Gary Wainwright

C. Gary Wainwright is a veteran trial lawyer and one of Louisiana’s most fierce defenders of our civil liberties. With over 25 years experience, Mr. Wainwright has represented more than 7,ooo citizens, successfully tried over 750 felony jury trials and conducted thousands of evidentiary hearings.C. Gary Wainwright was admitted to the Louisiana bar on December 23rd 1989. Gary graduated from the Southern Law Center in the class of 1989, Cum Laude.  He joined the Orleans Indigent Defender Program upon graduation and worked there for two and a half years. Mr. Wainwright has an unparalleled reputation for arduously defending his clients.  If you are afraid to fight, Mr. Wainwright is not the lawyer for you. Fueled by his steadfast belief that the preservation of our democracy depends upon government's authority being checked and our liberty protected, Mr. Wainwright is known for being fearless, knowledgeable, creative, focused and successful.  He has obtained many acquittals.  Mr. Wainwright refers to his profession  as  citizen’s defense, while most refer to themselves as “criminal defense lawyers.”  Mr. Wainwright steadfastly defends our Bill of Rights, because it is during  criminal prosecutions that a citizen’s constitutional rights are  most often endangered.