Family Law

• Child Custody and Visitation

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Joseph Bartels is a straight-forward New Orleans criminal defense attorney with over 39 years of experience. As a former reserve police lieutenant and New Orleans District Attorney,  he has successfully defended the rights of those accused of crimes. Talk with Joseph about your legal issues. Our main office is located on Canal Street in New Orleans, but we are also available in Jefferson Parish, St. Bernard Parish, and St. Tammany.
• DUI/DWI
  Only your New Orleans DWI and DUI defense attorney can advise you about your rights and how to ensure that you are protected as you move through the court system. Many different laws have been passed in the Louisiana legislature related to DUIs and associated penalties in recent decades. Understanding the possibility for this situation to affect your future and your freedom is imperative.
• Traffic Violations
  A New Orleans traffic violations and offenses lawyer plays an important role in the outcome of your case after you have been accused of a traffic violation. It is a common mistake for people who have been accused of a traffic violation to assume that the matter can be ignored or paid without fully thinking through the consequences.
• Sex Crimes
  Our criminal defense team has a track record of successfully defending clients against a variety of charges, including domestic violence, violent crimes and sex crimes.
• Robbery
  Theft can encompass several types of offenses from a minor shoplifting charge to the more severe armed robbery, which could be a violent crime.
• Burglary
  You need personalized counsel, aggressive guidance, and to be kept informed over your case, and you should be able to trust your criminal defense attorney’s broad experience to work towards the optimal possible legal outcome for you. There are many different types of theft crimes, including burglary, shoplifting, carjacking, embezzlement, snatching a purse, white collar crimes, felony theft, armed robbery, robbery, burglary, and writing bad checks.
• White Collar Crimes
  Regardless of whether you are facing charges related to sex crimes, DUI, driving while intoxicated, violent offenses, white collar crimes, or traffic offenses and misdemeanors, you need to have an attorney who can help you.
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  Have you recently been accused of a misdemeanor? Remember that police officers are trained to make you feel as comfortable as possible in answering their questions. Some use this to their advantage to gather further evidence that will be used against you.
• Embezzlement
• Drug Crimes
  Drug crimes are charges that might apply under federal or state laws. The most common drug crimes include...
• Assault
• Probation Violation
  While it should always be your first goal to avoid allegations of probation violation, you may unknowingly find yourself in the midst of a claim that you did violate your terms of probation or were about to do so. Any violation of a condition of probation comes with high stakes.
• Shoplifting
• Prostitution
• Hit and Run