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From Charting the Ocean Floor to Reconstructing Your Accident — Meet Joe Burke.
Picking your personal injury attorney comes down to several questions. One of the most important is: Can this person figure out exactly what happened to you, and prove it? At Sanchez Burke, LLC in Lake Charles, Joe Burke built his career around that skill, just…
What Makes Maritime Injury Cases Different and How Are They Won? Lessons from Surveying Bligh Reef
You don't know yet if this is a personal injury case or a maritime one. All you know is that you are hurt, and the company already sent an adjuster around asking questions before you'd even seen a doctor. Certain distinctions, like whether you are…
How Evidence Wins an Injury Case: What a Former Navy Surveyor Looks For at a Crash Scene
Right after a crash, evidence is the last thing on your mind. You're checking your neck, staring at your bumper, waiting for the ambulance. But the case you'll have eight months from now gets decided by what gets captured in the next eight hours. A…
What Is Abuse of Transference & Counter-Transference?
Transference and counter-transference occur when patients and therapists project unrelated feelings onto each other. This is a natural part of being human and dealing with difficult and complex emotions, and sometimes, it can be used beneficially to help patients in their therapy journey. However, it…
The Big Easy, one-way streets and criminal defense
New Orleans’ nickname, the Big Easy, stems from its reputation as a fun city where the good times roll. Bourbon Street is the focal point for the good times in the city. On occasion, trouble breaks out that can cause the police to have to…
College students find themselves in need of criminal defense
Students have recently been arrested and charged with crimes at Dillard University located in Louisiana. The alleged crimes involve rape and sexual assault. There are at least four active cases being investigated by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). The students charged may be in…
Recent arrestees likely focused on criminal defense
Mardi Gras 2019 is fast approaching. New Orleans is a favorite destination for those seeking to have a good time before the season of Lent begins. New Orleans has been the scene of great revelry and also significant crime during the Mardi Gras celebrations. Those…
Recent roundup leaves scores in need of criminal defense
The New Orleans Police Department recently conducted a roundup of individuals suspected of committing a variety of criminal offenses. The sweep resulted in the arrest of 45 people throughout the city, some of whom are facing charges for murder, attempted murder and other serious charges.…
Youthful indiscretion can lead to need for criminal defense
One’s teen years are supposed to be a time of adventure, risk-taking and self-discovery. Too often that can lead a young person down the wrong path. When that path runs afoul of the law, it can leave a young person facing the reality of needing…
Mental illness can be a factor in criminal defense
Violent crime is a fact of life in Louisiana and around the country. Any one accused of committing a violent crime is entitled to a criminal defense. This includes a man who was recently arrested and is formally accused in a case of double homicide.…
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