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The Firm

The law firm of M. Stephen Roberts, A Professional Law Corporation serves the Baton Rouge community and the surrounding parishes.

Retaining a lawyer is often an extremely stressful event. Steve Roberts understands that it is often during the worst of times that the advice and services of a lawyer are required. To that end, Steve Roberts is very experienced in helping people through these troubling situations and will take the time to explain your case to you, make certain that you understand the law, and then help you make decisions about what you would prefer to do with your case.

Despite today's fast paced legal environment, Steve Roberts makes every effort to take the time to explain legal issues clearly to the client so that the client can make informed decisions about how the client wants to proceed with the case. Furthermore, it seems that many lawyers have forgotten that they work for their client, and not vice versa. Steve Roberts's mission is to make certain that the client understands the law and that the client makes the decisions so that the case is handled in accordance with the clients wishes if at all possible under the law.

Finally, Steve Roberts makes every effort to keep you up to speed on what is happening with your case and to communicate with the client as often as is necessary to move the case forward in an effective fashion.

The firm represents a broad range of clients, from public companies with securities trading on national exchanges to private individuals, handling all types of corporate matters from public offerings, SEC compliance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate tax planning, private placements, corporate governance and business litigation, and for individuals, all types of personal injury cases, family and divorce matters, criminal defense, and wills and successions. For a more in-depth description of each practice area, visit the Areas of Practice section.