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Annual Report for the year ending June 30, 2007 Table of Contents he Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) is a non-profitT 501 (c) (3) entity organized under the state of Louisiana. 2006-07 Board of Directors ...... 1

Past Presidents ...... 1 We exist to preserve, honor and improve our President’s Message ...... 2 system of justice by funding, developing and otherwise promoting efforts which enhance the 2006-07 Committee Chairs ...... 2 legal profession, increase public understanding of the legal system, and advance the reality of 2006-07 Contributors ...... 3 equal justice under the law.

Annual Fellows Gala ...... 7 he LBF supports programs that provide free Fellowship ...... 7 legalT services for the poor in all 64 parishes of the state of Louisiana. 2006 Fellows Class ...... 7

Funding Programs ...... 8 LBF Staff Foundation Projects ...... 10 Donna C. Cuneo Laura C. Sewell Executive Director Development Director Awards ...... 12 [email protected] [email protected]

Statement of Financial Position ...... 13 Sue Garrett Danielle J. Marshall Administration Director Development Coordinator [email protected] [email protected]

The Foundation strives to present a complete and accurate Tina M. Ferrera Kevin B. Murphy list of donors. This publication reflects support from Accounting Coordinator Grants Coordinator July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. If a mistake has been made [email protected] [email protected] in your listing, we sincerely apologize and ask that you contact Danielle J. Marshall at (504) 561-1046 or Renee Bienvenu Rebekah K. Caruthers [email protected] Accounting Assistant Equal Justice Works/ [email protected] so that we may correct our records. AmeriCorps Attorney [email protected] Dennette L. Young Communications Director Kathleen McNelis [email protected] Equal Justice Works/ AmeriCorps Attorney Dee Jones [email protected] Public Relations Coordinator [email protected]

(as of February 2008)

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2006-07 Board of Directors President Patrick S. Ottinger LSBA House of Delegates John W. Scott Ottinger Hebert, L.L.C. Representative Past Presidents Attorney at Law Lafayette Thomas A. Casey, Jr. Alexandria 2004-05 Jones, Walker, Waechter, David F. Bienvenu Drew A. Ranier Poitevent, Carrere & New Orleans Vice President Ranier, Gayle & Elliot, L.L.C. Denegre Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. Lake Charles New Orleans 2003-04 Sher, Garner, Cahill, John G. Swift Richter, Klein & Herschel E. Richard, Jr. LSBA Access to Justice Lafayette Hilbert Cook, Yancey, King & Committee New Orleans Galloway Sheral Kellar 2002-03 Shreveport Harry S. Hardin III Chief Judge, Department of Secretary-Treasurer New Orleans Labor Workers Marc T. Amy Leon H. Rittenberg, Jr. Louisiana Court of Appeal, Baldwin Haspel, L.L.C. Compensation Division 2000-02 3rd Circuit New Orleans Baton Rouge Suzanne M. Jones Abbeville Covington LSBA Young Lawyers LSBA President Section Designee 1998-00 Immediate Past President Marta-Ann Schnabel Donna D. Fraiche Dona Kay Renegar Garland R. Rolling O’Bryon & Schnabel Metairie Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Huval, Veazey, Felder & New Orleans Caldwell & Berkowitz Aertker, L.L.C. 1996-98 New Orleans Lafayette LSBA President-Elect Cyrus J. Greco Baton Rouge Mathile W. Abramson S. Guy deLaup Member-at-Large Designee S. Guy deLaup, APLC Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, Sylvia R. Cooks 1995-96 Metairie D’Armond, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Eldon E. Fallon McCowan & Jarman 3rd Circuit New Orleans Baton Rouge LSBA Immediate Past Lafayette President 1993-95 Calvin C. Fayard, Jr. Frank X. Neuner, Jr. District Judges *LeDoux R. Provosty, Jr. Alexandria Attorney at Law Laborde & Neuner Association Designee Denham Springs Lafayette Hon. Michael G. Bagneris 1991-93 Civil District Court, Brace B. Godfrey, Jr. Marcel Garsaud, Jr. Orleans Parish, Godfrey & Schneider New Orleans Division H Baton Rouge New Orleans 1989-91 Paul W. Wright C. Wendell Manning Houston, Texas 4th Judicial District Court Monroe 1985-89 *Dermot S. McGlinchey William Shelby McKenzie New Orleans Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P. *deceased Baton Rouge The LBF Presidents’ Dinner was held in October 2006 in William N. Norton New Orleans. L-R back row: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Garsaud, Jones, Hardin, Scott, Bienvenu, Cahill. L-R front row: Caldwell & Berkowitz Rolling, Hon. James C. Gulotta, New Orleans Fraiche, Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr.

Every Louisiana citizen deserves equal access to the justice system. 2006-07 LBF Annual Report President’s Message We began in the early spring of 2006 traveling the state to examine the needs of our grantees, many suffering severe consequences from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Our goals were to target new support to strengthen and build permanent stability for our grantees; to identify and tackle priority needs; and to develop a grassroots system to fulfill our mission. We wanted to establish a local Bar Foundation presence statewide while energizing our organization. After tireless hours of work by our devoted volunteers and staff, I am pleased to announce that three new funding programs were developed.

John W. “Jock” Scott The Building Capital Development Grant Program awards grants, on a matching basis, up to $25,000 annually for five years to current LBF grantees with 2006-07 the purpose of establishing office ownership as well as facility renovations and Committee improvements. In 2007 awards were made to Metropolitan Center for Women Chairs and Children for renovations to their facilities and to the Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation for the purchase of a new building. Annual Gala James C. Gulotta, Jr. Our new Community Partnership Panel Grant Program created eight Patricia A. Krebs statewide regional chapters of the Foundation which enable our members to Budget/Investment work directly with local non-profit organizations to identify and fund needs. Marc T. Amy This network is fostering collaboration, responding to arising community needs, and developing new leadership and talent to enrich the future of the Development Foundation. Each twelve member Community Partnership Panel has an annual Ben R. Miller, Jr. grant budget of $15,000 for local needs. Education Prof. Kathryn V. Lorio The third program that was created this year is the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). LRAP provides one-year loans up to $5,000 to Executive new or current public interest attorneys with law school debt employed by LBF John W. Scott grantees. In 2007, twenty-nine LRAP grants were awarded totaling $84,842. Governance This program allows our grantees to have new resources for legal talent by David F. Bienvenu encouraging dedicated lawyers to make public interest law their career. Grants I am honored and privileged to have served as President of the Louisiana Bar Marc T. Amy Foundation and to have had the benefit of working with the many wonderful Iolta Administration/ judges, lawyers, and professors who have dedicated their time and talent to the Banking Foundation, its mission and activities. I am particularly grateful for the Herschel E. Richard, Jr. opportunity to have worked on several projects with Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. as well as other Supreme Court Justices. I am deeply grateful to Judicial Liaison Tina Crawford White my fellow officers Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. and Judge Marc T. Amy whose expert judgment and relentless determination guided me through this productive year. Kids’ Chance It has been a pleasure to be among this most distinguished group of bar Charles R. Davoli members. Gary Knoepfler Nominating John W. Scott

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2006-07 Louisiana Bar Foundation Contributors

We are greatful to the following individuals who contributed to the Foundation during fiscal year 2006-07.

