Professionalism Committee

The mission of the Committee shall be to support and encourage lawyers to exercise the highest standards of integrity, ethics and professionalism in their conduct; to examine systemic issues in the legal system arising out of the lawyer’s relationship and duties to his/her clients, other lawyers, the courts, the judicial system and the public good; to provide the impetus and means to positively impact those relationships and duties; to improve access to the legal system; and to improve the quality of life and work/life balance for lawyers.

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Ms. Vanessa Waguespack Anseman (Member)

1200 Camellia Blvd Ste 300
Lafayette LA, 70508
Phone: (337) 267-2344
FAX: (337) 267-2399
Email: vanseman@liskow.com
Firm: Liskow & Lewis, APLC

Mr. Gerald T Arbour (Member)

440 N Foster Dr Ste 219
Baton Rouge LA, 70806
Phone: (225) 387-5557
FAX: (855) 808-7520
Email: gtarbour@bellsouth.net
Firm: Attorney at Law

Mr. Robert A Barnett (Member)

19370 Highway 36
Covington LA, 70434
Phone: (504) 722-1042
Email: rbarnett109@gmail.com
Firm: Robert A Barnett Attorney at Law, LLC

Mr. Scott R Bickford (Member)

338 Lafayette St
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 581-9065
FAX: (504) 581-7635
Email: srb@mbfirm.com
Firm: Martzell, Bickford & Centola

Ms. Elizabeth Bailly Bloch (Member)

4605 Bluebonnet Blvd Ste A
Baton Rouge LA, 70809
Phone: (225) 906-4247
FAX: (225) 906-4230
Email: ebb@kullmanlaw.com
Firm: Kullman Firm

Mr. Justin S Brashear (Member)

3403 Patrick St
Lake Charles LA, 70605
Phone: (337) 465-2120
FAX: (337) 660-2246
Email: justin@brashear-law.com
Firm: Brashear Law, LLC

Mr. Michael Gerald Calogero (Member)

3500 N Hullen St
Metairie LA, 70002
Phone: (504) 456-8683
FAX: (504) 754-7923
Email: michael@calogerolaw.com
Firm: The Law Offices of Michael G Calogero, LLC

Ms. Ashley M Caruso (Member)

450 Laurel St Ste 1450
Baton Rouge LA, 70801
Phone: (225) 465-5838
Email: ashley@snw.law
Firm: Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC

Mr. Justin McCarthy Chopin (Member)

650 Poydras St Ste 1550
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 229-6681
FAX: (504) 324-0640
Email: justin@chopin.com
Firm: The Chopin Law Firm

Hon. John E Conery (Member)

112 Dalton Drive
New Iberia LA, 70560
Phone: (337) 578-0577
Email: jc@judgeconery.com
Firm: State of LA

Ms. Sandra K Cosby (Member)

420 Leslie Ln
New Orleans LA, 70124
Phone: (504) 840-4912
Email: sandi5966@yahoo.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

Mr. Bobby J Delise (Member)

5190 Canal Blvd Ste 103
New Orleans LA, 70124
Phone: (504) 836-8000
FAX: (504) 836-8020
Email: bdelise@dahlaw.com
Firm: Delise & Hall

Ms. Casey C DeReus (Member)

810 7th Ave Ste 620
New York NY, 10019
Phone: (212) 308-5858
Email: caseydereus@gmail.com
Firm: Bragar, Eagel, And Squire, PC

Mr. Stephen I Dwyer (Member)

3000 W Esplanade Ave N Ste 200
Metairie LA, 70002-3726
Phone: (504) 838-9090
FAX: (504) 838-9187
Email: sdwyer@dwyercambre.com
Firm: Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern, APLC

Ms. Judith Ann Gainsburgh (Member)

1750 Saint Charles Ave Apt 220
New Orleans LA, 70130
Firm: Attorney at Law

Ms. Sarah Russell Giglio (Member)

3541 Youree Dr
Shreveport LA, 71105
Phone: (318) 459-9111
FAX: (318) 602-4716
Email: sarah@gilmergiglio.com
Firm: Gilmer and Giglio LLC

Ms. Lauren Elizabeth Godshall (Member)

6329 Freret St
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 865-5939
Email: lgodshall@tulane.edu
Firm: Tulane University Law School

Ms. Nichole Mart Gray (Member)

650 Poydras St Ste 1201
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 525-4649
FAX: (504) 525-4653
Email: nmg@jgmclaw.com
Firm: Johnson Gray McNamara, LLC

Mr. Barry H Grodsky (Chair)

