$ 275-475 per hour
Charles M Raymond
About Charles
Biography
Helping clients with their problems has always been my passion. I wanted to be a lawyer ever since I can remember. I am still having fun at what I do.
I am actively involved in my community and church.
I have been a Greater New Orleans Metropolitan United Way (now known as United Way Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) volunteer for the past 25 years. I presently sit as the volunteer legal advisor to the Community Impact Coordinating Committee (formerly Council). I was the former Co-Chair of the Children and Families Goal Area and was responsible for funding children and family programs from 2000-2012. I served as Chair of the Professional Section for the United Way fundraising campaign in the 1995-1996 campaign year. My section was acknowledged for its turnaround in campaign donations from the professional community. Donations from the professional community had been declining prior to my tenure.
I was a volunteer for the Preservation Resource Center and served as a program fundraising chair in 2005. I previously chaired rebuild teams in the Rebuild Together (formerly known elsewhere as Christmas in April) program refurbishing homes of the elderly and the disabled around New Orleans from 1993 to 2003.
Practice Areas
8
Practice Areas
Litigation
40%
47 years | 900 cases
Car Accident
20%
47 years | 250 cases
Probate
15%
47 years | 60 cases
Child Support
5%
47 years | 200 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Contingency
33%-47%
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Mississippi for 35 years
State: Mississippi
Acquired: 1990
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 38 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
Licensed in Louisiana for 46 years
State: Louisiana
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Location
Forrest, Cressy & James, L.L.C.
1222 Annunciation Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130
Forrest, Cressy & James, L.L.C.
1222 Annunciation Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130
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Posted by Darryl Butman | April 02, 2017 | Bankruptcy & Debt
What To Do When Your Solar Company Declares Bankruptcy.
My solar company is going bankrupt and the lease I have included panel maintenance at no extra charge. I was worried that the new purchasing company would no longer service the panels (as per my original lease states). Also, I was changing bank accounts were the solar lease is paid from. My solar com...
Posted by anonymous | February 16, 2009 | Limited Liability Company (LLC)
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I have found Mr. Raymond to be knowledgeable of a wide array of the legal arena. Specifically, he provided informed and insightful guidance for setting up an LLC, recommended specific incorporation provisions to allow my business to grow, was prompt in his completion of the necessary paperwork, a...
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"I endorse this lawyer. Tough, talented and thorough litigators."
Gail Barsky
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Kayla Shell
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Thomas Gottsegen
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Todd Malejan
Corporate and incorporation lawyer
Experience
Honors
2019
TOP CONTRIBUTOR AWARD, AVVO
2018
Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
1995
Rabbi Emil Leipziger Award, United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
1984
Certificate of Merit, Pelican Chapter, Associated Builders & Contractors
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Of Counsel, Forrest, Cressy & James, L.L.C.
2013 - 2019
Principal/Managing Member, Charles M Raymond, L.L.C., Law Office
2004 - 2013
Attorney, Taggart Morton, LLC
1986 - 2003
Senior Counsel, Shell Oil Company
1979 - 1984
Assistant Parish Attorney, City of Baton Rouge
Associations
2014 - Present
22nd JDC Bar AssociationMember
1990 - Present
Mississippi BarMember
1987 - Present
District of Columbia BarMember
1979 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1979 - Present
Louisiana State Bar AssociationMember
1974 - Present
Pi Sigma AlphaMember
Sample of Legal Cases
USA v Willowridge et al
Favorable to the clients
Lafourche Basin Levee District v Willowridge LLL
Favorable
Butler v RTA, Transit Management
Favorable bench trial with a judgment for the plaintiff.
Pontchartrain Levee District v William Monteleone, Jr. et al
A settlement favorable to all parties was reached.
Mossy Motors, Inc v Cameras America
Case settled during a jury trial.
McGee v Shell Oil Company
This case settled after 7 days of trial.
Education
1978
Loyola University New Orleans
JD - Juris Doctor
1975
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2005
7 Habits of Highly Successful Lawyers
Practical advice to lawyers
2001
Taking & Defending Effective Depositions
Depositions
2001
Conducting Effective Cross-Examination
Cross Examination at Trial
2000
An Effective Cross-Examination In Louisiana
Cross Examination at Trial
1983
Commercial Legal Problems for Small Businesses
Special Problems for Small Businesses
Publications
1977
Loyola Lawyer on Property Management
The Right of Use, The New Louisiana Personal Servitude Articles
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
I became an heir to my father's mineral rights . He was recieving from parcussuon patroleum? But they sold it to spire energy
21 May 2022
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In Louisiana I have been living on my grandma's property for 3 yrs and she just passed away now can I be made to move?
22 May 2022
Q&A
Regarding insurance claim
18 Feb 2022