Sustaining Fellows Philip D. Lorio III R. Andrew Patty II Bernadette Gomes D’Souza Denise C. Puente Prof. Kathryn V. Lorio Jerry F. Pepper Arlene C. Edwards John W. Redmann Third Pledge Hon. Jennifer Luse Hon. Karen Wells Roby Val P. Exnicios Andrew Rinker, Jr. Marc T. Amy Sarah Suzanne Mahoney Randall A. Smith Bradford H. Felder William J. Riviere Bennett Boyd Anderson, Jr. Marilyn C. Maloney Stuart H. Smith Michael K. Fitzpatrick Bradford R. Roberts II Oscar W. Boswell II Robert C. McCorquodale Geoffrey P. Snodgrass Michael R. Fontham John V. Robichaux, Jr. Arthur R. Carmody, Jr. Colleen A. McDaniel Paul H. Spaht Monique M. Garsaud Randy P. Roussel Reuben I. Friedman Michael W. McKay Deborah P. Gibbs James Ryan III Hon. Edward J. Gaidry William Shelby McKenzie Louis Moreau-Lislet Eugene G. Gouaux, Jr. Claude A. Schlesinger Hon. Edmond L. Guidry, Jr. A. Carter Mills IV W. Arthur Abercrombie, Jr. Isaac M. Gregorie, Jr. Clement Tricon Sehrt Sidney J. Hardy II Hon. David Painter Rodolfo J. Aguilar, Jr. Michael E. Guarisco Sidney L. Shushan Joseph L. Hargrove, Jr. Jacque B. Pucheu, Jr. Robert S. Angelico Elbert Lee Guillory Louis Simon II Suzanne M. Jones V. Russell Purvis W. T. Armitage, Jr. William J. Guste III Peter E. Sperling James M. Klebba Leon J. Reymond, Jr. Edward H. Arnold III Stephen P. Hall Michael G. Stag Kaliste J. Saloom III Mark E. Hanna Michael A. Mayhall Bertrand F. Artigues John A. Stassi II H. Edwin McGlasson, Jr. Walter M. Sanchez Rufus C. Harris III Paul A. Strickland Barry W. Ashe Colvin G. Norwood, Jr. Hon. Melvin A. Shortess Meredith L. Hathorn Hon. Henry G. Sullivan, Jr. John E. W. Baay II Michael A. Patterson E. Wade Shows Michael D. Hebert Paul A. Tabary III Stephen Babcock Hon. Brenda Bedsole Ricks Anthony J. Staines William H. Hines Brent A. Talbot Barbara G. Baier Antonio J. Rodriguez Newman Trowbridge, Jr. James D. Hollier Charles O. Taylor Frank D. Barber III Hon. Patrick M. Schott Hon. G. Bradford Ware Douglas R. Holmes Susan L. Theall Theresa Ann Barnatt Lloyd N. Shields Laurie A. White Shannon S. Holtzman Jane A. Thomas Edgar F. Barnett Phillip A. Wittmann Leonard A. Young Patrick Johnson, Jr. Jeff R. Thompson Brent B. Barriere Adam B. Zuckerman Nannette V. Jolivette Danielle L. Trostorff Stephen R. Barry Second Pledge Allison A. Jones Douglas W. Truxillo William Blake Bennett Glenn W. Alexander Fellows Harold B. Judell T. Michael Twomey Carmelite M. Bertaut Ped C. Kay III Richard M. Arceneaux P. Albert Bienvenu, Jr. Richard Upton Edward Livingston William G. Kelly, Jr. Raylyn R. Beevers William J. Billeaud Andrew S. Vallien Philip S. Brooks Henry A. King Joseph M. Bruno Gregory E. Bodin James A. Van Hook, Jr. John F. DeRosier William N. King Frank S. Bruno Janet S. Boles Alan D. Weinberger Sen. Robert M. Marionneaux , Jr. R. Joshua Koch, Jr. Donald T. Carmouche Hon. Paul A. Bonin Donald W. Weir, Jr. Hon. Jenifer Ward Clason Gregory P. Marx Edward S. Bopp Eric A. Kracht Tina Crawford White Chancellor John J. Costonis Robert A. Mathis Dan Boudreaux Stephen H. Kupperman Jack K. Whitehead, Jr. George Denegre, Jr. Joseph L. McReynolds Virginia Boulet Robert A. Kutcher G. Edward Williams, Jr. Hon. James L. Dennis Michael J. Mestayer Chester Hugh Boyd Kenneth H. Laborde Stephen L. Williamson Aubrey E. Denton Robert W. Nuzum Robert L. Broussard Harold J. Lamy W. Luther Wilson James P. Dore’ Lynn P. Perez Richard W. Brown Lindsay A. Larson III Walter F. Wolf III Walter E. Dorroh, Jr. Kenneth O. Privat Paul D. Buffone Andrew R. Lee William J. Ziegler, Jr. John M. Duck Drew A. Ranier James A. Burton J. Roslyn Lemmon John David Ziober Calvin C. Fayard, Jr. Robert L. Bussey Neil P. Levith James L. Fortson, Jr. Pierre Derbigny James E. Byrom Daniel Lund III Academic Darryl J. Foster John G. Amato Allen F. Campbell Paul J. Masinter Prof. Dane S. Ciolino Eneid A. Francis T. Patrick Baynham Larry G. Canada Lisa C. Matthews Prof. Mitchell F. Crusto Robert P. Fuhrer Fred H. Belcher, Jr. Celia R. Cangelosi Ben L. Mayeaux Prof. John Lovett C. James Gelpi Troy N. Bell Burt K. Carnahan Charles McCowan, Jr. Prof. David A. Marcello Charles V. Genco Denise Langlois Brown Daniel J. Caruso William B. Monk Prof. David R. Normann Joseph A. Gowan Stephen G. Bullock Walter W. Christy Sheri M. Morris Prof. Gerard A. Rault, Jr. Marvin C. Gros Dean P. Cazenave Daniel A. Claitor David S. Moyer Prof. Cynthia A. Samuel David L. Guerry Linda Law Clark James A. Cobb, Jr. Rita Ward Murov Prof. Monica Hof Wallace Jan M. Hayden Mary L. Dumestre Jeffrey M. Cole Robert H. Murphy Barry Joseph Heinen James Garner James Julian Coleman, Jr. Margaret F. Murphy Judicial Lisa S. Jaubert Vance Gibbs Janie L. Coles Megan Shemwell Nash Hon. Sidney H. Cates IV Judith R. Kennedy Maria B. Glorioso Walter Comeaux Carol C. Neff Hon. Michael G. Bagneris Patricia A. Krebs David H. Hanchey Barry J. Cooper, Jr. Trenton J. Oubre Hon. Roland L. Belsome, Jr. David W. Leefe G. William Jarman Drury B. Cunningham J. Marshall Page III Hon. Frances M. Bouillion Justice Harry T. Lemmon H. Alston Johnson III Henry T. Dart James L. Pate Hon. Laura Prosser Davis Henry R. Liles Katherine King Nancy Scott Degan Rene S. Paysse Hon. Jules D. Edwards III Christine Lipsey J. Burton LeBlanc IV Christopher J. Dicharry Denise M. Pilie’ Michael Harold Gregory J. Logan James C. McMichael, Jr. Gregory P. DiLeo H. Minor Pipes III Hon. Toni M. Higginbotham Thomas L. Lorenzi Kenner O. Miller, Jr. Joseph A. Donchess E. Frederick Preis, Jr. Hon. Lester P. Kees

