Committees

Bankruptcy Liquidation and Litigation Trusts CLE

The Bankrupcty Committee held a CLE presentation regarding issues related to post-bankruptcy liquidation and litigation trusts and practice tips and pointers regarding drafting trust agreements and IRS regulations regarding liquidating trusts, and a … Read More »

Meet the Property Assessor Errol Williams

The NOBA Tax Law Committee, the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association and the Hospitality Financial and Tax Professionals Association welcomed Property Tax Assessor Errol Williams to the NOBA office on Thursday, July 28th.   … Read More »

Do's and Don'ts of Summer Clerkship

The Do's and Don't of Summer Clerkship focused on everything you've always wanted to know about summer clerkships, including conduct, attire and etiquette. The seminar was held on July 14th at the IP Building and followed with a social at… Read More »

La. Legislature Reinstates Many Nonprofit Sales Tax Exclusions and Exemptions

Was It All a Bad Dream? La. Legislature Reinstates Many Nonprofit Sales Tax Exclusions and Exemptions   Effective July 1, 2016 Jaye Calhoun, NOBA Tax Law Committee Chair In the second extraordinary session this year, the Louisia… Read More »

Beyond the Bathooms: A Focus on Transgender Rights

Various transgender situations in schools that the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana have handled recently, specifically for a high school girl; John Edwards’ recent executive order, the fight between North Carolina and the Department… Read More »

The Pros and Cons of Probate Avoidance

On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the Wills, Trusts and Successions Committee met for the second time this year for a panel discussion on the pros and cons of probate avoidance.  The panelists were Chris Kane, of the Rabalais Firm, Carole Cukell Neff… Read More »

NOBA Recognized with LSBA President's Award

The New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) was recognized with the President’s Award for its years of collaboration with the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) and its initiatives to promote diversity, indigent defense and constructio… Read More »

NOBA Young Lawyers Section Receives 2016 Friend of Pro Bono Award

The New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) Young Lawyers Section (YLS) was recognized with the 2016 Friend of Pro Bono Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) for providing significant support in the delivery of legal services to … Read More »

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Moot Putative Class Action

A defendant in a putative class action is not entitled to the dismissal of the complaint upon submitting an offer of judgment to the named plaintiff that would, if accepted, grant the plaintiff all he was entitled to. Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, No.… Read More »

Current Topics in Title Insurance and Tax Sale Titles

Scott Gallinghouse, Senior Underwriting Counsel at First American Title Insurance Company of Louisiana, gave an excellent presentation on tax sales and the 2009 changes in the Louisiana tax sale statutes. Scott discussed cases interpreting the pre-20… Read More »