1100 Poydras St Ste 2100
New Orleans LA, 70163
Phone: (504) 599-8535
FAX: (504) 599-8501
Email: bgrodsky@taggartmorton.com
Firm: Taggart Morton, LLC

Ms. Cheri Cotogno Grodsky (Staff Liaison)

601 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans LA, 70130-3481
Phone: (504) 619-0107
FAX: (504) 598-6753
Email: cgrodsky@lsba.org
Firm: LA State Bar Association

Mr. Michael E Holoway (Member)

14489 Wembley Rd
Folsom LA, 70437
Phone: (985) 789-0365
Email: mholoway@holowaylaw.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

Ms. Christy Michele Howley (Member)

629 Lafayette St
Gretna LA, 70053
Phone: (504) 367-4842
FAX: (504) 367-4824
Email: christyhowley@bowmanandhowley.com
Firm: Bowman & Howley

Ms. Katherine Lynn Hurst (Member)

600 Jefferson St Ste 555
Lafayette LA, 70501
Phone: (337) 233-6930
FAX: (337) 354-2451
Email: klh@katherinehurst.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

Mr. Robert A Kutcher (Member)

3501 N Causeway Blvd Ste 600
Metairie LA, 70002-8130
Phone: (504) 830-3838
FAX: (504) 830-3809
Email: rkutcher@nolacounsel.com
Firm: Kutcher Tygier & Luminais, LLP

Mr. Nahum D Laventhal (Member)

3000 Royal St
New Orleans LA, 70117
Phone: (504) 400-0107
Email: nahum.laventhal@gmail.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

Mr. Quintillis Kenyatta Lawrence (Member)

1250 Poydras St Ste 2100
New Orleans LA, 70113
Phone: (504) 599-7938
Email: quintillis.k.lawrence@ice.dhs.gov
Firm: Dept of Homeland Security

Ms. Kailey Lynn LeBoeuf (Member)

2000 Clearview Pkwy Ste 201
Metairie LA, 70001
Phone: (225) 717-7888
Email: kailey@thekfirm.law
Firm: The K Firm, LLC

Mr. Richard K Leefe (Member)

3900 N Causeway Blvd Ste 1470
Metairie LA, 70002-7253
Phone: (504) 830-3939
FAX: (504) 830-3998
Email: rkleefe@leefegibbs.com
Firm: Leefe Gibbs

Ms. Kelly McNeil Legier (Member)

Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals
500 Poydras St Ste 614
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 226-3960
FAX: (504) 589-2220
Email: kellylegier@aol.com
Firm: US Dept of Health & Human Services

Mr. Robert C Lehman (Member)

204 Scotchpine Dr
Mandeville LA, 70471-2545
Phone: (985) 778-9891
Email: lehman71@hotmail.com
Firm: Law Offices of Robert C Lehman, LLC

Ms. Claire McDaniel-Ojeh (Member)

17732 Highland Road Ste G PMB 188
Baton Rouge LA, 70810
Phone: (225) 366-7623
Email: claireoattorney@gmail.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

Mr. Collin R Melancon (Member)

318 Harrison Ave
New Orleans LA, 70124
Phone: (504) 814-1496
FAX: (504) 208-3427
Email: collin@mmcdlaw.com
Firm: Mansfield, Melancon, Cranmer and Dick

Mr. Christopher R Mistich (Member)

1450 Poydras St Ste 2250
New Orleans LA, 70112
Phone: (504) 842-4279
Email: christopher.mistich@ochsner.org
Firm: Ochsner Health System

Ms. Bianca Nachya Moore (Member)

1799 Stumpf Blvd Bldg 6-1
Gretna LA, 70056
Phone: (504) 264-1083
Email: bmoore@bmoorelawfirm.com
Firm: The BMoore Law Firm, LLC

Mr. Adrian Girard Nadeau (Member)

1800 City Farm Dr Bldg 6
Baton Rouge LA, 70806
Phone: (225) 922-5110
FAX: (225) 922-5105
Email: agn@longlaw.com
Firm: The Long Law Firm, LLP

Mr. Daniel Marc Olivier (Member)

3530 Canal St
New Orleans LA, 70119
Phone: (504) 910-6544
FAX: (504) 910-6856
Email: daniel@twinlegal.com
Firm: Twin Law, LLC

Ms. Claire A Popovich (Member)

628 N 4th St
Baton Rouge LA, 70821-3836
Phone: (225) 342-9937
Email: claire.popovich2@la.gov
Firm: LA Dept of Health

Ms. Elizabeth Fontenot Shea (Member)

127 W Broad St Fl 4
Lake Charles LA, 70601
Phone: (337) 436-9491
FAX: (337) 312-2918
Email: efshea@ssvcs.com
Firm: Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, LLP

