2024-25 LADC Leadership

Officers

  James Brown - President

Liskow & Lewis, PLC
One Shell Square
50th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70139
Telephone: (504) 556-4116

S. Dennis Blunt - President-Elect

Phelps Dunbar
400 Convention Street
Suite 1100
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Telephone: (225) 376-023

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James K. Ordeneaux - First Vice President

Plauche Maselli Parkerson LLP
Hancock Whitney Center
701 Poydras St.
Suite 3800
New Orleans, LA 70139
Telephone: 504-586-5272

Elizabeth M. Carmody - Second Vice President

Cook , Yancey, King, & Galloway, APLC
333 Texas St
Suite 1700
Shreveport, LA 71101
Telephone: 318-227-7714

 

Valerie Fontenot - Secretary/Treasurer

Jones Walker
201 St. Charles Ave,
New Orleans, LA 70170
Telephone: 504.582.8225

 

 

Jennie Pellegrin – Past President 
 

NeunerPate
One Petroleum Center
1001 West Pinhook Rd, Suite 200
Lafayette, LA 70503
Telephone: (337) 272-0389

Dianna Duffy Willem – Young Lawyer Chair

Hebbler & Giordano, LLC
3501 N Causeway Blvd., Ste 400
Metairie, LA 70002
Telephone: 504-207-6272

                                                                              

Duties and Responsibilities of Members of the LADC Board of Directors

 

Directors

Executive Director

William R. Corbett
10652 Springlen Court
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Telephone: 225-928-7599
Fax No: 225-928-7339

        

Emeritus Executive Director

Frank L. Maraist

In Memorium

 

Assistant Executive Director

Dane S. Ciolino
Loyola University College of Law
526 Pine St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
Telephone.: 504-834-8519

                          

 


Board of Directors

District 1

Adrien Busekist
Kean Miller
505 North Blvd.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Telephone: (225) 387-5511
 
James C. Donohue
Donohue Patrick & Scott, PLLC (Baton Rouge)
450 Laurel St.
Suite 1600
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
Phone: (225) 214-1908
 
Barrye Panepinto Miyagi
Taylor Porter
Chase North Tower
450 Laurel St
8th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Telephone:
225.381.0207

Patrick H. Hunt
Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, & Viator
4210 Bluebonnet Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70809 
Phone: (225) 388-5600
 
Kellen J. Mathews
Adams & Reese, LLP
Chase North Center
450 Laurel St.
Ste. 1900
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Telephone: 225-378-3243
 
Bruce Cranner
Milling Benson Woodward, L.L. P.
68031 Capital Trace Row
Mandeville, LA 70471
Telephone: 985-957-5364

District 4

John Jerry Glas
Deutsch Kerrigan
755 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: (504) 593-0627
 
Stephen Butterfield
Taylor Wellons Politz & Duhe (Covington)
127 Terrabella Blvd.
Covington, LA 70433
Telephone: 985-951-4234
 
Amber Barlow Garcia
Deutsch Kerrigan
755 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone:  504-593-0696
 
Jessica Engler
Kean Miller
909 Poydras Street
Suite 3600
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: (504) 620-3361

Scott Sternberg
Sternberg, Naccari & White
935 Gravier
Suite 2020
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone:  504-324-1887
 
Ebony S. Morris
Foley Mansfield
650 Poydras Street
Suite 2450
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: (504-302-4806
 
Tessa Vorhaben
Baker Donelson
6884 Milne St.
New Orleans, LA 70124
Telephone: (504) 566-8660
 
John E. W. Baay, II
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, LLC
701 Poydras Street
Suite 4800
New Orleans, LA 70169
Telephone: (504) 654-1302

District 2

Mike Cooper
Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley,
Byrd, and Cromwell
400 Texas St., Suite 400
Shreveport, LA 71101
Telephone:  (318) 221-1800
 
Ronald E. Raney, Jr.
Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner
8670 Box Rd
Building A
Shreveport, LA 71106
Phone: 318-222-0665
 
Mark Perkins
Perkins & Associates
670 Albemarle Drive
Suite 1200
Shreveport, Louisiana 71106
Telephone: 318-222-2426
 
John B. Hoychick
Cotton, Bolton, Hoychick & Doughty (Rayville)
607 Madeline Street
P.O. Box 857
Rayville, LA 71269
Phone: 318-282-0167
 
John B. Saye
Hammonds Sills Adkins & Guice LLP
1500 North 19th Street
Suite 701 - Tower Place
Monroe, Louisiana 71201
Phone: 318-387-2422

District 5

Gino Forte
Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion
401 Whitney Ave.
Suite 500
Gretna, LA 70036
Telephone: (504) 838-0019
 
Richard E. Gruner, Jr.
Blue Williams, LLP
3501 N. Causeway Boulevard
Suite 400
Metairie, LA 70002
Telephone: (504) 830-4921
 
Skylar James
Comeaux & Grace
3900 N. Causeway Boulevard
Suite 1060
Metairie, LA 70002
Telephone: (504) 831-3747
 
Travis Beslin
Hebbler & Giordano
3501 Causeway Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70002
Telephone: 337-306-0118
 
Jeffrey G. Lagarde
Staines, Eppling & Kenney, LLC
3500 N Causeway Blvd
Metairie, LA 70002
Telephone: (504) 838-0019

 District 3

Jared Elijah-Akeem Nelson
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith
3861 Ambassador Caffery Parkway
Suite 300
Lafayette, Louisiana 70503
Telephone: 337-735-1760
 
Barbara Bell Melton

Faircloth Melton Sobel & Bash, LLC
105 Yorktown Drive
Alexandria, Louisiana 71303
Telephone: (337) 272-0356

Ross Francis Roubion
Kean Miller
600 Jefferson St.
Ste.1101
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Telephone: 504-416-6725
 
Karen M. Green
Plauche, Smith & Nieset, L.L.C.
P.O. Drawer 1705
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602
Phone: (337-263-2261
 
Jami Lacour Ishee
Davidson, Meaux
810 S. Buchanan St.
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Telephone: 337-237-1660

At Large

Benjamin Jacob Biller
Schroeder & Trahan, Staff Counsel LAMMICO
One Galleria Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70001
Telephone: (504) 841-5286
 
Michelle Brooks
Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, LLP
211 W. Fifth Street
Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301
Telephone: 985-414-9192
 
Michael Walsh
Taylor Porter
P. O. Box 2471
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-2471
Telephone: 225-715-5599

 

 

DRI Representative

John J. Simpson
Stockwell Sievert
One Lakeside Plaza, 4th Floor
127 West Broad Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
Telephone: (337) 436-9491


(Updated July 2024)