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NOBA Members Receive National Awards

NOBA Members Receive National Awards Dana M. Douglas, President, amongst those honored at the 2018 National Bar Association Conference in New Orleans.         The New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) is pleased to announce th… Read More »

Student Loan CLE

NOBA welcomed Heather Jarvis, Student Loan Expert, on March 6th to discuss how law school graduates can better manage their student loan debt. Heather started off the CLE by explaining whether or not borrower's qualify for President Obama's&n… Read More »

Charity Golf Tournament 2014

Congratulations to the winners and participants of the New Orleans Bar Association Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Hosted by the Young Lawyers Section, this year's tournament was held on Friday, October 10th at Audubon Golf Course and featured th… Read More »

Legal Causation in Louisiana Toxic Tort Cases

John Baay and William Barousse, both from Gieger Laborde, explored "Legal Causation in Louisiana Toxic Tort Cases" at a CLE held on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Hosted by the Environmental Law/Toxic Torts Committee, the program reviewed relevant te… Read More »

The Interplay of Bankruptcy and Domestic Law

The Bankruptcy and Family Law Committees hosted a CLE on "The Interplay of Bankruptcy and Domestic Law" on Thursday, September 18, 2014.  Welcoming a diverse audience of bankruptcy and family law practitioners, the program offered an extensive r… Read More »

It's a Matter of Character CLE

Copyright? Or, fair use?  Walter Wolf explored the copyright of literary and film characters in "It's a Matter of Character: Recent Developments in the Copyright of Literary and Movie Characters" on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. The CLE, sp… Read More »

Arbitration and Healthcare CLE

Mr. Anthony DiLeo, a leader of the healthcare bar in Louisiana and an arbitrator with a truly national practice, spoke to a well-attended CLE luncheon sponsored by the NOBA Healthcare Law Committee on September 12. "The 10 ½ Biggest Mistakes t… Read More »

Ethics and Professionalism CLEs

Walter Leger, Jr., New Orleans Bar Association President-Elect, greeted attendees at September 9th's Ethics and Professionalism CLEs.  Held at Jones Walker, the two hour program featured Angelina Christina, Neal Favret, and Alan Yacoubian. M… Read More »

Calm in the Eye of the Storm

The Stress Management Committee hosted a CLE entitled "Calm in the Eye of the Storm: How to Effectively Manage Stress" in conjunction with NOBA's Free on Fridays CLE Series on Friday, August 29th. Marking the anniversay of Katrina, New Orlea… Read More »

Modern Document Review

Dr. Gavin Manes led a discussion on Friday, August 15th on “Modern Document Review”.  Dr. Manes, Chief Executive Officer of Avansic: E-Discovery & Digital Forensics, a nationally recognized expert in e-discovery and digital forensics… Read More »