United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. One Houston Center 1221 McKinney, Suite 4400 Houston, TX 77010 Telephone: (713) 308-0105 Facsimile: (713) 652-5152 E-mail: [email protected] ELIZABETH A. ALSTON Alston Law Firm, LLC Elizabeth Alston practices exclusively in the areas of legal and judicial ethics and discipline, where she serves as a counselor, litigator, and expert witness. She was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to the Committee on Professional Responsibility and the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, where she served as chair from 1991-1992. She is currently a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline and the ABA Center for RAYMOND P. AUGUSTIN, JR. Professional Responsibility. She is a former Director Nationwide Trial Division and long-time member of the Association of Law Office of Raymond P. Augustin, Jr. Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and has served Raymond P. Augustin, Jr. is the Managing Trial as a member of the American Bar Association’s Attorney for Nationwide Trial Division in Metairie, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Louisiana. He has represented the policyholders of Responsibility (2004 - 2007). the Nationwide Insurance Company Enterprise in 322 West 26th Avenue commercial lines and personal lines litigation Covington, LA 70433 including automobile, premises, products liability and Telephone: (985) 809-6779 worker’s compensation cases for more than 20 years Toll Free: (877) 809-6779 of his 30 years of practice. Mr. Augustin serves as Facsimile: (985) 809-6739 Treasurer for the LSBA Minority Involvement E-mail: [email protected] Section and is a graduate of Loyola University School of Law. 3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 800 Metairie, LA 70002-3733 Telephone: (504) 837-9107, Ext. 15 Facsimile: (504) 837-4933 E-mail: [email protected]
MARRICK ARMSTRONG Adams and Reese, LLP Marrick Armstrong defends companies involved in toxic tort, products liability, pharmaceutical class action, maritime injury, and premises liability cases as a member of Adams and Reese LLP’s Litigation Section. Marrick also represents client in EMILE A. BAGNERIS, III Government Relations matters. Marrick graduated Ungarino & Eckert, LLC with a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School Emile Bagneris is a senior partner with the firm of Law in 2001. He earned his Bachelor of Business Ungarino & Eckert, LLC. He received a Bachelor Administration in Business Law from the University of Science Degree in Business Administration and of Wisconsin-Whitewater in August 1996. Marrick his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of New is admitted to practice in the States of Louisiana, Orleans. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar California and Texas, as well as the United States Association in 1993, and is also admitted to practice Supreme Court, United States Fifth Circuit Court of in all Louisiana Federal Courts. He is a former Appeals, United States District Court for the Eastern, Orleans Parish Assistant District Attorney. His Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the current practice is concentrated in general liability, medical malpractice, products liability, environmental litigation, professional liability and auto/ transportation litigation in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. He has tried in excess of 60 jury trials and 200 judge trials in Orleans Parish. He is a life long resident of New Orleans with significant knowledge of the venue, judges and jurors before which he practices. Emile is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. DANIKA A. BENJAMIN He is a member of the board of directors for the Law Office of Darrel D. Ryland, APLC Community Volunteers Association. Danika A. Benjamin is an Associate at the Law 3850 North Causeway Boulevard Office of Darrel D. Ryland, APLC in Marksville, Lakeway Two, Suite 1280 Louisiana. Her primary areas of practice include Metairie, LA 70002 personal injury, family law, wills and successions, Telephone: (504) 836-7552 and worker’s compensation. She is a summa cum Facsimile: (504) 836-7566 laudegraduateofGramblingStateUniversitywhere E-mail: [email protected] she received a B.A. in English with a minor in French. She received her J.D./B.C.L. from Louisiana State University Law Center and is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts. 115 West Mark Street Post Office Drawer 1469 Marksville, LA 71351 Telephone: (318) 253-5961 Facsimile: (318) 253-5599 E-mail: [email protected]
JENNIFER BORUM BECHET Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC Jennifer Borum Bechet is Special Counsel to Stone Pigman where she practices commercial and insurance litigation. She is admitted to the Bars of Louisiana, New York, District of Columbia, Texas and Virginia. Jennifer earned her Juris Doctorate from Harvard University in 1990 and was an editor of Harvard Law Review. She was Valedictorian of Hampton University's 1987 graduating class. KIM M. BOYLE Jennifer previously served as Assistant United States Phelps Dunbar, LLP Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Kim M. Boyle is a partner with the New Orleans practiced civil and criminal law in New York and office of Phelps, Dunbar, LLP. Her primary areas of Virginia. She is a member of LSBA's Rules of practice include labor and employment, including Professional Conduct and Public Information Title VII matters, as well as commercial and general Committees litigation. She is a graduate of Princeton University 546 Carondelet Street and the University of Virginia School of Law, and New Orleans, LA 70130-3588 was formerly an Assistant Professor at Loyola Telephone: (504) 593-0889 University Law School, as well as Judge Pro Facsimile: (504) 596-0889 Tempore at Civil District Court for the Parish of E-mail: [email protected] Orleans. Ms. Boyle currently serves as Treasurer of the Louisiana State Bar Association and is a past president of the New Orleans Bar Association. One Canal Place 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 New Orleans, LA 70130-6534 Telephone: (504) 679-5790 Facsimile: (504) 568-9130 E-mail: [email protected] No Picture Available the United States Small Business Administration in SHARON BRIDGES Fort Worth, Texas. Dominique began her legal Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Nadine Sharon Bridges is a Partner at Brunini, Grantham, Ramsey, Orleans Parish Civil District Court and also Grower & Hewes in Jackson, Mississippi. She spent time as an Associate with the Galloway practices in the areas of labor and employment, Johnson law firm. She is a native New Orleanian product liability, healthcare law and commercial who received her J.D. from Loyola University and litigation representing national and local her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of New Orleans. corporations. Attorney Bridges draws her litigation th expertise from experiences as in-house counsel and a 201 St. Charles Avenue, 26 Floor former plaintiff’s attorney. She served as Associate New Orleans, LA 70170 General Counsel for Tulane University Medical Telephone: (504) 533-2122 Center. A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Attorney Facsimile: (504) 533-5636 Bridges received a Bachelor of Science Degree in E-mail: [email protected] Nursing, with Honors, from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. Attorney Bridges is a leader both in her community and within the legal profession. She currently serves as Vice President for the National Bar Association; Immediate Past Chair of the National Bar Association Healthcare Law Section; Advisory Board for