Walter M. Sanchez

Walter Sanchez

The Sanchez Law Firm, L.L.C.

901 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1050
Lake Charles, LA 70601

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T: 337-433-4405

F: 337-433-4430

Practice areas: Criminal Defense (50%), Family Law (40%), Professional Liability: Defense (10%)

Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Profile

Walt Sanchez's practice emphasizes the representation of individuals and organizations in criminal investigations, grand jury proceedings and trials. He has been selected for inclusion in Louisiana SuperLawyers in the area of Criminal Law since 2007. A Board Certified Family Law Specialist since that specialty was recognized in Louisiana in 1995, he is frequently retained in complex community property and highly contested family law cases. He has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Family Law since 2007 as well. A member of the faculty of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center's Trial Advocacy Training Program since 1993, he has been a frequent lecturer on criminal justice and family law issues, having made presentations at programs sponsored by, among others, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Loyola University School of Law; Louisiana Judicial College; Louisiana Association of City and Juvenile Judges; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Civil Liberties Union; National Legal Aid and Defenders Association and the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Selected to Super Lawyers

Louisiana Super Lawyers 2008
Louisiana Super Lawyers 2007

About Walter Sanchez

Admitted: 1984, Louisiana

Honors and Awards: Justice Albert Tate Award, Recipient, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2007, Pro Bono Award, Recipient, , Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, 2004, Philanthropist Day Award, Recipient, Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, 2003, Best Aggressive Attorney, Designee, The Times of Louisiana Readers' Poll, 2003, Citizen of the Year, Recipient, Southwest Louisiana Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, 1995, Order of St. Charles, Member, Diocese of Lake Charles, 1990, Flory Trial Moot Court Competition, Winner , Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1984

Special Licenses/Certifications: Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization, 1995 to present

Bar/Professional Activity: President, Southwest Louisiana State Bar Association, 2009

Pro bono/Community Service: Chair, 14th Judicial District Indigent Defender Board, 1988 -96, Appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana Indigent Defender Board, 1994-1996, Member, Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board, 2004 - 2007, Louisiana Public Defender Board, 2007 -, Appointed as needed by Supreme Court, Judge Pro Tempore, Sulphur City Court, 1999-, Member, Louisiana Law Institute Committee on Fault in Divorce, 1998-2001

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Loyola University School of Law; Louisiana Judicial College; Louisiana Association of City and Juvenile Judges; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Civil Liberties Union; National Legal Aid and Defenders Association; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Louisiana Public Defenders Association; Southern University School of Law; Southwest Louisiana Bar Association;, Presenter at various CLE Programs

Educational Background: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1981, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984

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