Gary S. Brown

Attorney Gary S. Brown is the founder and owner of Brown Weimer, LLC, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nationally ranked as among the top lawyers in the United States, Mr. Brown has almost 40 years of total legal experience, and he provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout New Orleans and all across the state who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Elder law
• Probate and succession
• Family law and divorce
• Mental health law

Coming from a big-firm environment, Mr. Brown spent the early part of his legal career representing major financial institutions and large corporations. Largely unsatisfied with the impersonal aspect of corporate counsel, he shifted his focus to representing individuals and families with their complex and pressing legal challenges, and he finds great reward in being able to help so many make the tough but necessary decisions that will affect themselves and their families for years to come.

As an attorney, Mr. Brown has gained a reputation for his compassion and integrity as well as his unwavering commitment to those he serves. Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, he has earned a Top 100 Lawyers designation from the National Advocates, a 10 Best ranking from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, and Top 10 rankings from both the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys and Attorney and Practice Magazine.

Moreover, Mr. Brown holds a Top 1% ranking from the Premier Lawyers of America, and he has received peer review ratings from Martindale-Hubbell along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers.

Gary Brown is also a Certified Medicaid Planner (CMP), one of two in the state of Louisiana. This qualification shows proven knowledge and competency, and the highest standards and ethics, of Medicaid planning, assisting clients with financing for nursing homes and other long term care options.

A 1979 graduate of Louisiana State University, Mr. Brown returned to his alma mater and obtained his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1983. He is admitted to practice before all U.S. District Courts in Louisiana as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Highly active in his legal community, Mr. Brown is a member of the AARP Legal Services Network, the American Association for Justice, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Family Law Section, the American Bar Association's Elder Law Section, the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, among his other professional affiliations.

*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 Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.