- Criminal DefenseArthur "Buddy" Lemann is a graduate of Loyola Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of Law Review, and George Washington University Law School, where he received a Master of Laws. He has served in the House of Delegates and on the Board of Governors of the Louisiana State Bar Association. He was also President of the Louisiana Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
- Sex CrimesA former law professor and magistrate judge, Buddy's criminal law practice spans over forty years. During that time, he has represented some of the most colorful and high-profile clients in the state's history, including Dr. Joseph Beasley, the dean of Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine; reputed Mafia Don Carlos Marcello; Father Dino Cinel, the notorious priest accused of trafficking in child pornography; Senator B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn, the longest serving member of the Louisiana Legislature; Robert Guidry, the millionaire card-playing crony of Edwin Edwards and arch foe of Al Copeland; Mose Jefferson, the brother of former Congressman Bill Jefferson; Lee Lambert, a BP employee on the Deepwater rig at the time of the explosion, who became the subject of a federal grand jury investigation; more recently, Dominick Fazzio, the CFO of River Birch and the lead defendant in a federal case that the Justice Department dismissed with prejudice on the heels of the resignation of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, his first assistant and two other top level assistants in that office; and currently a court-appointed counsel in the federal death penalty case of Telly Hankton, labeled by the mayor as "Public Enemy Number One."
- Fraud
- Robbery
- Burglary
- Misdemeanors
- Drug Crimes
- Murder
- Kidnapping
- Sexual HarassmentArthur Lemann IV is a lifelong resident of New Orleans and a graduate of Jesuit High School and Tulane University. Since 1994, he has practiced criminal and civil law extensively in the United States Eastern District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, the 24th Judicial District Court and the 22nd Judicial District Court. He has handled criminal cases ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies, including murder, aggravated rape, carjacking, armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary, home invasion, bank robbery, child pornography, contractor fraud, drug trafficking, mail fraud, and sex abuse. He is a member of the Criminal Justice Act panel and accepts appointments to handle many federal criminal defense cases. His civil experience includes work for both plaintiffs and defendants on cases involving personal injury, commercial litigation, environmental claims, family law, fraud and misrepresentation, defamation, civil rights, sexual harassment, trespass, successions and wills, contractor fraud, product liability, medical malpractice, intentional torts and other tort derived lawsuits.
- Personal InjuryThe firm's concentration is in the field of criminal defense and white collar defense in both state and federal courts, complicated civil RICO cases, securities fraud, bank fraud, commercial litigation, environmental claims and plaintiff personal injury cases.
- Medical MalpracticeAreas of Practice: Criminal Law; Environmental Law; Personal Injury; Civil Business Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Medical Malpractice; Family Law; Employment Law; Civil Law
- Wills