the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section; Executive Board for the Mississippi Board of Nursing Foundation and Advisory Board for the HATTIE BROUSSARD National Association of Women Lawyers. Attorney Supervisory Field Counsel Bridges is a member of the American Bar Transportation Security Administration Association, Mississippi Bar Association, Louisiana Hattie M. Broussard serves as the Supervisory Field Bar Association and ABA Women in Product Counsel for the Transportation Security Liability Section. In 2007, Attorney Bridges was Administration, United States Department of named Mississippi Woman Lawyer of the Year by Homeland Security in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the MS Women Lawyers Association and the Top 50 that capacity, she is responsible for all legal services Women in Business by the MS Business Journal. to Federal Security Directors and their staffs at She is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and federalized airports in Louisiana, Alabama, and Louisiana. Mississippi. Her primary areas of practice include Post Office Box 119 employment law, criminal and civil enforcement in Jackson, MS 39205 aviation transportation, operations law, information Telephone: (601) 973-8736 law and ethics. Ms. Broussard has been a federal Facsimile: (601) 960-6902 attorney for over 30 years. From October 1994 to E-mail: [email protected] June 2002, she served as the Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She was the first African American to serve in that capacity. Prior to her service with the U.S. Department of Justice, she was an attorney for thirteen (13) years with the U.S. Customs Service in New Orleans. She served as the Customs Regional Counsel from 1988 to 1994 and was responsible for all legal services for Customs offices in the Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee. She began her federal career as an Estate DOMINIQUE R. BRIGHT-WHEELER and Gift Tax Attorney with the Internal Revenue Capital One Legal Department Service. Ms. Broussard received her Juris Doctorate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel degree from Tulane University School of Law, where Dominique Bright-Wheeler currently serves as in- she served on the Moot Court and graduated in the house counsel for Capital One, N.A., where her top 15 per cent of her class. She is a member of the responsibilities include representing the Special Louisiana State Bar Association, Minority Assets commercial banking segment. Prior to joining Involvement Section and the New Orleans Bar Capital One, Dominique was a Senior Attorney with Association. 120 Mallard Street, Suite 200 Nannette V. Jolivette Brown is a Partner with Chaffe St. Rose, LA 70087 McCall, LLP, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she Telephone: (504) 472-9370 (MSY-O) has a diverse legal practice representing individuals Telephone: (225) 354-2883 (BTR-O) and a variety of business and commercial interests in Facsimile: (504) 712-2763 (MSY-Fax) litigation as well as in transactional matters and for E-mail: [email protected] more than 20 years she has represented clients before local, state and federal agencies on energy and environmental regulatory matters. She speaks and writes on energy and environmental issues and on mediation and negotiation strategies and techniques. 2300 Energy Centre 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163-2300 Telephone: (504) 585-7000 Facsimile: (504) 585-7075 E-mail: [email protected] JASON R. BROWN Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D’Armond, McCowan & Jarman, LLP Jason R. Brown is an associate attorney in the Baton Rouge office of Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, LLP. He practices in the State and Local Tax and Business and Corporate practice groups. Jason's practice focuses primarily on taxpayer advocacy and tax controversy matters at the state and local levels. He represents clients in matters involving each of the taxes administered or LACRECIA G. CADE assessed by Louisiana's state and local taxing Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, authorities and at each stage of the taxing process. Blossman and Areaux, LLC Jason has experience representing taxpayers before Lacrecia G. Cade is a senior associate at the law firm the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals; the Louisiana of Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Tax Commission; and Louisiana's state courts. Blossman and Areaux, LLC. Ms. Cade primarily Jason also represents clients in a wide variety of engages in commercial litigation representing business transactions, including mergers and commercial insurance policyholders in insurance acquisitions; corporate reorganizations; and other coverage litigation. Ms. Cade also practices general corporate matters, including corporate employment law providing counsel to employers on governance. Jason received his B.A. from Southern employee policies and in defending litigation related University and A&M College in 1998; and his Juris to employment discrimination, restrictive covenants Doctor from Southern University Law Center in and wage and hour matters. Ms. Cade is the 2001. Programs Chair for the Association of Women Post Office Box 3513 Attorneys, active with the Louisiana State Bar Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3513 Diversity Council, and an inaugural member of the Telephone: (225) 389-3733 Louisiana Black Women Attorneys Association. Facsimile: (225) 215-4026 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3100 E-mail: [email protected] New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: (504) 585-3882 Facsimile: (504) 585-3801 E-mail: [email protected]
NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN Chaffe McCall, LLP She has served on the Louisiana State Bar Journal Editorial Board, served as President of the Committee of 21, is a former board member of the New Orleans Council on Aging: and a former member of Loyola University's Alumni Board; and a former board member of the Carrollton Hollygrove Senior Citizen's Center. 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 200A PRESTON J. CASTILLE, JR. New Orleans, LA 70112 Taylor Porter Law Firm Telephone: (504) 592-9200 Preston J. Castille, Jr. graduated from Southern Facsimile: (504) 558-9342 University in 1990 where he was a member of the E-mail: [email protected] Louisiana Board of Regents and president of the Student Government Association. He received his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University in 1994 where he was a member of the Tulane Moot Court Board, the Tulane National Environmental Law Moot Court Team and The Order of Barristers. He is an Adjunct Law Professor at Louisiana State University and Southern University. He was appointed Judge Pro Tempore in 2009 and continues to serve as an ad hoc judge. He is an active member of the Baton Rouge Bar Association and currently serves as President I. J. CLARK Elect. He served on the Board of Governors of the City of New Orleans Law Department Louisiana State Bar Association, and is currently a I. J. Clark is an Assistant City Attorney with the City member of the House of Delegates. He has served as of New Orleans Law Department. Assigned to the President and Foundation Chairman of the Louis A. Transactions Unit, she is the Law Department’s Martinet Legal Society. representative in the Project Delivery Unit (PDU). Post Office Box 2471 Primary areas of practice include municipal law with Baton Rouge, LA 70821 an emphasis on procurement/public bid law, disaster Telephone: (225) 381-0217 recovery contracting and construction matters. Other Facsimile: (225) 386-8049 office responsibilities include serving as the Legal E-mail: [email protected] Internship Program Coordinator and assisting with the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programming. 