New Orleans Small Business Attorney

Atty. Andrew Legrand

La Belle Esplanade, LLC would like to give accolades to its attorney.  He is Andrew Legrand.  He is a nice guy, and a smart guy, a recent graduate of Loyola University here in New Orleans, Louisiana.  He was born and raised in Metarie.  He is new to the attorney business, focussing his attention on small business law.  His eyes light up at the thought of reviewing contracts.  That is the kind of attorney a small business owner wants.

Atty. Legrand is professional.  He performs his due diligence.  When he offers his professional counsel, he does it after he has done his homework.  If he is unsure about a detail, he researches it.  When he has exhausted a subject, he shares his discoveries.

Our first meetings were conducted at our dining room table.  Atty. Legrand was not there just to enjoy our hospitality.  He was there to learn our needs and how he could assist.  Since our introduction, we have met and corresponded with him many times and resolved more than he probably anticipated, but he has always satisfied our expectations with professional aplomb.

After helping us successfully navigate the thicket of paperwork that accompanies opening a new business in Louisiana, and, more specifically, in the City of New Orleans, Atty. Legrand recently stopped by La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast to check on our progress.  

Our dining room

He stayed for over an hour, taking the full tour and sitting in the dining room for some locally roasted coffee with chicory.  We talked about our business and his business.  Unlike your humble author, Atty. Legrand embraces technology and the advantages it brings.  His insight into modern business practices and opportunities has made us think twice about how we do things.  An interesting development in his legal practice:  he is very involved in the licensing process as it effects food trucks in New Orleans.  He has a number of food truck clients and he is working with City Hall to rewrite statutes that haven’t been looked at since the 1950s.  

La Belle Esplanade feels privileged to have Atty. Legrand on its team.  He is reliable, efficient, and goes above and beyond the call of a professional relationship.  He calls himself a virtual lawyer for small businesses, start-ups, and entrepreneurs.  He is a real lawyer, not a virtual one.  He is a personable attorney, not a database.  He is following a business model of his own invention, and it seems to be serving him well.  While he keeps his office online, he is always happy to stop by and see things with his own eyes before making a recommendation.  That’s good service, and that is not the kind of service we have ever received from other attorneys.  He is a man in the field.  

Atty. Legrand has served us well, and he continues to do so.  We expect to keep him on retainer for many years to come, until one of us retires.  He has many productive years ahead of him, and we look forward to taking advantage of his services for as long as he practices.  Learn more about Atty. Legrand here.

I did mention that he stopped by recently, didn't I?  Here are his thoughts on the visit.