Meet our Attorneys

Cesar Burgos

After graduating from law school, Burgos began practicing law in the City of New Orleans. Burgos has focused his law practice in the areas of business formation and commercial, real estate and commercial litigation, commercial transactions, personal injury, immigration, hurricane claims, and general civil litigation. Over the course of his nearly thirty-year career, Burgos has represented thousands of clients reaching, in many cases, multimillion-dollar settlements or verdicts. Burgos is currently the owner and C.E.O of Burgos and Associates.

In addition to his law practice, Burgos has broad involvement and investment in real estate development ventures in the greater New Orleans area.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Cesar Burgos was appointed to be a member of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission in the fall of 2005. The mission of the Commission was to work with the city to create a master plan to rebuild New Orleans culturally, socially, and economically. Burgos served as the Chairman of the Cultural Committee which focused on rebuilding the talent pool here in New Orleans, supporting community-based cultural traditions, marketing New Orleans as a world-class cultural capital, and attracting new investments from both national and international sources. Additionally, Burgos served as Chairman of the Regional Transit Authority for the City of New Orleans at a time when hurricane Katrina had devastated the transit system in New Orleans. Under the chairmanship of Burgos, the RTA was rebuilt in record time and became one of the post-Katrina success stories. Burgos has been involved in public service affiliations such as Regional Planning Committee (overseer agency of federal and state spending), the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Foundation (serving as advisory council).

Honors and Associations

Burgos is or has been a member of the following organizations:

  • Louisiana State Bar Association

  • American Bar Association

  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America

  • Hispanic National Bar Association

  • Hispanic Lawyers Association of Louisiana (2 term president) Louisiana Association

  • Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

  • City of New Orleans’ Honorary Ambassador to Honduras

  • 2004 recipient of Hispanic Entrepreneur of the year award

  • 2006 recipient of Changing Faces Award

  • Recipient of 2007 Golden Eagle Award

Robert Daigre

Mr. Daigre attended Louisiana State University on an academic scholarship, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a minor in French, in 1990. He received his J.D. from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law in 1994, where he was the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship and the inaugural George M. Armstrong Scholarship. He was admitted to the bar in 1994 and is currently admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Louisiana.

Mr. Daigre has been practicing law in Louisiana since 1994. He spent the first ten years of his life as a lawyer defending large insurance companies, Fortune 500 companies, and other private companies in personal injury lawsuits including automobile accidents, trucking accidents, Jones Act claims, and general maritime claims. Since that time, he has applied the vast the knowledge and experience that he gained to the benefit of the injured clients that he now represents. He has represented injured persons all types of cases including automobile accidents, Jones Act and general maritime law claims, aviation accidents, and FELA and railroad cases.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Daigre has taken cases to trial in courts all over the state of Louisiana. His trial and appellate experience includes personal injury suits, property damage suits, insurance disputes, contract disputes, construction litigation, legal malpractice claims, and worker’s compensation claims.

After gaining years of experience in the courtroom and displaying the skill and ability needed for a successful trial, Mr. Daigre has become a frequent lecturer at continuing education courses directed at teaching other attorneys how to prepare cases for trial and present those cases to the judge and/or jury at trial.

George McGregor

George McGregor is a lifelong resident of New Orleans – excluding the four years he attended Louisiana State University, which were bookended with BCS National Championships (’03-’07). He then went on to Loyola University College of Law and obtained his J.D. in 2011. Immediately following Law School, Mr. McGregor began practicing law at an insurance defense firm.

Mr. McGregor joined Burgos and Associates in 2014. His current practice focuses on three areas of law:

  • Representing plaintiffs who have sustained personal injuries;

  • Criminal Defense; and

  • Representing plaintiffs in insurance claims for property damage(s) to their homes or businesses as a result of things like hurricanes and hailstorms.

Mr. McGregor is licensed to practice in all Louisiana State and Federal courts.

Mr. McGregor has been named a “Rising Star” by Louisiana Super Lawyers every year since 2014.

Mr. McGregor is a member of Jesuit High School’s 2003 class and remains active in the alumni association. He is also an active member in the Irish Channel Marching Club, Krewe of Carrollton, and St. Catherine of Seina Men’s Club. Additionally, he has been a New Orleans Saints season ticket holder since 2000 and his family has had season tickets since John Gilliam returned the inaugural kickoff at Tulane Stadium in 1967.

Mr. McGregor lives in Metairie with his wife and son. Additionally, he and his wife are the founders of WiBoGiving, which is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Child Life Department at Ochsner Children’s in memory of their son Everett Mark “WiBo” McGregor. More information can be found at www.WiBoGiving.org. 

William Penton, III

Mr. Penton is a 2011 graduate of LSU Law School. Prior to going to law school, he obtained his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University.

From the time he started practicing law, Mr. Penton has always focused on helping clients find a solution to their problems.

Mr. Penton has taken cases to trial in courtrooms across southern Louisiana and is always willing to fight for his clients through trial and into the appellate courts whenever necessary. Whether it’s a car wreck, work accident, immigration issue, domestic dispute, succession, or business dispute, Mr. Penton puts his full effort into finding justice for his clients.

In addition to his native English, Mr. Penton also speaks Italian and Spanish which puts him in a unique position to help a broad array of clients.

Leila Bonilla

Ms. Bonilla’s legal career began over 20 years ago as a legal assistant and worked for several years as a paralegal with Burgos & Associates. She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2016. She is a first-generation college and law school graduate who worked her way through law school while raising two young children. Ms. Bonilla was born in New York to Dominican parents and is a longtime resident of New Orleans. She is fluent in Spanish and is proud to be able to provide legal services to Spanish speaking clients.

Ms. Bonilla handles a variety of legal matters and takes a non-traditional approach to client representation. She is dedicated to helping clients from all walks of life and strives to provide exemplary legal advice with efficient solutions to their legal needs.

During her spare time, Ms. Bonilla enjoys spending time with her family and their gigantic boxer.

N. Blake Peters

Growing up in Baton Rouge, he always knew that he would attend LSU for college. As a little boy, he began going to LSU football tailgates and games, and knew that Louisiana was home. After receiving his undergraduate degree – and attending nearly every home football game while at LSU – he ventured to New Orleans to attend Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Mr. Peters received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola in 2012. While in law school, he was a member of the Trial Advocacy Program and competed in numerous national mock trial competitions around the country. Mr. Peters was also a Rule XX student practitioner with Loyola’s Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic. Under the supervision of a licensed criminal defense attorney, he defended numerous criminal defendants in Orleans Criminal District Court and Juvenile Court. Being in the courtroom at this early stage ignited his passion for litigation and courtroom advocacy.

After passing the bar in 2013, Mr. Peters immediately began his professional career at the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office. Within six months, he was assigned to the Felony Trials Division, where he vigorously defended the rights of victims and held those who violated them accountable under the law. In 2015, Mr. Peters made a professional choice to move to the St. Tammany Parish District Attorney’s Office in Covington. There he continued his journey of being a devoted public servant while protecting the various and vast communities located on the Northshore. During his nearly eleven years as a prosecutor, Mr. Peters prosecuted thousands of cases, and participated in over 40 criminal jury trials including trials with charges of murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, home and vehicle burglary, and other violent crimes.

In April of 2024, after over a decade of being a public servant in two different District Attorney’s offices, Mr. Peters made the professional choice to enter the private sector and joined Burgos & Associates. He now uses his experience and skills in both litigation and courtroom advocacy to zealously represent clients across Louisiana in personal injury claims, contract and business disputes, and other general litigation matters.