1300 Perdido Street, Suite 5E03 No Picture Available New Orleans, LA 70112 Judge Tiffany Gautier Chase Telephone: (504) 658-9817 Orleans Parish Civil District Court Facsimile: (504) 658.4902 Tiffany Gautier Chase was elected to the bench of the E-mail: [email protected] Orleans Parish Civil District Court in a special election on Sunday, May 5, 2007. Judge Chase is a native of New Orleans. She graduated from McDonough #35 Senior High School and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Loyola University and her Juris Doctorate from the Loyola University School of Law. Her legal career began as a law clerk at the Louisiana Supreme Court. She had the honor of serving as staff attorney and then as a research attorney to the Honorable Chet D. Traylor. She spent several years as an associate in the law firm LINDA PEREZ CLARK of Martzell and Bickford. Judge Chase has also Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D’Armond, McCowan served as the presenter at several continuing legal & Jarman, LLP education programs for both lawyers and judges. In Linda Perez Clark is a partner in the Baton Rouge addition to her legal accomplishment, Judge Chase is office of Kean Miller. She practices in the business, also actively involved in community and legal corporate and real estate group and represents clients activities. Specifically, she is a member of the in corporate formation, asset, stock and real estate American Bar Association, Louisiana Sate Bar acquisitions and sales and commercial lending Association, and the New Orleans Bar Association. transactions. Linda earned her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Tulane University and her Bachelor of graduate of Louisiana State University Paul M. Arts, magna cum laude, from Louisiana Tech Hebert Law School. She currently serves as a University. Linda is the coordinator for the Kean member and officer of many community boards, Miller Connection, which is a 2-day law school Louisiana State Bar Association Committees and preparatory program for minority college students. Baton Rouge Bar Association Committees, including She was also named one of the 2008 Influential chairing the 2010 Membership Committee for the WomeninBusiness. latter organization. Post Office 3513 1111 S. Foster Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Quad One, Suite C Telephone: (225) 387-0999 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Facsimile: (225) 388-9133 Telephone: (225) 923-3462 E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: (800) 960-5297 Facsimile: (225) 923-0315 E-mail: [email protected]
TOKESHA COLLINS Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D’Armond, McCowan & Jarman, LLP MICHELLE CRAIG Tokesha Collins is an associate in the Baton Rouge Adams and Reese, LLP office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2009 Michelle Craig is an attorney with Adams and Reese, and practices in the environmental law group. Her LLP in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a labor and practice involves most aspects of environmental employment litigator and counselor whose practice regulatory law, including permitting, compliance, includes proactive management and human resources enforcement and transactional issues, as well as guidance and counseling. Ms. Craig earned her environmental litigation matters. Ms. Collins earned Bachelor of Arts degree from the Louisiana Scholar’s her Juris Doctorate, with a concentration in College of Northwestern State University in Environmental Law, from the University of Maryland Natchitoches, LA in 1999. Ms. Craig earned her School of Law in 2008. Juris Doctorate and Bachelors of Civil Law degree in Post Office Box 3513 2002 from Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA 70821 State University. She is a member of the Bars in Telephone: (225) 387-0999 Texas and Louisiana. Facsimile: (225) 388-9133 701 Poydras, Suite 4500 E-mail: [email protected] New Orleans, LA 70139 Telephone: (504) 585-0441 Facsimile: (504) 586-7929 E-mail: [email protected]
CARLA S. COURTNEY-HARRIS Hammonds & Sills Carla S. Courtney-Harris is a partner with the Baton Rouge office of Hammonds & Sills. She has DANIEL E. DAVILLIER represented diverse defendants in varied insurance Davillier Law Group, LLC matters for over 13 years. Her primary areas of Daniel is the founder of Davillier Law Group, LLC. practice include Insurance Defense, Education Law Prior to founding his new firm, Daniel was a partner and Workers' Compensation Defense. She is a with Phelps Dunbar, LLP, where he practiced for over thirteen (13) years. He practices in the areas of commercial finance, commercial real estate, general malpractice, corporate, banking, church, and business, local governmental relations, and gaming. commercial litigation; licensed to practice in LA and Daniel represents real estate developers in connection Federal Courts; cum laude graduate of Southern with major projects in New Orleans. Daniel has University Law School with an undergraduate degree represented a major automobile manufacturer in from LSU; 2007 Board Chair- LA Attorney connection with a variety of complex commercial Disciplinary Board & LADB Board/Committee transactions, and businesses, including franchises, in 1996-2007; licensed Louisiana State Bar Association a broad range of non-litigation matters, including 1985; Chairperson - Minority Involvement Section finance transactions, real estate transactions, general LSBA 1995 to 1998; 1992 to 1994 Board Chair- LA contract issues and regulatory matters. He also Center for Legal and Civic Education. represents entities involved in land based gaming, One Lakeway Center riverboat gaming and video gaming in Louisiana. In 3900 Causeway Boulevard, Suite 1470 connection with the film industry in Louisiana, Metairie, LA 70002 Daniel represents financial institutions and Telephone: (504) 830-3990 production companies in connection with film E-mail: [email protected] finance, tax credit, and other related matters. Daniel represents a number of professional athletes in the NBA and the NFL in connection with various commercial transactions throughout the United States. 1010 Common Street, Suite 2510 New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 582-6998 Facsimile: (504) 582-6985 E-mail: [email protected] LAUREN DELERY Adams and Reese, LLP Lauren Delery is an associate with New Orleans office of Adams and Reese, LLP. Her civil defense practice includes general litigation, complex litigation, and appellate advocacy. She is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts. She is a 2007 graduate of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. One Shell Square ALLEN V. DAVIS 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel New Orleans, LA 70139 & Welch, PC Telephone: (504) 585-0306 - Direct Allen V. Davis is an associate with the Covington Telephone: (504) 581-3234 - Main office of McCranie Sistrunk. He represents E-Facsimile: (504) 586-7981 defendants in general civil litigation. His primary Facsimile: (504) 566-0210 areas of practice are automotive and products Email: [email protected] liability. He is a 2005 graduate of Southern University Law Center. 195 Greenbriar Boulevard, Suite 200 Covington, LA 70433 Telephone: (985) 831-0946 Facsimile: (985) 809-9677 E-mail: [email protected]
