Family Law

• Child Support
  If you have a child-support order for which you are reducing the claimant’s benefits, you will have to coordinate with the child-support agency in question to ensure any outstanding balance is satisfied. Begin this process of early, as it is not as easy as it would appear. We will need written proof that this has been satisfied.

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Our tax and transactional teams work together seamlessly to analyze all the aspects of a business so that they can maximize its favorable tax treatment. Together, they provide integrated guidance on such matters as corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and stock purchase agreements. For tax-exempt organizations, we offer comprehensive legal counsel that includes advice on such issues as compliance, unrelated business taxable income, property tax exemptions, and fundraising.
• Business Disputes
  Business disputes are rarely litigated unless the outcomes are uncertain, emotions are raw, and stakes are high. This makes business litigation one of the most intense areas of the law. At Allen & Gooch, our team of business litigators is more than equal to the task.
• Business Transactions
  When it comes to business transactions, our strength at Allen & Gooch is our ability to tackle high-profile, high-stakes deals successfully. While we are comfortable helping small businesses purchase property or negotiating with vendors, our attorneys represent clients on sophisticated transactions governed by intersecting laws and subject to rigorous government oversight. We’ve structured critical business transactions for companies in such highly regulated areas as health care, finance, real estate, and oil and gas.
• Limited Liability Companies
  At Allen & Gooch, our goal is not simply to help businesses minimize their tax obligations, but to do so in ways that are consistent with their overall objectives. This strategic perspective underlies the sophisticated tax strategies we have developed for public and privately held C and S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, individuals, trusts, estates, and tax-exempt entities. We have worked with firms in a variety of fields, from physicians’ groups to oilfield companies.
• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  At Allen & Gooch, we believe that prompt, knowledgeable, and vigorous representation is the best defense against workers’ compensation claims. Our attorneys work closely... More
• Wrongful Termination
  Allen & Gooch provides skilled representation in the practice areas most in demand by today’s Louisiana businesses, from workers’ compensation and employment law to casualty and insurance litigation. In each of these areas, we have assembled a group of professionals with a proven record of balancing complicated business issues with a sophisticated understanding of relevant law.  Whether it is a construction dispute, a claim for wrongful termination, or a shareholders’ agreement, our clients benefit from our attorneys’ wide-ranging experience and their in-depth knowledge of their chosen field.
• Employment Litigation
  Organizations both public and private need experienced guidance to sort through this legal thicket, understand the laws that apply, and develop appropriate practices and procedures. Equally important, they need a firm that can step up and defend them effectively against civil rights and employment claims when they occur.
• Non-compete Agreement

Property Law

• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
  Construction projects rest on a foundation of law. The law governs every stage of the process, from drafting contracts and project documentation through bonding and insurance. Whether the project is public or private, Allen & Gooch construction law professionals bring to bear a comprehensive grasp of the law that’s equaled only by their detailed knowledge of the industry.
• Real Estate Transactions
• Property Damage
  Allen & Gooch admiralty and maritime attorneys have applied this experience to a gamut of complex casualty claims, from personal injuries on drilling rigs, vessels, and helicopters to collisions, equipment failures, and other forms of property damage. Thanks to their success representing sophisticated clients—and the firm’s longstanding commitment to this area—they are widely recognized as leaders in maritime casualty defense in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Arrant in which the Supreme Court held that noise induced hearing loss qualified as a personal injury by accident under the pre-1990 definition of “accident,” and in which the issue was limited to whether the plaintiffs had a remedy for noise induced hearing loss under the Act that prevented them from bringing suit against their employer in tort.
• Medical Malpractice

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  At Allen & Gooch, our approach to estate planning and administration begins with this simple recognition: our clients have invested their lives in building their businesses. Our challenge is to help them preserve the wealth they have created so that it can benefit future generations. Accordingly, our estate planning specialists draw on the full range of sophisticated estate-planning tools to set the stage for the orderly transfer of our clients’ property and to minimize the tax burden of their estates.
• Trusts
  As these circumstances and priorities change with time, Allen & Gooch stands ready to help clients reformulate their estate planning strategies to meet evolving needs. In addition, we regularly assist both individual and corporate fiduciaries with all aspects of estate and trust administration.

Finance Law

• Tax Law