february 2012 promulgator

The Promulgator February 2012 | Volume 32 | Issue 1

Feature: Honoring Two Feature: Honoring Two

Distinguished Members of Distinguished Members of

the Bar: The Honorable the Bar: The Honorable

Kaliste Saloom, Jr. & Kaliste Saloom, Jr. &

Morgan Goudeau, IIIMorgan Goudeau, III

LBA HOLIDAY PARTY

LVL CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE AWARDS

CEREMONY

RED MASS & COURT OPENING

The Promulgator February 2012 Volume 32 Issue 1

Table of Contents

President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Executive Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LYLA Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

LBA Holiday Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

FLS Christmas Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Red Mass & Court Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Judge Kaliste Saloom, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Morgan Goudeau, III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Champions of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12‐13

In Memory of Keith Borne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Scrapbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Grapevine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Classified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Date: Friday, May 11th

Time: 8:00 am—2:30 pm

Place: Lafayette Bar Association Headquarters

Cost: $100

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Volume 32 Issue 1 The Promulgator February 2012


Executive Message

LBA Executive Director

Susan Holliday

The Promulgator The Promulgator is published six times a year by the Lafayette Bar Association. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Committee of the Lafayette Bar Association.

Published by: Lafayette Bar Association 2607 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA 70503 P.O. Box 2194, Lafayette, LA 70502‐2194 tel: (337) 237‐4700 fax: (337) 237‐0970

www.lafayettebar.org The mission of the Lafayette Bar Association is to serve the profession, its members and the community by promoting justice, professional excellence, respect for the rule of law and fellowship among attorneys and the Court.

Officers Larry Curtis President

Blake David President‐Elect

Tricia Pierre Secretary/Treasurer

André Doguet Immediate Past President

Board of Directors

Julia Autin Nicole Breaux

Ariel Campos, Sr. J. Bradley Duhe

Cade Evans Shytishia A. Moore Flugence

Paul D. Gibson

Kyle L. Gideon Joseph C. Giglio, Jr.

Steven Ramos Cynthia K. Simon Melissa L. Theriot

G. Edward Williams, Jr. Cassie Willis

Committee & Section Chairs

Acadiana Legal Services Corporation, Ariel Campos Bench Bar, Kyle Gideon Family Law Section, Julia Autin Lafayette Young Lawyers, Steven Ramos

Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers, Cassie Willis Louis A. Martinet Society, Sam Flugence Maritime CLE, Chuck Mouton & Doug Truxillo Promulgator, Elena Pecoraro

Editorial Committee

Elena Pecoraro, Editor Shawn Carter Cade Evans

Lauren Gardner

Rebekah Huggins Barbara Olinde Laura Putnam Cynthia Simon

LBA Staff

Susan Holliday Executive Director

Tammy Derouen

LVL Program Director

Penny Rogers Executive Assistant

Claire Oliver

Marketing Director

2012 is the year of the Dragon

according to the Chinese calendar. What does that means you might ask? The Dragon embodies passion, independence and ambi on. Those are all things most of us strive for in our everyday lives. Try to make this year your best year and put old ways of thinking and processes in the past and embrace new ideas and challenges you will face in the upcoming months.

At the end of January we honored those a orneys who go above and beyond the “call of duty” and par cipate in Lafaye e Volunteer Lawyers. This issue highlights the names of individuals who make a significant difference in the lives of the less fortunate in the Lafaye e community. I want to offer each award recipient a hear elt thanks for your dedica on and me.

By now each of you should have received your 2012 annual dues renewal no ce. Please know your membership is appreciated. Myself, the staff and our board con nue to work hard to ensure that the Lafaye e bar Associa on is a premier local bar associa on in the State of Louisiana. If there is ever anything that we can do to make your membership more meaningful to you please do not hesitate to contact me.

In closing we have numerous events coming up on the horizon. Please check out our web‐site at www.lafaye ebar.org for event detail and lis ngs. Looking forward to seeing you soon at an upcoming event. And remember to let your inner dragon out every now and then………


Lafayette Young Lawyers

The 15th JDC and the

Lafayette Bar Association held its annual Court Opening ceremony and Red Mass at the beginning of the New Year. Court Opening is the official introduction of new lawyers to the Court and community. This year's event welcomed almost 25 new attorneys to the Lafayette ranks. As President of the LYLA, it is especially nice to see our numbers rising with many promising young attorneys.