No Pitcutre Available WANDA ANDERSON DAVIS ENDYA EAMES DELPIT Leefe, Gibbs, Sullivan, Dupre' and Aldous, LLC Exxon Mobil Corporation, Law Department Wanda Anderson Davis is a partner with the Metairie Endya Eames Delpit joined Exxon Mobil firm of Leefe, Gibbs, Sullivan, Dupr and Aldous, Corporation in February 2009. She is currently L.L.C. She is a trial attorney representing plaintiffs serving as counsel in the Upstream Section of the and defendants in personal injury, labor, medical Law Department and handles oil and gas production law issues related to facilities in Wyoming, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. She graduated magna cum Diggs-Miller is a member of the American Bar laude in 1995 from Southern University Law Center, Association, National Bar Association and Louisiana where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. State Bar Association. Additionally, she was a Before joining ExxonMobil, she was a shareholder at member of Loyola University Law Review from Liskow & Lewis, where she handled a variety of 1996-1998, Member of Loyola Univ. Moot Court, business and litigation matters. Endya also served as 1996-1998 and a Casenote/Index Editor from 1997- Senior Counsel in the litigation group at Entergy for 1998. five years. 639 Loyola Avenue, 26th Floor 800 Bell Street - CORP-EMB-1729F New Orleans, LA 70113 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: (504) 576-5334 Telephone: (713) 656-6137 Facsimile: (504) 576-4150 Facsimile: (713) 656-6123 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
ANDERSON O. DOTSON, III ISIDRO REN DeROJAS City Prosecutor, City of Baton Rouge McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel Dotson Law Firm, LLC & Welch, PC Anderson O. “Andy” Dotson III received his Juris Mr. DeRojas is a native of Cuba. He is a 1987 Doctorate, magna cum laude, from the Southern graduate of Loyola School of Law. His practice areas University Law Center in 2000. He was admitted to include premises liability, automobile liability, and practice in 2000 before all state and federal courts in insurance defense. He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Louisiana State courts, the U. S. District Court for the Appeals. Mr. Dotson, who was previously associated Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, the U. S. with the law firm of Phelps Dunbar, LLP from 2000- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U. S. 2009, is currently a City Prosecutor for the City of SupremeCourt.Mr.DeRojasservesassecretaryof Baton Rouge and maintains a private practice with the Hispanic Lawyer Association of Louisiana. the Dotson Firm, LLC. His private practice is 3445 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 800 primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, tort Metairie, LA 70002 litigation, insurance coverage/defense, and plaintiff Telephone: (504) 846-8433 personal injury. Facsimile: (504) 831-2492 Post Office Box 4123 E-mail: [email protected] Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Telephone: (225) 284-3324 Facsimile: (225) 757-9026 E-mail: [email protected]
SANDRA DIGGS-MILLER Entergy Sandra Diggs-Miller is the Senior Counsel - Litigation South for Entergy. Prior to joining DANA M. DOUGLAS Entergy in 2000 she worked as an associate with Liskow & Lewis, APLC Stone, Pigman. Ms. Diggs-Miller is a graduate of Dana M. Douglas is a shareholder with the New Radford University and received her Juris Doctorate Orleans office of Liskow & Lewis. Her primary from Loyola University School of Law in 1998. Ms. areas of practice include commercial litigation, energy and intellectual property litigation. She is a by Martindale and has received awards for her graduate of Miami University (Ohio) and Loyola professionalism and service. Law School 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 5100 One Shell Square New Orleans, LA 70170 701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000 Telephone: (504) 582-8168 New Orleans, LA 70139 Facsimile: (504) 589-8168 Telephone: (504) 556-4097 E-mail: [email protected] Facsimile: (504) 556-4108 E-mail: [email protected]
JONIQUE MARTIN HALL Kuchler, Polk, Schell, Weiner & Richeson, LLC DANIEL R. ESTRADA Jonique Martin Hall is an associate with Kuchler Maginnis & Hurley, APLC Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC. She practices Mr. Estrada is an associate attorney with the law firm in the areas of Toxic Tort Litigation, Commercial of Maginnis & Hurley where he practices primarily Litigation, Products Liability, Premises Liability and in insurance defense. He has represented foreign and General Civil Litigation. Mrs. Hall received her domestic corporations and insurers in areas ranging undergraduate degree from Louisiana State from maritime personal injury and property damage, University in 1998, majoring in Sociology. In 2002, automobile casualty, premises liability and she received her law degree, cum laude,from construction defect litigation. He attended Louisiana Southern University Law Center. State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he 1615 Poydras Street, Suite 1300 earned his Bachelor of Arts in History and Louisiana New Orleans, LA 70112 State University Law School where he earned a Juris Telephone: (504) 592-069 - Main Doctor in 1999. Telephone: (504) 378-7267 - Direct One Canal Place Facsimile: (504) 592-0697 365 Canal Street, Suite 2750 [email protected] New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 524-5353 Facsimile: (504) 524-5403 E-mail: [email protected]
BOBBY MARZINE HARGES Loyola University New Orleans Mr.HargesistheAdamsandReeseDistinguished Professor of Law II at Loyola University. He is a JANICE MARTIN FOSTER graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr re & Law and Harvard Law School. Professor Harges Den gre, LLP teaches Mediation and Arbitration, Evidence, and Janice Foster has practiced law for more than 30 Criminal Procedure. He is also an experienced years and focuses predominantly on estate planning mediator, arbitrator, special master, and attorney- and estate administration. In 2007, New Orleans City chair of medical review panels. Professor Harges is Business honored Ms. Foster as a member of its 3rd the former Chair of the New Orleans Bar Association annual class of 50 Leadership in Law honorees. She ADR Committee, past Chair and member of the is a graduate of Tulane University Law School and LSBA ADR Section and past Co-Chair of the Chestnut Hill College. She is AV Peer-Review rated Mississippi Bar ADR Committee and current member of the Mississippi Bar ADR Section. 7214 St. Charles Avenue Lake Charles, LA 70601 New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: (337) 437-3400 Telephone: (504) 861-5666 Facsimile: (337) 437-1927 Facsimile: (504) 861-5404 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
BRIAN A. JACKSON LESLI D. HARRIS Liskow & Lewis, APLC Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC Mr. Jackson joined Liskow & Lewis in 2002 as a Lesli D. Harris is an associate of the firm. She shareholder practicing in the firm's business litigation focuses her practice on intellectual property law, and white-collar crime sections. He formerly served employment law and class action defense and as United States Attorney for the Middle District of commercial litigation. Ms. Harris received her LL.M Louisiana. Jackson has also served as an Associate in intellectual property law from New York Deputy Attorney General for the U.S. Department of University in 2008. She obtained her law degree, Justice and as First Assistant United States Attorney cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law in for the Middle District of Louisiana. As United 2001 and her undergraduate degree from the States Attorney, he directed all federal criminal University of Virginia in 1997. Ms. Harris Chairs the prosecutions and civil litigation for the United States New Orleans Bar Association's Entertainment Law in the Middle District of Louisiana. Jackson received Committee, is a member of the Tulane Inn of Court a bachelor's degree from Xavier University in 1982 and Board Member of AIDSLAW. She is admitted and a law degree from Southern University in 1985, to the Louisiana and New York bars. where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Southern 546 Carondelet Street University Law Review. He also holds a master of New Orleans, LA 70130 laws degree from Georgetown University Law Telephone: (504) 593-0938 Center. Facsimile: (504) 581-3661 One Shell Square E-mail: [email protected] 701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000 New Orleans, LA 70139 Telephone: (504) 299-6121 Facsimile: (504) 556-4108 E-mail: [email protected]
