Young Lawyers Section
High School Mock Trial Regional Coordinators

Region 1:
Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington
Susan Eccles
Phelps Dunbar
356 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
Telephone: 504-586-9228
Facsimile: 504-568-9130
Susan.eccles@phelps.com

Region 2:
Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist
Kassie Liner Hargis
Law Clerk-Hon. John Walker
7856 Main Street
Houma, LA 70360
Telephone: 985-873-6550
khargis@32ndjdc.org

Region 3:
Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion
Lindsay Deblois
Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott
810 S. Buchanan St.
Lafayette, LA 70501
Facsimile: (337) 237-3676
Telephone: 337-237-1660
ldeblois@davidsonmeaux.com

Region 4:
Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, St. Landry and Jefferson Davis
Shayna Sonnier
Hunter & Blazier
1807 Lake Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Telephone: 337-436-1600
ssonier@hunterlaw.com

Region 5:
Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Point Coupee and St. Helena
Jason Cashio
Kean Miller
PO Box 3513
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3513
Telephone: 225-389-3708
jason.cashio@keanmiller.com

Region 6:
Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon and Winn
George Fine
Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel
P O Drawer 1791
Alexandria, LA 71309
Telephone: 318-445-3631
Facsimile: 318-445-9377
gfine@provosty.com

Region 7:
Caldwell, East Carroll, West Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and Union
Ashley Burch
McNew, King, Mills, Burch & Landry, LLP
1904 Royal Avenue
Monroe, LA 71201
Telephone: 318-361-3140
ABurch@mkmblaw.com

Region 8:
Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Red River and Webster
Scott J. Chaffin, Jr.
Pettiette Armand
400 Texas Street, Suite 400
Post Office Box 1786
Shreveport, LA 71166-1786
Telephone: 318-221-1800
Facsimile: 318-226-0390
schafin@padwbc.com



Louisiana High School Mock Trial Competition Coordinators:

Barbara Bell Melton
Vilar & Elliott, LLC
3709 Masonic Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-442-9533
b.melton@fvelaw.com


Karelia Stewart
Assistant District Attorney
First Judicial District
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
501 Texas Street
Shreveport, La. 71101
318-226-6998 ext. 1023
kstewart@caddoda.com