Patrick Wartelle ATY

Based in New Orleans since 1987, Leake & Andersson is a reputable litigation and general business practice law firm with offices in New Orleans and Lafayette, Louisiana. Our firm is licensed to work in the Gulf South and beyond, and our attorneys serve as counsel for clients throughout the United States for specialized matters, including class action and mass tort cases, securities arbitration proceedings, and insurance coverage disputes. With a diversity of expertise and background, the remarkable combined experience of L&A's attorneys enables the firm to provide comprehensive legal guidance to a broad range of individual, business, corporate, and insurance clients. We are committed to providing our clients with aggressive, objective, and cost-effective representation and counsel.

Our Attorneys

All of L&A's attorneys are litigators, both in training and in practice. They are able to provide the necessary expertise in handling civil matters of all degrees of complexity, from beginning to resolution. Our attorneys are licensed to practice across Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, New York, and the District of Columbia. We represent clients on a regional and national basis in administrative, arbitration, regulatory, and litigation matters. Our attorneys are proud to serve their community by providing pro bono legal services every year and joining legal and community-based organizations. We regularly have representatives in leadership positions across various local, state, and national organizations, including the Louisiana Bar Association, The Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, ALFA International, and the New Orleans Bar Association.

Practice Areas

Leake & Andersson is an established litigation and general business practice law firm that represents a broad variety of corporate and insurance clients in bankruptcy, casualty, commercial, construction, employment, environmental, ERISA, fidelity, fiduciary, healthcare, insurance, intellectual property, products liability, professional liability, securities, transportation and workers' compensation litigation. Our diverse areas of specialization, along with the combined experience and abilities of our attorneys, enable the firm to represent a broad range of individual, business, corporate, and insurance clients.

At L&A, we pride ourselves on providing our clients with aggressive, cost-effective representation as well as objective evaluation of our clients' business needs which take into account the realities and risks of doing business in the litigious society in which we live. Our attorneys have extensive experience in handling complex legal matters and provide our clients with the highest quality of legal services.

In addition to our litigation practice, L&A also provides general business and corporate legal services. Our attorneys have extensive experience in handling business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, business formations, financings, and contract negotiations. We also provide legal services related to intellectual property, including trademark and copyright registrations, licensing agreements, and technology transfers.

At Leake & Andersson, we are committed to providing our clients with the highest quality of legal services, and we strive to exceed their expectations. We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve their business goals and objectives, and we are committed to protecting their interests in all legal matters.