Hunter Forbes

Associate

Hunter Forbes is an associate attorney with Brown Weimer, LLC.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Holy Cross in Algiers, Louisiana, in 2016. He graduated magna cum laude. He then attended Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in May 2021. Hunter was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 2021 and joined the Brown Weimer team in 2022.

Hunter’s practice focuses on general litigation, Mental Health including interdictions and judicial commitments, family law, and successions. His primary focus is mental health law.

His family law practice includes matters involving divorce, custody, support, community property partition, and related issues. He also handles succession and probate matters and represents clients in interdiction and mental-health proceedings, as well as other civil litigation matters.

Before becoming an attorney, Hunter worked for five years as a paralegal at a prominent New Orleans personal-injury firm, providing him with substantial litigation experience before entering the practice of law.

Hunter has experience in litigating cases throughout the State of Louisiana including Jefferson Parish (Gretna/Westbank), Orleans Parish (New Orleans), St. Bernard Parish (Chalmette), St. Charles Parish (Luling), St. John the Baptist Parish (Edgard), St. Tammany Parish (Covington/Northshore), Tangiopahoa Parish (Hammond), Lafayette, Caddo Parish (Shreveport), Winn Parish (Winnfield), and Ouachita Parish (Monroe).

Hunter is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and a member of First Baptist Church of Gretna, Louisiana. Outside of his legal practice, he enjoys playing golf, hunting, going to Walt Disney World, and spending time with his dog, Ranger.

Practice Areas:

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana, 2021

Education:

  • Law School: Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans, LA, J.D. May 2021
  • College/University: University of Holy Cross, Algiers, Louisiana, 2016, Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, magna cum laude
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