LSBA Board of Governors
Chair, Young Lawyers Division
Mr. Christopher James Sellers Jr
2026-2027
1450 Poydras St Ste 2250
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 842-4003
Fax:
Christopher J. (Chris) Sellers Jr. is the 2026–27 chair of the LSBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD). As chair, Sellers represents the YLD on the LSBA Board of Governors and the Louisiana State Law Institute. He has previously served the YLD as chair-elect, secretary, and District 1 representative and represented the YLD on the LSBA Budget Committee and the
Louisiana Bar Journal Editorial Board.
His other LSBA involvement includes serving as vice chair of the Health Law Section and a member of the Bar Governance Committee and the Medical/Legal Interprofessional Committee. He is board-certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization (LBLS) as a health law specialist and previously served two terms on and as the 2024–25 chair of the LBLS Health Law Advisory Commission. He was a member of the Leadership LSBA 2017–18 Class and served as co-chair the following year.
Sellers is assistant vice president and associate general counsel for Ochsner Health. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2011 from Louisiana State University (LSU) and his JD in 2014 from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2014. In his community, he is a member of the Stonewall Sports – New Orleans Board of Directors and a member of the Krewe of Endymion.