Donald Knecht Jr. - Lafayette, LA
Attorney at Beal & Hebert
Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Lafayette, LA
210 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503
Lafayette Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 09/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- ERISA
- Business Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Construction Law
- Personal Injury
- Evictions
- Legal Ethics
Attorney Information
Overview
Donald Knecht, Jr, graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1990. In 2000, Don earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, where he graduated cum laude. Don served as the managing editor of Loyola Law Review. Don won Faculty Awards for the highest grade in Advanced Legal Writing, Civil Law of Persons, Sales, and Leases, & Trademark, Tradename & Unfair Trade Practices. He was named the 2000 Professor William L. Crowe, Sr., Scholar.
Don served in the Lafayette Police Department as a patrol officer and a detective for six years. As a law enforcement officer, Don conducted homicide, rape, armed robbery, burglary, theft, and forgery investigations. Don served as an administrative law adjudicator for the Better Business Bureau, where he presided over hearings and rendered decisions in cases involving disputes under the Louisiana Automobile Lemon Law. As a private attorney, Don has focused his law practice on commercial litigation, ERISA, business litigation, intellectual property law, construction law, personal injury, evictions, and legal ethics. Since 2015, Don has served as an Assistant District Attorney for the 15th Judicial District where he has prosecuted traffic violations and felonies.
Contact Don today at 337-991-6263 or don@bealhebert.com
Education
Legal Education
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Loyola University New Orleans School of Law,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, May, 2000
Juris Doctorate
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Faculty Awards for the highest grade in Advanced Legal Writing, Civil Law of Persons, Sales, and Leases, & Trademark, Tradename & Unfair Trade Practices
Honors: 2000 Professor William L. Crowe, Sr., Scholar
Law Review: Loyola Law Review, Managing Editor
Non Legal Education
- University of Southwestern, 1990
Past Positions
- Lafayette Police Department, Patrol Officer and Detective
- Better Business Bureau, Administrative Law Adjudicator
Other Affiliations
- 15th Judicial District, 2015 - Present (Assistant District Attorney)
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Contact
210 Heymann Blvd
Lafayette, LA 70503
Phone Number: 337-417-9011
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.bealhebert.com/
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