Committees

Maritime & International Law CLE

Paul Sterbcow, chair of the Maritime and International Law Committee, offered an updated on the status of MDL 2179 and the cases not included in the BP settlement at a CLE held on Thursday, July 31, 2014.  There are five categories of the non-se… Read More »

Real Property Law July Committee Meeting

The Real Property Law Committee held their monthly meeting on July 30th. Aimee Quirk, Advisor to the Mayor for Economic Development, was the speaker and discussed Recent Economic Development in New Orleans. Ms. Quirk started off by mentioning th… Read More »

Women in the Profession "Lean In" Series

The Women in the Profession Committee had their first "Lean In" Series meeting last Friday. The topic was "Allowing Yourself to Be Brilliant," moderated by Judge Keva Landrum-Johnson from Criminal District Court. The meeting started off with attendee… Read More »

Products Liability Committee Meeting

On July 16th, Irving Warshauer led a roundtable discussion on the impact of media, redhibition actions, use of experts, and cost containment in products liability litigation. This informal conversation followed up on a popular CLE held in April with … Read More »

Recent Developments along the French Market District

Jon Smith, Executive Director of the French Market Corporation, began his presentation with the French Market's historical background and significance. As he moved into more current topics, Mr. Smith explained the shops along the French Market ar… Read More »

Solo & Small Firm Committee Wellness Seminar

On Friday, June 13th the Solo & Small Firm Committee held their wellness seminar. The program started off with an introduction by Frank Milanese, Committee Chair, during a light lunch that was provided for all attendees. Tim VanDerKamp, from Swan Riv… Read More »

Hot Topics with the NLRB

Andrea Wilkes discussed Hot Topics with the National Labor Relations Board Region 15 at the June 12th Labor & Employment Law CLE.  Use of employer email and social media issues along with arbitration policies were among some of the topics explor… Read More »

"How Chemicals Cause Cancer."

Angela Harris, a Ph.D., board-certified toxicologist, was the guest speaker for today's Environmental Law/Toxic Torts Committee meeting and led a discussion on "How Chemicals Cause Cancer - Basic Science and Biomarker Discovery." Ms. Harris began… Read More »

Class Actions/Complex Litigation Meeting

Ethical issues facing class action attorneys, the role of the special master, and Multi-District Litigation were all areas touched upon by members of the Class Actions/Complex Litigation Committee at their meeting and lunch held on Thursday, May 22nd… Read More »

Study Group on Cuba

Gary LaGrange, President & CEO of the Port of New Orleans, was the featured speaker for the Study Group on Cuba's first Committee meeting of 2014. The meeting was held yesterday, May 20th, at the New Orleans Bar Association and addressed the Cuba… Read More »