TARA E. BELL HAWKINS Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office Assistant District Attorney Tara Hawkins is a Felony Prosecutor for the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office. Her prior CHAUNTIS JENKINS professional experience includes service as the Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, LLP Administrative General Counsel for Chief Judge Chauntis T. Jenkins is a partner at Porteous, Hainkel Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux of the Louisiana Third & Johnson, LLP and practices in the firm’s New Circuit Court of Appeal for four years. She has Orleans office. Since joining Porteous in 2001, she practiced in the areas of general business litigation, has developed an extensive litigation practice, with toxic torts, and maritime personal injury. Hawkins is an emphasis in coverage disputes, bad faith, first a 1997 graduate of Tulane University School of Law. party, third party, special investigation claims, and 1020 Ryan Street hurricane related claims involving automobile, Post Office Box 3206 [70602] homeowner and commercial insurance policies and general corporate/business litigation in state and federal court. She is a former law clerk to the Honorable Lloyd J. Medley of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. In 2008, she was one of the recipients of the New Orleans City Business ‘Leadership in Law’ award. 704 Carondelet Street New Orleans, LA 70130 DANATUS N. KING Telephone: (504) 581-3838 Danatus N. King & Associates Facsimile: (504) 581-4069 Danatus King is married with six children. Danatus E-mail: [email protected] received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Pre-law from the University of New Orleans. He graduated, receiving his J.D. with honors from Tulane Law. He is the principal of Danatus N. King & Associates and a member of the LSBA Practice Assistance Improvement Committee. He attends The Church of God Almighty and is the Messenger and host of The Messenger television program. He is President of New Orleans Branch NAACP and former Scoutmaster of Troop 185. 2475 Canal Street, Suite 308 JUSTICE BERNETE JOSHUA JOHNSON New Orleans, LA 70119 Associate Justice Louisiana Supreme Court Telephone: (504) 821-3221 Justice Johnson was elected Associate Justice of the Facsimile: (504) 821-3131 Louisiana Supreme Court in 1994 and was re-elected E-mail: [email protected] without opposition in 2000. She was the first woman elected to the Civil District Court in New Orleans. Justice Johnson attended public schools and graduated as valedictorian at Walter L. Cohen High School. Elected to the Civil District Court in 1984, she was reelected without opposition in 1990 and elected Chief Judge by her colleagues in 1994. Justice Johnson attended Spellman College in Atlanta on an academic scholarship, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. One of the first African- American women to attend the Law School at JUDGE ROSEMARY LEDET Louisiana State University, she received her Juris Orleans Parish Civil District Court Doctorate degree in 1969. Justice Johnson is the Civil District Court, Division "B" recipient of numerous awards, she received the 2010 Rose Ledet was elected Judge of Division “B” of Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Orleans Parish Civil District Court in October, 1999. Association’s Commission on Racial and Ethnic A native New Orleanian, Judge Ledet, graduated Diversity in the Profession, and in 1998 the American from St. Mary’s Academy in 1975. She attended Bar Association’s Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Loyola University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts of Achievement Award. In 2009, she was the degree in Communications in 1979. A 1985 graduate recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Jurist Award of Loyola Law School, Judge Ledet received the presented by the Louisiana Bar Foundation, and the outstanding student award from the Loyola Law Louisiana Bar Association President’s Award for Clinic. Judge Ledet is a member and serves on the Exceptional Service as co-chair of the Task Force on board of several professional and civic associations. Diversity in the Profession. She was presented with Since serving as judge, Ms. Ledet has participated as the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society President’s a speaker in various continuing legal education Award in 1997 and 2008. In 1996, Justice Johnson’s seminars. portrait was unveiled, and she was inducted into the 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 308 LSU Law Center Hall of Fame. New Orleans, LA 70112 400 Royal Street Telephone: (504) 592-9204 New Orleans, LA 70130 Facsimile: (504) 522-3552 Telephone: (504) 310-2300 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] EDLA) and practiced in the area of commercial litigation with several large law firms. 601 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 619-0129 Facsimile: (504) 566-0930 E-mail: [email protected]
WAYNE J. LEE Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC Wayne J. Lee is a member of the firm, chairs the Commercial Litigation practice group and is a member of the firm's Management Committee. He balances his active litigation practice with work for professional and community involvement. Lee is a past president of the LSBA and has held numerous positions within the association. He holds positions and memberships with numerous organizations LUIS A. LEITZELAR including the Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr re & Ltd., American College of Trial Lawyers, A.P. Den gre, LLP Tureaud Inn of Court, Tulane University Inn of A partner with the Baton Rouge Office of Jones Court, and Louis A. Martinet Society. Lee received Walker, Mr. Leitzelar has represented plaintiffs and his undergraduate degree from Tulane University in defendants in complex commercial litigation for over 1971 and his Juris Doctorate from Tulane Law 18 years. His primary areas of practice include School in 1974. environmental, products liability and toxic tort. He is 546 Carondelet Street a cum laude graduate of Tulane Law School. New Orleans, LA 70130 Currently he serves as Chair of the Minority Telephone: (504) 593-0814 Involvement Section of the Louisiana State Bar Facsimile: (504) 596-0951 Association. He regularly defends petro-chemical E-mail: [email protected] industry clients in toxic tort and commercial litigation, and advises on issues related to environmental regulatory compliance, insurance coverage and jurisdiction. 8555 United Plaza Blvd, 5th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Telephone: (225) 248-2136 Facsimile: (225) 248-3036 E-mail: [email protected]
