Erik L. Burns
A Professional law corporation

Personal Injury, Family Law, Criminal Defense, Estate planning, & Mediation

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Erik is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State Courts as well as the United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts. Erik has been a certified family law mediator since 2007 and additionally trained in Collaborative Divorce where he also completed training in Couples Communication. This education gives Erik a unique ability to understand all facets of the emotion involved with cases involving custody and allows for a true focus on the best interest of children. Erik believes the totality of this training has also helped him across the board with his cases due to a better ability to communicate not only with his client but his opposing counsel or personal injury matters.

Our Primary Practice Areas

Personal Injury

Accidents happen all the time and in many events, these accidents are caused by the reckless behavior of others…

Family Law

For many, family court can turn into a nightmare. There are very personal and deeply important elements in any divorce…

Estate Planning

The loss of a loved one is never easy. It’s sad, painful and tragic. Medical costs and funeral expenses compound…

Criminal Defense

Being arrested and charged with a crime in Louisiana can be terrifying. Many people worry about the same things…

Mediation

Erik is a member of the SELA Dispute Resolution Group, doing mediation in all areas…

We Treat Clients Like Family. Don't Believe us? Hear It From Them

“Erik Burns has been our attorney for 15 years and has helped us through some of the most stressful times of our lives. He started out as our professional attorney and developed into a dear friend willing to assist in any way we required while dealing with our very difficult child custody situations. I have seen the respect offered from judges and other law professionals in the Livingston area while on our many trips to the courthouse tending to legal needs of our children.

"I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate everything y'all did for me. This is the results this year. I was able to buy the truck. Then four wheelers for the boys for Christmas. Thank you for giving me a great life."

“Erik Burns is a great guy and he is a GREAT attorney. I mean GREAT! Erik is fair and level headed. I retained Erik to represent me in a family law case regarding child support and also a full trial for community property. Erik was prepared. He was thorough in his research and could anticipate the possible positions of the other side and what would be acceptable to the judge. He is a great negotiator. I used other attorneys prior to finding Erik and they were experts at dragging out the process and over billing. Erik was a total opposite, he was Godsend. Erik got it done."

“I recently hired Mr. Burns to represent me in my child support/custody case . I had consulted with other local attorneys in the area before meeting with Erik . While they seemed disinterested in what I had to say , Erik immediately said he would take my case. From the very beginning , I could tell how passionate he is about what he does ! He treated me like more than just another client . He treated me like a friend or a family member. I could really tell he cared ..."

Erik L. BurnsA Professional law corporation