Beau P. Sagona of The Derbes Law Firm

Beau P. Sagona

Practice Areas	Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and other court orders dividing retirement benefits Contested, administered and uncontested successions Wills, trusts and powers of attorney Contract drafting and litigation Community Property partitions, including court appointments as special master
Education	Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law, J.D., 1990 Louisiana State University, B.S. Finance 1987
Professional Certifications	Louisiana State Bar Association, 1990 Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization 2005
Federal Court Admissions	United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1996 United States District Court, Eastern District of LA, 1991 Middle District of LA, 2008
Professional Organizations	Louisiana State Bar Association, Member Jefferson Bar Association, President Pro Bono Project (New Orleans), Volunteer Attorney
Publications	"QDRO Update," Volume III, October 2005 "QDRO Update," Volume II, August 2004 "QDRO Update," Volume I, February 2003 "The QDRO Chronicles," Section News of the LSBA Solo and Small Firms Section, 2002
CLE Author & Instructor	"Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces," National Business Institute, June 11, 2008 "The Probate Process From Start to Finish," National Business Institute, March 17, 2008 "Probate Process Start To Finish," National Business Institute, September 13, 2007 "Understanding and Drafting A QDRO." LSU Law School Family Law Seminar, September 8, 2007 Baton Rouge Bar Association, March 15, 2007 "QDROs: From The Suspicion That You Need One To The Sigh Of Relief Upon Its Qualification," LSU Family Law Seminar, September 7, 2006 "QDRO’s and Other Court Orders Assigning," Retirement Benefits, LSU Family Law Seminar, September 11, 2004 Family Law Seminar, Southern University Law Center, December 6, 2003 "QDROs: Some Assembly Required," Covington Bar Association, November 21, 2003 "QDRO 101," Loyola School of Law, September 20, 2003 "QDROs: A to Z," Prime Time CLE Institute, LLC [Metairie], March 13, 2003 29th Judicial District Bar Association [St. Charles Parish], November 13, 2002 21st Judicial District Bar Association [Tangipahoa Parish], October 25, 2002 "QDROs: What Has To Be In Them And What Ought To Be In Them," Lafayette Parish Bar Association, Family Law Section, February 11, 2003 Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, December 30, 2002 "Putting The Whistles & Bells In Your QDROs" Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project, December 6, 2002 Avoyelles Parish Bar Association, November 22, 2002 Acadia Parish Bar Association, November 14, 2002 Terrebonne Bar Association, October 17, 2002
Representative Reported Cases	Oreman vs. Oreman, 971 So.2d 1149, (La. App. 5 Cir. 2007) Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana vs. Gonzalez, 892 So.2d 41, (La. App. 5 Cir. 2004) Butcher vs. Butcher, 628 So.2d 101 (La. App. 5 Cir. 1993)
Other	Qualified as Expert, 24th Judicial District Court, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, expert in disability retirement systems
Born	Kenner, LA 1965
Personal	Married; two children
Martindale- Hubbel Rating	BV