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Hon. Lori A. Landry Tara B. Hawkins Christopher J. Bruno Ben R. Hanchey Max Nathan, Jr. Hon. Annette M. Lassalle John Hernandez III Roger G. Burgess Hon. Gerard J. Hansen Linda J. Nelson Hon. Scott Leehy Mary Caroline Higgins James G. Burke, Jr. Allain F. Hardin John T. Nesser III Hon. Edward M. Leonard, Jr. Rebekah R. Huggins Jack E. Carlisle, Jr. Michael Harold Robert B. Nolan Hon. Anthony J. Marabella, Jr. John A. Jeansonne III James C. Carver Prof. Thomas A. Harrell John F. Olinde Hon. Mark D. Plaisance Rebecca K. Knight Donald G. Cave Gary J. Haynes C. Lawrence Orlansky Hon. Harry F. Randow Gary L. LaBorde Richard A. Chopin Paul J. Hebert Carolyn Lahr Ott Hon. Kathleen S. Richey Walter J. Leger III Herbert W. Christenberry, Jr. Lloyd E. Hennigan, Jr. William B. Owens Hon. Jacques A. Sanborn J. Eric Lockridge Leslie J. Clement, Jr. Edgerton L. Henry John J. Pace James J. Coleman, Sr. Hon. R. Wayne Smith Brandt M. Lorio Thomas R. Hightower, Jr. Charles B. W. Palmer Walter Comeaux John Hoychick, Jr. Michael C. Palmintier Hon. Kerry L. Spruill Jackie M. McCreary Hon. John E. Conery Hon. Ford E. Stinson, Jr. Derek M. Mercer Prof. Patrick R. Hugg John Y. Pearce Stephen K. Conroy Edwin Kidd Hunter Hon. Joseph G. Stulb, Jr. John T. Nesser IV Hon. Charles B. Peatross David Conroy H. Douglas Hunter R. Ryland Percy III Hon. John D. Trahan Aimee M. Quirk George R. Covert Timothy P. Hurley Guy D. Perrier Justice Chet D. Traylor Lee C. Reid Prof. William E. Crawford Leslie L. Inman Hon. Jimmie C. Peters Justice John L. Weimer III Michael D. Rubenstein Hon. John D. Crigler Hon. Robert G. James Harry J. Philips, Jr. Kelly T. Scalise Richard B. Crowell Russell Keith Jarrett Louis L. Plotkin Public Service Steven P. St. Martin Hon. Nestor L. Currault, Jr. Patrick A. Juneau, Jr. John Dale Powers Linton W. Carney Alberto E. Struck Howard J. Daigle, Jr. Thomas R. Juneau, Sr. Bonita Preuett-Armour Patrice D. Cusimano Laura N. Sylvester Hon. Thomas F. Daley Allan Kanner Brian P. Quirk Charles Foti Jr. Patricia G. Van Hook Hon. Dennis J. Dannel Marguerite K. Kingsmill Harold D. Register, Jr. T. Gerald Henderson K. Todd Wallace C. Jerome D’Aquila Donna Guinn Klein Winston Edward Rice Brian M. Klebba Heather Ann Waterman Jimmy L. Dauzat Richard F. Knight Don M. Richard Joseph B. Landry Eric Whitaker Robert J. David Peter S. Koeppel George J. Richaud John T. Olivier C. Mark Whitehead III James J. Davidson III Hon. Nancy Amato Konrad Leon H. Rittenberg, Jr. Ruth Lauren Ramsey Zebulon M. Winstead Kenneth J. deBlanc Catherine Kirgis Kuhlman Robert Roberts III Nancy E. Rix John W. deGravelles Hon. James E. Kuhn Harmon F. Roy Kevin Robshaw Annual Fund Drive Kenneth W. DeJean Gene W. Lafitte Michael H. Rubin Mickey S. deLaup Hon. Sally A. Shushan K. Eric LaFleur Hon. Anthony J. Russo S. Guy deLaup Lois V. Simpson Donald R. Abaunza Hugh P. Lambert Prof. Cynthia A. Samuel Edward C. Abell, Jr. William M. Detweiler Hon. Madeleine M. Landrieu Hon. Martha E. Sassone E. Peter Urbanowicz Hon. Edward A. Dufresne, Jr. David J. Utter Randall M. Alfred Alfred Smith Landry Ellis G. Saybe Allain C. Andry III B. J. Duplantis Sherry Watters Arthur W. Landry Leslie J. Schiff Robert N. Andry Steven G. Durio James K. Yelverton Charles W. Lane III Carey Thomas Schimpf Blake G. Arata William J. Dutel Donna Wright Lee Marta-Ann Schnabel Richard J. Arsenault Daniel L. Dysart Walter J. Leger, Jr. Young Lawyer Bryan D. Scofield Stacy C. Auzenne Hon. Jules D. Edwards III Leonard L. Levenson John W. Scott Beth E. Abramson Hon. Carl J. Barbier Michael H. Ellis Hon. Ronald L. Lewellyan Clement Tricon Sehrt Matthew B. Allen Brent B. Barriere Jimmy R. Faircloth, Jr. Christine Lipsey Daniel J. Shapiro Hon. Eldon E. Fallon Jonathan C. Augustine Hon. Mary Hotard Becnel Danny J. Lirette Hon. Ronald J. Sholes Matthew J. Farley Roland W. Baggott III Ashley L. Belleau Hon. Marcel Livaudais, Jr. Jack Paul Showers Larry Feldman, Jr. Valerie Briggs Bargas Susan Nunez Belsom John A. London III Hon. John F. Simon Hon. Donald M. Fendlason Patricia Rino Bonneau Edward B. Benjamin, Jr. Dale M. Maas Frank P. Simoneaux Laura Mauffray Borchert Marian Mayer Berkett S. Gene Fendler John P. Manard, Jr. John H. Fetzer III Charles R. Sonnier Nicole B. Breaux Hon. Ginger Berrigan Hon. C. Wendell Manning Hon. Robert M. Fleming Elwood C. Stevens, Jr. Douglas L. Bryan Laurence E. Best Brian J. Marceaux William M. Ford Fred H. Sutherland Ashley S. Burch Jacques F. Bezou Donald L. Mayeux James R. Swanson Rebecca G. Bush Mary Coon Biggs L. Paul Foreman James L. Fortson, Jr. John M. McCollam Earl B. Taylor Lawrence J. Centola III Anne P. Birdsong Richard T. Gallagher, Jr. Jackie M. McCreary Frank A. Tessier Jonathan R. Cook Hon. Kenneth Boagni, Jr. John E. McElligott, Jr. Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux Alan G. Brackett Patrick D. Gallaugher, Jr. Sen. Donald R. Cravins, Jr. Prof. Thomas C. Galligan, Jr. Deirdre C. McGlinchey Walter C. Thompson, Jr. Sandra Diggs-Miller Armand J. Brinkhaus Hon. Clarence E. McManus Tom W. Thornhill Jack Pierce Brook James B. Gardner Shytishia M. Flugence Kay Karre’ Gautreaux Timothy J. McNamara Hon. Max N. Tobias, Jr. Richard C. Broussard Kay Cowden Medlin James M. Tompkins Karleen J. Green Daniel E. Broussard, Jr. E. Phelps Gay Neely Griffith Charles V. Genco Gerald E. Meunier Gregory E. Tonore James A. Brown Ira J. Middleberg William D. Treeby Steven F. Griffith, Jr. Joseph M. Bruno Mike Gertler Wendy E. W. Giovingo R. King Milling Hon. James T. Trimble, Jr. Hon. Fred R. Godwin Albert Mintz Chris A. Verret online dues payments William H. Goforth Kevin R. Molloy Robert A. Vosbein Warren A. Goldstein Christopher Moody Donald B. Wiener www.raisingthebar.org/dues John B. Gooch, Jr. Hillar C. Moore III Hon. Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. John A. Gordon Susie Morgan Charles T. Williams, Jr. Matthew H. Greenbaum Patrick C. Morrow W.P. Wray, Jr. Hon. James C. Gulotta Hon. Robert M. Murphy Bob F. Wright online giving James C. Gulotta, Jr. Hon. Patricia R. Murray William E. Wright, Jr. John J. Hainkel III Julian R. Murray, Jr. Hon. Jay C. Zainey www.raisingthebar.org/giving Steven W. Hale Paul A. Nalty Alan A. Zaunbrecher

