Robert Toale

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Decades of criminal defense experience to give my clients every advantage to win

Experience: 40 years

Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and 2 others

Georgia, Louisiana, 4th Circuit and 3 others

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Experience 40y

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Robert Toale is the founder of the Law Office of Robert S. Toale, a practice focusing exclusively on criminal defense. He works on state, federal, and juvenile criminal cases throughout Southeast Louisiana. He has tried over 100 jury trials and represented over 5,000 clients.

He is a Life Member of NACDL, which he joined in 1986. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Public Defense Committee. Mr. Toale is a member of NACDL’s Budget and Death Penalty Committees. In addition to his contributions to NACDL, Mr. Toale is a Lifetime Member of NACDL's affiliate, the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (LACDL). Mr. Toale was installed as LACDL President-Elect in December 2012 and LACDL President in December 2013. At LACDL, Mr. Toale has advocated abolishing capital punishment in Louisiana and bringing adequate funding to indigent defense programs.

Robert Toale is a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College and of the National Criminal Defense College's Trial Practice Institute, and he has attended multiple-day training sessions at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He was certified as Capital Lead Trial Counsel by the Louisiana Public Defender Board. After Katrina, Mr. Toale remained in New Orleans and tried (pro bono) the first 12-person jury trial in Orleans Parish post-Katrina. He has also served his community as Parliamentarian of the Alliance for Good Government, a non-profit organization that hosts forums and endorses candidates for election in Louisiana. Mr. Toale further serves the community as a board member of the Louisiana Justice PAC and as a legal committee member at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Additionally, Mr. Toale has been interviewed and quoted by numerous news outlets, including CBS News, Newsweek, the Times-Picayune, the ABA Journal, and the National Law Journal. Since August 26, 2017, Mr. Toale has also been appointed by NACDL President Rick Jones to the Predictive Policing Task Force.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Georgia

Louisiana

4th Circuit

5th Circuit

Federal Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

1982

Loyola University New Orleans

J.D.

1975

Tulane University

B.A.

Contacts

Law Office Of Robert S. Toale 505 Weyer Street Gretna LA 70053 Telephone: (504) 370-9233 Fax: (504) 366-0054

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Robert Toale Decades of criminal defense experience to give my clients every advantage to win

Experience: 40 years

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Phone: (504) 370-9233

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

DUI & DWI

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Traffic Tickets

Suspended License

White Collar Crime

Certifications

Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College

Graduate

National Criminal Defense College

Graduate

National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Graduate

Websites

New Orleans Criminal Lawyer

Gretna Criminal Lawyer

Jefferson Parish Criminal Lawyer

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