Young Lawyers Division - Past Outstanding Young Lawyers
The award for Outstanding Young Lawyer is given to a young lawyer who has made exceptional contributions to the legal profession and the community. In determining the recipient of this award, the Council considers a number of factors including the nominee’s service to the public, the nominee’s service to the legal profession, the nominee’s service to the Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, awards and achievements received during the nominee’s legal career, challenges the nominee may have overcome, as well as descriptions by the person or organization nominating the individual of the nominee’s outstanding characteristics.
| Year | Recipient | City |
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| 2022 |
Chloé M. Chetta |
New Orleans |
| 2021 |
Yasha L. Clark |
New Orleans |
| 2020 |
Sherron P. Williams |
Shreveport |
| 2019 |
Micah C. Zeno |
New Orleans |
| 2018 |
Loren D. Shanklin |
Baton Rouge |
| 2017 |
Betty Ann Maury |
Gretna |
| 2016 |
Alysson L. Mills |
New Orleans |
| 2015 |
Cliff A. LaCour |
Lafayette |
| 2014 |
Victor J. Suane, Jr. |
Baton Rouge |
| 2013 |
Jamie Hurst Watts |
Baton Rouge |
| 2012 |
Amanda S. Stout |
Baton Rouge |
| 2011 |
Jonathan L. Johnson |
Lake Charles |
| 2010 |
Karli Glascock Wilson |
Baton Rouge |
| 2009 |
Blake R. David |
Lafayette |
| 2008 |
Tara G. Richard |
New Orleans |
| 2007 |
Kelsey Kornick Funes |
Baton Rouge |
| 2006 |
Christopher K. Ralston |
New Orleans |
| 2005 |
Joseph W. Mengis |
Baton Rouge |
| 2004 |
Melissa M. Cresson |
Baton Rouge |
| 2003 |
Kristen B. Menard |
Lafayette |
| 2002 |
Shannon S. Dartez |
Lafayette |
| 2001 |
C. Kevin Hayes |
Baton Rouge |
| 2000 |
Brian Barber |
Shreveport |
| 1999 |
Dona Renegar |
Lafayette |
| 1998 |
Robert L. Broussard |
Lafayette |
| 1997 |
Gayle Harrell Jackson |
Baton Rouge |
| 1996 |
Kay Karre' Gautreaux |
Lafayette |
| 1995 |
Lilynn A. Cutrer |
Lake Charles |
| 1994 |
George Arceneaux III |
Lafayette |
| 1993 |
Steven C. Lanza |
Lafayette |
| 1992 |
Paul West |
Baton Rouge |
| 1991 |
Salvador G. Longoria |
New Orleans |
| 1990 |
Judy Perry Martinez |
New Orleans |
| 1989 |
Susan Morgan |
Shreveport |
| 1988 |
A.I. (Stacy) Williams |
Lafayette |
| 1987 |
Lila Tritico Hogan |
Hammond |
| 1986 |
John L. (Jay) Dardenne |
Baton Rouge |
| 1985 |
Michael H. Rubin |
Baton Rouge |
| 1984 |
Ben R. Hanchey |
Monroe |
| 1983 |
Lawrence P. Simon |
Lafayette |
| 1982 |
Richard E. Gerard, Jr. |
Lake Charles |
| 1981 |
Edward J. Rice, Jr. |
New Orleans |
| 1980 |
Jacob D. Landry, Jr. |
New Iberia |
| 1979 |
Herman F. Sockrider, Jr. |
Shreveport |
| 1978 |
John C. Combe, Jr. |
New Orleans |
| 1977 |
F.A. Little, Jr. |
Alexandria |
| 1976 |
Sam A. LeBlanc III |
New Orleans |
| 1975 |
David L. Campbell |
Lake Charles |
| 1975 |
Charles R. Sonnier |
Abbeville |
| 1974 |
John B. Scofield |
Lake Charles |
| 1973 |
Daniel T. Murchison |
Natchitoches |
| 1972 |
John Dale Powers |
Baton Rouge |
| 1971 |
Henry A. Politz |
Shreveport |
| 1970 |
Wood Brown III |
New Orleans |
| 1969 |
James A. Reeder |
Shreveport |
| 1968 |
Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr. |
New Orleans |
| 1967 |
Jesse D. McDonald |
Monroe |
| 1966 |
John G. Weinmann |
New Orleans |