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Women in the Profession Series w/ Darleen Jacobs
September 30, 2015 CommitteesObtaining a Client Base, First Chairing Jury Trials an Courtroom Behavior w/ Darleen Jacobs, Jacobs, Sarrat, Lovelace & Harris On September 24th, Darleen Jacobs came to the NOBA office to speak to the Women in the Profession Commitee. She beg… Read More »
Women in the Profession Skill Series Part 1
August 25, 2015 Committees"Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are" (Televised TedTalk by Amy Cuddy) The Women in the Profession Committee met today at the NOBA office to kick off the first of their four part skills seminar! Amy Cuddy is an American social psychologi… Read More »
Real Property Committee July Meeting: Lease Waiver Issues
August 3, 2015 CommitteesProfessor Melissa Lonegrass of the LSU Law School discussed the current law of lease warranties and waivers, in both commercial and residential leases, and the interplay of tort and contract law in drafting lease waivers and indemnities. … Read More »
Approach the Bench - Civil District Court
July 29, 2015 CommitteesYLS Approach the Bench - Civil District Court with Judge Ethel Simms Julien Judge Julien started off her Approach the Bench CLE seminar by explaining what she finds to be important and her advice. First was stressing the importa… Read More »
How the Newly Elected General Civil Docket Judges (and Chief Judge Reese) Manage their Courtrooms
July 16, 2015 CommitteesOn June 30, 2015 NOBA held a Professionalism CLE in which the newly elected General Civil Docket Judges explained how they manage their courtrooms. The panelists included Chief Judge Reese, Judge Clare Jupiter, and Judge Regina Woods. Judge Jupit… Read More »
Approach the Bench - Louisiana Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
July 2, 2015 CommitteesThe Young Lawyer's Section hosted its second Approach the Bench CLE on July 24th, this time at the State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit with the Hon. Terri F. Love. The Judge began her presentation by going over the role of the … Read More »
Minority Trailblazers in the Legal Profession
June 29, 2015 CommitteesOn June 25, 2015, Tiffany Smith moderated a panel discussion with Judge Piper Griffin, Orleans Parish CDC, Sharonda Williams, City Attorney for New Orleans, Bill Aaron, President & Chairman of Board at Aaron & Gianna, and Charles Rice, Presiden… Read More »
Approach the Bench- United States Court of Appeal 5th Circuit
June 23, 2015 CommitteesThe Young Lawyers Section hosted its first Approach the Bench CLE last Wednesday, June 17th, with Judge Stephen Higginson of the United States Court of Appeal 5th Circuit. We had a full house in the En Banc Courtroom and Judge Higginson explained how… Read More »
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Legal System in Cuba
June 18, 2015 CommitteesAn all-star cast of lawyers presented the Report from the 2014 Delegation to Cuba which talked about the Cuban Supreme Court, Arbitration/Mediation, the Chamber of Commerce in Cuba, Constitutional Law, Maritime Law, Family Law, Private law … Read More »
The "Dos and Don'ts" of Public Bid Protests
June 9, 2015 CommitteesOn May 20, 2015, Sharonda Williams, City Attorney for New Orleans, and Daniel Lund III, Director at Coats Rose, spoke with members of the Construction Law Section on public bid disputes. Ms. Williams discussed the City of New Orleans' polic… Read More »