Beau Sagona is a member of The Derbes Law Firm, LLC in Metairie, Louisiana, and is board-certified as an Estate Planning and Administration Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. A significant portion of his practice involves assisting his clients as well as other attorneys with the valuation and division of retirement benefits, including drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and court orders dividing government retirement benefits, such as state, federal and military. He has testified in court as an expert on retirement plan issues and served as special master or court-appointed expert in cases involving retirement plan issues.

Beau obtained a B.S. in finance from L.S.U. in 1987 with a concentration in risk and insurance. He obtained his law degree from L.S.U. in 1990 and has been in private practice since then. He currently serves as a hearing committee chair for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. He previously served as chair of the Louisiana Supreme Court MCLE Committee and as president of the Jefferson Bar Association. He is also a volunteer with The Pro Bono Project.

Beau is married to the former Gretchen Ann Grieshaber, with whom he has two sons, Daniel and Thomas.