Mr. Ronald Jeffrey Sholes Jr (Member)

Lakeway II
3850 N Causeway Blvd Ste 1700
Metairie LA, 70002
Phone: (504) 840-4900
Email: ronald.sholes@statefarm.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

Mr. Ronald J Sholes (Member)

One Shell Square
701 Poydras St Ste 4500
New Orleans LA, 70139
Phone: (504) 581-3234
FAX: (504) 566-0210
Email: sholesrj@arlaw.com
Firm: Adams and Reese, LLP

Ms. Briana Camille Spivey (Member)

501 Texas St
Shreveport LA, 71101
Phone: (318) 226-6828
Email: bspivey@caddoda.com
Firm: 1st JDC

Mr. Anthony J Staines (Member)

3500 N Causeway Blvd Ste 820
Metairie LA, 70002-3537
Phone: (504) 838-0019
FAX: (504) 838-0043
Email: tony@staines-eppling.com
Firm: Staines & Eppling

Hon. Raymond S Steib Jr (Member)

200 Derbigny St Ste 3700
Gretna LA, 70053
Phone: (504) 364-3850
FAX: (504) 365-3347
Email: rays@24jdc.us
Firm: State of LA

Mr. James Kenneth Sticker III (Member)

1425 Airline Dr Ste 200
Metairie LA, 70001
Phone: (504) 434-3047
FAX: (866) 841-8756
Email: jsticke1@progressive.com
Firm: Casler, Bordelon and Gelder

Ms. Tina Louise Suggs (Member)

Lakeway Two
3850 N Causeway Blvd Ste 1700
Metairie LA, 70002
Phone: (504) 846-3615
FAX: (504) 840-4941
Email: tina.suggs.m2i8@statefarm.com
Firm: Frederick A Miller & Assoc

Mr. Bradley Joseph Tate (Member)

3015 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans LA, 70125
Phone: (504) 494-9395
Email: bradley.tate@cbiz.com
Firm: CBIZ MHM, LLC

Mr. David Paul Vicknair (Member)

909 Poydras St Ste 2025
New Orleans LA, 70112
Phone: (504) 500-1111
FAX: (504) 226-2339
Email: david@svlaw.law
Firm: Scott Vicknair

Ms. Marsha Mason Wade (Member)

1511 Richland Ave
Baton Rouge LA, 70808
Phone: (225) 802-8067
Email: mwade50@gmail.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

Mr. Robert L Walsh (Member)

201 Saint Charles Ave Fl 50
New Orleans LA, 70170-1000
Phone: (504) 582-8598
FAX: (504) 582-8011
Email: rwalsh@joneswalker.com
Firm: Jones Walker LLP

Hon. Jewel E Welch Jr (Member)

1600 N 3rd St
Baton Rouge LA, 70802
Phone: (225) 382-3060
FAX: (225) 382-3143
Email: jwelch@la-fcca.org
Firm: State of LA

Ms. Sheila Marie Wilkinson (Member)

2117 Veterans Blvd Ste 348
Metairie LA, 70002
Phone: (504) 383-5353
Email: sheila@smwplc.com
Firm: Law Offices of Sheila M Wilkinson, PLC

Ms. Sharonda Renell Williams (Member)

6363 Saint Charles Ave
Campus Box 58
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 864-7082
Email: shwillia@loyno.edu
Firm: Loyola University New Orleans

Mr. Justin A Wooley (Member)

400 Saint John St Ste 302
Monroe LA, 71201
Phone: (318) 388-4566
FAX: (318) 327-1307
Email: jwooley@4thda.org
Firm: Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office

Mr. Alan J Yacoubian (Member)

701 Poydras St Ste 4700
New Orleans LA, 70139-7708
Phone: (504) 528-3001
FAX: (504) 528-3030
Email: ajy@jyplawfirm.com
Firm: Johnson, Yacoubian & Paysse

Hon. Jay C Zainey (Member)

500 Poydras St Ste C-455
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 589-7590
FAX: (504) 589-4575
Email: jay_zainey@laed.uscourts.gov
Firm: US District Court

Professionalism Resources

Professionalism Home Wellness and Quality of Life Committee on the Profession Transition Into Practice Voluntary Mentoring Program Professionalism and Student Debt Professionalism in Law Schools Professionalism Speakers

For more information or questions regarding the TIP Mentoring Program contact
Brooke Theobold
TIP@lsba.org
504-619-0138 or 504-566-1600.

Louisiana State Bar Association
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
(800) 421-LSBA(5722) / (504) 566-1600