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Committee Chairs Planning a Great Year

2013 Committee Chairs met for lunch to discuss their plans for the year. Program ideas were exchanged, meetings were calendared and topics and speakers were shared. Don't get left behind - you can still sign up for a committee. Just call the bar … Read More »

Masters of Jury Selection

Phil Wittmann, Tony Clayton, Roy Cheatwood, Robert Toale & Judge Rose Ledet demonstrated a live voir dire & jury selection at an all day CLE program on December 12th. The audience got a close up and personal view of what the lawyers do, think and say… Read More »

Masters of the Courtroom

Multidistrict Litigation from the Masters  Judge Carl Barbier (center) with Mag. Judge Sally Shushan (left), presided over a panel discussion on the complexities of  multidistrict litigation. Much of the discussion centered on the use o… Read More »

Healthcare Law Holiday Luncheon

The Healthcare Law Committee and Michael Ecuyer, Chair, celebrated the holiday season with a luncheon at Bourbon House on Thursday, December 6th.  Attendees discussed the latest trends in health care law while planning for meetings and CLEs in 2… Read More »

Bench Bar Committee Plans 2013 Conference

Co-Chairs Judge Kern Reese and Judge Jay Zainey met with Bench Bar Committee members Tim Daniels, Nan Alessandra, Samantha Griffin, James Brown and Chris Ralston to prepare for the April 19-21, 2013 Conference at Beau Rivage. We've got great prog… Read More »

Real Property Committee Holiday Party 2012

The Real Property Law Committee hosted a luncheon at Cafe Adelaide on Wednesday, December 5th.  Robert Thibeaux, Chair, and James Slaton, Vice-Chair, welcomed members of the committee and celebrated the holiday season and a year of successful me… Read More »

Study Group on Cuba Welcomes Harry Schneider, Jr.

NOBA's Study Group on Cuba committee welcomed Harry Schneider, Jr. to speak at the bar office today. Mr. Schneider defended Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemenese man who formerly worked as Osama Bin Laden's driver. Mr. Schnei… Read More »

Women in the Profession Committee Meeting Oct. 23

The Women In the Profession Committee met Tuesday at noon to discuss, "Can Women Have it All?"  Inspired by the recent article in The Atlantic - "Why Women Still Can't Have it All?" the talk was led by Mary K. Peyton, Blue Will… Read More »

NOBA's Big Easy Bootcamp

NOBA welcomed this year's new admittees at an all-day CLE series aimed at preparing new laywers for life in the New Orleans legal community. Speakers included NOBA President Patrick Vance, Jones Walker, Harry Rosenberg, Phelps Dunbar, and Jaye Ca… Read More »