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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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

Ms. Alex S Aughtry (Member)

619 Homedale St
New Orleans LA, 70124
Phone: (504) 584-7058
FAX: (504) 375-2221
Email: alex@katielaskylaw.com
Firm: Katie Lasky 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. Nicholas Stephen Bergeron (Member)

701 Poydras St Ste 4800
New Orleans LA, 70139
Phone: (504) 561-0400
Email: nbergeron@labordesiegel.com
Firm: Laborde Siegel, 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

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)

6436 Quinn Dr
Baton Rouge LA, 70817
Phone: (225) 256-0131
Email: acaruso@amclawllc.com
Firm: Attorney at Law

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

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. Lauren Elizabeth Godshall (Member)

1505 Colony Pl
Metairie LA, 70003
Phone: (504) 606-1223
Email: lgodshall@earthjustice.org
Firm: Earthjustice

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
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 305
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)

2223 Fern St
New Orleans LA, 70118
Phone: (504) 400-0107
Email: nahumlaventhal@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 and Appeals
500 Poydras St Ste 614
New Orleans LA, 70130
Phone: (504) 226-3960
FAX: (504) 523-7092
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. Margaret Louise Manning (Member)

909 Poydras St Ste 2500
New orleans LA, 70112
Phone: (504) 523-1580
Email: mlm@stanleyreuter.com
Firm: Stanley, Reuter, Alford, Owen, Munson, and Paul LLC

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)

201 Saint Charles Ave Ste 2500
New Orleans LA, 70170
Phone: (504) 264-1083
Email: bmoore@bmoorelawfirm.com
Firm: The BMoore Law Firm, LLC

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)

8401 United Plaza Blvd
Baton Rouge LA, 70809-7016
Phone: (225) 925-3664
Email: claire.popovich@trsl.org
Firm: Teacher's Retirement System of LA

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

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

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: Tina L. Suggs & Associates

Mr. David Paul Vicknair (Member)

909 Poydras St Ste 1225
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

Hon. Jewel E Welch Jr (Member)

22915 Sunnyside Ln
Zachary LA, 70791
Phone: (225) 270-4271
FAX: (225) 771-8559
Email: judgejewelwelch@gmail.com
Firm: Jewel E. Welch, Jr.

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

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