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Year-End Gift Corporations and Robert S. Buhrer Hon. Charles W. Kelly IV Robert R. Rainer Foundations Dinah Sledge Cain Norman Redmond Kerth Alex W. Rankin Edward C. Abell, Jr. Nelson W. Cameron Hon. Caroline R. Kiff Joseph M. Rault, Jr. Hon. Marc T. Amy Holley Pavy/ John M. Charles Thomas Carr III Henry A. King Hon. Kern A. Reese Henry T. Arrington DeBlois Foundation Sherrye Lynn Carradine Douglas Robert Kinler Joseph Todd Reeves Ashley L. Belleau Equal Justice Works Teresa Culpepper Carroll David B. Klotz Patricia Parker Reeves-Floyd Jack C. Benjamin, Jr. JPMorgan Chase Edgar L. Chase III Leonard Kennedy Knapp, Jr. Marshall Carl Rice John T. Bentley Foundation Carlton J. Cheramie Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr. Matthew Robert Richards Hon. Philip C. Ciaccio Kendall Vick Public Law Linda Jane Law Clark Joseph B. Landry Melvin G. Ripp, Jr. Mary E. Cupp Foundation Monique Legendre Cloutier Larry J. Landry, Jr. John W. Robinson James Gregg Collins Robert E. Leake, Jr. Louis D. Curet Louisiana Disaster Julie E. Rodrigue Richard Tracy Conrad III Margaret A. LeBlanc S. Guy deLaup Recovery Foundation Elizabeth O. Rome Christopher J. Dicharry Harris D. Copenhaver, Jr. Milton L. LeBlanc, Jr. Charles Rosen II Southern Abstracts, Inc. James C. Exnicios John Stone Coulter William H. Ledbetter, Jr. Deborah Bila Rouen Whitney National Bank Cynthia Felder Fayard Charles B. Crowell Hon. Ivan L.R. Lemelle James Parkerson Roy Elizabeth Erny Foote Rebecca A. Cunard Hon. Mary Ann Vial Lemmon Darrel D. Ryland Richard T. Gallagher, Jr. Disaster Relief Mary E. Cupp Mary Lauren Lemmon Patricia E. Saik Thomas J. Gayle Tracy P. Curtis Jeanne Roslyn Lemmon Vincent J. Saitta Barry Joseph Heinen Jayne Burth Arnold Henry J. Dauterive, Jr. Danny J. Lirette Kaliste J. Saloom, Jr. Donald G. Kelly Sarah Badowski John W. deGravelles Winfield E. Little, Jr Henri Michel Saunders Leonard L. Kilgore III Beverly Hills Bar Aubrey E. Denton William M. Lucas, Jr. William Allen Schafer Richard F. Knight Foundation Wayne C. Ducote W. Eric Lundin III William J. Scheffler III Hon. Nancy Amato Konrad Continental Divide Bar Peter E. Duffy Debra K. Mack Gasper J. Schiro Mary Lauren Lemmon Association Gregory S. Duhy Daniel J. Mackel, Jr. Louis Gravois Schott Brian J. Marceaux Suzanne M. Dallimore Marc Dupuy, Jr. Michael R. Mangham John Walter Van W. James McAnelly, Jr. Dayton Bar Association Marcilene Dutton Jacques A. Massey Schwartzenburg Charles E. McHale, Jr. William R. Grimm Desiree Duhon Dyess John P. Massicot Guy B. Scoggin Hon. Clarence E. McManus Michael R. Jackson Orida B. Edwards E. Howard McCaleb III Lindsey J. Scott Thomas M. McNamara LSBA/Alternative Dispute Ernest R. Eldred Randal Paul McCann Clement T. Sehrt Edward D. Myrick Resolution Seciton David M. Ellison, Jr. Andrea Denise McGary Robert James Sheffield, Jr. William N. Norton Minnesota State Bar W. John English, Jr. Charles E. McHale, Jr. James E. Shields Normand F. Pizza Foundation Shalond Nichelle Essix Michael W. McKay Waajid Siddiqui Bradford R. Roberts II Sharisse O’ Carroll Richard J. Fernandez Vernon C. McManus Scott E. Silbert Moise S. Steeg, Jr. John J. Finckbeiner, Jr. Mark W. Menezes Raymond L. Simmons John B. Wilkinson Ohio State Bar Foundation University of Tulsa Scott Parker Flukinger Gerard G. Metzger Stuart H. Smith James F. Willeford Elizabeth E. Foote Peter Scott Michell Prof. O’Carroll’s Legal Howard C. Stanley Stephen R. Yancey II Vincent P. Fornias Frank A. Milanese Reasoning, Analysis & Roger A. Stetter Norman C. Francis William Alan Miller Frederick A. Stolzle, Jr. Writing Class Endowment A. Remy Fransen, Jr. Richard B. Millspaugh Sheryl D. Story Louana H. Frois Larry L. Murray Clifford R. Strider III Janet S. Boles LSBA Registration LBF Check-off Robert C. Funderburk, Jr. Elizabeth Baker Murrill Joseph G. Stulb, Jr. Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. Andy B. Gallagher Harold A. Murry John G. Swift Rodney C. Cashe Roy Francis Amedee, Jr. Patrick D. Gallaugher, Jr. Jacqueline Nash Chiquita Patrece Tate Entergy - in honor Gerald J. Gallinghouse Seth Martin Nehrbass Gene E. Teague of Hon. James C. Marc T. Amy Thomas P. Anzelmo, Sr. Robert J. Garon John T. Nesser III Jeffrey H. Thomas Gulotta David H. Garrett Richard B. Nevils Jack Thomson Hon. Eldon E. Fallon Charles James Arceneaux Gerard Paul Archer Deborah Parker Gibbs James R. Nieset Tommy W. Thornhill Calvin C. Fayard, Jr. John R. Goldsmith, Jr. Robert E. Orth Yokeetta Williams Tillman E. Phelps Gay James L. Arruebarrena Aniko’ M. Ayres Michael A. Grace, Jr. Patricia Hanson Oster Randal Alandre Toaston Warren A. Goldstein James A. Gray II Patrick S. Ottinger Oscar J. Tolmas Harry S. Hardin III Charles J. Ballay Harry E. Barsh, Jr. Steven F. Griffith, Sr. John Jewell Pace Donald J. Trahan John A. Jeansonne, Jr. Leigh F. Groves Charles B. W. Palmer Hon. James T. Trimble, Jr. Suzanne M. Jones Ernest James Bauer, Jr. Louis H. Beard Robert E. Guillory, Jr. Hon. John V. Parker Tim A. Tullos Wayne J. Lee Louis C. Guillot Margaret Elizabeth Pearce Basile J. Uddo Frank X. Neuner, Jr. Stephanie Griffith Beard George W. Becker Macy Melissa Hamm Frank J. Peragine Lance Covington Unglesby Mary Olive Pierson John L. Hammons Mark A. Perkins Hon. Glynn F. Voisin Drew A. Ranier Jon Louis Belteau Jack C. Benjamin, Sr. Arthur L. Harris, Sr. Alvin P. Perry, Jr. Sandra A. Vujnovich Alex W. Rankin Robert G. Harvey, Sr. F. Jean Pharis Richard W. Wagner Marta-Ann Schnabel Jack Charles Benjamin, Jr. Cloyd Benjamin, Jr. Robert M. Hearin, Jr. Peter C. Piccione, Sr. William W. Waring, Jr. Charles S. Weems III Fred L. Herman Rosemary T. Pillow Philip B. Watson, Jr. Paul W. Wright David D. Benoit Stephen C. Bensinger Russ M. Herman Robert E. Piper, Jr. Anne E. Watson Charles E. Herring, Jr. Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Sherry A. Watters Memorial Fund Allan Berger Hon. Paul A. Bonin William H. Hopper Anatole J. Plaisance Gerald P. Webre Laura Mauffray Borchert J. Ashley Inabnet Andrew L. Plauche, Jr. Shante Ya Tease Reece Wells Donna Wright Lee Charles Owen Johnson Laura Claverie Poche Robert Wiegand II Patti Westgate John S. Bordelon John D. Brady Ernest L. Johnson John Dale Powers Conrad S. P. Williams III B. Schmitt Hon. Kenneth L. Johnson Lionel F. Price Donald L. Wilson Divorce Attorneys Jeff Bratton Ray Anthony Bright Albert James Jones, Jr. Richard F. Price, Jr. Carter B. Wright Meeting At Noon Club Michael David Karno G. Frank Purvis, Jr. Nicholas Jacob Zeringue Lee & Walsh Richard C. Broussard

