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Michael A Betts

Licensed for 36 years

Personal injury Lawyer at Denham Springs, LA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Family, Business ... +2 more

171 Del Orleans Avenue, Suite B, Denham Springs, LA

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2019
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Licenses

Licensed in Louisiana for 36 years

State: Louisiana

Acquired: 1989

Inactive

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2019

Location

Michael A. Betts, Attorney at Law

171 Del Orleans Avenue, Suite B, Denham Springs, LA, 70726

Law Offices of Michael A Betts

1234 Del Este Ave, Denham Springs, LA, 70726-4828

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Michael A Betts's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | March 10, 2016 | Hired Attorney

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Family court

Mr. Betts is a wonderful lawyer. It is hard to get in touch with him at times, but he definitely makes up for it in the courtroom. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a family court lawyer. He is very experienced and knows exactly what he is doing. He has never steered us wrong. We love Micha...el Betts!!!

Posted by anonymous | January 20, 2016 | Hired Attorney

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Excellent Attorney

My husband and I had Mr. Betts provide some estate planning. We found him to be very knowledgeable, and we're surprised at the time he took in discussing all of the options available to us., including many of which we were not aware. We also found his fees to be very fair. We would definitely reco...mmend to others.

Posted by Riggins | June 16, 2014

lazy lawyer

Hired this man to help on a community property issue and after 44 days of the run around and (nothing getting done no progress) with his secretary and him not ever calling me back I fired him.He was paid $3500 dollars and made out a invoice so he didn't have to pay back $3100 of the retainer fee.Like... charging me for calling to talk to him but he never called me back or printing something off the computer.It is a scam this man is running don't trust him for anything he is also lazy and doesn't care what your problems are just taking your money and doing nothing.His secretary covers for him daily.

Posted by anonymous | January 25, 2013

Goes the easy way that involves less work on his part.

I try not to be rude and very fair, but I really want to warn anyone that is looking for a proactive lawyer to help them with what they are looking for and not just set back and wait till the other party makes a move, to not pick Michael. Never returned phone calls, never kept up to date with what i...s going on and waits to the last minute to let you know something (which allows you no time for preparation). Even so much as to say that while sitting in a meeting with this lawyer, he has talked about a client that just left in a very negative and rude way. Very unprofessional and very unreliable. My best recommendation....don't pick Michael.

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Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2019.

Suspension Deferred With Probation issued in LA, 2019

updated on 03/01/2019

Suspension deferred means the attorney has been suspended, but that the suspension is placed on hold (and ultimately removed) if the attorney complies with certain requirements.

Public Reprimand issued in LA, 2017

updated on 09/20/2017

Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

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Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

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Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

BS - Bachelor of Science

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