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Client Assistance Fund Committee

The mission of the Client Assistance Fund Committee shall be to protect the public and to maintain the integrity of the legal profession by reimbursing, to the extent deemed appropriate, losses caused by the dishonest conduct of any licensed Louisiana lawyer practicing in this state.

Client Assistance Fund General Information, Forms and Actions

Committee Members
Mr. Jesse H Bankston Jr (Member)
634 Troutbeck Dr
Baton Rouge LA, 70810-1994
Phone: (225) 767-6875
Email: jessebankstonjr@gmail.com
Firm: Attorney at Law
Mr. Lawrence Joseph Centola (Member)
338 Lafayette St
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 581-9065
FAX: (504) 581-7635
Email: lcentola@mbfirm.com
Firm: Martzell, Bickford & Centola
Mr. Justin McCarthy Chopin (Member)
650 Poydras St Ste 1550
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 229-6681
FAX: (504) 324-0640
Email: justin@chopin.com
Firm: The Chopin Law Firm
Mr. Richard A Chopin (Member)
650 Poydras St Ste 1550
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 229-6682
FAX: (504) 324-0640
Email: rchopin@chopinlawfirm.com
Firm: The Chopin Law Firm
Mr. Stephen I Dwyer (Vice-Chair)
3000 W Esplanade Ave N Ste 200
Metairie LA, 70002-3726
Phone: (504) 838-9090
FAX: (504) 838-9187
Email: sdwyer@dwyercambre.com
Firm: Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern, APLC
Ms. Cheri Cotogno Grodsky (Staff Liaison)
601 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans LA, 70130-3481
Phone: (504) 619-0107
FAX: (504) 598-6753
Email: cgrodsky@lsba.org
Firm: LA State Bar Association
Ms. Madeline J Lee (Member)
709 Versailles Blvd
Alexandria LA, 71303
Phone: (318) 445-8236
FAX: (318) 443-1752
Email: mjlee@bolenlaw.com
Firm: Bolen, Parker, Brenner, Lee & Engelsman, LTD
Ms. Kathryn Weatherly Munson (Member)
909 Poydras St Ste 2500
New Orleans LA, 70112
Phone: (504) 523-1580
FAX: (504) 524-0069
Email: kwm@stanleyreuter.com
Firm: Stanley, Reuter, Alford, Owen, Munson, and Paul LLC
Mr. John Herr Musser V (Member)
701 Poydras St Ste 400
New Orleans LA, 70139-7909
Phone: (504) 523-0400
FAX: (504) 523-5574
Email: jmusser@mrsnola.com
Firm: Murphy, Rogers, Sloss, Gambel & Tompkins
Mr. Charles A O'Brien III (Member)
732 Delgado Dr
Baton Rouge LA, 70808
Phone: (225) 921-2004
Email: caobrieniii@gmail.com
Firm: Attorney at Law
Mr. John F Olinde (Member)
Energy Centre
1100 Poydras St Ste 2300
New Orleans LA, 70163
Phone: (504) 585-7000
FAX: (504) 544-6084
Email: olinde@chaffe.com
Firm: Chaffe McCall, LLP
Mr. Christopher Kent Ralston (Member)
365 Canal St Ste 2000
New Orleans LA, 70130-6534
Phone: (504) 584-9358
FAX: (504) 568-9130
Email: ralstonc@phelps.com
Firm: Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Mr. Jeffrey A Riggs (Member)
100 E Vermilion Blvd Ste 300
Lafayette LA, 70501-6939
Phone: (337) 326-5777
FAX: (337) 504-3341
Email: jeff.riggs@lewisbrisbois.com
Firm: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP
Mr. Garland R Rolling (Member)
319 Metairie Rd
Metairie LA, 70005-4309
Phone: (504) 835-2543
Email: garlandrolling@aol.com
Firm: Attorney at Law
Mr. Vincent J Saitta (Vice-Chair)
113 Oil Center Dr
Lafayette LA, 70503
Phone: (337) 231-5250
FAX: (800) 232-9172
Email: saitta@colombandsaitta.com
Firm: Colomb & Saitta
Mr. Timothy Hugh Scott (Member)
201 Saint Charles Ave Ste 3710
New Orleans LA, 70170-3710
Phone: (504) 522-3303
FAX: (504) 529-3850
Email: tscott@fisherphillips.com
Firm: Fisher & Phillips, LLP
Ms. Stephanie Douglas Skinner (Member)
One Canal Place
365 Canal St Ste 860
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 684-5044
FAX: (866) 578-2230
Email: sskinner@millerlaw-firm.com
Firm: Miller Hahn, PLLC
Mr. Charles Joseph Stiegler (Member)
318 Harrison Ave Ste 104
New Orleans LA, 70124
Phone: (504) 267-0777
FAX: (504) 513-3084
Email: charles@stieglerlawfirm.com
Firm: Attorney at Law
Ms. Mary Ann Wegmann (Chair)
601 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 566-1600
Email: maryann.wegmann@lsba.org
Firm: Attorney at Law
Louisiana State Bar Association
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
 (800) 421-LSBA(5722) / (504) 566-1600