President's Interview
June/July 2015
By Marta-Ann Schnabel
One on One with Mark A. Cunningham, 75th LSBA President: Master "Multi-Tasker" Tackling Challenges for the Legal Profession

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President's Message
August/September 2015
By Mark A. Cunningham
Address to the Members

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President's Message
October/November 2015
By Mark A. Cunningham
Civil Discourse and the Role of the Profession in Public Policy

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President's Message
December/January 2015
By Mark A. Cunningham
The Importance of Speaking Out for the Profession and Rule of Law in Response to Unwarranted Attacks on Louisiana Attorneys and Judicial Independence

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President's Message
February/March 2016
By Mark A. Cunningham
Remarks to the LSBA's House of Delegates at the Midyear Meeting: Jan. 16, 2016

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President's Message
April/May 2016
By Mark A. Cunningham
The Harm and Challenges of Limited Licensing

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Installation Remarks
Mark A. Cunningham was installed as 2015-16 LSBA President on June 11, 2015.
Click here to review his installation address.

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Remarks On Professionalism Orientation At Louisiana Law Schools
The Louisiana State Bar Association’s Committee on the Profession hosts a series of professionalism orientations for first-year law students. The orientations, conducted in August at each of the state’s four law schools, are a permanent part of the orientation process for entering students. The purpose of the program is to introduce the concept of professionalism by having veteran attorneys lead groups of aspiring lawyers in a practical discussion of lawyer professionalism. Mark. A. Cunningham opened each orientation with a speech on the honor of the legal profession and the value system of lawyers.
Click here to read his Remarks On Professionalism Orientation.

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Remarks on the 10 Year Anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
The Louisiana State Bar Association played important role following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Mark. A. Cunningham commented on the LSBA programs that were created in the aftermath of the hurricanes and that are still thriving 10 years later.
Click here to read his remarks on the 10 year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Mark A. Cunningham is a partner with the Corporate Compliance and White Collar Defense Team in the New Orleans office of Jones Walker LLP.  He received a BA degree in 1989 from Claremont Colleges (Pitzer College), his JD in 1992 from Tulane University Law School where he was Senior Managing Editor of the Tulane Law Review, and an LLM (Trade Regulation) in 1994 from New York University Law School.  After graduating law school, Mark served as a judicial law clerk for United States District Judge Charles Schwartz, Jr. and then United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance.  He was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 1996.

Prior to assuming the role of President, Mark served in several leadership positions in the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA), including President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, Editor of the Louisiana Bar Journal, and a member of the Board of Governors and House of Delegates.  His other leadership positions in the legal community include service as a member of the board of directors of the New Orleans Bar Association.  He is a former Chair of the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education and the New Orleans Pro Bono Project.

Mark and his wife, Meredith, have been married for 15 years.  They live near Bayou St. John in New Orleans with their three children, Alistair (12), Virginia (10), and Pierce (6).