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LSBA Registration John Stone Coulter Macy Melissa Hamm E. Howard McCaleb III Hon. Jacques A. Sanborn ATJ Check-off Martha Rundell Crenshaw Robert K. Hammack Gail Bowen McCulloch Alfred Ambrose Sarrat, Jr. Anne Jordan Crochet John L. Hammons Andrea Denise McGary Henri Michel Saunders Evangeline Greek Abriel Rebecca A. Cunard Arthur L. Harris, Sr. Michael W. McKay Sandra Haynes Sawyer Linda S. Abshire Mary E. Cupp Robert G. Harvey, Sr. Sabrina Lynette McLaughlin William J. Scheffler III Sondra Allen-Borne Tracy P. Curtis Joseph V. Hawkins William A. McLellan Louis Gravois Schott Richard J. Alphonso Constance Manigo Daise Niles Bennett Haymer Robert P. McLeod, Jr. Patrick M. Schott Hon. Marc T. Amy Barbara Gaudet Danos Isaac E. Henderson Vernon C. McManus John Walter Van Schwartzenburg Milton H. Anders Henry J. Dauterive, Jr. Kathleen R. Hennessey Lawrence L. McNamara Lindsey J. Scott Joseph David Andress Warren C. deBrueys Dr. Georg N. Herlitz Christopher Melancon Illona Sheffey Rawlings Gerard Paul Archer John W. deGravelles Fred L. Herman Mark W. Menezes James R. Shelton Marilyn C. N. Arnold Stephen Guy deLaup Russ M. Herman Gerard G. Metzger Hon. Ronald J. Sholes James L. Arruebarrena Aubrey E. Denton Willie Wright Hilleren Susan J. Meyers Hon. Sally A. Shushan Mark J. Ashby James E. Diaz Lawrence Brian Hoffing Charles N. Miller, Jr. Waajid Siddiqui Jonathan Cunningham Augustine Anne Morriss Dickerson Lila Tritico Hogan Richard B. Millspaugh Scott E. Silbert Aniko’ M. Ayres Ariel K. DiGiulio Jonathan Holloway Monte T. Mollere Kathryn Flynn Simino Hon. Carl J. Barbier Clarence James DuBos III William H. Hopper Carmen M. Moore Consuella Denise Simmons Steve V. Barbre Marc Dupuy, Jr. William B. Hopson III Jacquelyn Louise Morton Larry K. Sleeth George W. Becker Dr. Luis J. Duque III Harley B. Howcott, Jr. Carole M. Mosely Stuart H. Smith Barclay Donaldson Beery Alan P. Dussouy Michael Rea Jackson Rene J. Mouledoux Katherine S. Spaht John Christopher Belcher Marcilene Dutton Hon. Kenneth L. Johnson Chad Ellis Mudd Howard C. Stanley Jon Louis Belteau Desiree Duhon Dyess Mary P. Jones Mark G. Murov Roger A. Stetter Jack C. Benjamin, Sr. Patricia L. Ebeling Albert James Jones, Jr. Larry L. Murray Pamela Anne Stewart Jan Carole Benjamin Orida B. Edwards Cheryl Ann Joshua Julian R. Murray, Jr. Frederick A. Stolzle, Jr Jack Charles Benjamin, Jr. Ernest R. Eldred Elizabeth B. Joyce Harold A. Murry Joseph G. Stulb, Jr. Stephen C. Bensinger Jessica Johnson Elliott Lis Lynderup Cohen Kahn Bruce E. Naccari Uma Maheswari Subramanian Henry Bernstein David M. Ellison, Jr. Michael David Karno Jacqueline Nash Jeannine Alford Sullivan Albert T. Berry Stephen B. Emling David Scott Kendrick Seth Martin Nehrbass Jan Elizabeth Sutton John Fitzgerald Billera Shalond Nichelle Essix John Y. Kennedy John T. Nesser III Christopher Carl Tamigi Brian G. Birdsall Jean M. Faria Hon. Caroline R. Kiff Francis X. Neuner, Jr. Gary Alan Teague T. David Bond John D. Fitzmorris, Jr. Janis L. Kile James R. Nieset Jane Arieux Thomas Hon. Paul A. Bonin Robert F. Fleming, Jr. Henry A. King David R. Normann Gerard F. Thomas Edward H. Booker Ronald F. Fontana David B. Klotz Joseph R. Oelkers III Jeffrey H. Thomas Hon. Marie A. Bookman Jamie Elizabeth Fontenot Leonard Kennedy Knapp, Jr. Robert E. Orth Randal Alandre Toaston Edward