Chair Valerie Briggs Bargas  Valerie Briggs Bargas is a senior associate in the Baton Rouge firm of Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette. She received a BA degree, cum laude, in 1998 from Smith College and her JD degree in 2001 from Tulane Law School. She was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2001. Valerie served as the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Young Lawyers Section chair-elect in 2007-08, secretary in 2006-07 and District 5 representative in 2005-06. She serves on the LSBA’s Continuing Legal Education Committee (2004-present) and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the Baton Rouge Bar Association. In her community, she serves on the board of directors for the Capital Area CASA. Valerie and her husband, Gordon “Trey” Bargas III, have been married for four years and are the parents of two children. 8550 United Plaza Blvd. Ste. 200 Baton Rouge LA 70809  Phone: (225)924-1600  Fax: (225)924-6100

Chair-Elect Melanie Mabile Mulcahy  Melanie Mabile Mulcahy is an associate with The Derbes Law Firm, L.L.C., in Metairie. She received a BA degree in 1994 from Tulane University’s Newcomb College and her JD degree in 1999 from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2000. She served as 2007-08 secretary of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Young Lawyers Section. She also has served as a LSBA young lawyer delegate to the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates, as the LSBA Young Lawyers Section delegate to the ABA Young Lawyers Division, and as a member of the Louisiana State Law Institute. Melanie is a member of the American Bar Association and Jefferson Bar Association. She received the LSBA President’s Award in 2003, the Young Lawyers Section’s Bat P. Sullivan Chair’s Award in 2002 and 2007, and the ABA YLD Star of the Quarter Award in February 2003. She and her husband, Randy, have been married for eight years and are the parents of one child. 3027 Ridgelake Dr. Metairie LA 70002  Phone: (504)837-1230  Fax: (504)832-0326

Secretary Alainna R. Mire  Alainna R. Mire is assistant attorney for the city of Alexandria. She received a BA degree in political science in 2000 from Louisiana State University and her JD/BCL degree in 2004 from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2004. Alainna has served as District 6 representative on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section Council. She is a member of the Alexandria Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Council, the American Bar Association and the Crossroads American Inn of Court of Alexandria/Pineville. She also serves as a member of the Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project board and as an attorney member of the city of Alexandria Human Relations Commission. P.O. Box 71 Alexandria LA 71309  Phone: (318)449-5046  Fax: (318)441-6085

Immediate Past Chair Karleen Joseph Green  Karleen Joseph Green is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. She received a BS degree in accounting in 1994 from Louisiana State University and her JD degree in 1997 from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 1997. Karleen served as the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Young Lawyers Section chair in 2007-08, chair-elect in 2006-07, secretary in 2005-06 and as a District 5 Council representative from 2002-05. She served on the LSBA Budget Committee in 2006-07. She also is a Louisiana Bar Foundation Fellow. She received the LSBA Young Lawyers Section’s Bat P. Sullivan, Jr. Chair’s Award in 2003-04. She is a member of the Federal Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section Governing Board), the American Bar Association (member, Employee Benefits and Labor and Employment Law Section) and the Baton Rouge Bar Association (member, Holiday Star Committee). In her community, she is a member of the Junior League of Baton Rouge and Wesley United Methodist Church (chair of Youth Ministry and vice chair of the Pastor Parish Relations Committee). Karleen and her husband, Reggie, have been married for seven years and are the parents of two children. P.O. Box 4412 Baton Rouge LA 70821  Phone: (225)346-0285  Fax: (225)381-9197

District One Representative Eve M. Sarco  601 Poydras St. Ste. 2100 New Orleans LA 70130  Phone: (504)584-9101  Fax: (504)584-9142

District One Representative Walter J. Leger III  600 Carondelet Street Floor 9 New Orleans LA 70130  Phone: (504)588-9043  Fax: (504)588-9980

District Two Representative Ryan E. Beasley Sr.  365 Canal St. Ste. 1710 New Orleans LA 70130  Phone: (504)566-8800  Fax: (504)566-8828

District Two Representative Jennifer L. Zeringue  200 Derbigny Street Gretna LA 70053  Phone: (504)361-2707  Fax: (504)361-2753

District Three Representative Maggie Trahan Simar  415 St. Martin St St. Martinville LA 70582  Phone: (337)394-6133  Fax: (337)394-6166

District Four Representative Shayna L. Sonnier  1807 Lake St. Lake Charles LA 70601  Phone: (337)436-1600  Fax: (337)439-2505

District Five Representative Kyle Ferachi  301 Main St. 14th Flr. Baton Rouge LA 70825  Phone: (225)383-9000  Fax: (225)343-3076

District Five Representative Carla S. Courtney  1111 S. Foster Dr. Ste. C Baton Rouge LA 70806-7238  Phone: (225)923-3462  Fax: (225)923-0315

District Six Representative Barbara Bell Melton  3709 Masonic Dr. Alexandria LA 71301  Phone: (318)442-9533  Fax: (318)442-9532

District Seven Representative Jefferson B. Joyce  200 Breard Street Monroe LA 71201  Phone: (318)325-3200  Fax: (318)325-3482

District Eight Representative Karelia R. Stewart  501 Texas Street Shreveport LA 71104  Phone: (318)226-6832 ext. 3044  Fax: (318)226-6878

At-Large Representative Tricia R. Pierre  850 Kaliste Saloom Road The Royal Building Ste. 206 Lafayette LA 70508  Phone: (337)261-9094  Fax: (877)203-2190

ABA YLD Representative Franchesca L. Hamilton-Acker  1020 Surrey St. Lafayette LA 70502-4823  Phone: (337)237-4320  Fax: (337)237-8839

YLS Representative to the ABA House of Delegates Lawrence J. Centola III  338 Lafayette St. New Orleans LA 70130  Phone: (504)581-9065  Fax: (504)581-7635