David C. Hesser

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David C. Hesser: Attorney with Hesser Cooper Law Group, LLC
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Delta Theta Phi. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award-Civil Procedure; Top Paper, First Amendment Seminar. Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA). Co-Author: "Forensic Accounting in Matrimonial Divorce," 2005; "Team Mediation," Pepperdine Univ. Law School Dispute Resolution Journal. CLE Speaker for family law, collaborative and admiralty law: Loyola Univ. Law School; LSUS; ULM; Southern; LSU Law Center; and Pro Bono Project. Filed Louisiana's first successful collaborative divorce. Member: Permanent Review Board, sexual abuse allegations, Catholic Diocese of Alexandria.

(Also at Shreveport Office) (Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)

Areas of Practice (30)

  • Family Law
  • Child Custody
  • Criminal Law
  • Military Divorce
  • Community Property Law
  • Felonies
  • Divorce
  • DUI/DWI
  • Maritime Injuries
  • Mediation
  • Collaborative Family Law
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Domestic Relations
  • Personal Injury
  • Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
  • Products Liability
  • Cruise Ship Injuries
  • Jones Act
  • Maritime Personal Injury
  • Seamen's Claims
  • Alimony
  • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
  • Head Injury
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Wrongful Death
  • Insurance Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Marital Property Law
  • Boating Accidents
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Centenary College, B.A., in Economics, 1991
Law School Attended:
University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, J.D., 1994; Tulane University Law School, LL.M., Admiralty, 1998
Year of First Admission:
1994
Admission:
1994, Louisiana; 2006, Texas; U.S. District Courts, Middle, Eastern and Western District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
Louisiana State, Federal, Alexandria and Shreveport Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; The Crossroads American Inn of Court of Alexandria-Pineville; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
Birth Information:
Bossier City, Louisiana, 1968
Reported Cases:
Bhati v. Bhati, 103 So. 3d 1290 (La.App. 3 Cir. 05/12/12); D.R.S. v. L.E.K., 33 So.3d 428, 2009-1274 (La. App. 3 Cir. 3/10/10) Writ Denied (La. 4/30/10), setting the standard for religion in custody disputes; Lea v. Sanders, 890 So.2d 764, 2004-762 (La. App. 3 Cir. 12/22/04), setting the standard in LA for Shared Custody; Walk Haydel and Assoc., Inc., v. Coastal Power Prod. Co., 934 F. Supp. 209 (E.D. La. 1996); Pulver v. 1st Lake Properties, Inc., 96-248 (La. App. 5th Cir. 9/18/96), 681 So.2d 965; Arnette v. NPC Services, Inc., (La. App. 1st Cir. 9/28/01) 809 So.2d 384; Latin Am. Energy Dev. Inc., v. Vague 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8120 (E.D. La. 1996); Walk Haydel and Assoc., Inc. v. Coastal Power Production Co., 98-CA-0193 (La. App. 4th Cir. 9/30/98) 720 So.2d 372; Argument at Trial set standard for enforcement of mediation agreements; Bush v. Diamond Offshore Co., 1999 WL 33236363 (E.D. La. 1999).
Certifications:
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
ISLN:
913991273

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