1. Dan E. West
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1974 honors program
College: University of Virginia, B.S., 1971 Phi Delta Phi
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1974 honors program
Practice Area: Appellate; Commercial Litigation; Environmental; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Transactions and Regulatory Compliance Counseling; Insurance Defense and Coverage; Products Liability; Automotive and Motor Vehicle Products Liability; Toxic Torts
Membership: •National Health Lawyers Association

2. Rodolfo J. Aguilar, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1982
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance, 1979
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Commercial Finance; Construction; Corporate; Insurance Regulation and Compliance; Insurance Regulatory and Compliance - Auto Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate
Membership: •Louisiana State Bar Association

3. Christine Lipsey
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1982
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1974
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Consumer Credit Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Shareholder Litigation; Legal Ethics; Fiduciary Litigation; Corporate Governance and Shareholder Litigation
Membership: Baton Rouge (Past-President), Louisiana State (Member: Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1988-1990; Disciplinary Board, 1990-1992; Board of Governors, 1993-1995; House of Delegates, 1988-1993; Rules of Professional Conduct Committee) and American (Member: Business Torts Committee; Commercial and Business Litigation Committee; Professional Liability Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Louisiana Bar Foundation.

4. David R. Dugas
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1978 Phi Kappa Phi, Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, Law Review, Omicron Delta Kappa
College:
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1978 Phi Kappa Phi, Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, Law Review, Omicron Delta Kappa
Practice Area: Appellate; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Financial Services Compliance; Consumer Financial Services Litigation; Energy; Energy Litigation; Environmental; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Transactions and Regulatory Compliance Counseling; Foreclosure Law Crisis Team; White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations
Membership:

5. Kimberly D. Higginbotham
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., Bachelor of Civil Law, 2008 Chancellor's List, Louisiana Law Review, Moot Court
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., Political Science, minor in French/History, summa cum laude Chancellor's List, Dean's List, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., Bachelor of Civil Law, 2008 Chancellor's List, Louisiana Law Review, Moot Court
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense and Coverage
Membership: •Baton Rouge Bar Association

6. Ronnie L. Johnson
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1990
College: Baylor University, B.B.A., Economics, Finance/Management, 1986
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Government and Public Policy; Government Contracts; Government Relations; Healthcare; Healthcare Contracts; Healthcare Regulatory Compliance; Managed Care; Insurance Regulation and Compliance; Insurance Regulatory and Compliance - Auto Finance
Membership: •Federation of Regulatory Counsel

7. Anthony Rollo
Title: Member
Law School: Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 1982
College: Villanova University, B.S., 1978; Drexel University, M.B.A., 1980
Admitted: Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Financial Services Compliance, Consumer Financial Services Litigation, Foreclosure Law Crisis Team, Insurance Defense and Coverage, Motor Vehicle Franchise Law, White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations
Membership:

8. Ashley Bynum
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center(J.D./D.C.L., magna cum laude, 2012) Moot Court Board, Order of the Coif
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Business Administration, Marketing, 2008
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center(J.D./D.C.L., magna cum laude, 2012) Moot Court Board, Order of the Coif
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations
Membership: •Baton Rouge Bar Association

9. Mary Terrell Joseph
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1970
College: Hollins University, B.A., 1966
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1970
Practice Area: Collections
Membership: •Louisiana State Bar Association

10. M. Brent Hicks
Title: Member
Law School: Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 1995 Law Review
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Accounting, 1991
Admitted: Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 1995 Law Review
Practice Area: Appellate; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Construction; Consumer Financial Services Litigation; Government and Public Policy; Government Contracts
Membership: •Louisiana State Bar Association, Access to Justice Committee 2009-2010

11. Jonathan G. Wilbourn
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2001
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1997
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Financial Services Litigation; Insurance Defense and Coverage
Membership: •Wex S. Malone Chapter of the American Inns of Court

12. Robert S. Pippenger
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2002
College: Cornell University, B.S., Chemistry/Biological Sciences, 1991; University of Pennsylvania, M.S., Physical Chemistry, 1998
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Membership:

