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Airtight Agreements: All About Contracts

Friday, September 4, 2026

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CLE Credits: This seminar has been approved for a total of 6.25 credit hours, including 1 ethics and 1 professionalism. 

Schedule

Co-Chairs

Chief Judge D. Nicole Sheppard • Civil District Court • New Orleans

Tori H. Tanner • Attorney at Law • New Orleans

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.                   Registration

8:30: - 8:40 a.m.                  Program Overview by Seminar Chair

(.1 credits)                           Chief Judge Nicole Sheppard • Civil District Court • New Orleans

 

8:40-9:55 a.m.                     Professional Liability & Ethics 

(1.25 credits; Ethics)            Kerry J. Miller • Miller, Thibodeaux, Dysart, Veith, and Paschal LLC • New Orleans
                                             Rebekka C. Veith • Miller, Thibodeaux, Dysart, Veith, and Paschal LLC • New Orleans
                                             C. Hogan Paschal • Miller, Thibodeaux, Dysart, Veith, and Paschal LLC • New Orleans 
  

9:55 – 10:55 a.m.                The New Wave of NIL in Louisiana 

  (1 credits)                          What Lawyers Need to Know Before Stepping into the Water   

                                            Shane D. Williams • Dept of Social Services • Alexandria 

 

10:55 – 11:10 p.m.              BREAK

11:10– 12:10 p.m.                Investing in Real Estate: Law and Business 

(1 credit)                             Cesar R. Burgos • Burgos, Daigre and McGregor • New Orleans

                                            Robert Daigre  • Burgos, Daigre and McGregor  • New Orleans

 

12:10 – 1:15 p.m.                 Lunch (on your own)

 

1:15 – 2:15p.m                     Developing your engagement: Building and Understanding the Contract   

(1 credit)                                Shytishia “SAM” Flugence• Lafayette 

 

2:15– 3:15 p.m.                    Professionalism You Need to Have it: It Does the Body Good

(1 credit; Prof)                      Chief Judge Nicole Sheppard • Civil District Court • New Orleans 

 

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.                   BREAK

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.                  Contract Interpretation- “Did your client actually get what they bargained

(1  credits)                           for?”

                                            Justin Alsterberg • JJC Law LLC • New Orleans 

 

 

QUESTIONS??

For more information, contact: CLE Dept. at (800) 421-5722

Andrea Amor                                            Cheryl Callerame

(504) 619-0137                                        (504) 619-0138

andrea.amor@lsba.org                           Cheryl.callerame@lsba.org 

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