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Legal Services for Persons with Disabilities Committee
The mission of the Legal Services for Persons with Disabilities Committee shall be to provide members of the bench, bar and the general public with a greater understanding and knowledge of the legal needs and rights of persons with disabilities; to better meet the legal needs of persons with disabilities, and to increase the knowledge that persons with disabilities have regarding their rights and resources.
The Legal Services for Persons with Disabilities Committee (LSPD) has created a Speaker’s Bureau comprised of its knowledgeable and experienced committee members. If you are interested in speakers for your group or to learn more about the legal issues below, contact the committee co chairs, Ariel Campos Sr. and Michelle Butler. We currently have speakers willing to discuss the following topics: advance financial planning, employment, health care issues, interdiction, issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, public benefits, social security disability law, taxation issues, and workers’ compensation law.
Committee Resources
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Mr. Blake Michael Allen
(Member)
153 N 17th St
Baton Rouge LA, 70802
Phone: (225) 436-5716
Email:
ballen@slls.org
Firm: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Ms. Melanie A Bray
(Member)
8325 Oak St
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 522-2337
FAX: (504) 522-5507
Email:
mbray@disabilityrightsla.org
Firm: Disability Rights Louisiana
Ms. Rubiante L Brown
(Member)
601 Poydras St Ste 2300
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 593-4207
Email:
rlbrown@christovich.com
Firm: Christovich & Kearney
Mr. Garret Scott DeReus
(Member)
3319 Saint Claude Ave
New Orleans LA, 70117
Phone: (504) 619-9999
FAX: (504) 948-9996
Email:
gdereus@bizerlaw.com
Firm: Bizer & DeReus, LLC
Mr. Christopher F Edmunds
(Co-Chair)
4937 Hearst St Ste 2F
Metairie LA, 70001
Phone: (504) 314-0034
Email:
chrisedmundslaw@gmail.com
Firm: Attorney at Law
Mr. Paul Charles Fleming Jr
(Member)
909 W Esplanade Ave Ste 202
Kenner LA, 70065
Phone: (504) 888-3394
Email:
pfleming@fleminglaw.net
Firm: Fleming Law Firm
Ms. Sara Helene Godchaux
(Member)
7214 Saint Charles Ave Campus Box 902
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 861-5600
FAX: (504) 861-5440
Email:
shgodcha@loyno.edu
Firm: Loyola University College of Law
Ms. Lauren Elizabeth Godshall
(Member)
6329 Freret St
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 865-5939
Email:
lgodshall@tulane.edu
Firm: Tulane University Law School
Ms. Jodi Deshae Hill
(Member)
16507 Anna Belle Dr
Prairieville LA, 70769
Phone: (225) 955-4093
Email:
jhill@lafairhousing.org
Firm: Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
Mr. Joshua Leran Holmes
(Member)
1631 Elysian Fields Ave
New Orleans LA, 70117
Phone: (504) 362-2642
FAX: (504) 662-1610
Email:
joshua.holmes@crescentcare.org
Firm: CrescentCare Legal Services
Mr. Hector Alfredo Linares III
(Member)
7214 Saint Charles Ave Campus Box 902
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 861-5560
FAX: (504) 861-5739
Email:
halinare@loyno.edu
Firm: Loyola University College of Law
Mr. Jesse Paul Lind
(Member)
1631 Elysian Fields Ave
New Orleans LA, 70117
Phone: (504) 821-2601
FAX: (504) 662-1610
Email:
jesse.lind@crescentcare.org
Firm: CrescentCare Legal Services
Mr. Monte T Mollere
(Staff Liaison)
601 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 619-0146
Email:
mmollere@lsba.org
Firm: LA State Bar Association
Mr. Sean Michael Morrison
(Member)
155 Robert St Ste 305
Slidell LA, 70458
Phone: (504) 308-0108
Email:
sean@seanllc.com
Firm: Attorney at Law
Peter J Nelson-Broderick
(Member)
2127.5 Octavia St
New Orleans LA, 70115
Ms. Jo Ann Nixon
(Member)
129 W Pershing St
New Iberia LA, 70560-4494
Phone: (337) 369-7437
FAX: (337) 369-9869
Email:
joannnx@aol.com
Firm: The Law Offices of Glenda M August & Associates
Ms Jessica Irene Sawyer
(Member)
400 Poydras St Ste 2300
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 586-9292
Email:
jis@lcba-law.com
Firm: Lobman, Carnahan, Batt, Angelle & Nader
Ms. Amber C Sheppard
(Member)
1527 Gause Blvd Ste 19
Slidell LA, 70458
Phone: (985) 265-7196
Email:
amber@ambersheppardlaw.com
Firm: Sheppard Law PLLC
Mr. Parris A Taylor
(Member)
1201 N 3rd St
Baton Rouge LA, 70802
Phone: (225) 342-3572
Email:
parris.taylor@la.gov
Firm: LA Dept of Education
Mr. Derek A Warden
(Member)
400 Royal St
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 310-2300
Email:
dwarden@lasc.org
Firm: Louisiana Supreme Court
Ms. Debra Judith Weinberg
(Co-Chair)
8325 Oak St
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 522-2337
FAX: (504) 522-5507
Email:
dweinberg@disabilityrightsla.org
Firm: Disability Rights Louisiana
Ms. Lauren Anne Winkler
(Member)
201 Saint Charles Ave Ste 2000
New Orleans LA, 70170
Phone: (504) 526-1502
Email:
lauren.winkler@splcenter.org
Firm: Southern Poverty Law Center
Hon. Jay C Zainey
(Member)
500 Poydras St Ste C-455
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 589-7590
FAX: (504) 589-4575
Email:
jay_zainey@laed.uscourts.gov
Firm: US District Court
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