Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Our experienced lawyers have been assisting Louisiana and Gulf Coast residents primarily in matters involving offshore accidents, class actions and complex litigation, and individuals who have suffered from serious personal injuries or wrongful death. We also represent plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation claims, handling everything from multi-party and multi-district litigation to simple breach of contract actions.
• Robbery
  Stewart is an experienced and accomplished trial attorney. Steward has served as Assistant District Attorney for the 23' Judicial District since 2008 as a Senior Trial Attorney. In this position, Stewart represents the State of Louisiana in Criminal District Court, prosecutes felony offenses, manages three felony sections, and tries jury cases for attempted murder, armed robbery, burglary, and drug offenses. Stewart also has had his own practice, Stewart Law Firm, since 2005, where he performs all aspects of general practice and civil litigation with a focus in maritime, admiralty and personal injury law.
• Burglary
• Drug Crimes
• Murder

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Business Disputes  - including breach of contract, breach of shareholder agreements, purchase and sales agreements, vendor contracts, commercial lease agreements, and breach of a fiduciary duty
• Business Disputes

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Longshoreman and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) Claims — including cases involving diseases or injuries sustained on the job. The LHWCA also is another avenue of protection for on-the-water workers.

Property Law

• Property Damage
  Deepwater Horizon economic and property damage settlement programs. Landry represents injured workers under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and in the New Orleans

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Leger & Shaw is a full service New Orleans law firm assisting clients throughout Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region in maritime and admiralty law issues, class actions and complex litigation, commercial litigation and serious personal injury cases. The firm has been successful in its legal practice due to the work ethic, experience, and knowledge of our attorneys.
• Medical Malpractice
  In Shaw's 27 plus years experience in the practice of law, he has litigated a wide variety of cases including cases involving admiralty and maritime claims, burn injuries, automobile crashes, road and highway defects, medical malpractice and product liability cases before courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Shaw argued on behalf of the plaintiffs in the case of Estate of Hunter v. General Motors Corp., 729 So.2dd 1264 (Miss. 1999), before the Mississippi Supreme Court resulting in a decision favorable to our clients.