LYLA will kick off its 2012 slate of events with the Regional High School Mock Trial competition on Saturday, February 25th. Special thanks go out to LYLA's Lauren Gardner and Suzanne deMahy for organizing this year's event. The competition will feature at least eight teams from in and around the Lafayette area. The level of competition is always high, and the coaches and students put hours of preparation into the event. It all culminates into an impressive display of student achievement. Volunteers are needed, so I invite all members of the bench and bar to give your time to a worthy cause.

Following Mock Trial, LYLA members will continue to put on events throughout the spring, including the bar's General Membership Meeting in late March and Golf Tournament on May 21st at Le Triomphe. Many of our members will also participate in the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyer's annual Clay Shoot on March 2nd. The next several months will no doubt be a busy time for this organization.

Finally, I hope all members of the Bar have the opportunity to enjoy some of Lafayette's upcoming Mardi Gras events. Mardi Gras is truly a unique cultural experience that helps make this area so special.

2011-2012 LYLA President

Steven Ramos, Onebane


No better way to end the year, than by spreading around some holiday cheer! The LBA hosted their annual holiday party on Thursday, December 8th. The boardroom was transformed into a winter wonderland and afforded guests holiday inspired drinks, delicious small bites and the opportunity to take one of a kind party pics thanks to Bon Temps Photo Booth.

Lafayette Bar Associations Annual Holiday Party


Family Law Section Christmas Party

The Lafayette Bar Association’s Family Law Section had their annual Christmas Party on December 3, 2011 at the Lafayette Bar Association’s Headquarters. The event was a fundraiser for AVEC Les Enfants and included a silent auction with over forty items donated from local businesses. AVEC Les Enfants provides a safe and secure place for children to visit with non‐custodial parents and for exchanges for visitation purposes to occur in a safe way. All visits and exchanges are supervised by volunteer monitors that must undergo training. With the money from the auction, the Family Law Section was able to donate over $3900.

Pictured below: Linda Boudreaux (left) with The Extra Mile accepting the check from Julia Autin, President of the Family Law Section.


Red Mass & Court Opening All Lafayette area attorneys and their guests were invited by Bishop Michael

Jarrell to join in the celebration of the annual Red Mass which was held on Friday, January 6th at noon at St. John’s Cathedral. At the mass, attendees prayed

for peace and justice in the upcoming year. Following the mass, the Lafayette Bar Auxiliary along with The Knight Company hosted a luncheon for all attendees at the

Cathedral Center. Later on that afternoon, Lafayette Bar Association hosted the Annual Court Opening

ceremonies at Fifteenth Judicial District Courthouse. The tradition of opening court dates back to the days when most courts closed during the summer months. Now, the tradition is celebrated in

Lafayette at the beginning of the year. All newly admitted attorneys in this area were formally introduced to the court and members of the bar who passed away were eulogized. The attorneys who were

eulogized include Mr. Charles J. DeBaillion, Jr. delivered by Art Mouton, Mr. Bennett J. Voorhies, Jr. delivered by Dave Spizale and Frederick Seeman, delivered by Larry Curtis.

The attorneys that were introduced include:

