Simon, Fitzgerald, Cooke, Reed and Welch

Specialties

Board Certified as Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist

History

Established in 1907.

About Our Firm

I joined Simon, Fitzgerald, Cooke, Reed and Welch in 1977, and have been practicing bankruptcy law in Shreveport for the last 30 years. One of my partners, Paul Cooke, was with the firm when I joined. Paul and I are the older attorneys now. Our mentor, Archie Simon, was one of the premier bankruptcy attorneys in Louisiana and one of the original senior partners in Simon, Fitzgerald, Cooke, Reed & Welch. The Simon, Fitzgerald firm has been involved in the practice of bankruptcy law for well over 50 years, and we trace the original firm back to 1907.

Over the years we have handled all types of bankruptcy matters, representing debtors, creditors and trustees of bankruptcy. However, since 1999 we have primarily represented individuals and small businesses in Chapter 13 and Chapter 7.

– Keith Welch, Partner

Meet the Manager

Laban L.

Manager

L. LABAN LEVY is an associate with the law firm of Simon, Fitzgerald, Cooke, Reed & Welch. Mr. Levy graduated from Northwestern State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1998, and received his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University Law School in 2002. Mr. Levy’s practice is primarily in the area of Consumer Bankruptcy. Mr. Levy was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2003. He served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Henry N. Brown, Jr. for the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals from 2003 through 2004. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and a past member of the Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court.