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My wife, Mary Ellis LaGarde, and I are the two shareholders of LaGarde Law Firm. We have four children and three grandchildren. We were both raised in middle-class neighborhoods in small towns. I grew up in Raceland, Lousiana. Mary grew up in Cumberland, Maryland. My father was a carpenter and my mother was a homemaker. I worked through high school bagging groceries at the local grocery store and doing carpentry work with my father and uncles. In college, I worked summers on offshore oil platforms to raise money for tuition and during the school year I was a tour guide and assistant sergeant at arms at the Louisiana State Capitol. I attended law school at Louisiana State University and served on the board of editors of the Louisiana Law Review. After law school, I was a law clerk for the Honorable Justice James Dennis on the Louisiana Supreme Court. I worked as an associate at Vinson & Elkins in Houston where I represented many large corporate clients including Underwriters at Lloyds, U.S. Steel, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, and the largest ship building company in the world, IHI. Later, I joined Fisher, Gallagher, Perin & Lewis where I tried numerous jury trials for injured individuals and small business owners. In 1992 I formed my own law firm. Since then I have been representing injured individuals and business owners in both Texas and Louisiana. In my spare time, I am the editor of and I assist my wife in her art projects ().
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Acquired: 2006
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State: Texas
Acquired: 1983
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State: Louisiana
Acquired: 1981
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3000 Weslayan St Ste 380, Houston, TX, 77027-5732
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Posted by anonymous | February 02, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Contracts & Agreements
Treats You Like Family
We hired Richard to help us navigate a complex business contract. Richard took the time to make sure we understood every word of the contract provided by the other side and rewrote and negotiated it to be in our favor before we signed. His tactful and professional approach saved the deal and made sur...
"Richard Lagarde has an excellent reputation in the legal community for being smart, hard working, and professional. I would trust him to handle a difficult legal matter with compete confidence that it would be attended to in the most professional and ethical manner. I endorse this lawyer."
"I worked at LaGarde Law Firm as an attorney for about five years, and I enthusiastically recommend Richard LaGarde as a litigator. I worked closely with Richard on a wide range of cases, obtaining good results for clients against some of the best lawyers and law firms anywhere. Richard is honest and very smart. He excels in creativity, whether the goal is a creative resolution to a matter or a chess-like litigation strategy to put clients in the best position to ultimately prevail. Richard also shines in the courtroom because of his intelligence, experience, preparation, and unflappable nature. He presents himself with calm confidence and professionalism, clearly articulating his clients' arguments and plainly explaining complex facts and ideas. In summary, Richard deftly combines both the strategic and persuasive aspects of effective representation in an intelligent and creative manner that gives clients both confidence and their best opportunity to reach their goals."
"Richard is sharp, tenacious, and hard working. I have worked with him in the past on personal injury and commercial matters and I endorse him enthusiastically."
"Richard Lagarde is the most talented attorney I have had the pleasure of working with. He is a consummate professional and is a true master of his craft. His attention to detail is superb and his creativity is unsurpassed. If you or your company is represented by Richard Lagarde, you can rest assured that your interests are well-protected."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I tried a jury case against Richard LaGarde in Harris County and found him to be an outstanding trial lawyer."
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2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
2005
Top Lawyers for the People,
2005
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
2003
Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers
1995
Board Certified - Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
1991
Board Certified - Personal Injury, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
1992 - Present
Senior Shareholder, LaGarde Law Firm, P.C.
1986 - 1992
Partner, Fisher, Gallagher, Perrin, & Lewis
1982 - 1985
Attorney, Vinson & Elkins
1981 - 1982
Briefing Clerk, Louisiana Supreme Court
Former President
Former President
Former President
1981
JD - Juris Doctor
1978
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Spanish
English