Victor Ashy 2011 Graduate of Loyola

John Barron 2011 Graduate of LSU

Kevin Michael Blanchard 2011 Graduate of LSU

Ross Boudreaux 2011 Graduate of Loyola

Stuart Breaux 2011 Graduate of Tulane

Travis Broussard 2010 Graduate of Southern

Elliot Brown 2011 Graduate of LSU

Kyle Choate 2010 Graduate of Loyola

Danielle Claiborne 2010 Graduate of Southern

Carolyn Cole 2010 Graduate of LSU

Hallie Coreil 2011 LSU of Graduate

James Glynn Dicharry 2011 Graduate of LSU

Elizabeth Everett 2011 Graduate of LSU

Chad Ikerd 2011 Graduate of LSU

Mason Johnson 2008 Graduate of Mississippi College

William H. Kaufman 2005 Graduate of LSU

Monique Kolder 2009 Graduate of Loyola

Jason Matt 2010 Graduate of Loyola

Mallory Meaux 2010 Graduate of LSU

Andrew Mims 2011 Graduate of Southern

J. Ryan Pierret 2011 Graduate of Loyola

Laura Pryor 2011 Graduate of LSU

Jack Stanley 2011 Graduate of LSU

Madison Toepfer 2011 Graduate of LSU


Written By: Susan Holliday A walking history book of Lafayette parish with a main thoroughfare that bears his name, Kaliste Saloom Jr. is not an inspiration to us all, but is probably the most well known attorney within the Lafayette Bar Association. I was honored to have the 93 year old Kaliste Saloom drive himself over to our new bar headquarters a few weeks ago to sit down with myself and Claire Oliver, Marketing Director to tell us countless stories about growing up in Lafayette, being City Court Judge for over 40 years and watching the evolution of the parish grow from a little more than 30,000 people to its current growth.

Kaliste was born in Lafayette in 1918 and is one of seven children. He is named after his father, which is who the actual street in Lafayette is named after. He attended Mount Carmel and later graduated from Cathedral High school as Valedictorian in 1935. After high school he graduated Magnum Laude from SLI (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and went to Tulane law School on a scholarship. He excelled in law school and made law review and was Order of the Coif.

It was during this third year of law school that World War II began and so, like so many other young men at this time in history, Saloom graduated law school and went directly to war. During his service in WWII, Saloom was selected into a highly specialized branch of the American Armed Forces in the Counter‐Intelligence Corps, where he served as a special agent. His extensive knowledge of French brought him to French North Africa for service. While most of his service in the war is confidential, Saloom recalled a fascinating story to us about his wartime experience where we was a personal bodyguard to Winston Churchill in Morocco when Churchill was recovering from a bought of pneumonia.

Upon the end of the war, Saloom returned to Lafayette to become one of only twenty other attorneys in the area. He

recalls his first clients were court appointment clients on small matters that he would get paid $10 a client for his services. Needless to say his practice struggles in the early days. Saloom recalls the congeniality of the attorneys back in the early days where you knew all the attorneys in the Lafayette. During this time Saloom’s mentor and friend, Judge DeBallion would host a social for all the lawyers in Lafayette at his camp and this would be the time where attorneys networked, discussed cases and established the roots of what we all refer to today as the Lafayette Bar Association.

Saloom was the Lafayette City attorney for four years prior to running and being elected as City Court Judge, a position he held for close to 41 years. As judge he did not just sit on the bench and go home at night but rather was involved in so

many important and relevant facets of the Lafayette community. Saloom is credited with mentoring numerous younger lawyers and always reminding them that your ego and pride must take a back seat to the need of your client. Forced to retire due to a constitutional age restriction, Saloom retired “early” as he shared with us in 1993 and went to into private

practice with his sons. He is now considered “Of

Counsel” with them firm and continues to assist on various legal cases.

Not only an exemplemary member of the bench, but he is also a loving husband to his wife Yvonne and a caring father to his four children, Doug (current City Court Judge), Kal (LBA member), Greg (Veteran and LBA member) and daughter, Leanne (attorney in New Orleans). Saloom is quick to point out that, while he is proud that each of his children has choose to follow in the love for the law, he is ever prouder that each of

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The Honorable Kaliste Saloom, Jr Celebrates 70 Years Practicing Law

Three Generations of Saloom Attorneys– Kaliste Saloom, Jr., Kaliste “Joey” Saloom, IV & Kaliste “Kal” Saloom, III


Written By: Susan Holliday One of the joys of my job is being able to meet and visit with esteemed members of the Lafayette Bar Association. On a sunny January afternoon, I was honored to be invited to the beautiful home of Morgan and Helen Goudeau. The Goudeau’s are amazing people and I immediately felt at home by the couple’s kind nature and accommodating ways. It is obvious after a brief tour of his home that Morgan is well read as evidenced by the walls of reading materials in his study. He is well traveled and has numerous photos of he and his family at places all over the world, and at 82, he is also still in really good shape beating his wife, Helen and I up the stairs to his third floor office!