Sidney Bopp Elizabeth E. Foote Paul R. Knight Patricia Hanson Oster P. Spencer Torry Laura Mauffray Borchert George M. Foote Georgia P. Kosmitis Patrick S. Ottinger Donald J. Trahan Winfred G. Boriack Norman C. Francis Alvin W. LaCoste Charles B. W. Palmer Carlton J. Trosclair Amy Vibbart Bowman Katherine M. Franks Patrick C. Lagrange Margaret Elizabeth Pearce Tim A. Tullos Michelle Denise Bradley Maureen Feran Freedland Hon. Madeleine M. Landrieu Mark A. Perkins Lizbeth A. Turner Michael S. Bradley Reuben I. Friedman Robert E. Leake, Jr. Alvin P. Perry, Jr. Basile J. Uddo Thomas Michael Brahney Louana H. Frois Margaret A. LeBlanc John Edward Pickron Evette Elayn Ungar Jeff Bratton Judy Antell Fuller Susan Whittington Leidner Ilona Prieto Picou Lance Covington Unglesby Lisa Brener Dawn M. Fuqua Hon. Ivan L. R. Lemelle Anatole J. Plaisance Charles A. Verderame Ray Anthony Bright Andy B. Gallagher Richard P. Lemmler, Jr. Andrew L. Plauche, Jr. Carol A. Vernon Philip Schoen Brooks Patrick D. Gallaugher, Jr. Hon. Mary Ann Vial Lemmon Marian B. Porterie Chris A. Verret Hattie M. Broussard Gerald J. Gallinghouse Mary Lauren Lemmon Allen M. Posey, Jr. Louise Post Videau James Everett Brown Theresa M. Gallion Peter J. Lemoine Jay A. Pucheu Hon. Glynn F. Voisin Audrey Nutik Browne Orlando A. Gamarra Adolph Jules Levy M. Donlon Pugh Sandra A. Vujnovich Tracy Ann Buccino Patricia A. Garcia Thomas O. Lind L. Marlene Quarles Sandra Gruber Walton Suzanne Butler Karen McCaskill Garland Danny J. Lirette Alex W. Rankin Sidney D. Watson Mildred Byrd Robert J. Garon Winfield E. Little, Jr. Joseph Todd Reeves Sherry A. Watters Dinah Sledge Cain C. James Gelpi Virginia F. Lovell Patricia Parker Reeves-Floyd James A. Wayne, Sr. Charles J. Caine Cathy Schatz Glaser William M. Lucas, Jr. Marshall Carl Rice Gerald P. Webre Nelson W. Cameron Hon. James J. Gleason III Debra K. Mack Melvin G. Ripp, Jr. Shante Ya Tease Reece Wells Sarah J. Campbell Ian Eric Goldenberg Sherman Q. Mack Edward A. Robinson III Truett Lynn West Susan Smith Canavello Joseph A. Gowan Daniel J. Mackel, Jr. John W. Robinson Anita R. White Sherrye Lynn Carradine James A. Gray II Daniel E. Maddux Dr. Mark Edward Ashton Robinson Robert Wiegand II Janet Wilkins Charvat Vanessa Catherine Green Necitha Baker Madison Maria DeLourdes Rodriguez Conrad S.P. Williams III Edgar L. Chase III Susan G. Guidry Michael R. Mangham Anne Elizabeth Rodriguez-Jones Judith Marianne Williams Roland Vaughn Cimini Robert E. Guillory, Jr. Anthony L. Marinaro Jeannine Clair Roques Carter B. Wright Susan F. Clade Clarence P. Guillory Judy Perry Martinez Mark L. Ross Patrick Henry Yancey Linda Jane Law Clark William J. Guste III Jacques A. Massey Ann G. Roy Minwoon Thomas Yang Monique Legendre Cloutier Phillip T. Hager Johnnie L. Matthews Kevin C. Rung Katherine Schwab Yeargain Christopher Luke Coffin Robert W. Hallack Johnell Mosby Matthews Vincent J. Saitta John W. Yeargain Harris D. Copenhaver, Jr. Gilbert L. Hamberg Nora F. McAlister Lavalle B. Salomon Roy T. Young H. Karl Zeswitz, Jr. Every Louisiana citizen deserves equal access to the justice system. 2006-07 LBF Annual Report 21st Annual Fellows Gala Fellowship LBF’s membership, referred to as Fellows, consists of judges, lawyers and academia whose professional, public and private lives demonstrate their commitment to ensuring access to the justice system for all.

