Agribusiness — Insurance Issues — Business and Administrative Law
Hoggatt Law Group provides legal advice and representation to clients throughout Louisiana. While the firm was originally founded to handle all legal issues surrounding horses, livestock and agribusiness, the firm has maintained that focus while serving clients with overlapping needs in other important areas of law.
To schedule a free initial consultation with an attorney, call 337-514-4518. We serve clients in Lafayette, New Orleans/Northshore, Acadiana, and throughout Louisiana.
Controlling Costs and Achieving Your Goals
Hoggatt Law Group provides full transactional and litigation services. From an office in Lafayette, the attorney provide intelligent strategic representation on a wide variety of legal issues. The firm helps clients avoid costly disputes by structuring solid deals and negotiating fair solutions when disagreements arise. However, not all disputes can be resolved this way, and the attorney remain prepared to protect clients' rights and interests in court and through the appeals processes.
Our legal practice focuses on the following issues:
- Equine law: Horses and agriculture are the driving passion at Hoggatt Law Group, covering all legal issues related to livestock and horse transactions, including sales, breeding, insurance, racing partnerships, syndications and all other legal needs facing clients in this industry. Traditional clients include Owners, Breeders, Breed Registries, Trainers, Jockeys, Landowners, Partners, Shareholders, Lessors/Lessees, Boarding Stables, Equine Therapeutic Rehabilitation groups, and Organizations preventing animal abuse.
- Insurance defense: The firm defends insured parties and insurance companies, in matters across the agribusiness spectrum. Examples include, livestock at large defense, bad faith claims defense and subrogation issues.
- General litigation: The firm handles a wide range of litigation for individuals and private businesses. Examples include bills of lading disputes, forward contracts, spot contracts, lien defense, UCC claims, foreclosure defense, creditor and debtor rights claims, veterinary malpractice defense, criminal defense, administrative action defense, FSA (Farm Services Agency) compliance, NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services) compliance, Racing Commission appearances and representation, Breeder's Awards disputes and assignments, racing proceeds disputes, syndications, premises liability disputes, and assorted other matters.
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Contract drafting and review: Prudent parties protect their business interests primarily through use of good written contracts. The firm designs and drafts contracts to protect clients' specific interests and prevent needless and/or fruitless litigation. We also review and analyze contracts provided by other parties - Business litigation and prevention: Since business disputes can threaten the future of a company, the attorney at Hoggatt Law Group work hard to find creative, cost-effective solutions to serious issues. This approach includes providing our clients with tools to avoid future claims, including the best and most durable Equine and Farm Animal Liability Warning Signs commercially available in Louisiana, as well as on-site Liability Analyses where the client is informed of foreseeable looming issues that could endanger continued business viability. Clients also receive instructions on how to install and utilize protocols to reduce employment issues, defective equipment issues, and latent hazard issues (e.g. dangerous conditions on the premises that should be addressed and remedied). This allows the firm to more effectively defend clients when claims are made, since the client may use the analyses provided to show best efforts to provide a safe and efficient working environment.
A Note on Horse Racing
Louisiana continues to grow as a major player in the horse-racing industry, both locally and on a national level. The four major horse tracks in Louisiana are: The Fair Grounds in New Orleans, Evangeline Downs in Lafayette/Opelousas, Delta Downs in Vinton, and Louisiana Downs in Bossier City. The attorney at Hoggatt Law Group are familiar with each of these tracks, and assist clients with any issues that arise when training or racing at any of these facilities.
Contact a Lawyer
When you have questions and concerns about equine law, agribusiness, insurance defense or criminal defense, skilled attorney are waiting to help you find answers and proper solutions. To arrange a free initial consultation, call 337-514-4518 or contact the law firm online.
