If you need legal help with domestic violence matters in Louisiana, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Louisiana attorneys handle cases involving protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in District Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Louisiana is generally 1 year (prescriptive period, La. C.C. art. 3492), though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through District Court, and Louisiana's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Louisiana State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Louisiana bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting a domestic violence attorney in Louisiana, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with District Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Louisiana and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how domestic violence law works in Louisiana — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Louisiana. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Ellen Cronin Badeaux - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ellen Cronin Badeaux, LLC
 324 N. Theard St. Covington LA 70433
(985) 892-1955
Loyola University New Orleans (1992)
English, French
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Sanjoy Kumar Guha - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
sanlegalsolutions
 42 MEH Kanishka Road [North] DURGAPUR GA 71320
1-947-593-7304
B.University
English
india Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Philip Adams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Philip B. Adams, LLC
 400 Travis St., Suite 1109 Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 230-7199
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2012)
English
Western District of Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Christopher Carbine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
CARBINE LAW FIRM LLC
 711 2nd STREET GRETNA LA 70053
(504) 233-8191
Loyola University New Orleans (2010)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Gregory Alan Koury - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koury & Hill, LLC
 1001 W. Pinhook Rd., Building 3, Suite 102 Lafayette LA 70503
(337) 889-5409
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Collections Divorce Domestic Violence
Douglas Daniel Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Douglas Brown Law Firm, LLC
 201 NW Railroad Ave, Ste 112 Hammond LA 70401
(985) 310-6900
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1992)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Stephen Rue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stephen Rue & Associates
 422 Derbigny Street Gretna LA 70053
(504) 529-5000
Harvard Law School (2019)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Hugh Cameron Murray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cameron Murray & Associates
 401 Hudson Ln Monroe LA 71201
(318) 362-0057
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Chelsea Brener Cusimano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sternberg, Naccari and White, LLC
 935 Gravier Street New Orleans LA 70115
(504) 324-2141
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2012)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Domestic Violence Education Law
Ernest Eugene Barrow III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ernest E. Barrow, L.L.C.
 113 E 23rd Ave Covington LA 70433
(985) 871-7374
Southern University Law Center (1995)
English
Bar #26185
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Peter Flowers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flowers & Long LLP
 101 Milam Street, Suite 100 Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 424-1111
Loyola University New Orleans (1983)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Craig Mordock - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mordock Legal
 5500 Prytania Street, Box 635 New Orleans LA 70118
(504) 304-2335
Tulane University School of Law (2000)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Carl Barkemeyer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barkemeyer Law Office
 814 W. 21st Avenue Covington LA 70433
(225) 964-6720
Loyola University New Orleans (2002)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jennifer M. Bonneau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bonneau Law Office, LLC
 118 West Harrison Avenue Suite 301 New Orleans LA 70124
(504) 488-0678
Southern University Law Center (2000)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Ms. Annette M. Eddie-Callagain - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
E-C International Family Law Center
 632 Rue de Brille New Iberia LA 70563
(337) 465-4330
Southern University Law Center (1978)
English, Japanese
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Dylan C. Utley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DiGiulio Utley, LLC
 530 Powder St #3 New Orleans LA 70114
(504) 524-4080
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2001)
English
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
James A. Graham - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of James A. Graham LLC
 701 Loyola Ave #403 New Orleans LA 70113
(985) 202-8110
Loyola University New Orleans
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Jacqueline Epstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 935 Gravier Street Suite 1058 New Orleans LA 70112
(504) 322-3211
Georgetown University Law Center (2007)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
John Almerico - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bradley Almerico Lawyers at Law
 301 N. Columbia St., Ste. 2 http://bradleyalmerico.com Covington LA 70433
(985) 590-4132
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Aylin Acikalin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Aylin Acikalin
 1390 Market Street Suite 200 San Francisco CA 94102
(504) 535-4625
Tulane University School of Law (2001)
California Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
E. Alexander Laird - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
E Alexander Laird: Affordable Criminal Defense
 9422 Common St. Baton Rouge LA 70815
(225) 252-9224
Tulane University
English
United States District Court for the Eastern & Middle Districts of Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Howell Davey Jones IV - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jones Law Office
 1330 Jackson Street Alexandria LA 71301
(318) 442-1515
Southern University Law Center (2004)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Aaron D. Lawrence - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawrence & Odom LLP
 700 North 2nd Street Monroe, LA 71201 LA 71201
(318) 232-4000
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
English, Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Charles K. Middleton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charles K. Middleton Lawyer at Law Inc.
 109 Stewart Street Lafayette LA 70501
(337) 234-0701
Mississippi College School of Law (1989)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jarrett P Ambeau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Ambeau Law Office
 9522 Brookline Ave Suite 117 BATON ROUGE LA 70809
(225) 330-7009
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (2018)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Personal Injury
Townsend Myers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
NOLA Criminal Law
 700 Camp St New Orleans LA 70130
(504) 528-9500
University of Chicago (1990)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Amber L. Cain - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amber L. Cain, Lawyer at Law
 318 Harrison Avenue New Orleans LA 70124
(504) 302-0416
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2009)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
Mr Eric Malveau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Malveau Law Office, L.L.C.
 3110 Canal St New Orleans LA 70119
(504) 470-3604
Loyola University New Orleans
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Thomas V Alonzo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Thomas V. Alonzo
 113 Jackson St. Lafayette LA 70501
(337) 704-2615
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1984)
Spanish
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Health Care Law
Robert Toale - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Robert S. Toale
 505 Weyer Street Gretna LA 70053
(504) 370-9233
Loyola University New Orleans (1982)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Danielle Thompson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Thompson Law Office, LLC
 2901 Johnston Ste. 301 Lafayette LA 70503
(337) 534-8761
Southern University Law Center (2011)
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Elizabeth B Carpenter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Elizabeth B. Carpenter Law Office
 201 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans LA 70170
(504) 599-5955
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
French
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael Louis Capdeboscq - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael L. Capdeboscq, LLC
 1966 North Highway 190, Suite A Covington LA 70433
(985) 517-1213
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1996)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jennifer Mayberry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rozas & Rozas, LLC
 758 Royal St Baton Rouge LA 70802
(225) 343-0010
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Family Law
Beau Layfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Layfield Law Office, LLC
 4232 Bluebonnet Boulevard Baton Rouge LA 70809
(225) 308-4778
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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