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The Louisiana Bar Foundation’s 21st Annual Fellows Gala was held Friday, April 20, 2007 at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans. Celebrating Louisiana’s recovery in progress, the theme of the gala was “Louisiana, There’s No Place Like Home.” Special guests of honor were the LBF’s 2006 Distinguished Jurist Justice Catherine D. Kimball, Distinguished Attorney Wayne J. Lee, and Distinguished Board members Sheral Kellar and Sylvia R. Cooks and 2004 Professor Katherine Shaw Spaht. Distinguished Professor Paul R. Baier enjoying the 2007 Fellows Gala. Special Thanks to our 2007 Gala Sponsors Photo by the Honorable W. Ross Foote

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Every Louisiana citizen deserves equal access to the justice system. 2006-07 LBF Annual Report

2007 Funding Programs Administration of Justice Law Related Education

Administration of Justice (AOJ) programs work to Law-related education programs teach legal rights, improve administration of justice and access to responsibilities, and the role of the citizen by bringing justice in Louisiana. AOJ programs include juvenile together teachers, community leaders, and legal justice programs such as Teen Courts and Court professionals. Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs. Teen Baton Rouge Bar Foundation $5,100 Courts are diversionary programs for youth, and Louisiana Center for Law and CASA programs provide a voice in court for abused Civic Education $36,000 and neglected children. The AOJ category also The Louisiana Supreme Court includes other juvenile justice and access to justice Historical Society $13,850 programs. LSBA Young Lawyers Section $6,000 Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Teen Court $2,000 LSBA Francophone Bicentenial Film $5,000 CASA of Natchitoches $2,125 Youth Service Bureau of St. Tammany $3,500 CASA of West Cenla $1,000 $69,450 Iberia Teen Court $10,000 Louisiana Access to Justice Program $37,000 Legal Assistance to the Poor Plaquemines Community Care Centers $1,400 Teen Court of Morehouse $4,649 Legal Assistance to the Poor grants support entities $60,274 that provide free direct legal services to indigent clients, such as; domestic violence programs which Building Capital Development enable people to leave abusive relationships and seek safety for themselves and their children; legal Annual grants, up to $25,000, are made to grantees services corporations which provide civil legal for the purchase of an office building or renovation to services to the indigent in each parish of the state; existing space. other legal services which provide specialized legal Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation $25,000 services, such as immigration or health-related Metropolitan Center for Women and Children $25,000 services; and pro bono projects, which utilize the $50,000 local private bar to handle cases for the poor pro bono. In 2007 the LBF gave out $1,532,517 in Legal Disaster Relief and Recovery Assistance to the Poor grants.

As funds are available, a task force identifies needs Domestic Violence Programs $234,878 and recommends funding to the Board for recovery Beauregard Community Concerns $12,000 and rebuilding of the legal infrastructure. Calcasieu Women’s Shelter $14,000 Acadiana Legal Services Corp. $39,100 Capital Area Family Violence Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Pro Bono Intervention Services $11,000 Project $39,100 Catholic Charities / Project SAVE $26,500 Capital Area Legal Services Corp. $39,100 Chez Hope $11,000 Louisiana Civil Justice Center $74,100 D.A.R.T. of Lincoln $12,000 Metropolitan Center For Faith House $15,000 Women and Children $39,100 Family Counseling Agency The Pro Bono Project $39,100 Turning Point Shelter $10,500 Southeast Louisiana Legal Service Corp. $39,100 Jeff Davis Communities Against Southwest Louisiana Legal Services $39,100 Domestic Inc. $11,000 $312,800 The Haven $12,000

Every Louisiana citizen deserves equal access to the justice system. 2006-07 LBF Annual Report

Metropolitan Center for Women and Children $30,800 Loan Repayment Assistance Program New Start Center $9,000 Safety Net for Abused Persons $16,000 To encourage attorneys to pursue or continue with Southeast Spouse Abuse Program $12,000 public service legal careers, the LBF established St. Bernard Battered Women’s Shelter $5,078 the Loan Repayment Assistance Program in July The Wellspring Alliance for Families $14,000 2006. YWCA of Northwest Louisiana $12,500 This new program provides one-year loans up to Legal Services Corporations $896,391 $5,000 to public interest attorneys with law school Acadiana Legal Services Corp. $250,990 debt employed by LBF grantees. Participants are Capital Area Legal Services Corp. $152,397 eligible for five years of funding. Loans are Legal Services of North Louisiana $224,098 forgiven after completion of 12 months of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corp. $268,906 employment with the grantee.

Other Legal Services Providers $232,405 With assistance from the Holley Pavy/John M. AidsLaw of Louisiana $38,500 DeBlois Foundation and the Kendall Vick Public Arts Council of New Orleans $2,500 Law Foundation, the LBF awarded more than Catholic Charities / Immigration $84,000 in LRAP grants to twenty-nine deserving Legal Services $20,750 individuals in 2007. Catholic Legal Immigration Network $5,000 Innocence Project of New Orleans $50,000 Legal Aid Bureau $56,905 Louisiana Civil Justice Center $26,250 Mental Health Association in Louisiana $30,000 Youth Empowerment Project Legal Representation $2,500

Pro Bono Projects $168,843 Baton Rouge Bar Foundation $25,000 Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project $18,000 Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation $25,000 Legal Services of North Louisiana $20,843 Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project $22,000 The Pro Bono Project $58,000

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Since 1989, the LBF has distributed more than $32 million throughout Louisiana to help address the legal needs of indigent citizens, provide a basic understanding of the law, and assist with improvements to the justice system. For more information contact Kevin Murphy, Leon H. Rittenberg, Jr., representing the DeBlois and the Grants Coordinator at (504) 561-1046 or at Kendall Vick Foundations, presents 2007-08 LBF President [email protected]. Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. checks from each organization.

Every Louisiana citizen deserves equal access to the justice system. 2006-07 LBF Annual Report

Foundation Projects The Access to Justice Program is a cooperative venture of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Louisiana legal services programs to assist legal services providers in their efforts to provide legal help to the poor.

The Distinguished Lecture Series is a project of the LBF’s Judicial Liaison Committee. This project promotes study and research in the field of law and brings together the practicing bar and judiciary.

The Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Program is a unique partnership with the banking community that enhances the Foundation’s ability to meet Louisiana’s growing need for free civil legal services to the poor.

IOLTA Honor Roll -- As of June 30, 2007, 112 banks qualified for the LBF IOLTA Honor Roll by waiving all fees and service charges on client trust accounts enrolled in the program.