KELLY MCNEIL LEGIER Louisiana State Bar Association Kelly Legier serves as the Director of Member Outreach and Diversity for the LSBA. Kelly is responsible for outreach efforts, with specific emphasis on diversity initiatives and local bar relationships. She is a past president of the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., serves on the board of directors for the Federal Bar Association and Loyola HEATHER LONIAN College of Law Alumni Association as well as the Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC Loyola Visiting Committee and the St. Thomas More Heather Lonian is an associate at Stone Pigman Inn of Court executive committee. Ms. Legier where she practices complex commercial litigation, received her Juris Doctorate (cum laude) and insurance litigation, and housing litigation. She is Bachelor of Arts Degree (magna cum laude) from admitted to the Bar of Louisiana. She earned her J.D. Loyola University. Previously, she clerked for Judge from Harvard University in 2005 and was a General Carl Stewart (U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals) Editor for the BlackLetter Law Journal. She and Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle (U.S. District Court, graduated from Yale University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. 1100 Poydras Street, 30th Floor New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: (504) 593-0951 Facsimile: (504) 596-0951 E-mail: [email protected]
JENNIFER MEDLEY Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, LLP Jennifer Medley is an attorney at Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, LLP. Her practice areas include general risk litigation for plaintiffs and corporate and government defendants. Jennifer is in the process to become certified in the JUDY PERRY MARTINEZ procurement and management of major commercial Northrop Grumman Corporation and federal government contracts by the spring of Judy Perry Martinez, Assistant General Counsel, 2010. She received her law degree from Southern Northrop Grumman Corporation. Formerly a partner University Law Center and undergraduate degree in the New Orleans law firm of Simon, Peragine, from Xavier University of Louisiana. She is on the Smith & Redfearn, LLP where for 21 years she was a Board of Directors of the City's Municipal Yacht commercial litigator. She also was a member of her Harbor Management Corporation. She is an active firm’s governing committee. Ms. Martinez has been member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, active in the LSBA having served as one of the first where she serves on the Diversity Committee, is a co-chairs of its Committee on Minority Involvement. member of the Bar Association's House of She currently serves as one of two ABA Delegates and is the legislative chair of the Representatives to the United Nations and has served minority involvement section of the state bar on the ABA Council of the ABA Center on association. She is a member of the Louisiana Diversity. Association for Justice, the Federal Bar 5100 River Road Association, Thomas More Inn of Court, American Avondale, LA 70094 Bar Association, and the National Bar Association. Telephone: (504) 654-3287 She is an elected member of the Orleans Parish Facsimile: (504) 654-5432 Democratic Executive Committee, a fellow of the E-mail: [email protected] Loyola Institute of Politics and former Commissioner of the Kenilworth Improvement District. 3500 North Hullen Street Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Telephone: (504) 456-8600 Facsimile: (504) 456-8624 E-mail: [email protected]
APRIL A. McQUILLAR Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP April McQuillar is a partner practicing primarily in the areas of insurance defense, products liability, and toxic torts. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Loyola Law School in New Orleans. 1100 Poydras Street, 30th Floor New Orleans, LA 70163 ALLEN C. MILLER Telephone: (504) 569-2030 Phelps Dunbar, LLP Facsimile: (504) 569-2999 Allen is a partner in the commercial litigation E-mail: [email protected] regional practice group in the New Orleans office. Allen concentrates his practice in the areas of business torts, banking and lender liability, class actions, construction litigation and contracts, civil RICO, professional liability, and a wide variety of other corporate litigation matters. Education: Southern University, J.D., cum laude, 1999; Southern University Law Review; Moot Court Board Member Xavier University, B.A., 1995Member: Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Louisiana State Bar Association, Minority Involvement Section; New Orleans Bar Association; Martinet Legal Society; International Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense KIANA M. MITCHELL Counsel; Millennium Leadership Institute; Loyola Mitchell & Associates, APLC University Institute of Politics, Alumni; Metropolitan Kiana Aaron Mitchell, practices in the area of Area Committee, Alumni; New Orleans Young worker’s compensation, medical malpractice and Leadership Council; American Bar Association; toxic torts. A graduate of Wake Forest University National Bar Association; Court Appointed Special where she received her B.A. in English (with honors), Advocate, Board Member KianacontinuedontograduatefromLoyola One Canal Place University School of Law. She began her legal career 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 at Blue Williams, L.L.P after serving as a law clerk to New Orleans, LA 70130-6534 the Honorable Nadine Ramsey of Civil District Court Telephone: (504) 584-9221 for the Parish of Orleans, and is the immediate past- Facsimile: (504) 568-9130 Chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association E-mail: [email protected] Minority Involvement Section. 615 Baronne Street, Suite 300 New Orleans, LA 70113 Telephone: (504) 527-6433 Facsimile: (504) 527-6450 E-mail: [email protected]
No Picture Available KELLY M. MORTON Garrison Yount Forte & Mulcahy, LLC CRAIG B. MITCHELL Kelly M. Morton is an associate with the New Mitchell & Associates, APLC Orleans office of Garrison Yount Forte & Mulcahy, Craig B. Mitchell maintains a civil litigation and LLC. Her practice is focused on general defense worker’s compensation practice with particular focus litigation including premises liability, medical on insurance related matters, catastrophic personal malpractice, and general casualty. She is a graduate injury and complex, multi-party litigation. He is a of Louisiana State University (B.A., 1999), graduate of Fisk University, one of the nation’s oldest University of New Orleans (M.A.) and Louisiana historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center where he received degrees in English and history, and (J.D./B.C.L., 2006). She is a member of the went on to receive his Juris Doctorate and Certificate Louisiana Bar (2006), the Louisiana Bar Association, of Specialization in Environmental Law from Tulane the New Orleans Bar Association, and the American Law School. Craig has been active in the New Bar Association. Orleans community, having served on the Boards of 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1800 Directors of The New Orleans Public Library (former New Orleans, LA 70112 vice-chairman), New Orleans Public Library Telephone: (504) 527-0680 Foundation (former president), Tulane Alumni Facsimile: (504) 527-0686 Association (Tulane Law School representative), and E-mail: [email protected] Young Leadership Council. Craig occasionally serves as a local political consultant whose opinions and strategies are routinely sought. 