13. Brook L. Thibodeaux
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, B.C.L., magna cum laude, 2008 Order of the Coif; Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008 Order of the Coif
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., International Trade/Finance, summa cum laude, 2005
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, B.C.L., magna cum laude, 2008 Order of the Coif; Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008 Order of the Coif
Practice Area: Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Membership:

14. Kenneth A. Weiss
Title: Member
Law School: Tulane University, J.D., 1975; George Washington University, LL.M., in Taxation, 1981
College: Tulane University, B.A., 1972
Admitted: Tulane University, J.D., 1975; George Washington University, LL.M., in Taxation, 1981
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Executive Compensation; Tax Exempt Organizations
Membership: The District of Columbia Bar; Louisiana State Bar Association. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

15. Hoang M. Vo
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude
College: Emory University, B.S., Chemistry, summa cum laude, with highest honors; Emory University, M.S., Organic Chemistry, summa cum laude, with highest honors
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude
Practice Area: Business; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
Membership:

16. Stephen P. Strohschein
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1981
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Business, 1978
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Banking Counsel Bankruptcy; Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Commercial Litigation
Membership: •Commercial Law League of America

17. S. Jess Sperry
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1985
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Commercial Real Estate Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Law
Membership: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; International Council of Shopping Centers.

18. Michael D. Ferachi
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1989 Order of the Coif
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Accounting, 1986 Omicron Delta Kappa
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1989 Order of the Coif
Practice Area: Aviation and Aerospace; Aviation & Aerospace Litigation; Aviation Business Counsel; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Consumer Financial Services Litigation; Foreclosure Law Crisis Team
Membership: •Louisiana Bar Foundation,

19. Samuel A. Bacot
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University, LL.M., 1973
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1969
Admitted: Louisiana State University, LL.M., 1973
Practice Area: Energy; Real Estate
Membership: •Louisiana District Attorney's Association

20. R. Marshall Grodner
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1990 Phi Kappa Phi, Order of the Coif, Law Review
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1983
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1990 Phi Kappa Phi, Order of the Coif, Law Review
Practice Area: Commercial Finance; Real Estate
Membership: •American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, Inc.,

21. Jon Ann H. Giblin
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1994
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1976
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Creditors' Rights; Collections
Membership: •Louisiana State Bar Association

22. Jean-Paul Perrault
Title: Member
Law School: Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Marketing, 1991; Loyola University New Orleans, M.B.A., summa cum laude, 1997
Admitted: Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997
Practice Area: Construction; Corporate; Healthcare; Insurance Regulation and Compliance; Insurance Regulatory and Compliance - Auto Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities
Membership: •Louisiana Bar Foundation,

23. Michael H. Rubin
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1975
College: Amherst College, B.A., 1972
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Secured Transactions; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Appellate Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association (Past President); Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (Past President); American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Past President); Southern Conference of Bar Presidents (Past President); American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American Law Institute; American College of Mortgage Attorneys; American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys; Southern Conference of Bar Presidents (Past President); National Conference of Bar Presidents (Past Member, Executive Council).

24. Amanda S. Stout
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2003; Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, B.C.L., 2003
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Psychology, 2000 Omicron Delta Kappa
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2003; Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, B.C.L., 2003
Practice Area: Appellate; Collections; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Financial Services Litigation; Government and Public Policy; Hospitality Industry; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits and Tax Issues; Employee Handbooks, Policies and Agreements; Employment Litigation and Arbitration; ERISA Counsel and Litigation
Membership: •The Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter

25. Deborah Duplechin Harkins
Title: Member
Law School: Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 1979
College: University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.A., 1973
Admitted: Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Banking Counsel; Commercial Finance; Energy; Gaming; Gaming Regulatory Counsel; Gaming Transactions and Litigation; Government and Public Policy; Banking Laws and Regulations; Government Contracts; Government Relations; Healthcare; Healthcare Business and Operation Management; Healthcare Contracts; Healthcare Regulatory Compliance; Managed Care; Medical Staff Licensing, Credentialing and Certification; Hospitality Industry
Membership: •State Law Resources, Inc., Board Member; Chair, Gaming

26. Kristi W. Richard
Title: Associate
Law School: Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
College: Louisiana State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004; M.B.A., 2009)
Admitted: Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
Practice Area: Business Law
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association.

