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LSBA Installs 2022-23 Officers and Board of Governors


The LSBA's 2022-23 officers and members of the Board of Governors were installed June 9 at a ceremony at the LSBA’s Annual Meeting in Destin, Fla. Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer administered the oath of office.

Stephen I. Dwyer, a founding member and managing partner of the Metairie law firm of Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern, APLC, was installed as the 82nd LSBA president.

Shayna L. Sonnier, a partner in the Lake Charles firm of Hunter, Hunter & Sonnier, LLC, was installed as the 2022-23 president-elect. She will assume the presidency in 2023-24.

C.A. (Hap) Martin III, a member in the Monroe law firm of Shotwell, Brown & Sperry, APLC, is beginning the second year of a two-year term as secretary. He also serves as editor of the Louisiana Bar Journal

Lawrence J. (Larry) Centola III, a principal member of the New Orleans law firm of Martzell, Bickford & Centola, is beginning his first year of a two-year term as treasurer.

H. Minor Pipes III, a founding member of the New Orleans law firm of Pipes Miles Beckman, LLC, will continue his service to the LSBA as the 2022-23 immediate past president.

Danielle L. Borel, a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP, was installed as 2022-23 chair of the LSBA Young Lawyers Division.

Members of the 2022-23 Board of Governors also were installed by Chief Justice Weimer.

First District
• Scott L. Sternberg, managing partner of the law firm of Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC, with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
• J. Christopher Zainey, Jr., a partner with Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso, PLC, in New Orleans.

Second District
• Erin O. Braud, staff counsel for The Hartford Insurance Co. (Law Offices of Julie E. Vaicius) in Metairie.

Third District
• Dwazendra J. Smith, a solo practitioner at D. Smith Legal, LLC, in Lafayette.

Fourth District
• Adam P. Johnson, a partner in The Johnson Firm in Lake Charles.

Fifth District
• Adrian G. Nadeau, an equity partner in the Long Law Firm, LLP, in Baton Rouge.
• Carrie LeBlanc Jones, the chief legal officer and general counsel for the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.

Sixth District
• Charles D. Elliott, a solo practitioner at the law firm of Charles Elliott & Associates, LLC, in Alexandria.

Seventh District
• W. Michael Street, a partner in the Monroe law firm of Watson, McMillin & Street, LLP, and a member of Marathon Title Co., LLC.

Eighth District
• Curtis R. Joseph, Jr., of counsel in the Shreveport law firm of Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts, APLC.

At-Large Members
• Adrejia L.A. Boutté works as in-house counsel for the state of Louisiana and is a licensed title insurance producer in Baton Rouge.
• Blake R. David, a founding partner of the Lafayette law firm of Broussard & David, LLC.
• Jeffrey A. Riggs, a partner in the Lafayette office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP.

Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center/Faculty Representative
• John M. Church, an associate professor of law at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge.

Tulane University Law School/Faculty Representative
• Ronald J. Scalise, Jr., the John Minor Wisdom Professor of Civil Law at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans.

Louisiana State Law Institute Representative
• Lila Tritico Hogan, a partner in the Hammond law firm of Hogan Attorneys.

House of Delegates Liaison Committee
• Chair Keenan K. Kelly, an attorney in the Natchitoches law firm of Kelly & Townsend, LLC.
• Member D. Skylar Rosenbloom, senior counsel for Entergy Services, LLC, in New Orleans.
• Member Sandra K. Cosby, an associate with Frederick A. Miller & Associates in Metairie.


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