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ATJ Commission Position: Executive Committee of the LSBA

Mr. Lawrence J. Centola, a principal of Martzell, Bickford & Centola, focuses on class actions, products liability including asbestos, and mass torts. Mr. Centola lectures at Continuing Legal Education courses on class actions, ethics, and professionalism. Mr. Centola received his law degree from Louisiana State University in 2001 and his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in 1998. Mr. Centola is a past Chairman of the Louisiana State Bar Association – Young Lawyers Section, he serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and he is an active member of the Louisiana Association for Justice. Mr. Centola is the 2008 recipient of the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service, awarded by the national American Inns of Court to one young lawyer each year for excellence in pro bono activities. In 2013, Mr. Centola won the President's Award from the Louisiana Association for Justice for dedicated service in the legal profession.

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