Why Choose Us To Represent You

Your best chance at a favorable outcome in your criminal case is being represented by an attorney who has extensive experience in representing people in circumstances similar to yours. There are a lot of criminal defense lawyers in practice, and not all of them will be suitable for your needs.

Our law firm provides high-quality criminal defense representation for people throughout Louisiana. We handle felony and misdemeanor charges in state and federal courts. Our criminal defense practice offers clients the very competent representation of well-respected trial lawyers with 80 years of combined experience.

Meet Our Legal Team

After graduating from LSU Law School in 1979, firm founder Thomas C. Damico worked for five years as an assistant district attorney for the East Baton Rouge Parish. In 1984, he left the prosecutor’s office and began to apply his knowledge of criminal law in his own defense practice. Since then, he has represented thousands of individuals, companies and public officials.

Mr. Damico is a hardworking advocate of defendants’ rights and a lifelong student of the law. It is quickly apparent to clients and court officials that he enjoys criminal defense work and is very good at it. His success in state and federal cases has earned Mr. Damico a strong reputation among other defense attorneys, prosecutors and judges.

Brent Stockstill graduated from LSU Law School in 1989 and immediately began practicing as a prosecutor in the East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney’s office. During the next 18 years of service in that position, Mr. Stockstill earned a reputation as an aggressive and successful trial lawyer. His performance in the job earned him the position of section chief in the district attorney’s office. As section chief, he not only handled the most complicated and highly publicized cases in the section, but he was also responsible for training other lawyers in the office as well as investigators and staff.

It was that reputation, knowledge and experience that Mr. Stockstill had earned that caused Mr. Damico to seek him out for partnership in his firm. Mr. Damico needed an aggressive and experienced trial lawyer and sought to take the best one from the ranks of the district attorney’s office. The addition of Mr. Stockstill met that goal.

Attorney Zachary Hire is also a graduate of LSU Law School as a dean’s scholar. Before joining the firm, he worked as an assistant public defender for East Baton Rouge Parish, where he gained valuable courtroom experience defending clients against some of the toughest and most technical charges. Now, in private practice with Damico & Stockstill, Mr. Hire continues his mission of working to ensure that everyone charged with a crime receives a fair trial and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Areas Of Focus In Criminal Defense

Our attorneys defend clients against a wide range of criminal charges, with a particular focus on highly sensitive, high-stakes cases:

• Homicide: The stakes in a homicide case could not be higher. We will stand by your side at every stage, starting at police interrogations and your first court appearance, and fiercely defend your rights until your case is resolved.
• Sex crimes, including possession of child pornography: We understand the technical details that are often so important in possession of child pornography cases involving the internet. Our lawyers also fiercely defend clients against other sex-related crimes such as rape, statutory rape and solicitation.
• Drug charges: If you have been charged with drug trafficking, manufacturing or other serious charges in state or federal court, we can provide serious defense and fight to keep you out of prison.
• Weapons charges: We help clients with charges such as being a felon in possession of a firearm and aggravated assault.
• Health care fraud: Our defense attorneys represent patients and physicians accused of defrauding Medicare or private insurance.
• Wire fraud: If you have been accused of defrauding someone over the internet or telephone, we can prepare a sophisticated and comprehensive defense.

Our commitment to excellent criminal defense helps even the playing field against the prosecution’s power.

Recognized Excellence In Criminal Defense

In his more than four decades of practice, attorney Thomas Damico has been honored with several recognitions from the Louisiana and national legal community. His awards include being selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, being named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Louisiana by the National Trial Lawyers and receiving a peer-reviewed AV* rating through Martindale-Hubbell. The Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has honored Mr. Damico with the Criminal Justice Act Panel Award in recognition of his achievements representing clients in federal court.

Ready To Fight For Your Rights?

At Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law, we are committed to providing high-quality criminal defense to clients from all walks of life. In each case we handle, our goal is to communicate effectively to the court and to our clients. We want defendants to clearly understand their options in each stage of the process.

We provide free initial consultations at our Baton Rouge law office. We charge a nominal fee for initial consultations conducted in prison facilities. These consults are 100% confidential so you can feel free to discuss your case.

If you need a strong voice in a criminal matter, call us. We provide effective defense against charges in federal, state, parish or city courts. Contact our Louisiana criminal defense lawyers at 225-377-4964.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.