Firm Overview

For more than 30 years, the attorneys at Capitelli & Wicker have been successfully representing clients in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana in a wide range of civil and criminal litigation, gaming regulatory work and government agency representation.

In the civil arena, the firm represents clients in all kinds of personal injury and wrongful death cases, automobile accidents, medical malpractice and other actions.  The firm has obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for our personal injury clients, with particular success in the medical malpractice arena.

Known and respected as one of the more sophisticated criminal defense practices in the state, Capitelli & Wicker defends clients accused in all kinds of white collar crimes and felonies, including some high profile actions such as the New Orleans brothel case and many Mardi Gras-related claims.

The firm also provides expert advice and counsel in the areas of admiralty law, public contract law and gaming, playing a key role in many of the significant gaming issues in the state from criminal, civil and regulatory standpoints.

Our attorneys are known and respected in the New Orleans legal community, and the community at large, giving time and attention to a wide range of worthy causes including the Nokia Sugar Bowl, Closer Walk Ministries and activities of the Chamber of Commerce and local bar associations.

The firm’s former clients include the Regional Transit Authority, the Louisiana Judiciary Commission, Waste Management of Louisiana, Inc., Waste Management, Inc., Continental Insurance Company, Transamerica Insurance Agency, Outdoor Systems Advertising, Inc., Bally Gaming, Inc., Downtown Development District and City of Kenner Police Department.  We have also represented the Fairgrounds Corporation, the Audubon Institute, Equity General Insurance Company and Harbor Insurance Company.

The firm focuses its practice on New Orleans and Northern Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles, Metairie, Covington, Gretna and Mandeville, but has represented clients throughout the state.