Employee Spotlight: Maria Canizales

Employee Spotlight: Maria Canizales

In our continuing Employee Spotlight series, this month we are featuring our Staff Manager, Maria Canizales. Maria has been with Burgos and Associates since December of 2007 and since she has worn many hats. Maria started as a receptionist, got promoted to be a legal...
DWI arrests up, but car accidents don’t fall

DWI arrests up, but car accidents don’t fall

Drunken driving arrests in New Orleans have soared in recent years, but many observers have noticed that even though those arrests are up, car accidents involving drunk drivers remain unacceptably high. As you know, when drunk drivers hit the road, they often cause...
Surgical Errors: Painful, Costly Mistakes

Surgical Errors: Painful, Costly Mistakes

The numbers are startling: about 2,000 patients from Louisiana to Maine and from Florida to California — and everywhere in between — have surgical materials left behind in their bodies after an operation resulting in a medical malpractice. The items left...
Employee Spotlight: Shealyn Darda

Employee Spotlight: Shealyn Darda

To kick off our new Employee Spotlight series, we interviewed personal injury paralegal Shealyn Darda about her and what motivates Shealyn to provide the best possible service she can to her clients every day. What is your role at Burgos and Associates and what are...