Goudeau was recently honored by the Louisiana State Bar Association for having achieved 60 years in the practice of law. Six decades as an attorney is no easy feat, one in which deserves high praise and accolades.

A native of Opelousas, Goudeau’s interest in the law was sparked when he was only ten years old and his father took him to hear then St. Landry District Attorney, Mr. Lee Garland argue a murder case. Goudeau remembers telling his father afterwards that he wanted to become an attorney. A young boy’s aspiration would become a reality as he would follow directly in Garland’s shoes, proudly serving over 40 years in the St. Landry District Attorney’s office.

Goudeau is a natural scholar graduating high school at the young age of 15 and receiving his undergraduate degree from LSU in Political Science at only 18. To earn a college degree in three years is quite an accomplishment and requires not only discipline but also taking 21 hours a semester.

Upon graduating from LSU, Goudeau’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity brother, Russell Long was running for the U.S. Senate and convinced him to come to Washington and accept a job with the U.S. Capital Police Force. Once ensconced in the D.C, area, Goudeau was accepted and attended Georgetown Law School where he studied extremely hard earning him a place on the coveted law review.

After receiving his J. D. from Georgetown, he was offered a sought after associate position at Hogan & Hartson but turned it down. Goudeau recalls, “This was a difficult decision to make, I can still remember my mentor, Father Lucy, a Professor at Georgetown, urging law students to go out in the world and help the average people, go home to their roots and make a difference”. Goudeau did just that, returning to Louisiana in

1952 and not only passed the Louisiana bar exam, but made the highest grade that year. At this point in his story telling, Goudeau turns to me, smiles and exclaims, “It was my moment of Glory!” Long nights of studying Louisiana civil Law while at Georgetown had paid off and in a big way.

Returning to his native Opelousas, Goudeau briefly opened his own office before becoming assistant D.A. in St. Landry Parish for 18 years and then serving another 24 years of exemplary service while at the helm of the District Attorney’s office. Goudeau was the first D.A. to be honored in the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame in 2005. As D.A., Goudeau personally tried over 100 capital murder cases. His highest

profiled case was against Joey Smith. The details of the Smith case could easily become a TV drama on “48 Hour Mystery” as the case involves sex, the Mexican drug cartel, and an alleged murder for hire intrigue. While the details of the Smith case are too many to tell in this story, it is a fascinating case that has touched the lives of many Louisiana attorneys and judges.

It is obvious as Morgan relates stories from his past that not only does he have a passion for the law and for prosecuting bad guys but his mind holds so many fascinating bits of information on people, places and time lines. His family jokingly refer to him as the “Forrest Gump” of the family as it seems that Goudeau is famous for being in the right place and the right time when it comes to pivotal points in history.

Morgan Goudeau, III Celebrates 60 Years Practicing Law

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CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE J a n u a r y 2 5 t h , 2 0 1 2 - The Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation (LPBF) hosted its annual Champions of Justice awards ceremony on Wednesday, January 25 at the John M. Shaw Federal Courthouse.

Miles Matt, President of the LPBF, presented the Outstanding Attorney Awards to the following attorneys pictured above:

The foundation operates three distinct programs that offer

legal assistance to different types of clients. The Protective Order Program helps victims of domestic violence to find relief through Title 46 protective orders. This year, the Protective Order Panel Award went to Jeff Coreil with Laborde & Neuner who represented ten clients in 2011.

The Homeless Experience Legal Protection Program Award was presented to Wade Trahan with Ottinger Hebert in recognition of the 12 days he worked to obtain birth certificates and IDs in 2011.

The LVL Program Award was presented to Greg Koury with Hill & Koury who handled 11 volunteer cases in 2011, all of which involved custody. Greg has received numerous awards for his Pro Bono efforts, not only from LVL, but on a statewide level.

