Committees

Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award

Mr. S. Gene Fendler was the recipient of the New Orleans Bar Association's Maritime and International Law Committee's Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award on Monday, November 3rd. A ceremony and luncheon honoring the recipient was held at the … Read More »

Litigation Lessons - Closing Statements

The final presentation of "Litigation Lessons for Lawyers"  this past Tuesday was a mock Closing Statements with James Williams of Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, LLP, going against Peter Sperling of Frilot, LLC. The CLE was hel… Read More »

Indispensable Family Law Advice CLE Series Pt. 2

Select Recent Developments in Matrimonial Regime & How to Handle Community Property on a Budget The Family Law Committee welcomed Philip Riegel, Jr. and Frank Tranchina on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 as part of the Indispensable Family Law Advice S… Read More »

Legal Fair

The New Orleans Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section and Minorities in the Profession Committee hosted a Legal Fair at Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries on Sunday, October 19th.  Volunteer lawyers offered free notarial services and le… Read More »

Family Law Advice CLE Series Pt. 1

Hints for a Sucessful Family Law Practice & Family Law Update Members of the New Orleans Bar Association got the benefit of almost 60 years of knowledge in the field of Family Law, from Robert Lowe and David Prados of the law firm of Lowe, Stein, H… Read More »

"Litigation Lessons for Lawyers." Pt. 1: Voir Dire

On Friday, October 3, 2014 at 10:30 am, the New Orleans Bar Association hosted the first in an exciting four part CLE series entitled "Litigation Lessons for Lawyers."  The CLE series will feature a mock trial format with some Louisiana's to… Read More »

"Multi-District Litigation: A View From the Bench"

On Tuesday, October 7th, the Pharmaceutical/Medical Devices committee welcomed experienced Multi-District Litigation (MDL) US District Judges Eldon E. Fallon & Sarah S. Vance to discuss the ins and outs of the MDL process. Chief Judge Vance bega… Read More »

Real Property CLE - New Pledge and Assignment of Lease Articles

On September 24th at noon, Robert Thibeaux, chair of the Real Property Law committee, provided a CLE program on the new pledge articles in the Civil Code, which take effect on January 1, 2015.  The new articles create a pledge of leases and rent… Read More »

Oil & Gas Law CLE on Acquisition Rights

"Acquisition of Rights for Pipelines in Louisiana" was the topic explored by Cheryl Kornick and Matt Simione, both of Liskow & Lewis, on Tuesday, August 26th.  The Oil & Gas Law Committee and Kelly Becker, Chair, welcomed attendees who enjoyed a… Read More »

Lean In Series - Communicating with Confidence

The Women in the Profession Committee held their second Lean In Series meeting on August 14th. "Communicating with Confidence" was held at the Louisiana Court of Appeal, moderated by Judge Terri F. Love. Judge Love started the meeting by discuss… Read More »