615 Baronne Street, Suite 300 New Orleans, LA 70113 Telephone: (504) 527-6433 Facsimile: (504) 527-6450 E-mail: [email protected] DARREN A. PATIN MARY PEYTON Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Blue Williams, LLP LLP A partner with Blue Williams ' Metairie office, Mary Darren Patin is an associate attorney with Hailey, has represented health care providers and business McNamara, Hall, Larmann, & Papale, LLP, a owners in pre-suit panels, trial litigation, state board defense-oriented litigation firm located in Metairie, complaints and appellate proceedings for over 12 Louisiana. Primary areas of practice include years. In her professional liability practice, she employment practices liability litigation, legal represents physicians, ophthalmologists, dentists, malpractice, and automobile liability litigation. hospitals, nursing homes, nurses, and other allied Darren is a graduate of Fairfield University and The health care personnel. She has also handled complex George Washington University National Law Center. commercial litigation and general casualty litigation. One Galleria Boulevard, Suite 1400 She is a member of the Diversity Committee for the Metairie, LA 70001 Defense Research Institute. Telephone: (504) 836-6500 3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 900 Facsimile: (504) 836-6565 Metairie, LA 70002 E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (504) 830-4910 Facsimile: (504) 849-3039 Mobile: (504) 388-4910 No Picture Available E-mail: [email protected] V. ELAINE BOYLE PATIN Office of the Attorney General Litigation Division V. Elaine Boyle Patin has served as a lawyer, consultant and administrator in the public and private sectors dealing with governmental issues at the local, state and federal level. She was privileged to work on the consulting team that developed the original Diversity Plans (MBE Plans) for the three major Louisiana airports. For the past 13 years, Ms. Patin has been Deputy Director of Litigation in the CHARLES L. RICE, JR. Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. She received Entergy New Orleans, Inc. the B.S. from Southern University in Economics; the Mr. Rice serves as Director of Regulatory Affairs for M.P.A. and Juris Doctorate degrees from the Entergy New Orleans. Formerly, he was a partner with Barrasso Usdin. Mr. Rice formerly served as University of Southern California. City Attorney and Chief Administrative Officer for Post Office Box 94005 the City of New Orleans. Prior to his appointment, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 he served as Senior Counsel in the Legal Department Telephone: (225) 326-6366 of Entergy and as Manager of Labor Relations. He is Facsimile: (225) 326-6490 member of the Alabama and Louisiana Bar E-mail: [email protected] Associations. He is a graduate of Howard University and Loyola University School of Law. Mr. Rice also served as a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army. 1600 Perdido Street, Bldg #505 New Orleans LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 670-3680 Facsimile: (504) 670-3615 E-mail: [email protected]
ROY J. RODNEY, JR. MAURICE RUFFIN Rodney & Etter, LLC Adams and Reese, LLP Mr. Rodney is the founder and managing partner of Maurice Ruffin is an associate at Adams and Reese, the law firm of Rodney & Etter, LLC, a diverse LLP.Heisamemberofthefirm'sCommercial group of lawyers with backgrounds in academia, Disputes Resolution and Health Care Litigation government and private practice. Roy J. Rodney, Jr. Teams. In 2003, Mr. Ruffin graduated from Loyola is a graduate of Tulane University and Loyola University School of Law where he was a member University School of Law. His trial skills have been of the Law Review and elected class speaker by his proven in the defense of multi-billion dollar colleagues. Mr. Ruffin has given presentations on litigation. A recognized trial lawyer, Mr. Rodney has diversity and work/life balance issues. He is Chair of served as a NITA lecturer. He has received the the Young Lawyer's Section of the New Orleans Bar Louisiana State Bar Association's Annual Pro Bono Association and has volunteered for the New Orleans Award, the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society's Lawyer Pro Bono Project. The Louisiana State Bar of the Year Award, and, is a past Chairman of the Association honored Mr. Ruffin with the 2007-2008 Civil Trial Advocacy Section of the National Bar President's Award. Association. 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 620 North Carrollton Avenue New Orleans, LA 70139 New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: (504) 585-0216 - Direct Telephone: (504) 483-3224 Telephone: (504) 581-3234 - Main Facsimile: (504) 483-2259 Facsimile: (504) 566-0210 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
DON ROUZAN CLAUDIA P. SANTOYO Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, Mitchell & Associates, APLC LLC Claudia’s practice has focused on civil defense of DonRouzanisOfCounselatBarrassoUsdin complex class action and multi-district litigation, Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC. Throughout including extensive experience with insurance and his legal career, Don has focused his practice in the corporate defense, employment law, environmental area of commercial litigation. Don graduated from and construction matters. Licensed to practice before Howard University School of Law in 2003. He is all Louisiana State Courts and Louisiana District admitted to practice before all Louisiana State and Courts. She currently serves as the Secretary of the Federal courts. Prior to attending law school, Don Louisiana State Bar Association’s Minority graduated from the University of New Orleans with a Involvement Section, and is the Section’s immediate Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts: History. past Treasurer. She is a member of the Federal and Don is a married father of three and little league New Orleans Bar Associations and maintains a strong baseball coach commitment to pro bono work and community 909 Poydras Street, 24th Floor volunteerism. New Orleans, LA 70112 615 Baronne Street, Suite 300 Telephone: (504) 589-9770 - Direct New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Telephone: (504) 589-9700 - Main Telephone: (504) 527-6433 Facsimile: (504) 589-9701 - Direct Facsimile: (504) 527-6450 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] RONALD J. SHOLES MICHAEL D. SPENCER Adams and Reese, LLP Proskauer Rose, LLP Ron Sholes is a partner with the New Orleans office Michael D. Spencer was born in Monroe, Louisiana of Adams and Reese. His primary areas of practice in 1973. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in include litigation and government relations. He is a History from Southern University in Baton Rouge, graduate of Louisiana State University Department of Louisiana in 1996. He received a Master of Arts Physical Therapy and Tulane University School of degree in History from the University of Public Health. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette in 1998. He Association in August of 1984 as a graduate of received a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Loyola University School of Law. A former Judge of University School of Law in 2001. While attending Civil District Court, he now serves as Judge of Tulane, Mr. Spencer was a member of the Tulane Traffic Court in the Parish of Orleans. Moot Court Board and a competitor in the Burton 4500 One Shell Square Weschler First Amendment Moot Court Competition. 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 He also was a member of the Tulane Maritime Law New Orleans, LA 70139 Journal. Telephone: (504) 585-0479 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1800 Facsimile: (504) 566-0210 New Orleans, LA 70130 E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (504) 310-2023 Facsimile: (504) 310-2022 E-mail: [email protected]
