The LSBA Diversity Commitee's Speciality Bars Subcommittee held its first Speciality Bars Conference
The LSBA Diversity Committee’s Specialty Bars Subcommittee held its first Specialty Bars Conference "Changing the Profession from Within" on August 20, 2016 at the Ritz Carlton New Orleans.
The seminar was developed with the issues of specialty bars in mind. Participants had the opportunity to network with members of specialty bars from across the state and earn 5.50 CLE credit hours with 1.50 hours of appellate practice specialization credit for the first session.
Featured speakers were:
“Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal Recent Developments" Session
PHOTO ID: Hon. Susan M. Chehardy, Chief Judge, State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit
PHOTO ID: Hon. James F. McKay, III, Chief Judge, State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit
PHOTO ID: Hon. Ulysses G. Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit
PHOTO ID: Hon. Vanessa Guidry-Whipple, Chief Judge, State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit
"Defending Disciplinary Action" Session
PHOTO ID (L to R): Moderator) William N. "Billy" King, Professional Programs Practice Assistance Counsel, Louisiana State Bar Association, Richard P. Lemmler, Jr., Ethics Counsel, Louisiana State Bar Association, Eric McClendon, ODC Screening Counsel, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, and William M. Ross, Respondent’s Counsel, Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC [Not Pictured].
"The Continuing Struggle of Desegregation" Session
PHOTO ID (L to R): (Moderator) Kellen J. Mathews, Adams and Reese LLP, Leo C. Hamilton, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., and Hon. Brian A. Jackson, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
“Overview of Federal Practice” Session
PHOTO ID (L to R):Hon. Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., United States Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana
“The Future of the Legal Profession: Making Strides with Technology” Session
PHOTO ID (L to R): Matthew Stubenberg, IT Director, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service and Abid Hussain, Hussain Law LLC