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2008-09 Board of Directors

President
Marc T. Amy   (2005-2009)
Louisiana Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit
122 N. State Street
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-898-1222
Fax: 337-893-8936

Vice President
Drew A. Ranier            (2002-2010)
Ranier, Gayle & Elliot, L.L.C.
1419 Ryan Street
Lake Charles, LA 70602-1890           
Phone: 337-494-7171
Fax: 337-494-7218

Secretary-Treasurer     
Herschel E. Richard, Jr.            (2005-2011)
Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway
333 Texas Street, Suite 1700
Shreveport, LA 71101-3621
Phone:  318-221-6277
Fax:  318-227-7850

Immediate Past President
Elwood F. Cahill, Jr.    
Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert
909 Poydras St., 28th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone:  504-299-2103
Fax:  504-299-2303

   
           
Mathile W. Abramson  (2006-2009)
Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman
P.O. Box 3513
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-387-0999
Fax: 225-388-913

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks   (2007-2010)
Court of Appeal, Third Circuit
P.O. Box 3841
Lafayette, LA 70502-3841
Phone: 337-235-2196
Fax: 337-235-0026

Patricia A. Krebs          (2007-2010)
King, Krebs & Jurgens, P.L.L.C.
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4500
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-582-3800
Fax: 504-582-1233

Hon. C. Wendell Manning        (2007-2010)
4th Judicial District Court
300 St. John, Ste. 400
Monroe, LA 71201     
Phone: 318-361-2270
Fax: 318-361-2273

William Shelby McKenzie         (2008-2011)
Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P.
P.O. Box 2471
Baton Rouge, LA  70821
Phone:  225-387-3221
Fax:  225-346-8049

Frank X. Neuner, Jr.    (2008-2011)
Laborde & Neuner
1001 W. Pinhook, Suite 200
Lafayette, LA   70503
Phone: 337-237-7000
Fax: 337-233-9450

William N. Norton        (2005-2009)
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3600
New Orleans,  LA 70170
Phone:  504-566-5297
Fax:  504-636-3997

Leon H. Rittenberg, Jr. (2006-2009)
Baldwin Haspel, L.L.C.
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2200
New Orleans, LA 70163-2200
Phone: 504-585-7711
Fax: 504-585-7751

William E. Wright         (2008-2011)
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles L.L.P.
755 Magazine Street
New Orleans,  LA 70130
Phone:  504-593-0623
Fax:  504-566-1201

LSBA President
Elizabeth Erny Foote     (2007-2010)
Percy, Smith & Foote, LLP
720 Murray Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318-445-4480
Fax: 318-487-1741

LSBA President-Elect
Kim M. Boyle       (2008-2011)
Phelps Dunbar LLP

Canal Place
365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
Phone: 504-679-5790
Fax: 504-568-9130

LSBA Immediate Past President          
S. Guy deLaup     (2006-2009)
S. Guy deLaup, APLC
2551 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: 504-838-8777
Fax: 504-838-9903

LSBA House of Delegates Representative
James (Jay) C. Gulotta, Jr.        (2007-2010)
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC
646 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-593-0817
Fax: 504-596-0817

LSBA Access to Justice Committee
Hon. Sheral Kellar        (2005-2009)
Chief Judge, Department of Labor
     Workers Compensation Division
P.O. Box 94040
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9040
Phone: 225-342-7970
Fax: 225-342-4790

LSBA Young Lawyers Section Designee
Karleen J. Green          (2008-2009)
Phelps Dunbar LLP

City Plaza
445 North Boulevard, Suite 701
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-376-0244
Fax: 225-381-9197

Member-at-Large Designee     
Leo C. Hamilton           (2008-2009)
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.
One American Place, Twenty-Third Floor
P. O. Box 3197
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3197
Phone: 225-381-8056
Fax: 225-387-5397

District Judges Association Designee
Hon. Guy P. Holdridge (2008-2009)
23rd Judicial District Court, Div. C
828 S. Irma Blvd., Building 2
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: 225-621-8500
Fax: 225-644-5704     

Geographical Appointment Designee    
Glenn W. Alexander     (2008-2009)
Attorney at Law
128 Smith Circle
Cameron, LA 70631
Phone: 337-775-5714
Fax: 337-775-7031

Past Presidents (permanent ex-officio)

John W. "Jock" Scott   
P. O. Box 171
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318-445-1474
Fax: 318-448-3081

Donna D. Fraiche        
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3600
New Orleans,  LA 70170
Phone:  504-566-5201
Fax:  504-636-3901

David F. Bienvenu       
Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn
1100 Poydras Street, 30th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70163
Phone:  504-569-2030
Fax:  504-569-2999

John G. Swift   
Swift & Rhoades
930 Coolidge Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70505
Phone:  337-572-9877 ext. 104
Fax: 337-572-9737

Harry S. Hardin  III     
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre
201 St. Charles Avenue, 49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Phone:  504-582-8170
Fax:  504-589-8170

Suzanne M. Jones        
#9 Laurelwood Drive
Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-898-6390
Fax: 985-875-9973 

Garland R. Rolling
Law Office of Garland Rolling & Gregory Rolling
319 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70005
Phone:  504-835-2543
Fax:  504-831-5750

Cyrus J. Greco
Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P.
P.O. Box 2471
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone:  225-381-0265
Fax:  225-344-3778

Hon. Eldon E. Fallon
United States District Court, Eastern District of LA, Sect. L
500 Poydras  Street, Room C-456
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone:  504-589-7545
Fax:  504-589-6966

Marcel Garsaud, Jr.
1667 Soniat Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone:  504-899-7365
Fax: 504-861-5733

Paul W. Wright
Exxon Mobil Corporation
P.O. Box 2180
Houston, TX 77252-2180
Phone:  713-656-4369
Fax:  713-656-3948

STAFF:
Donna C. Cuneo, Executive Director
601 St. Charles Avenue, 3rd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-561-1046
Fax: 504-566-1926

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Officers
President
Marc T. Amy
(2005-2009)

Amy is a member of the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit. He is a graduate of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.) and the University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.) in Judicial Process. A Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, Amy became a member of the Board of Directors in 2005 and has served as its Secretary-Treasurer and Vice President. He previously served as Chair of the Foundation's Education Committee, Judicial Liaison Committee, Budget/Investment Committee, and Grants Committee. Amy has also been an active participant in the American Bar Association, the American Law Institute, and the American Judicature Society.

Ranier Vice President
Drew A. Ranier
(2002-2010)

Ranier is a founding partner of the law firm Ranier, Gayle & Elliot LLC in Lake Charles. He graduated from Tulane University, served in the United States Navy and graduated from the University of Texas Law School. He has served on the LBF Board of Directors since 2002. Ranier is a member of the Louisiana and Texas Bars and serves clients from across the country. He is a founding member of the LSU Law Center National Alumni Board. He has been a speaker at many Bar Association and Trial Lawyer seminars, and is an author of papers and articles principally on the subject of tort law.

 

Secretary-Treasurer

Herschel E. Richard, Jr.

Richard's practice principally involves business litigation, toxic tort, products liability, and legal and medical malpractice. He received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his law degree from Louisiana State University. Richard was the 2000 recipient of the Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award, given by the Louisiana Bar Foundation.

 

 

 

 

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