2008 President’s Award

Marta-Ann Schnabel is the recipient of the Louisiana Bar Foundation's (LBF) prestigious President's Award. Schnabel was selected by Elwood F. Cahill, Jr., 2007-08 LBF President in recognition of her outstanding support, volunteer service and dedication to the mission and goals of the LBF. For the past three years she has actively served on the LBF Board and was instrumental in helping the Foundation work toward achieving rate comparability serving on various committees and as the liaison between the LBF and LSBA Boards.

Schnabel is a member of the firm of O’Bryon & Schnabel, PLC. In her years of practice, she has primarily represented clients in business, commercial and insurance litigation involving a wide variety of issues, including construction, products liability, professional malpractice and employment matters. She has been active in bar and community service for a number of years. She was the first woman to serve as President of the Louisiana State Bar Association when she was sworn into office in June of 2006. She is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, with a B.A. Honours in History and she received her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law.