Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct
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Source reviewed 2026-07-31Contact and consultation routing
Contact Steel & Associates, APLC
Call 833-43-STEEL, email matthew@steelyourcase.com, or use secure scheduling. The office is located at 2000 Belle Chasse Highway, Suite 200B, Gretna, Louisiana 70056. U.S. immigration matters may involve clients and petitioners across the country and abroad. Louisiana traffic and notary services remain limited by Louisiana law and the specific engagement.
Direct answer
What information should be included in the first contact?
Provide the full names of all involved parties for conflict review, the type of matter, current location, court or agency, case or receipt number when available, detention status, the exact date of the next deadline or hearing, and a short statement of the decision or problem requiring review. Do not include passwords, complete identity records, confidential victim locations, or unnecessary sensitive documents in a public message.
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Verified office and contact information
Firm: Steel & Associates, A Professional Law Corporation
Attorney: Matthew G. Steel
Office: 2000 Belle Chasse Highway, Suite 200B, Gretna, Louisiana 70056
Telephone: 833-43-STEEL
Email: matthew@steelyourcase.com
Route the request by the actual matter
Immigration inquiries should identify whether the matter concerns an employer, worker, artist, athlete, religious organization, family petition, humanitarian issue, removal case, detention, citizenship, consular process, agency delay, or federal litigation.
Separate Louisiana-service inquiries should identify the traffic citation, notarial act, or other matter and the parish, court, date, document type, signer location, or other information needed to determine scope.
State urgent dates immediately and do not assume the firm has entered the case
A hearing date, response deadline, Notice of Inspection, appeal deadline, detention transfer, surrender instruction, removal date, visa expiration, filing window, or scheduled government interview should appear at the beginning of the message.
The firm is not responsible for a deadline until representation has been accepted in writing and the deadline falls within the agreed scope. When immediate physical danger exists, contact emergency services rather than relying on website communication.
Use the least exposed channel that fits the communication
Public forms and ordinary email are appropriate for basic routing information, not passwords, full financial accounts, entire medical files, shelter locations, confidential law-enforcement information, or large unrequested document archives.
The firm may provide a secure channel after intake. No internet communication method can be guaranteed completely secure, and prospective-client confidentiality is not the same as an established attorney-client relationship or privilege.
Office visits are by scheduled appointment
The office is at 2000 Belle Chasse Highway, Suite 200B, Gretna, Louisiana 70056. Confirm the appointment, parking or building instructions, participants, interpretation, accessibility needs, and documents before traveling.
The existence of a public office address does not mean walk-in availability or that an attorney can accept service, review documents, or appear in a matter without advance arrangement.
Questions people actually ask
Frequently asked questions
Can the firm be contacted about a federal immigration matter outside Louisiana?
Yes. The firm may accept appropriate federal U.S. immigration matters involving people, employers, petitioners, and organizations elsewhere in the United States or abroad, subject to conflicts, forum, scope, and written engagement.
Can sensitive documents be attached to the first email?
Send only what the intake instructions request. Do not send passwords, unnecessary identity archives, protected victim locations, or confidential government information through an ordinary public channel without instructions.
Does leaving voicemail preserve a deadline?
No. Voicemail, email, intake submission, scheduling, or payment does not preserve a deadline or create representation.
Can a family member contact the firm for someone who is detained?
Yes, a family member may provide basic intake information. Include the detained person’s full name, A-number if known, date and country of birth, facility, ICE or court documents, and urgent dates. Representation and confidentiality still require conflict and client-identity review.
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Current Public Website
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Source reviewed 2026-07-31The next useful move
Call 833-43-STEEL, email matthew@steelyourcase.com, or schedule a consultation
For the fastest useful routing, include full conflict names, the matter type, current location, court or agency, case number, detention status, and exact deadline. Use the scheduling path for a reserved attorney review.
Important legal and service limitations
Contacting Steel & Associates, A Professional Law Corporation, submitting an intake form, scheduling or paying for a consultation, sending documents, calling, texting, chatting, or emailing does not by itself create ongoing representation. A consultation that the firm accepts and conducts is limited to the scheduled review unless a written agreement states otherwise. Responsibility for filing, appearing, monitoring, or protecting a deadline begins only after conflict review and a written engagement agreement that expressly accepts that responsibility.
The website, email, voicemail, and public intake systems are not emergency filing systems and do not preserve a court, agency, appeal, detention, surrender, departure, or statutory deadline.