The statistics regarding sexual abuse of children are shocking. According to data compiled by the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA), one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually victimized by their 18th birthday. Reports of child sex abuse images online are escalating. Facebook Messenger was responsible for nearly two-thirds of… Read More
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LLF Files More Lawsuits Against Archdiocese of New Orleans
Lamothe Law Firm filed a lawsuit alleging that our client, while a minor child attending a Catholic grade school, was molested by a cleric of the Church, who has been listed as a known abuser. We also filed a lawsuit alleging that our client, while a teenager attending a Catholic high school, was molested by… Read More
Lamothe Law Firm Files New Lawsuit Against Catholic Church
Lamothe Law Firm filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that our client, as a minor child living in a Catholic operated home for disadvantaged children, was molested by a Catholic priest, a nun, and another Catholic Church employee. Read the New Orleans Advocate newspaper article by journalist Ramon Antonio Vargas about this lawsuit: Madonna Manor, Catholic… Read More
Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault Blog About Lamothe Law Firm
The organization Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault recently wrote a blog about the Lamothe Law Firm, a LaFASA member. This is one of their “It Takes a Community” blogs. “LaFASA is a purpose driven organization. However, it takes individuals in our communities to live the changes we want to see and create environments that nurture… Read More
LLF Attorneys Riding for a Cause
On September 29, 2019, Frank Lamothe, Richard Martin and Julien Lamothe will be “riding dapper for a cause” in the New Orleans version of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. This unique motorcycling event unites motorcycle riders all over the world to raise money for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health. Started in Australia in 2012,… Read More
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Lamothe Law Firm attorney Kristi Schubert has been chosen as one of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40. The National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from across the country who exemplify superior qualifications as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial lawyers. Membership into The National Trial… Read More
Lawdragon Names Frank Lamothe Among Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in the U.S.
Lawdragon, a leading legal publisher, has selected Frank Lamothe to its list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2019. This the first year that Lawdragon has featured consumer lawyers separate from other types of plaintiff attorneys in the United States. The Lawdragon editorial team determined its honorees through submissions, extensive evaluation, and journalistic research,… Read More
Refresher on the Effect of Invoking the Fifth Amendment in Civil Cases
Kristi Schubert recently published this article in the Louisiana Association for Justice publication, “Louisiana Advocates.” Who can invoke the Fifth Amendment? Any individual, whether or not they are a party to the proceedings at bar, may invoke the privilege against self-incrimination. Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441, 444 (1972). When can the Fifth Amendment… Read More
Lamothe Law Firm Files New Lawsuit Against Clergy and Catholic Church
Lamothe Law Firm filed a lawsuit alleging that our client, while a teenager, was molested by 3 different Catholic priests – two of whom have been listed as known abusers. Read the New Orleans Advocate newspaper article by journalist Ramon Antonio Vargas about this lawsuit: New Orleans lawsuit claims three Catholic priests in Houma sexually… Read More
LLF Attorney Speaks at Conference Educational Program
LLF attorney Kristi Schubert is an invited speaker to the Louisiana Association for Justice educational program for attorneys at the Windsor Court in New Orleans on September 13. This innovative program is called “Profiles in Professionalism” and will focus on the different roles taken by lawyers in their practice of law. Ms. Schubert’s talk is… Read More
