Juvenile Courts in many of the parishes in Southeast Louisiana.

• Delinquency
  • Continued Custody Hearings -- bond hearings
  • Answers -- Arraignments
  • Motions Hearings
  • Informal Adjustment Agreements
  • Adjudications -- Trials
  • Dispositions -- Sentencing
  • Probation Review Hearings
  • Post-Sentencing Review Hearing
• Constitutional Law Issues in all matters of Juvenile Law
• Child Protection Law (see Child Protection Law page)
• F.I.N.S. (Families In Need of Services)
• Adoptions:  Step-Parent, Private, Contested Adoptions
• Termination of Parental Rights
• Education Law -- Students with Disabilities (IDEA)
• Mediations
• Surrenders
• Save Haven Relinquishment
• Appeals
• Domestic Abuse Protective Orders
• Jurisdiction Issues
• Contempt of Court
• Writs of Supervisory Review (immediate appeals) 
• Expungement         
• Discovery Issues
• Paternity Issues
• Central Registry Name Removal
• Special Proceedings