Category: News

Day 5 of the Benson Battle with testimony taking longer than expected. The hearing will likely go into next week, if not the week after that. Friday, a feisty Tom Benson arrived at court, telling WGNO Anchor Jacki Jing, “I’m feeling good, I’m always ready for a fight,” followed by a chuckle.
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Firm Partner Craig J. Mordock was recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by New Orleans Magazine for Criminal Defense Non-White Collar. He was also selected as “Top Lawyer” for his work as a On Air Legal Analyst. Congratulations on this honor.
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Today, Mordock Law Group founder, Craig Mordock appeared on WGNO ABC26 TV to discuss the Tom Benson interdicition proceeding in New Orleans Civil District Court. Mordock disucssed the media battle, as well as whether Mr. Benson should testify. Read more

Craig Mordock, New Orleans Criminal Defense Attorney, observed the bond hearing for Robert Durst on Monday and was asked to provide analysis into the procedure of the Robert Durst case in Louisiana. He was quoted in the New York Times:  Read more

On January 26th, I was a guest on WWL radio discussing the Benson family feud, The battle for control of the Saints touches on a number of interesting legal issues and Bobby Hebert and Mike DeTillier ask my thoughts on the lawsuit and how the case will proceed. My segment starts about 14 minutes in.

When it comes to debt delinquency, Louisiana leads the nation.

A recent study by Urban Institute gave Louisiana a debt delinquency score of 8.7. This number represents a percentage of how many more Louisiana residents have past-due debt on their credit reports than people across the country. Baton Rouge and New Orleans are listed as two of the top 100 cities in the nation with past-due debts. Read more