Reviews

I had a phone consultation with Ellen regarding a child support issue. She gave me some great advice ! She was very knowledgeable and compassionate! The consultation was free and it helped resolve my issue! Highly recommend Ellen!

I was recently cited for a moving violation. Being a retired police officer, I knew I had not committed the violation I was cited for, and I also knew that the side of the road was not the place to plead my innocence. I resigned myself to go to court and see if I could have the matter reduced to a non-moving violation. I am currently on chemo and had neither the time nor will, to fight it. I was referred to Ms. Badeaux and through her efforts the citation was dismissed! I highly recommend her and her firm!

I have been a client of Ellen Cronin Badeaux for over a decade. Ellen and her team have been with me through a divorce and a few business ventures. Ellen has been there every step of the way, and continues to be everything you need in an attorney. Sharp, clever and fair.

I contacted Ellen for a consultation on custody and relocation of my daughter. Ellen was very honest and up front during this encounter, she made it very clear that this would be very difficult to accomplish. In 2020 I hired Ellen. I was instructed to complete anger management of which I did. Each time court was held a continuance was issued due to difficulty in finding another party needed to move forward. I had gotten a p.i. to locate the other party in which we were finally able to move forward and able to see a hearing officer. Ellen was able to get me every other weekend custody. This was the first time in three years that I was able to see my daughter. Being that I lived in another state I had to fly out every other weekend no matter how financially difficult it was. I made every weekend visitation and in March of 2022 Leslie was assigned to my case. Leslie answered all my questions and was extremely professional. After many continuances from the other parties I was granted temporary custody of my daughter for the summer. Shortly after this in September I received a deferred judgement granting me sole custody and relocation. Thank you Ellen and Leslie for all your hard work and dedication to me during my case, I am very grateful. I will be keeping Ellen on retainer just in case any legal issues should occur when my daughter has to go back and visit for holidays.

My concerns were alleviated when we spoke. Her response to my message for help was within a day and I felt reassured by her kind conversation. She is not your typical idea of an attorney when you hear her kindness I would consider her far above lawyers I have known in St Tammany.

As a father who was never married to my Child's mother, the odds were already stacked against me when trying to alter our custody arrangement. The Firm, those odds and better secure what was best for my daughter and Ms. Leslie helped me overcome those odds. The staff are very professional, and personable. They made me feel more at ease the moment I spoke with them.

For seven years my family has kept Ellen on retainer. She has assisted us with adoptions, custody and visitation for my grandchildren, traffic violations, powers of attorney and numerous other family issues. She's like a slightly older sister to me. She tells me the way it is and doesn't sugarcoat it. She will quickly tell me when I'm wrong and when it's time to sit down and listen. She is my attorney, my advisor and my friend.

Very knowledgeable. Works efficiently and doesn't waste time, so charges stay reasonable.

I had the pleasure of consulting with Ms. Ellen Badeaux. She is very genuine and caring. Although, I was out of her jurisdiction and wasn't able to hire her she assisted me in sending good attorneys who are in my province my way. This tells me she goes above and beyond for those who call onto her. She is a diamond attorney.

Very impressed with Ms Badeaux in consultation. Hoping I don’t have to file because I’m financially shaky but would definitely consider borrowing $ to hire this attorney.

I hired Ellen to represent me for a family law case. I was desperate to get in to meet with an attorney ASAP and I was able to get my initial in office consultation with Ellen the very same day that I called. She was honest and forthcoming with her costs from the very first consultation. Compared to other family law attorneys in the area, she is definitely fair with her fees. I wasn't looking for the cheapest attorney, I was looking for someone to represent me in a case that involved the single most important thing in my life. I absolutely feel like she was fair in her billing and she and her staff were worth every penny. Ellen got me everything that I had asked for in my case. Everyone in her office has been more than helpful to me through a difficult and very stressful time. I was 100% honest with her on every end and she was able to put some fears to rest and make me feel comfortable and confident going forward when I was getting very scared of this legal process. She made sure that she answered any and all questions that I had for her at the end of every meeting, phone call or hearing that we had. I tend to be very impatient and I ask a LOT of questions because the legal system confuses me and I have a need to know exactly what is going on with my case, so her office got a lot of calls from me. They were always so kind, understanding and helpful and made sure they got me the answers that I needed or directed me to the person that could answer them for me. I will definitely continue using her in the future should anything else arise.

Our daughter died suddenly in August, leaving her 3 year old son in the custody of his father, just released from Angola. We provided lots of monatary and other support, but he just isn't up to being a good father. I had a lawyer who was very iffy about our being able to get custody. We hired Ellen. What a difference! He advice and expertise at the pretrial gave us hope that we will be able to maintain some control over our grandson's future. What a blessing!