Young Lawyers Division Awards Presented; Inaugural Top 40 List Recognized LSBA members, local bar associations and a specialty bar association received LSBA Young Lawyers Division awards, including the inaugural Top 40 List, presented to the state’s top young lawyers who have made exceptional contributions to the legal profession and their communities. All awards were presented during the Louisiana Young Lawyers Conference on March 31, with the theme “Empowered to Lead.”Outstanding Young Lawyer Award & Top 40 List Presented to a young lawyer who has made exceptional contributions to the legal profession and his/her community. Award Winner: Chloé M. Chetta, New Orleans (also recognized as a Top 40 honoree) Award Finalists: See Top 40 List below. Hon. Michaelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award Presented to a young lawyer for commitment and dedication to upholding the quality and integrity of the legal profession and consideration towards peers and the general public. Award Winner: Jami L. Ishee, Lafayette Award Finalists: Audrius M. Reed, Shreveport; and Andrew M. Albritton, New Orleans Pro Bono Award Presented to a young lawyer for commitment and dedication to providing pro bono services in his/her community or the state at large. Award Winners: Remington M. Angelle, Baton Rouge; and Hayley M. Landry, New Orleans Award Finalist: Carlesia Carmena Bibbins, Zachary Program of the Year Award Presented to an organization that has implemented an outstanding program or service that serves the public or the profession. Award Winner: New Orleans Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, “Approach the Bench” Award Finalists: Shreveport Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Section, “Bike Giveaway for Children;” and Southwest Louisiana Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Council, “OktoBARfest” Outstanding Local Affiliate Award Presented to a local affiliate that has impacted the lives of young lawyers in an outstanding way. Award Winner: Shreveport Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Section Award Finalists: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Council; and Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc. Top 40 List Honorees Whitney M. Antoine, New Orleans Brittany Bass Arvie, Shreveport Katelyn E. Bayhi, Lafayette Carlesia Carmena Bibbins, Zachary Emily E. Booth, New Orleans Roya S. Boustany, Lafayette Camille R. Bryant, New Orleans Ashley M. Caruso, Baton Rouge Joseph J. Cefalu III, Baton Rouge Chloé M. Chetta, New Orleans Casey C. DeReus, New Orleans Reed K. Ellis, Lafayette Valerie E. Fontenot, New Orleans Amber Barlow Garcia, New Orleans Eugene G. Gouaux III, Lockport Kenneth P. Hebert, Lafayette Jimmie C. Herring, Jr., Monroe Derek G. Hoffman, Lake Charles Rachael A. Jeanfreau, New Orleans Adam P. Johnson, Lake Charles Shermin S. Khan, New Orleans Hayden A. Moore, Baton Rouge Ebony S. Morris, New Orleans Keith J. Naccari, New Orleans Rachel M. Naquin, New Orleans Sandra James Page, Baton Rouge Marcus J. Plaisance, Baton Rouge Courtney N. Ray, Shreveport Audrius M. Reed, Shreveport Eric W. Sella, New Orleans Phillip M. Smith, Lafayette Z. Ambrose Stearns, Jr., Lafayette Scott L. Sternberg, New Orleans Reshonda W. Thompson, New Orleans Joseph T.D. Tran, Metairie Vincent V. (Trey) Tumminello III, Baton Rouge Dr. Derek A. Warden, New Orleans Victoria T. Washington, Shreveport Elizabeth E. Williams, Marksville Graham H. Williams, New Orleans Lauren A. Williams, Mandeville Thanks to Sponsors The 2023 Louisiana Young Lawyers Conference was funded in part by the American Bar Association on behalf of its Young Lawyers Division through the Fund for Justice and Education. Also sponsoring the conference were Liskow & Lewis, APLC; Mcglinchey Stafford, PLLC; Joshua K. Williams; Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC; Blue Williams, LLC; Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP; Lafayette Bar Association and LBA Young Lawyers Section; Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP; and Baton Rouge Bar Association.