Committees

2018 Legislative Session: New Domestic Violence Laws

2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS   HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARM LEGISLATION Louisiana began its efforts to disarm domestic abusers in2014.La. R.S. 46:2136.3 prohibits the possession of a firearm for the durat… Read More »

Cyber Risk Insurance For Lawyers and Clients: What You Need To Know

 Written by: Lauren E. Godshall, Morris Bart LLC Technology Law Committee Chair     Have you the victim of a cyber data breach? Odds are, if you’ve logged onto LinkedIn, picked up an Uber, filled a prescription at C… Read More »

Advice To Young Lawyers (and Old) Regarding Calendaring and Dealing with Pro Se Litigants

Written by: Steven J. Lane, Herman, Herman & Katz NOBA Family Law Committee Chair             In order to insure that I know what hearings, deadlines, conferences, meetings, etc. I need to ad… Read More »

Advice To Young Lawyers (And Old) Regarding Client Management

Written by: Steven J. Lane, Herman, Herman & Katz NOBA Family Law Committee Chair             For those of you young lawyers (or old ones) who handle hourly cases (or even contingent cases), … Read More »

Filling the Lacuna with Water: HB 391 and Louisiana’s Problem with Public Access to Water

Filling the Lacuna with Water: HB 391 and Louisiana’s Problem with Public Access to Water Written by: Christopher R. Handy, Carver Darden For NOBA’s Property Law Committee As sea levels rise and Louisiana loses a “foot… Read More »

Have Commercial Lenders Been Misusing The US Bankruptcy Code To Defraud Student Borrowers?

Written by: Lynn E. Swanson, Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison LLC   In a case that could provide the basis for a new understanding of the US Bankruptcy Code as it applies to student loans, a Texas judge has ruled not only that some priva… Read More »

Divorces Will Be Affected By New Tax Laws In Six Months

 Written by: Steven Lane, Family Law Committee Chair             The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) (“TCJA”)will begin to take effect as regards certain divorce-related issues come January 1… Read More »

New Method of Measuring Miles in Custody Relocation Cases

Written by: Steven Lane, Family Law Commitee Chair               Within the last several months, the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal reviewed a custody relocation case from Jef… Read More »

How To Remember Veterans on Memorial Day

There's a special bond between lawyers and veterans, since both take an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution in service to our country. Our veterans have gone even further, by taking a solemn oath to protect and defend the Constitution with their… Read More »

Product Liability Issues in Maritime Law

By Cayce Peterson, Products Liability Committee Chair The NOBA Products Liability and Maritime & International Law Committees recently teamed up to present a CLE on the crossover of products liability in maritime cases.  The well-attended eve… Read More »