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2022 LSBA Pro Bono Publico & Children's Law Awards


  • LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Chief Justice John L. Weimer present the Children's Law Award to Mary Ann McGrath Swaim (Houma). Accepting the award on behalf of Ms. Swaim are Natalie Paul, Josephine Vanderhorst, and Kirby Kenny.
  • The Children's Law Award is presented to The Advanced Advocacy Project (Baton Rouge). Pictured: LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Lakita Leonard, Jennifer Dobies, Maria Hundley, Kara Hobbs.
  • Law Student Pro Bono Award recipient Adreaynne N. Hutchison (Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Jay B. McCallum.
  • Law Student Pro Bono Award recipient Devon J. Clancy (Loyola University College of Law) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Jay B. McCallum.
  • Law Student Pro Bono Award recipient Christopher M. Jordan (Southern University Law Center) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Jay B. McCallum.
  • Law Student Pro Bono Award recipient Jacob D. Edwards (Tulane University Law School) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Jay B. McCallum.
  • Friend of Pro Bono Award recipient George “Dave” D. Ernest, III (Lafayette) poses with Justice James T. Genovese and LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III.
  • Section President Dyan Schnaars (Lafayette) and Vice President Mandi Borne Bucher (Lafayette) accept a Friend of Pro Bono Award on behalf of the Paula K. Woodruff Family Law Section. Pictured with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice James T. Genovese.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Karen Colleen "Kasi" Brannan (Covington) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice William J. Crain.
  • Lucy Espree and Dana Southern (Shreveport) accept a Pro Bono Publico Award on behalf of Laura Peterson Butler (Denver). Pictured with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Scott J. Crichton.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient William J. Faustermann, Jr. (Slidell) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice William J. Crain.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Johanna R.H. Fini (Baton Rouge) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Scott P. Gaspard (Baton Rouge) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Paulette Porter LaBostrie (Baton Rouge) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Sarah A. Simmons (Lafayette) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Scott J. Crichton.
  • Century Club Award recipient W. Scott Brown (New Orleans) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • Century Club Award recipient Robert William Knights (Mandeville) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • Century Club Award recipient Gary J. Williams (Slidell) poses with LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III and Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • Career Public Interest Award: Elizabeth "Liz" A. Betz, Baton Rouge. Pictured: LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, Justice James T. Genovese, Justice Jay B. McCallum, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Elizabeth "Liz" A. Betz, Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Piper D. Griffin, Justice Scott J. Crichton.
  • Baton Rouge Award Recipients and their Nominators. Top row: Justice Jay B. McCallum, Justice James T. Genovese, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice Scott J. Crichton, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Piper D. Griffin. Bottom row: Professor Virginia Listach, Christopher M. Jordan, Johanna R.H. Fini, Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, Paulette Porter LaBostrie, LSBA President-Elect Stephen Dwyer, LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, Adreaynne N. Hutchison, R. Lynn Smith-Haynes, Scott P. Gaspard, Kara Hobbs, Maria Hundley, Jennifer Dobies, Lakita Leonard, Elizabeth "Liz" A. Betz.
  • Lafayette Award Recipients. Top row: Justice Jay B. McCallum, Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice Scott J. Crichton, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Piper D. Griffin. Bottom row: Sarah A. Simmons, Justice James T. Genovese, George "Dave" D. Ernest III, LSBA President-Elect Stephen Dwyer, Dyan Schnaars, LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, Mandi Borne Bucher.
  • New Orleans Award Recipients and their Nominators. Top row: Justice James T. Genovese, Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice Scott J. Crichton. Bottom row: Jacob D. Edwards, Kathryn Lafrentz, LSBA President-Elect Stephen Dwyer, LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, W. Scott Brown, C.C. Kahr, Devon J. Clancy, Justice Piper D. Griffin.
  • North Shore Award Recipients. Top row: Justice James T. Genovese, Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice Scott J. Crichton. Bottom row: Robert William Knights, LSBA President-Elect Stephen Dwyer, LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, William J. Faustermann, Jr., Karen Colleen "Kasi" Brannan, Justice William J. Crain, Gary J. Williams
  • All award recipients present at the awards ceremony, pictured with the Louisiana Supreme Court Justices.
  • Century Club Award Recipients. Pictured: LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice James T. Genovese, Justice Jay B. McCallum, Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, W. Scott Brown, Robert William Knights, Gary J. Williams, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Piper D. Griffin, Justice Scott J. Crichton.
  • Friend of Pro Bono Award Recipients. Top row: Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice Scott J. Crichton, Justice William J. Crain. Bottom row: LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, Justice James T. Genovese, Dyan Schnaars, Mandi Borne Bucher, George "Dave" D. Ernest III.
  • Law Student Award Recipients. Top row: Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III, Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Justice William J. Crain. Bottom row: LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, Adreaynne N. Hutchison, Devon J. Clancy, Christopher M. Jordan, Jacob D. Edwards, Justice Jay B. McCallum.
  • Pro Bono Publico Award Recipients. Top row: Justice James T. Genovese, Chief Justice John L. Weimer. Bottom row: LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III, William J. Faustermann, Jr., Sarah A. Simmons, Paulette Porter LaBostrie, Johanna R.H. Fini, Justice Scott J. Crichton, Lucy Espree (accepting award on behalf of Laura Peterson Butler), Dana Southern, Scott P. Gaspard, Karen Colleen "Kasi" Brannan.
  • The Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court preside over the 2022 LSBA Pro Bono Publico Awards ceremony.
  • Opening remarks by LSBA President H. Minor Pipes III.
  • Remarks by Louisiana Bar Foundation President Alan G. Brackett.
  • LSBA President-Elect Stephen I. Dwyer acts as Master of Ceremonies.
  • Chief Justice John L. Weimer poses with attorneys from Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Josephine Vanderhorst, Kirby Kenny, and Natalie Paul), who accepted the Children's Law Award on behalf of Mary Ann McGrath Swaim.
  • LSBA President-Elect and Master of Ceremonies Stephen I. Dwyer poses with Justice Piper D. Griffin.
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