Statewide/Multi-Region: City Savings Bank & Trust Co. Kaplan State Bank J. P. Morgan Chase Community Bank of Lafourche Landmark Bank Hancock Bank Community First Bank Liberty Bank & Trust Company IberiaBank Community Trust Bank Marion State Bank Parish National Bank Cottonport Bank Merchants & Farmers Bank Whitney National Bank Crescent Bank & Trust Metairie Bank & Trust Company Cross Keys Bank\Tallulah Mississippi River Bank Region/Community: Delta Bank Morgan City Bank & Trust Abbeville Building & Loan Exchange Bank & Trust Company Omni Bank American Bank & Trust Company Farmers-Merchants Bank Ouachita Independent Bank American Bank & Trust of Opelousas Farmers State Bank & Trust Patterson State Bank American Bank of Welsh Fidelity Bank & Trust Peoples State Bank Bank of Abbeville & Trust Co. First American Bank of Vacherie Progressive Bank & Trust Bank of Commerce & Trust Company First Bank & Trust Rayne State Bank & Trust Company Bank of Erath First Community Bank Resource Bank Bank of Erath/Delcambre First Federal Savings & Loan Sabine State Bank & Trust Company Bank of Greensburg First Financial Bank & Trust Co. Shell Credit Union Bank of Gueydan First Louisiana Bank South Lafourche Bank & Trust Bank of Louisiana First Louisiana National Bank South Louisiana Bank Bank of Maringouin First National Bank St. Landry Homestead FSB Bank of Montgomery First National Bank of Benton St. Martin Bank & Trust Co. Bank of St. Francisville First National Bank of Louisiana State Bank& Trust Bank of Sunset & Trust Co. First National Bank Jeanerette State Bank & Trust Company of Golden Meadow Bank of Winnfield First National Bank of DeRidder Statewide Bank Bank of Zachary First NBC Bank Synergy Bank Basile State Bank Florida Parishes Bank Teche Federal Savings Bank Britton & Koontz Bank, N.A. Gibsland Bank & Trust Company Tensas State Bank Business First Bank Guaranty Bank of Mamou The Bank Caldwell Bank & Trust Guaranty Savings Bank The Highlands Bank Cameron State Bank Gulf Coast Bank & Trust of New Orleans Tri Parish Bank & Trust Company Church Point Bank & Trust Company Gulf Coast Bank of Abbeville Tri State Bank & Trust Citizens Bank & Trust of Mandeville Hibernia Homestead United Community Bank Citizens Bank & Trust of Plaquemine Hodge Bank & Trust Company Vermilion Bank & Trust Company Citizens Bank & Trust of Springhill Home Federal Savings & Loan Vernon Bank Citizens Bank & Trust of Ville Platte Homeland Federal Savings West Carroll Community Bank Citizens Bank & Trust of Vivian Investar Bank Winnsboro State Bank & Trust Co. Citizens National Bank of Bossier City Jackson Parish Bank Your Bank Citizens Progressive Bank Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company As of 6/2007 City Bank & Trust/Natchitoches Jonesboro State Bank

Every Louisiana citizen deserves equal access to the justice system. 2006-07 LBF Annual Report

Kids’ Chance awards scholarhips to children of Louisiana workers killed or permanently and totally disabled in an accident compensable under a state or federal workers compensation act or law. In the 2006-07 academic year $34,000 in Kids’ Chance scholarships were awarded to 21 deserving students.

2006-07 Scholarhips Recipients Jacob Belaire, Lake Charles Jennifer Montgomery, Carencro Chianti Boyd, Gloster Jennifer Powers, Oberlin Kristen Cloud, Castor Natalie Redditt, Ragley Megan Duplechain, Ragley Kimberly Rider, Jennings Sallyanne Hair, Baton Rouge Seleigh Simon, New Orleans Brandon LaGrange, Breaux Bridge Drew Sokol, New Orleans Blake Langton, Florien Joshua Thornton, Metairie Lori LeBlanc, Oberlin Casey Todesco, Metairie Jarrett Marchand, St. Amant Rachelle Todesco, Metairie Molly Marino, Mandeville Savannah Walker, Deville Tonya Massey, Winnsboro

Special Thanks to the 2006-07 Kids’ Chance Fund Donors

Crystal B. Baer Ernst & Young LLP Mahtook & Lafleur, L.L.C. Blue Williams, L.L.P. Brown & Doyle Hidalgo Health Associates NCCI Holdings, Inc. Winning Way, Inc. Guy Carpenter & Co., Inc. Gary Knoepfler Northern Trust Woodley, Williams, Carol F. Davis Louisiana Companies Francis N. Poole Boudreau, Norman, Phelps Dunbar, LLP Louisiana Workers Premier Office Products, Inc. Brown & Doyle J. Everett Eaves, Inc. Compensation Corporation SSA Consultants

The Education Committee produces a continuing series of Oral Histories of retiring judges, bar leaders, and other legal personalities. The series systematically broadens the LBF’s work to preserve the history, culture, and flavor of Louisiana Law.

Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorneys work with LSU and Southern law school students and community providers to develop quality pro bono opportunities through the Pro Bono Legal Corps program.

During a two year term, an LBF selected scholar serves as the Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) producing an academic work. Lance Arnold, chairman of Broadcast Journalism at Nicholls State University is the 2006-08 SIR. Arnold’s topic focuses on collecting and archiving data on the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita upon the legal system and the response of lawyers and courts to the challenge of providing legal services in the wake of the hurricanes.

The Secret Santa Project pairs needy children with local attorneys who buy presents from the child’s holiday wish list. In 2006 the Secret Santa Project paired 289 attorneys with 1,205 children.

Every Louisiana citizen deserves equal access to the justice system. 2006-07 LBF Annual Report

Awards Grantee Excellence in Service and Programming

The 2007 Grantee Award for Excellence in Service and Programming was awarded to the Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation’s Volunteer Lawyers Protective Order Program. The Protective Order Program is filling a much needed gap in the Lafayette community by assisting victims of domestic violence obtain a Title 46 Protective Order. A collaborative partnership with Faith House, the program was established in March of President’s Award 2005. Mathile W. Abramson of Baton Rouge is the recipient Pro Bono Legal Corps (PBLC) Outstanding Law of the prestigious President’s Award for 2007. Student Volunteer Abramson was recognized for her outstanding support, volunteer service, and dedication to the mission and goals of the LBF. In 2006-07 Mathile served on the LBF Grants Committee, the Grantee Excellence Award Selection Committee, as board liaison for the Annual Fellows Gala, and as special liaison for the Community Partnership Panels.

L-R back row: Professor John Devlin and Tim Riveria, Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorney. L-R front row: Kathleen McNelis, Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorney and Caroline F. Johnson.

Curtis R. Boisfontaine Caroline F. Johnson is the first PBLC Outstanding Trial Advocacy Law Student Volunteer. Johnson, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Class of 2008, devoted over 110 hours of volunteer service to several PBLC projects George A. Frilot III received the 2007 Curtis R. from May 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007. She worked on Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award. Frilot was the Road Home Project, Capital Area Legal Services selected for his long-standing devotion to excellence Corporation’s Afternoon Internship Project, the in trial practice and for upholding the standards of Baton Rouge Capital Conflict Office research project, ethics and consideration for the courts, litigants, and all and the New Orleans Pro Bono Project’s Succession counsel in his practice of the law. Project.

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