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Awards Subcommittee

Create criteria for diversity awards; coordinate the nomination process for the LSBA Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer Award, the LSBA Guardian of Diversity Award, the Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession Award, and other LSBA recognitions; develop other award/recognition incentives; and nominate the LSBA and LSBA members for diversity/inclusion awards offered by other organizations.

Chief Justice
Bernette Joshua Johnson
Trailblazer Award

Guardian
of
Diversity Award

Committee on Diversity
in the
Legal Profession Award

Awards Subcommittee Members

Mr. Troy Nathan Bell (Member)

616 Girod St
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 524-5510
FAX: (504) 524-7887
Email: tbell@courington-law.com
Firm: Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC

Mr. Justin A Jack (Member)

777 Florida St Ste 208
Baton Rouge LA, 70801
Phone: (225) 336-8857
Email: justin.jack@usdoj.gov
Firm: US Attorney's Office

Mr. Wayne J Lee (Member)

909 Poydras St Ste 3150
New Orleans LA, 70112
Phone: (504) 593-0814
FAX: (504) 596-0814
Email: wlee@stonepigman.com
Firm: Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

Mr. Luis Arturo Leitzelar (Member)

4210 Bluebonnet Blvd
Baton Rouge LA, 70809
Phone: (225) 478-1607
FAX: (225) 388-5622
Email: luis.leitzelar@bblawla.com
Firm: Bienvenu, Foco and Viator LLC

Ms. Sowmya Mandava (Co-Chair)

200 Derbigny St Ste 5700
Gretna LA, 70053
Phone: (504) 364-3868
FAX: (504) 365-3383
Email: sowmyam@24jdc.us
Firm: 24th JDC

Mr. Kellen James Mathews (Co-Chair)

450 Laurel St Ste 1900
Baton Rouge LA, 70801
Phone: (225) 336-5200
FAX: (225) 336-5220
Email: kellen.mathews@arlaw.com
Firm: Adams and Reese, LLP

Hon. Karelia Rachelle Stewart (Member)

501 Texas St Ste 300D
Shreveport LA, 71101
Phone: (318) 226-6812
FAX: (318) 429-7615
Email: kstewart@firstjdcla.org
Firm: State of LA

Mr. Joseph T D Tran (Member)

1 Galleria Blvd Ste 700
Metairie LA, 70001
Phone: (985) 255-6988
Email: jtran@lammico.com
Firm: LAMMICO

Ms. Monica Marie Vela-Vick (Member)

365 Canal St Ste 1000
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 648-0180
Email: monica@dugan-lawfirm.com
Firm: Dugan Law Firm

Mr. John Adam Womble (Member)

Two Lakeway Center
3850 N Causeway Blvd Ste 1700
Metairie LA, 70002-8178
Phone: (504) 840-4900
FAX: (855) 847-1379
Email: john.womble.nj41@statefarm.com
Firm: Frederick A Miller & Assoc