Azelie Ziegler Shelby

Azelie Ziegler Shelby

3.7
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 32 years

Insurance Lawyer at Baton Rouge, LA
Practice Areas: Insurance, Immigration, Estate Planning

3070 Teddy Dr, Baton Rouge, LA

About Azelie

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Immigration 40%

Our immigration clients have frequently endured tragedy and separation from their families. We offer them compassion and fresh ideas on the best ways to comply with the immigration laws of the United States. We consider it an honor to be trusted by our immigration clients and work hard to protect their rights. We don't mind hard cases - we are not afraid of complex matters that require the expertise and skill of a strong litigator to prepare and present our clients' cases.

19 years

40%
Insurance 40%

We have extensive litigation experience in insurance defense matters including trial and appeals throughout Louisiana. We are proud to offer unique perspectives to our clients that are also cost effective and consistent with our clients' business objectives.

33 years

40%
Estate Planning 20%

We consider it a privilege to assist those who have either lost loved ones or those who want to give the gift of planning to their family members when they reach the end of life. It is important to us to honor the wishes of the deceased in a respectful and compassionate manner. It would a privilege to assist additional clients with their estate and succession needs.

33 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Louisiana for 32 years

State: Louisiana

Acquired: 1993

Eligible to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Shelby Law Firm

3070 Teddy Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809-1981

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Azelie Ziegler Shelby's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | April 04, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Be careful I don't want this to happen to anyone else!!

We hired mrs. Shelby and her Lawfirm to assist in my husband removal proceedings and to adjust status. At first everything seemed to be OK. We were told that they could possibly have my husband taken out of removal proceedings. We signed a contract for a flat fee not including mailing cost and supp...lies used during case. Of course that is normal with most attorneys. We signed our contract with her assistant. Three months passed after we signed the contract. We hadn't received any calls or updates. During this time I made calls to her office they would take my name and number down and continue to say they would call me back. When an assistant finally called me back I was informed the legal assistant handling our case left her Lawfirm. No one had told us anything all this time had passed and we believed that my husbands case was being worked on. When in fact the new assistant didn't know anything about our case and it seemed Shelby herself had forgotten about my husband cause. We were called into the office to review everything. We were then asked to sign documents so they could catch up with his case. We were with her for a little over two years. During this time she had gone through three translators. Each time someone left we were not contacted and there was mass confusion time lost and many mistakes made. Deadlines not met. We would call her office to speak with her and the assistant would always take our number and say she would call us back. Two weeks would pass before we would get a call back. We tried to be understanding knowing they have other clients. During this time we contacted her to ask if we could continue the process due to complications. She explained she would give us some time to handle the complications and to contact her to continue with the process. In a week we had contacted her to explain we handled the complications. She did not contact us back. Two and a half weeks went by and she contacted us back. She said she would still continue the process. During this time all documents that were asked for were provided. We paid her a large amount of money to keep up with the visa center website among other things. During this time notes were added to the website. Documents that weren't submitted correctly were rejected and each time I had to inform her office. I would call to speak with her and the assistant would do the same again. Many days would pass before I would get a call. Documents would have to be resubmitted again. Documents that should have been submitted the first time weren't. Each time new documents are submitted to the National visa center website that starts the 30 day clock all over again for them to be viewed. Applications that were supposed to be mailed months ago; were said to have been mailed. When they weren't. In the end my husband was sent back to his country. we were blamed for the mistakes made in the case. She claimed because we changed our minds about travel arrangements. Which had nothing to do with employees leaving her Lawfirm. Had nothing to do with documents not being submitted at all or incorrectly. Our travel arrangements had nothing to do with applications not being mailed either. She then returned money due to applications not being mailed. She withdrew from the case and still claimed after we paid the entire flat fee; that we still owe her more money for work she did. She was already paid for her work and didn't complete the work. Many errors were made. She made many false Accusations towards my name. left out many calls made to her office by me and my husband in an outline given to us with our documents. with falsely typed notes making more false Accusations. She continued to blame us for mistakes made in the case instead of taking responsibility for her wrongs. I believe if she would have kept up with my husbands case he would have been able to finish his paperwork here in the U.S. Her inability to keep up with the case load made neg. impacts on my husband's cas

Posted by anonymous | March 27, 2017 | Immigration

Excelente abogada de Inmigracion

Necesitas una abogada de inmigracion les recomiendo que pongas tu caso en las manos de la abogada Shelby, La abogada Azelie Shelby, es muy amable, te ayuda en todo lo posible, muy conocedora, realmente estoy sorprendido de sus servicios y su pasion por ayudar a los indocumentados. Les recomendaria am...pliamente a cualquier persona con necesidad. Definitivamente la mejor abogada de Inmigracion en Baton Rouge.

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Azelie Ziegler Shelby's Lawyer Endorsements

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Michelle Hesni

Insurance lawyer | Mar 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked with Lea Shelby on a matter for over 2 years as counsel for co-defendants. Lea is extremely knowledgeable and approachable. I am endorsing her."

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Edward Laperouse

Immigration lawyer | Mar 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Lea is one of the best lawyers I know and is a master of her practice areas, which include Immigration law, Workers Comp and Insurance Defense. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for personal service, attention to detail and expertise in these areas."

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David Shelby

Employment and labor lawyer

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Michelle Hesni

Litigation lawyer

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Edward Laperouse

Construction and development lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2002 - Present

Owner, Shelby Law Firm

2002 - 2005

General Counsel, APPRO Systems

Associations

2014 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

1994 - Present

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Member

1993 - Present

Louisiana State Bar Association

Member

Education

1993

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center

J.D.

1990

Nicholls State University

B.A.

Languages

Spanish

English

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