- Guardianship
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsTo obtain a Growers License, a criminal background check must be submitted to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) that has been performed by Louisiana’s Bureau of Criminal Identification. If a person is found to have been convicted of a felony of any kind within the prior ten years or a drug-related misdemeanor in the prior two years, the application will be denied.
- Drug CrimesBecause of mandates in, among others, Louisiana’s Industrial Hemp Act, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Industrial Hemp Regulations, and the USDA’s approved State Plan, in the event you encounter a law enforcement person before your destination, to avoid possible arrest for possession of marijuana, you should have with you in your vehicle the originals or copies of...
- Corporate Law
- Business FormationIf you are looking to enter Louisiana’s hemp industry, call Paul J. Breaux at 337/266-2270 for legal advice and counseling on business formation, state licensing, and navigating the complex state law and regulations.
- Business DisputesYou can find a sampling of his writings and newsletters on such topics as commercial and business law, agricultural law and industrial hemp in Louisiana, health care law related to HIPAA, pharmacies, and more.
- Business TransactionsPeople should never assume in commercial or business transactions that the person with whom they are dealing is schooled in the way a corporate or limited liability company party to a transaction must be described, or how someone acting in a representative capacity should be described. Even though you may have made it clear throughout the course of weeks of negotiations with a particular person that your actions were on behalf of a company entity, you simply must be on your guard through to the very end, must take sufficient time with the written contract documents before you affix your signature.
- Limited Liability CompaniesWhether you are starting a new business or having been operating as a sole proprietor you should consider forming a business entity. This article discusses the legal and practical reasons to formally organize your business in the context of a corporation. Similar principles apply to limited liability companies (LLC).
- Construction Contracts
- Trade Secrets
- Real Estate LitigationAreas of concentration of practice of Paul Breaux are: Successions, Wills, Probate, Agricultural Law, Health Care Law, Business Formations, Corporate, Limited Liability Company, and Partnership Law, Contracts and other Commercial/Business legal matters, Banking Law, and Real Estate Law.
- Construction LitigationMr. Breaux also held membership in: the Sections on Civil Law, on Corporate and Business Law, on Estate and Probate Law, and on Construction and Surety Law of the Louisiana Bar Association; the American Health Lawyers Association; the Corporate, Banking and Business Law Sections of the American Bar Association; the Construction Law and Health Care Law Forums of the American Bar Association; the Academy of Hospital Attorneys of the American Hospital Association; American Health Lawyers Association; the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; the Chitimacha Tribal Court.
- Personal InjuryIn the beginning of his legal career, Mr. Breaux’s law practice was limited to personal injury litigation. By 1976, his practice came to include banking and commercial law and eventually became concentrated in the commercial, business, corporate, succession and health care law fields. His practice includes the formation of corporations and partnerships for clients engaged in varied areas of health care, commercial and business endeavors; representation, advising and counseling of business and professional entities on a continuing and ongoing basis; preparation of wills; examination of land title abstracts and preparation of title opinions and certificates for clients purchasing property; counseling and assisting clients in the negotiation for and preparation of leases of commercial and residential properties and in the formation and creation of residential and commercial developments; counseling of clients in the preparation and obtaining of personal and business loans and the preparation of documentation required by lenders such as construction contracts, loan commitments, loan agreements, guarantees, and mortgages and mortgage notes.
- Wills
- Power of AttorneyAt some point, you may find it difficult or inconvenient to conduct some personal business that may easily be handled by a spouse, relative or trusted friend. For example, you may be temporarily ill and confined to home, or you may be in a hospital and unable to leave, or be without good transportation. Bank withdrawals and deposits, signing of deeds for sale of real estate, and other business affairs, all may be handled for you by another person if you have a power of attorney.
- ProbateThe Sections on Civil Law, on Corporate and Business Law, on Estate and Probate Law, and on Construction and Surety Law of the Louisiana Bar Association; the American Health Lawyers Association; the Corporate, Banking and Business Law Sections of the American Bar Association; the Construction Law and Health Care Law Forums of the American Bar Association; the Academy of Hospital Attorneys of the American Hospital Association; American Health Lawyers Association; the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; the Chitimacha Tribal Court