Beau James Brock
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Beau James Brock
Biography
Beau practices in his own private law firm of Brock & Palmintier Law, LLC, and his main areas of focus include criminal law, family law, environmental law, DWI and car accidents. Previously, he worked at the private law firm of Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger from 2011-2019. Before entering private practice, he was employed at LDEQ as a member of the Secretary’s Executive Staff from 2008-2011. From March 1999–Feb. 2008, he worked as Regional Criminal Enforcement Council for the Environmental Protection Agency, and provided in-house legal oversight to all Federal criminal investigations conducted in Louisiana by the EPA-Criminal Investigation Division.
Prior to joining EPA, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish from Oct. 1991 – March 1999 and was lead counsel on over 50 successful jury trials. His two criminal defense jury trials have both resulted in not guilty verdicts.
In 1988, he graduated from Louisiana State University and from the L.S.U. Law Center in 1991. He is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association and is an Associate member of the Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys. Beau is a frequent lecturer on professionalism, criminal law and environmental law and policy issues.
In addition to recently publishing a book on coaching middle school & youth basketball, "Run to Win: The Mongoose System: Coaching Middle School & Youth Basketball," (available online directly from the publisher at lulu.com or from amazon.com), some of the articles and materials he has published numerous other articles on legal professionalism, criminal law, and environmental law.
Practice Areas
Criminal Law
Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Environmental Law
DUI & DWI
Personal Injury
Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Fees
- Free Consultation - 60 minutes
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees - Personal Injury cases may be retained with a contingency fee arrangement.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Owner/Partner Brock Law, LLC
Year: 2019 - Current
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Partner, Attorney Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger
Year: 2011 - 2019
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Assistant Secretary, Office of Compliance Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Year: 2010 - 2011
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Special Assistant to the Secretary Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Year: 2008 - 2010
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Regional Criminal Enforcement Counsel - Staff Attorney EPA Region VI
Year: 1999 - 2008
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Assistant District Attorney Doug Moreau, District Attorney, East Baton Rouge Parish
Year: 1991 - 1999
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Professional Associations
U.S. Federal Eastern District of Louisiana Member (2011 - Current)
U.S. Federal Western District of Louisiana Member (2011 - Current)
Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys Associate Member (1994 - Current)
Louisiana State Bar Association Member (1991 - Current)
Baton Rouge Bar Association Member (1991 - Current)
Southern Environmental Enforcement Network Member (1991 - 2008)
Louisiana District Attorneys Association Member (1991 - 1999)
National District Attorneys Association Member (1991 - 1999)
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member (2011 - Current)
Publications
Leviathan Menacing the Gulf Coast: Catastrophic Consequences May Imperil the Rule of Law Buffalo Environmental Law Journal (September, 2010)
Run to Win: The Mongoose System: Coaching Middle School & Youth Basketball Lulu Publishing (April, 2014)
Police Can Stop You for Having a License Plate Bracket on Your Car Around the Bar (November, 2012)
The Practice of Criminal Defence, Why We Fight and Defend Those Most Imperilled, Every Day... International Journal of Public Law & Policy (February, 2012)
Getting to Know Some of Baton Rouge’s Young Criminal Lawyers Around the Bar (September, 2011)
Don’t Tread on Me! Greenhouse Gases Must Never Choke American Freedom Regent Journal of Law & Public Policy (April, 2011)
Modern American Supreme Court Judicial Methodology and Its Origins: A Critical Analysis of the Legal Thought of Roscoe Pound Journal of Legal Professionalism (April, 2011)
Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Communities: Louisiana Wastewater Infrastructure Recovery University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law (September, 2010)
Renaissance of Environmental Criminal Investigation in Louisiana: A Model for the Nation The Prosecutor (April, 2010)
Mr. Justice Antonin Scalia: A Renaissance of Positivism and Predictability in Constitutional Adjudication Louisiana Law Review (January, 1991)
Professionalism Lost: Where have you gone Atticus Finch? Our Nation turns its lonely eyes to you... Around the Bar (April, 2001)
The Current State of Environmental Criminal Enforcement in Louisiana, An Insider’s View Around the Bar (December, 2001)
Interview With A Prosecutor: Capitol Punishment Issues in the Capital City Around the Bar (March, 2002)
A Profile of the District Attorney’s Office, East Baton Rouge, LA The Prosecutor (March, 2002)
A New Clear and Present Danger: Security, Freedom and Ordered Liberty on the Home Front During the War Against Terrorism Around the Bar (October, 2010)
Iconography and the Polite Art of Saying Nice Doggie The Bencher (July, 2009)
Hanousek v. United States: Social Engineering Encroaching on Individual Liberty Around the Bar (May, 2010)
The Moral Limits of Jurisdiction The Environmental Forum (May, 2010)
Awards
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Team Tennis Event of the Year
USTA -Southern Section 2006.0
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Bronze Medal
EPA-OCEFT 2004.0
Note: Team Award
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10:1 Blackstone Order Award
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2013.0
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Bronze Medal
EPA-OECA 2012.0
Note: Team Investigative & Prosecution Award for U.S. v. Pelican Refining case
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Charity Event of the Year
Louisiana Tennis Association 2011.0
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Crystal Gavel Award
Louisiana State Bar Association 2011.0
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Special Event of the Year
Louisiana Tennis Association 2010.0
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Charity Event of the Year
USTA Southern Section 2009.0
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Organization of the Year
Louisiana Tennis Association 2007.0
Note: Aquinas League
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Bronze Medal
EPA Region VI 2002.0
Note: Team Award
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Defender of the Environment Award
Louisiana Environmental Action Network 2001.0
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Bronze Medal
EPA Region VI 2001.0
Note: Team Award
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President's Award
Baton Rouge Bar Association 2001.0
Education
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Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge B.A. (1988) | History
Year: 1984 - 1988
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Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University J.D. (1991) | Law
Year: 1988 - 1991
Honors: •Comment, Mr. Justice Antonin Scalia: A Renaissance of Positivism and Predictability in Constitutional Adjudication, 51 La. L. Rev. 623 (1991). Activities: Published law review article in the Louisiana Law Review
Websites
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Beau James Brock AVVO lawyer profile page
https://www.brocklawllc.net/
Brock Law
Brock Law, LLC
1538 Delplaza Drive, Suite C, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
(225) 926-2033