Papillion, Mire, Chabert, Tate Certified Elected for LSBA, YLD Leadership Positions Darrel J. Papillion of Baton Rouge and Alainna R. Mire of Alexandria have been certified elected for the positions of 2015-16 Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) president-elect and 2015-17 LSBA secretary, respectively, following the close of election qualifying on Oct. 20.Papillion will automatically assume the presidency in 2016-17. Scotty E. Chabert, Jr. of Baton Rouge and Bradley J. Tate of Baton Rouge have been certified elected for 2015-16 Young Lawyers Division (YLD) chair-elect and secretary, respectively. Papillion is a partner in the firm of Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, L.L.C., in Baton Rouge. Mire is an assistant attorney in the Alexandria City Attorney’s Office. Chabert is an assistant district attorney for the 18th Judicial District and a partner in the firm of Saunders & Chabert in Baton Rouge. Tate is tax manager for the firm of Postlethwaite & Netterville in Baton Rouge. Voting Begins Nov. 17 First-round voting begins Nov. 17 for several contested leadership positions on the Board of Governors, Nominating Committee, LSBA House of Delegates, Young Lawyers Division Council and American Bar Association House of Delegates. For this election cycle, balloting will be conducted electronically only, as approved by the LSBA Board of Governors. No paper ballots will be provided. First election ballots will be available to members on Monday, Nov. 17. Deadline for electronically casting votes is Monday, Dec. 15. Listed below are candidates in Contested Races and members who have been Certified Elected for their races. Profiles of the candidates in contested races will be accessible online by Nov. 17. CONTESTED RACES Board of Governors (three-year term) Eighth Board District (1 position) Marjorie L. Frazier David J. Hemken Nominating Committee (one-year term) District 1A (4 positions) Donald R. Abaunza Brent B. Barriere Lawrence J. Centola III H. Minor Pipes III Phillip A. Wittmann District 3A (1 position) Steven G. (Buzz) Durio Katherine L. Hurst Jeffrey A. Riggs District 3C (1 position) Robert L. Bussey Robert G. Levy District 3D (1 position) John M. Frazier Michael F. Miller District 3E (1 position) Alex W. Rankin Thomas G. Zentner, Jr. LSBA House of Delegates (two-year term) Twenty-Third Judicial District (5 positions) Sara T. Anderson Clarke Christopher J. Bridges Lana O. Chaney Rusty M. Messer Michael Poirrier Timothy E. Pujol Forty-First Judicial District (32 positions) Donald R. Abaunza Glenn B. Adams Francis J. Barry, Jr. Ashley L. Belleau Jack C. Benjamin, Jr. Joseph M. Bruno Thomas A. Casey, Jr. Lawrence J. Centola III Justin M. Chopin Jeffrey A. Clayman Richard B. Eason Micah J. Fincher William R. Forrester Darryl J. Foster Judith A. Gainsburgh James C. Gulotta, Jr. Phillip K. Jones, Jr. Mark D. Latham Andrew R. Lee Donald A. Mau Ryan M. McCabe Andre J. Mouledoux John H. Musser V H. Minor Pipes III Brian P. Quirk Christopher K. Ralston Degan S. Rosenbloom Louis G. Schott Karen B. Sher Ronald J. Sholes John A. Stassi II Deborah M. Sulzer Brandon K. Thibodeaux Irving J. Warshauer Craig R. Webb Edward D. Wegmann Colby F. Wenck Phillip A. Wittmann Jay C. Zainey, Jr. Young Lawyers Division Council (two-year term) First District (1 position) Ryan E. Beasley Dylan K. Knoll Scott L. Sternberg Jeffery Waltz Second District (1 position) Amy E. Duncan Jeffrey D. Hufft Betty A. Maury Fifth District (1 position) Leah G. Cotten Melanie C. Donahue Carrie LeBlanc Jones Melynda L. LaBrosse Victor R. Loraso III American Bar Association House of Delegates (two-year term, 1 position) James Baehr Brent B. Barriere Joseph M. Bruno Jeremy S. Epstein Richard K. Leefe CERTIFIED ELECTED Board of Governors • Sixth Board District: Charles D. Elliott. • Seventh Board District: C.A. (Hap) Martin III. Nominating Committee • District 1B: Adrianne L. Baumgartner. • District 2A: Blake S. Leger and Edward J. Walters, Jr. • District 2B: Robert A. Kutcher and Raymond S. Steib. • District 3B: Robert S. Dampf. LSBA House of Delegates • Twentieth Judicial District: Samuel D’Aquilla and Michael L. Hughes. • Twenty-First Judicial District: Mary E. Heck Barrios, Erik L. Burns, Anthony T. Caruso, Steven J. Farber, D. Blayne Honeycutt and Robert W. Morgan. • Twenty-Second Judicial District: Elizabeth A. Alston, Clayton J. Borne IV, Eric K. Buerger, William H. Burris, Gordon T. Herrin, Waldon M. Hingle, Willard O. Lape, Robert C. Lehman, James K. McNary and Patrice W. Oppenheim. • Twenty-Fourth Judicial District: Allen I Boudreaux, Paul M. Brannon, Robert J. Caluda, Thomas C. Cerullo, Sandra K. Cosby, Stephen Guy deLaup, Michael R. Delesdernier, Paul C. Fleming, Jr., Christy M. Howley, Adrian F. Lapeyronnie III, John J. Lee, Jr., Richard K. Leefe, Scott W. McQuaig, Bryan A. Pfleeger, Roy A. Raspanti, George B. Recile, Mettery I. Sherry and Tina L. Suggs. • Twenty-Fifth Judicial District: S. Jacob Braud and Dominick Scandurro, Jr. • Twenty-Sixth Judicial District: John Z. Blanchard, Amanda A. Hulett, Patrick R. Jackson and Ross E. Shacklette. • Twenty-Seventh Judicial District: Francis A. Olivier III and Jacque B. Pucheu. • Twenty-Ninth Judicial District: Steven F. Griffith, Sr. and Robert L. Raymond. • Thirtieth Judicial District: Daniel W. Bush. • Thirty-First Judicial District: Richard M. Arceneaux. • Thirty-Second Judicial District: Sye J. Broussard. • Thirty-Third Judicial District: Mary H. Holmes and Michael B. Holmes. • Thirty-Fourth Judicial District: Roberta L. Burns, Tracy H. Duplantier, Gregory J. Noto, Gregory W. Rome and Paul A. Tabary III. • Thirty-Fifth Judicial District: Scott M. Prudhomme. • Thirty-Eighth Judicial District: Robert J. Sheffield, Jr. • Thirty-Ninth Judicial District: John Q. Davis. • Fortieth Judicial District: Vercell Fiffie and William D. O’Regan III. • Forty-Second Judicial District: Adrienne D. White. Young Lawyers Division Council • Fourth Board District: Adam P. Johnson. • Sixth Board District: Christie C. Wood. • Eighth Board District: Allison C. Foster. For more information on the election procedures and the schedule, go to: www.lsba.org/goto/elections.