LSBA Board of Governors

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Curtis R. Joseph, Jr. is a partner in the Shreveport firm of Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts, APLC. He handles defense and plaintiff-oriented litigation. He attended Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va., earning his BA degree in mass communications in 1993 and his JD degree in 1996.

While at Washington & Lee, he performed clinical work focusing on post-conviction relief for the inmates of the Federal Women’s Prison Camp in Alderson, W.Va. He taught language arts, social studies and religion at Bishop Perry Middle School in New Orleans.

Joseph served on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Board of Governors in 2021-24, representing the Eighth Board District. He also served in the LSBA’s House of Delegates.

He serves on the boards of the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, the Biomedical Research Foundation and Bonvenu Bank. He is the vice president of The Committee of One Hundred and serves as a member of the Air Force Global Strike Command Civic Leaders Program.

He is a recipient of the Dr. Jesse N. Stone Pioneer Award.

He is a founding member of Washington & Lee’s chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is a former president of the Shreveport Bar Association and the North Louisiana Jewish Federation. He is a former vice chair of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, a former chair of the Strategic Action Council and a former chair of the North Louisiana Holocaust Remembrance Service.

In his community, Joseph is a local jazz/blues drummer. He and his wife Barbara have been married for 22 years and are the parents of two children.