Hester Lawyers

Sam Winston is a New Orleans appellate attorney practicing across Louisiana who specializes in appeals, federal cases, and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Winston is frequently hired by other attorneys, including the state’s top trial lawyers, to write their briefs and co-chair their cases in high-profile trials and appeals.

Mr. Winston started his legal career as an associate attorney in the white-collar section of Jones Walker LLP, one of the top law firms in the Gulf South, working on both civil and criminal cases for five years. In 2017 he opened his own criminal defense practice that specializes in white-collar criminal defense...

I have practiced law in the New Orleans metropolitan area since 1982.

Thomas P. Adams has practiced immigration law since 1987. He is a graduate of Amherst College and the Tulane School of Law, and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has maintained an AV preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 1997. Mr. Adams has handled over 100 immigration cases in the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 11th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and has also litigated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. His published U.S. Circuit Court cases have been...

-Martindale-Hubbell AV (reg) Preeminent (TM) Peer Review Rated -Eighteen years of experience in litigation defense and healthcare law -Successful track record with 500+ medical malpractice claims for St. Paul, Travelers, Med Pro & others -Efficiently litigates or mediates complex matters for insured's and self-insured's -Conducts oral argument before Supreme Court and appellate courts -Coordinates EMTALA, incident, and corporate compliance investigations -Possesses good working relationships with CMS, DEA, DHH, FDA, FTC, LHA, OIG, PCF, USDA, state boards and other regulatory agencies and contractors -Takes calls 24/7 from physicians, administrators, risk managers, corporate compliance officers and department heads in need...

Mr. Boudreaux is a lifelong resident of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. His practice from its inception through the present has been entirely a litigation practice. He has 33 years of experience representing both defendants and plaintiffs. He has tried numerous cases in the state and federal courts of Louisiana. From 1983 to 1988, his practice was primarily personal injury. In 1988, he joined Henderson, Reilly & Boudreaux, formerly, Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, 300 Lafayette Street, Houma, LA, where his clientele expanded to include physicians, insurance companies, offshore service companies, physicians, and businesses in the areas of medical...

John "Jacob" Chapman graduated cum laude from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2010. His primary practice areas include business litigation; general liability and products liability defense; personal injury; insurance coverage and defense; medical malpractice; labor and employment; family law; and state and municipal civil service law. Jacob is experienced drafting and reviewing all forms of contracts, including: employment agreements, non-competition agreements, operating agreements, independent contractor agreements, sales and lease documents, construction contracts, etc. He has represented contractors and homebuilders in New Home Warranty Act and related breach of contract claims. He has also represented physicians, hospitals, and other...

I was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, where my interest in law initially began. As a child of two attorneys, it was hard to imagine a career in anything but the law. At my family’s law practice, I observed the complexity and necessity of the law in our community. I learned to cherish the opportunity to create long-lasting relationships with clients. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 2018 with a degree in Marketing, I earned my Juris Doctor in May 2022 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. During law school, I worked as a Rule XX...

Toni R. Arnona, Esq. is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She graduated from St. Mary’s Dominican High School in 2002. In 2006 she graduated from Tulane University, Newcomb College with a Bachelor of Arts in French and Linguistics. After college, she attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and graduated with her Juris Doctorate in 2009. During law school, Ms. Arnona participated and competed in Trial Advocacy and was also a Student Practitioner in the Loyola Law Clinic, Family Law Section. Ms. Arnona also had the honor of interning with the Honorable Robin M. Giarrusso in the Civil District Court...