The Law Office of April Petry Defelice, LLC

12/19/2024

During this festive season, we extend our warmest wishes to our valued clients and community. May the spirit of the holidays bring you peace, joy, and hope. From all of us at the Law Office of April P. Defelice, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

12/11/2024

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03/05/2022

Chief Joshua Hardy and the Kaplan Police Department are offering their premises as a safe zone for Internet Purchase and Child Custody Exchanges. The department has designated a parking space in front of the police station for exchanges. This parking space is under video surveillance as an extra safety precaution, at any hour of the day or night. The idea is to make these exchanges safer for our community. Chief Hardy asks that anyone using this to please notify the police department, at 337-643-8600, upon arrival. If you have any questions concerning this program, please contact Chief Hardy.

01/08/2022

09/15/2021

The donkey told the tiger, "The grass is blue."

The tiger replied, "No, the grass is green ."

The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, so they approached the lion.

As they approached the lion on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn't it true that the grass is blue?"

The lion replied: "If you believe it is true, the grass is blue."

The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him."

The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with 3 days of silence."

The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, content and repeating ′′The grass is blue, the grass is blue..."

The tiger asked the lion, "Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all, the grass is green?"

The lion replied, ′′You've known and seen the grass is green."

The tiger asked, ′′So why do you punish me?"

The lion replied, "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is degrading for a brave, intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with an ass, and on top of that, you came and bothered me with that question just to validate something you already knew was true!"

The biggest waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who doesn't care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on discussions that make no sense. There are people who, for all the evidence presented to them, do not have the ability to understand. Others who are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and the only thing that they want is to be right even if they aren’t.

When IGNORANCE SCREAMS, intelligence moves on.

08/05/2021

Legal Assistant/Secretary position available. Requires minimum 2 years of experience. This is a full-time, fast-paced position. The ideal candidate would be highly organized, an excellent multi-tasker, self-motivated, attentive to details, personable and caring with clients, exude a positive attitude and work well independently and on a team. Responsibilities include management of files, attorney’s calendar, and communications for a diverse civil law practice. This includes drafting legal documents and correspondences, gathering and organizing medical records, hearing preparations and tracking and maintaining meticulous and up to date records on all client files. Salary will depend on experience.
You will work under the supervision of an Attorney and must have excellent communication skills and a polite and professional demeanor. You will also need to possess a strong sense of discretion.
To be considered for this position, applications should not only possess all of the characteristics above but should also possess the following:

* Prior Legal Experience, Litigation a plus
* Able to manage and maintain high volume of work flow
* Excellent typing, written and verbal skills
* Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders
* Professional telephone skills
* Solid interpersonal skills
* Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate
* Superior organizational skills and ability to multitask
* Knowledge of legal terminology, regulations and court system
* Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, transcription software, dictaphone etc)
* Working knowledge of legal management software systems is a plus
* Outstanding time-management and typing skills
* Ability to multitask and being comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people