Helping Families Successfully Navigate Divorce

The dissolution of a marriage can be a stressful and difficult time whether the divorce is contested or uncontested. Things grow even more complicated when children and property are involved: child custody, child support, alimony, community property division.

The good news is that we’re here to help.

The Hale Law Firm in Lake Charles, Louisiana, handles all aspects of divorce cases, including:

Alimony
Property division
Child custody and visitation
Child support

At Hale Law Firm we have assisted many individuals and families in and around Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Iowa, Grand Lake, Cameron, Jennings and DeRidder, Louisiana, with all types of concerns related to divorce. To speak with an attorney to learn more, contact our firm online or by calling 337-426-1071.

What Quality Family Law Representation Looks Like

Attorney Steven Hale holds a family law specialist certification from the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. His exceptional client service and successful track record have earned him an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell* as well as a spot on the Louisiana Super Lawyers in 2007 and 2008. He and the other attorneys at our firm work toward positive family law resolutions through negotiation whenever possible, but are prepared to go to trial when necessary.

When you meet with our attorneys, they will explain every step of the process involved in separation and divorce. We’ll make sure that you understand your options, and recommend the best way to resolve your concerns.

Working to Meet and Exceed Your Expectations

Our staff is dedicated to providing you with the best possible solution as it pertains to your case, and we will work to make the legal process go as smoothly, efficiently and easily as possible for you as we work to meet and exceed your expectations. To speak with an attorney at the firm contact Hale Law Firm online or by calling 337-426-1071.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

Rated By Super Lawyers | Rising Stars | Taylor Hale | SuperLawyers.com

The National Trial Lawyers | Top 40 Under 40

Family Law

Our Case Results

$10,000,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, had his lower leg amputated in a maritime workplace accident due to negligently maintained and constructed equipment.

$4 ,000,000 Personal Injury Case

Plaintiff, an inmate at Beauregard Parish Jail, was severely beaten by a fellow inmate, resulting in permanent paralysis and brain damage.

$3,649,831.84 Jury Verdict

Offshore basket transfer from the deck of a vessel to an unmanned fixed platform in which plaintiff suffered operated neck and back injuries.

$3,500,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff suffered serious and permanent disfiguring burns due to a defective carnival ride at the New Orleans Superdome that caught fire.

$2,400,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman/deckhand, had his lower leg amputated on a barge located in Texas on the San Jacinto River.

$2,000,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, was working on a lay barge when a cable struck him in the abdomen resulting in an operated back injury.

$1,500,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, suffered an operated neck injury when the pushboat he was working aboard on the Mississippi River near New Orleans capsized and sank due to the wakes generated by a passing chemical tanker and towboat and the unseaworthiness of the pushboat.

$1,300,000 Railroad Accident

Railroad accident in Vinton, Louisiana in which inadequate and outdated warnings, obsolete wig wag and site obstructions at railroad crossing resulted in severe, permanent head injury.

$595,000 Plaintiff

Automobile accident in which plaintiff suffered an operated neck injury when his vehicle was struck by a left turning motorist who failed to yield. No lost wage claim.

$405,398 Plaintiff

Automobile accident in which plaintiff’s vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler resulting in an operated back injury at the same levels as a prior back surgery. No loss wage claim.

$150,000 Plaintiff

Plaintiff, a Jones Act seaman, suffered severe mental anguish when the dredge tender he was working aboard in Mobile, Alabama capsized and sank due to bad weather and the unseaworthiness of the vessel.

$1.1 Million Construction Accident

Construction accident involving plaintiff who fell through an opening in catwalk grating resulting in an operated back injury and brain injury.

$1.1 Million Jury Verdict Automobile Accident

Automobile accident in Allen Parish in which plaintiff's vehicle struck a large pothole on the highway, causing her vehicle to run off the highway and strike a tree.

$ 1.1 Million Settled During Trial Construction Accident

Construction accident in which plaintiff released pipe from a secured pipe rack, pinning himself between the pipe rack and his 18-wheeler, crushing his head and body and resulting in his death.

$ 1.1 Million Automobile Accident

Automobile accident in which plaintiff's vehicle was broad-sided, resulting in an operated neck injury.

$ 1,750,000 Automobile Accident

Automobile accident in which an 18-wheeler struck plaintiff’s vehicle, resulting in neck and leg injuries.

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