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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
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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
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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
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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
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District One Representative Eve M. Sarco
601 Poydras St. Ste. 2100 New Orleans LA 70130
Phone: (504)584-9101 Fax: (504)584-9142
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District One Representative Walter J. Leger III
600 Carondelet Street Floor 9 New Orleans LA 70130
Phone: (504)588-9043 Fax: (504)588-9980
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District Two Representative Ryan E. Beasley Sr.
365 Canal St. Ste. 1710 New Orleans LA 70130
Phone: (504)566-8800 Fax: (504)566-8828
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District Two Representative Jennifer L. Zeringue
200 Derbigny Street Gretna LA 70053
Phone: (504)361-2707 Fax: (504)361-2753
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District Three Representative Maggie Trahan Simar
415 St. Martin St St. Martinville LA 70582
Phone: (337)394-6133 Fax: (337)394-6166
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District Four Representative Shayna L. Sonnier
1807 Lake St. Lake Charles LA 70601
Phone: (337)436-1600 Fax: (337)439-2505
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District Five Representative Kyle Ferachi
301 Main St. 14th Flr. Baton Rouge LA 70825
Phone: (225)383-9000 Fax: (225)343-3076
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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
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District Six Representative Barbara Bell Melton
3709 Masonic Dr. Alexandria LA 71301
Phone: (318)442-9533 Fax: (318)442-9532
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District Seven Representative Jefferson B. Joyce
200 Breard Street Monroe LA 71201
Phone: (318)325-3200 Fax: (318)325-3482
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District Eight Representative Karelia R. Stewart
501 Texas Street Shreveport LA 71104
Phone: (318)226-6832 ext. 3044 Fax: (318)226-6878
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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
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ABA YLD Representative Franchesca L. Hamilton-Acker
1020 Surrey St. Lafayette LA 70502-4823
Phone: (337)237-4320 Fax: (337)237-8839
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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
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