27. Richard A. Curry
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1977 Law Review
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1973
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1977 Law Review
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Energy; Energy Litigation; Environmental; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Transactions and Regulatory Compliance Counseling; Toxic Torts; White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations
Membership: •Louisiana State Bar Association

28. Mary H. Drabnis
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2003
College: Rutgers University, B.A., 1992; University of Southern California, Ph.D., 1997
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Membership: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Chemical Society.

29. John F. Sieberth
Title: Member
Law School: Michigan State University College of Law (LL.B., 1956; J.D., 1968)
College: Wayne State University, B.S., 1949
Admitted: Michigan State University College of Law (LL.B., 1956; J.D., 1968)
Practice Area: Patents
Membership: Baton Rouge and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; American Chemical Society; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association.

30. Brad J. Axelrod
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., 1988
College: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1985
Admitted: Harvard Law School, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights; Commercial Finance; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
Membership: •Louisiana State Bar Association, Diversity Committee, 2010-2011

31. Zelma M. Frederick
Title: Associate
Law School: Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2007
College: Spring Hill College, B.A., English, 2004
Admitted: Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation
Membership: •The Mississippi Bar Association

32. Kai D. Midboe
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, J.D., 1969; University of Miami, LL.M., Ocean Law, 1973
College: Bradley University, B.A., 1966
Admitted: St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, J.D., 1969; University of Miami, LL.M., Ocean Law, 1973
Practice Area: Toxic Torts; Environmental; Governmental Law; Energy
Membership:

33. William G. Davis
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1977
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Business Administration, 1974
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1977
Practice Area: Environmental; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Transactions and Regulatory Compliance Counseling; Government and Public Policy; Government Contracts; Government Relations
Membership: •Baton Rouge Bar Association

34. Katherine G. Eckert
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, J.D., 2004
College: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, B.A., English, 2001
Admitted: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment
Membership: Baton Rouge (Member, Volunteer Committee), Louisiana State (Member, Young Lawyers Section), Federal and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations.

35. E. Stewart Spielman
Title: Member
Law School: Tulane University Law School, J.D., Maritime Law Certificate, 2003
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Psychology, 2000
Admitted: Tulane University Law School, J.D., Maritime Law Certificate, 2003
Practice Area: Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Creditors' Rights; Commercial Finance; Commercial Litigation; Structured Finance
Membership: •Forum 35's John W. Barton, Sr. Community Leadership Program, Graduate, 2004-05

36. Edgar E. Spielman
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1970
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1966
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1970
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Membership: •American Intellectual Property Law Association

37. Carmen M. Lavergne
Title: Attorney
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2000; Louisiana Law Review
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., Political Science, 1997; Order of the Coif; Clerkship, Chief Justice Frank J. Polozola, U.S. District for the Middle District of Louisiana
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2000; Louisiana Law Review
Practice Area: Public Finance; Municipal Bonds; Economic Development Incentives; Governmental Relations
Membership: Louisiana Bar Association

38. Jamie D. Seymour
Title: Associate
Law School: Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 2004
College: University of South Alabama, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1994; Auburn University, M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1998
Admitted: Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Constitutional Law; Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

39. Jay M. O'Brien
Title: Member
Law School: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1999 Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, Law Review
College: United States Military Academy, B.S., Nuclear Engineering
Admitted: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1999 Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, Law Review
Practice Area: Appellate; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Construction
Membership: •Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Board of Governors

40. Kathryn Belanger LaRose
Title: Associate
Law School: Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (J.D./BCL, 2006)
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 2003
Admitted: Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (J.D./BCL, 2006)
Practice Area:
Membership: