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2025 Pro Bono Publico & Children's Law Awards


  • LSBA 2025-26 President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr., Chief Justice John L. Weimer, and Children's Law Committee Co-Chair Kellie J. Johnson presenting Hon. Jennifer Guillot Womble with the Children's Law Award.
  • LSBA 2025-26 President Elect, Edward J. Walters, Jr., Chief Justice John L. Weimer, and Children's Law Committee Co-Chair, Kellie J. Johnson present the Children's Law Award to Kayana "Keedy" Bradley, President of the Pelican Center's Board of Directors.
  • Law Student Award recipient Laura A. Derbonne from Tulane University Law School poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr., and Justice Cade R. Cole.
  • Law Student Award recipient Marcus C. Moses from Loyola University Law School poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr., and Justice Jefferson Hughes.
  • Law Student Award recipient Raegan Nguyen from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr., and Justice Jefferson Hughes.
  • Law Student Award recipient Destiny Singleton from Southern University Law Center poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr., and Justice John Michael Guidry.
  • Mert Smiley accepting the Friend of Pro Bono Award for the Ascension Parish Assessor's Office from LSBA President Elect Edward J Walters, Jr. and Chief Justice John L. Weimer.
  • Friend of Pro Bono Award recipient Chris Ortte from Lafayette poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice Cade R. Cole.
  • Friend of Pro Bono Award recipient Wendy M. Riley from New Orleans poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Regina Bartholomew-Woods from New Orleans posing with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • Adam C. Parker accepting the Pro Bono Publico Award for Butler Snow LLP in Baton Rouge from LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice John Michael Guidry.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Steven J. Farber from New Orleans posing with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Leonid Grinberg from Baton Rouge posing with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice John Michael Guidry.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Jessica L. Karr from Covington posing with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice William J. Crain.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Heidi Kemple Martin from Shreveport posing with President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice Jay B. McCallum.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Taneisha Wylette Riggs from Lafayette posing with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice Cade R. Cole.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Randal J. Robert from Baton Rouge posing with Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice John Michael Guidry.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Amber Sheppard from Slidell poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr., Justice William J. Crain, and Tubbs.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Rebecca L. Vishnefski from Shreveport posing with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice Jay B. McCallum.
  • Century Club Award recipients posing with Justice John Michael Guidry, Justice Jefferson Hughes, Justice Jay B. McCallum, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Taneisha Wylette Riggs, Dana D. Atchinson, Hugh R. Straub, Jack Isaac Primack, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Cade R. Cole and Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • LA FreeLegalAnswers Award recipient Gregory L. Landry from Lafayette poses with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walter,Jr. and Justice Cade R. Cole.
  • Lawyers in Libraries Award recipient Daniel Wayne Nodurft from Chalmette posing with LSBA President Elect Edward J. Walters, Jr. and Justice William J. Crain.
  • Career Public Interest Award recipient Talya Bergeron from Baton Rouge posing with the Justice John Michael Guidry, Justice Jay B. McCallum, Justice Jefferson Hughes, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Piper D. Griffin, and Justice Cade R. Cole.
  • David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Justice John Michael Guidry from New Orleans posing with Justice Jay B. McCallum, Justice Jefferson Hughes, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Piper D. Griffin, and Justice Cade R. Cole.
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