♦ Michael V. Ardoin

♦ John Derek Aswell

♦ Paula Bertuccini

♦ Jaclyn Bridges

♦ Marianna Broussard

♦ Jeffrey Coreil

♦ Elizabeth Dugal

♦ Bradford Felder

♦ Valerie Garrett

♦ Judith Kennedy

♦ Gregory Koury

♦ Lindsay Meador

♦ Will Montz

♦ Jennifer Robinson

♦ Sara Rodrigue

♦ Dwazendra Smith

♦ Grady Spears

♦ K. Wade Trahan

♦ Cassie Willis


WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A CHAMPION?

Firm awards, which are awarded to the firms that have provided the highest volume of volunteer service were presented by James Davidson, III LBA member and current president of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

The award winners included:

♦ Small Firm Award: Huval, Veazey, Felder & Renegar who have won this title for the third consecutive year.

♦ Large Firm Award: Laborde & Neuner who have won this title for the fifth consecutive year.

Finally, Miles presented a special gift to Marianna Broussard, the outgoing chair of LVL. Marianna has worked with the Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation for the past 6 years. She volunteered her time on countless occasions in order to help Miles, clients and committee members.

The Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation is a 501 C(3) charitable organization who main program is Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers and is funded by grants from Acadiana Legal Service Corporation (ALSC) and the Louisiana Bar Foundation Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA) program.

First and foremost, it takes a willing volunteer to lend some time and expertise to any of the pro bono programs run by the Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation. Then, these volunteers earn points that accumulate throughout the year. At the annual awards ceremony each year, program volunteers receive awards based on the number of points they have accrued. A breakdown of this points system is below.

Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers Point System in 2012 will include the Following:

♦ 5 points for divorce with custody

♦ 3 points for simple divorce

♦ 2 points for curator

♦ 2 points for protective order client

♦ 1 point per day H.E.L.P. program

♦ The Large Firm award will go to a law firm with seven or more attorneys and the highest points.

♦ The Small Firm award will go to a law firm with six or less attorneys with the highest points.

♦ The top LVL award goes to the individual who has earned the highest overall points.

♦ The H.E.L.P. award goes to the attorney who has signed up and worked the most days with the H.E.L.P. program.

♦ The Protective Order Award goes to the attorney who has represented the most protective order clients.


As you know, on the 29th day of January, 2012, Keith Michael Borne, a member of our legal community, died after being diagnosed with a form of cancer that strikes only 2 out of 300 million Americans a year.

Keith was a wonderful human being, husband, father, son, brother, and friend to many of us. This was abundantly obvious to all of us who attended his visitation, funeral, and burial. I can never, ever, in 30 years, remember attending the formalities of death and burial where so many people came to pay their respects. The funeral director grabbed me in the small hall outside of the men’s bathroom and frantically explained that first, he had never seen “anything like this” and second, he was a little freaked out about how to handle a line that stretched to, and out of, the door of the funeral home for well over 2 hours and remained lengthy for over 4 hours.

That is a good thing.

A better thing that speaks well of Keith is that anybody who knew him, at all, knew that Keith never thought, in his wildest imagination, that more than 50 to 100 would have shown up, much less what I expect was well over 500. He would have been genuinely shocked.

But that is not the best thing we should remember about Keith. The best thing we will remember about Keith is that, as good as he was, and as humble and gentle as he was, he never impressed himself on other people. Instead, he chose to impress other people on themselves. Everyone with whom he had any contact somehow turned out to be a better human being because of Keith Borne.

And yes, I know, he had a lot to work with. But he sure as hell made me better, and those of you who know me, know it.

An Improved Human Being

John F. Wilkes, III

In Memory of Keith Borne

While his first love may have been for the law, there is no doubt that a very close second passion in is his life is with Helen, his wife of 47 years and their three beautiful girls and seven grandchildren.

There is no doubt that Goudeau is a true servant to the legal profession. When asked about the future of the legal profession, his focus was on the need for more mentoring of young attorneys getting out of law school.

I want to thank Morgan and Helen for opening up their home and lives to members of the Lafayette Bar Association. Congratulations on achieving a milestone in your career! I hope you will strongly consider writing a book on your experiences while serving as district attorney and intrigue of Louisiana politics. I know I will be the first in line to get a copy!

them graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

When asked about how the practice of law has changed he comments that one thing for certain is the number of lawyers now practicing Lafayette as well as the volume of work these lawyers handle. He shared that by locating the John M. Shaw federal court in Lafayette it has solidly secured us as the legal center for southwest Louisiana.