MARSHALL J. SIMIEN, JR. Simien Law Firm Marshall Simien is Managing Partner of the Simien JUDGE TAMMY STEWART Law Firm in Lake Charles. He has represented Orleans Parish Juvenile Court plaintiffs and defendants in complex business and Tammy M. Stewart serves as a Judge in Orleans commercial litigation, and personal injury. He Parish Juvenile Court. She received her law degree received his law degree from LSU, clerked for Justice from the Ohio State University College of Law. After Bernette Johnson, and was a partner at Middleberg, graduating from law school, Tammy returned to New Riddle & Gianna in New Orleans. Marshall sits on Orleans where she practiced law for more than the Lake Charles City Council, has served as Region twelve years prior to being elected to the bench in V Director of the National Bar Association, and is a April of 2009. She is a member of the National member of Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Alpha Association of Woman Judges and the National Phi Alpha, and 100 Black Men. Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges. Capital One Tower, Suite 1110 Tammy is also a member of the State Bar One Lakeshore Drive Association’s Animal Law Section and enjoys Lake Charles, LA 70629 volunteering with the Louisiana SPCA and Humane Telephone: (337) 497-0022 Society. Facsimile: (337) 497-0203 421 Loyola Avenue, Section B E-mail: [email protected] New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (504) 658-9512 Facsimile: (504) 658-9517 E-mail: [email protected] No Picture Available KATHY LEE TORREGANO, ESQ. Berrigan, Litchfield, Schonekas, Mann, Traina & Bolner, LLC Attorney at Law and Notary Public admitted to Practice in 1981; Loyola University Law School, J.D., Loyola University B.A. cum laude,M.Ed.in Media,Former Assistant District Attorney, First JUDGE ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX rd Woman City Attorney for the City of New Orleans, 3 Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana 1993-1994, Former Chairman, Louisiana Board of JudgeUlyssesGeneThibodeaux,agraduateof Legal Specialization, Valedictorian, St. Mary's Dartmouth College and Tulane Law School, where Academy 1970; Loyola University Fellow. he was an Earl Warren Scholar. Judge Thibodeaux is Specializes in civil litigation, including trial and the Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal. appellate work; defense of governmental He is the past President of The National Council of agencies; personal injury, environmental litigation, Chief Judges, an organization consisting of chief insurance defense, successions and contract disputes. judges of the intermediate appellate courts in the Place St. Charles United States and its territories. 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4204 Judge Thibodeaux chaired The Task Force on New Orleans, LA 70170-4204 Judicial Independence and co-chaired the Louisiana Telephone: (504) 799-6373 Supreme Court Task Force on Racial Fairness in the Facsimile: (504) 561-8655 Courts. He is the 2010 recipient of the Judge A. E-mail: [email protected] Leon Higginbotham Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Bar Association. Post Office Box 16577 Lake Charles, LA 70616 Telephone: (337) 433-9403 Facsimile: (337) 491-2590 E-mail: [email protected]
DIANA E. VELEZ McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, Maxwell & McDaniel, PC Ms. Velez was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents immigrated to Louisiana from Honduras in 1968. She is proficient in the Spanish language. Her practice areas include contracts, automobile liability, and insurance defense. She is admitted to practice in JUDGE MAX N. TOBIAS, JR. th all Louisiana State courts, the U. S. District Courts in 4 Circuit Court of Appeal Louisiana, and the U.S. Fifth Circuit. Max N. Tobias, Jr. is a judge of the 4th Circuit Court 3445 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 800 of Appeal, serving in that position since September Metairie, LA 70002 2000. Prior thereto, he served as judge of the Civil Telephone: (504) 846-8400 District Court for over 14 years and as a practicing E-mail: [email protected] lawyer for 14 years before that. He is former co- chairman of the Louisiana Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts and past President of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts. 410 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 412-6074 Facsimile: (504) 412-6077 E-mail: [email protected] LARANDA MOFFETT WALKER SHARONDA R. WILLIAMS Phelps Dunbar, LLP Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC Laranda Moffett Walker is an associate in the Baton Sharonda is a partner in the general civil litigation Rouge office of Phelps Dunbar LLP. She has section at Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & represented defendants and plaintiffs in complex Hilbert, L.L.C. in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. commercial litigation matters since 2007. Her Williams graduated summa cum laude from Xavier primary practice includes insurance litigation, University of New Orleans with a B.S. in Biology employment law and tax litigation. Laranda and a Minor in Chemistry in 1994. Ms. Williams graduated from the LSU Law Center where she was attended the University of North Carolina School of very active in both trial and moot court competitions. Medicine from 1994-1998 and graduated cum laude She is currently serving on the Baton Rouge Bar from Loyola School of Law in 2001. Ms. Williams is Young Lawyers Section Council and the Public also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Information Committee for the Louisiana State Bar Trademark Office and practiced intellectual property Association. She is also a current member of LADC. law for two years at Kilpatrick Stockton, L.P. in 400 Convention Street, Suite 1100 Atlanta, Georgia. II City Plaza 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800 Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5618 New Orleans, LA 70112 Telephone: (225) 346-0285 Ext. 268 Telephone: (504) 299-2215 Facsimile: (225) 381-9197 Fascimile: (504) 299-2300 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
ROBERT L. WICKER BRENT L. WILSON BLW Associates Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP Robert L. Wicker manages BLW Associates. He is a Brent devotes his practice to the representation of Doctor of Pharmacy, summa cum laude, and has an management clients in labor and employment. Brent Associate in Science of Radiology Technology. Dr. is active in the Minority Corporate Counsel Wicker graduated from the Loyola University School Association and the National Association of African of Law, thereafter founded BLW Associates. Dr. Americans in Human Resources. He is a founding Wicker has focused a large portion of his practice in member of the National Employment Law Council healthcare law and is an active and practicing and the Georgia Diversity Program of the State Bar member as a healthcare provider. of Georgia. His community involvement includes the Post Office Box 2331 Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Marrero, LA 70073 Metro Atlanta. Brent earned his BA, cum laude,from Telephone: (985) 641-2191 Morehouse College and his J.D. from the State [email protected] University of New York at Buffalo. 229 Peachtree Street, N.E. 800 International Tower Atlanta, GA 30303 Telephone: (404) 659-6700 E-mail: [email protected] SABRINA M. EFFRON Student: Southern University Law Center Sabrina M. Effron is currently a second year student at Southern University Law Center with a graduation date of May 2011. She is a Research Assistant and is involved in several organizations at SULC. She currently serves as the CFO- Business & Entrepreneur Leadership Association and Assistant Director of Marketing-Business Law Society. In addition, she is a member of ABA and LSBA Minority Involvement Section. Upon graduation, Sabrina has plans to be licensed in Louisiana and Texas. Her potential practice areas include Business, Corporate and Health law. E-mail: [email protected]