Leon Minvielle is native of Iberia Parish and a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Leon has continued his education since graduation with attendance at numerous seminars on various aspects of the law.
Leon has been very active in community service groups, having served as President of the New Iberia Kiwanis Club and the New Iberia Jaycees. He served as a Lector at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for seventeen years, and has been the "Voice" of the Catholic High Panthers for 27 years. In 1976 Leon was recognized as New Iberia's Outstanding Young Man.
Minvielle is an agent for First American Title Insurance Company and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, and is an approved attorney for several title companies. Minvielle is approved as a loan closing attorney for most private lenders in Acadiana.
Leon's duties and caseload include work in the areas of real estate, commercial law, banking, municipal law, insurance defense, family law and criminal practice. He served as City Attorney for the City of New Iberia and for the City of Delcambre.
Minvielle is admitted to practice before all of the state courts of Louisiana as well as the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Leon is a member and Past-President of the Iberia Parish Bar Association, and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
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| Current Employment Position(s): |
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Managing Partner |
| Year Joined Organization: |
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1982 |
| Areas Of Practice: |
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Real Estate |
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Commercial Law |
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Personal Injury/Auto |
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Insurance Defense |
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Family Law |
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Criminal Practice |
| Litigation Percentage: |
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60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation |
| Bar Admissions: |
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Louisiana, 1973 |
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U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1980 |
| Education: |
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Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1973
Juris Doctorate |
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University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1969
B.A.
Major: Political Science |
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Graduate of Catholic High School, New Iberia, LA |
| Honors and Awards: |
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Outstanding Young Man, New Iberia, 1978 |
| Civic: |
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Member and Past President - New Iberia Kiwanis Club |
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Past President - New Iberia Jaycees |
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Distinguished Service Award - New Iberia Jaycees, 1978 |
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Past President, Past Member - Catholic High School Board, 1981-1988 |
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Member - Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce |
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Speaker - Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce, "Pathways to The Future" Program |
| Professional: |
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Past President, Member - Iberia Parish Bar Association |
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Member - Louisiana State Bar Association |
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Member - Louisiana Association & Defense Counsel |
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Charter Member, Master - Inns of Court, The Inn on the Teche |
| Past Employment Positions: |
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City of New Iberia, City Attorney |
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City of Delcambre, City Attorney |
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Practiced law as a sole practitioner in New Iberia, La. |
| Ancillary Businesses: |
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Agent, First American Title Insurance Company |
| Millitary: |
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Louisiana Army National Guard, 1st Lieutenant - 1969-1976 |
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Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia - 1970 |
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Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia - 1970 |
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Red Eye Guided Missile School, Fort Bliss, Texas - 1973 |
| Birth Information: |
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1947 |
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