Walter Marshall Sanchez
Work in Sanchez Burke, L.L.C.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, White Collar Crime, Family Law, Juvenile, Internet, Sex Crimes
1200 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
About Walter Marshall Sanchez
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- Drug Crime
- White Collar Crime
- Family Law
- Juvenile
- Internet
- Sex Crimes
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1984J.D.
- Honors: Winner, 1984 Flory Trial Moot Court Competition
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1981B.S.
- Major: Management and Administration
Representative Cases
- State v. Bartholomew Cross, 747 So. 2d 94 (LA Supreme Court 1995)
- State in the Interest of D.W., 865 Sol 2d 45 (LA Supreme Court 2004)
- Fastabend v. Fastabend, 606 So. 2d 794 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1992)
- Hernandez v. Hernandez, 640 So. 2d 818 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1994)
- Jones v. Jones, 747 So. 2d 94 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1999)
- Black v. Simms, 12 So. 3d 1140 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)
Classes and Seminars
- Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy Training Program, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, LSU, 1993 - Present
- Presenter, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Presenter, Tulane Law School
- Presenter, Loyola University School of Law
- Presenter, Louisiana Judicial College
- Presenter, Louisiana Association of City and Juvenile Judges
- Presenter, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Presenter, American Civil Liberties Union
- Presenter, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
- Presenter, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Presenter, Louisiana Public Defenders Board
- Presenter, Southern University School of Law
- Presenter, Southwest Louisiana Bar Association
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2016
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2018
Other Affiliations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - Present (Member)
- Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - Present (Past President)
- Southwest Louisiana Bar Association (Member)
- Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, 2009 (President)
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury
- Commercial Law, Family Law
- 11 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Criminal Law, Family Law, Estate Planning
Nearby Lawyers
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- Drug Crime
- White Collar Crime
- 1.8 miles away
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- 55.1 miles away
- 72.3 miles away
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