It was my distinct honor and privilege to sit down with what is sure to be the longest active member of the Lafayette Bar Association and to help pay tribute him as he celebrates 70 years in the practice of law. And if you are ever fortunate enough to sit down with the judge and he has a few moments ask him to tell you why Jefferson Street is the only street in downtown Lafayette that is curved rather than straight. It is a story unto itself and one that I am sure very few know.

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Lafaye e Volunteer Lawyers

March 2nd, 2012 GOL Shoo ng Range

Mark your calendar and call either Tammy DeRouen or Penny Rogers at 337‐237‐4700 or e‐mail Tammy at

tammy@lafaye ebar.org to inquire about sponsorship opportuni es and team

registra ons.

*Please note: No shoo ng or hun ng skills are required to come out and have a great me!*


Larry Curtis and Jim Roy Named Super Lawyers Larry Curtis and Jim Roy have been selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers®, as one of Louisiana's top fifty lawyers. Larry currently serves as the president of the Lafayette Bar Association and has been listed in the practice areas of maritime/transportation law every year since its inaugural publication in 2007. Jim is a past President of the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in three fields: maritime law, personal injury litigation, and mass torts‐class actions‐ plaintiffs. The selection process is based on, peer nomination, and a rigorous independent evaluation process, among other things.

Congratulations to Judge Susan Theall on your Swearing in Ceremony

Glenn Armentor of The Glenn Armentor Law Corporation, Lafayette, currently serves as president‐elect of Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ). He will take office as LAJ president in September 2012 to serve for a one‐year term. LAJ, based in Baton Rouge, is a voluntary bar association with statewide membership primarily of lawyers who have a civil law trial practice. The April issue of The Promulgator will feature more on Armentor’s role as LAJ President and goals for his presidency.

Armentor to Lead Louisiana Association for

Justice in September


Calendar Of Events

Upcoming Events

Tues, Feb 21– Mardi Gras

Sat, Feb 25 – Mock Trial Competition 15th JDC Courthouse

Fri, Mar 2 – Shoot for Justice– LVL Clay Shoot GOL Shooting Range

Fri, May 11 – Running in Heels– Women’s CLE LBA Headquarters

Mon, May 21– Birdie with the Bar– LYLA Golf Tournament Le Triomphe Golf

Wed June 6‐8– LSBA Annual Meeting Sandestin, Florida

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Juneau David, APLC is pleased to announce that Alyse S. Richard and Mason C. Johnson have joined the firm as associates.

Congratulations to Lindsay Meador of Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith who has been selected for the Leadership LSBA Program.

Julia Autin has moved to 3404 Moss Street, Lafayette LA 70507. Her email, phone and fax all remain the same.

Matthew J. Randazzo, III, Joseph C. Giglio, III and Christopher B. Bailey are pleased to announce the formation of RANDAZZO GIGLIO & BAILEY LLC. William F. Bailey, Shawn A. Carter, Kate Bailey Labue and Amy Duplantis Gautreaux have also joined the firm. Randazzo Giglio & Bailey LLC has a core practice in oil, gas and energy law and is committed to addressing its clients’ needs – from cradle to grave – in a business minded and practical manner. In addition to our core practice, our attorneys work in multiple practice areas, including general business, commercial and real estate transactions and litigation.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce new managing partners for eight of its offices across the country. Effective January 1, 2012, Maureen O’Connor Sullivan will assume her management role in the New Orleans and Lafayette area.

Our condolences go out to John Poteet, Jr. and his family for the loss of his mother, Jeanette Beslin Poteet.

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we acknowledge long time LBA member and supporter, Keith Borne’s passing on January 30th. The Lafayette Legal community mourns his passing and sends prayers to Keith’s wife Renee’ and their children and to colleagues at Borne & Wilkes. Glenn Armentor of The Glenn Armentor Law Corporation, Lafayette, currently serves as president-elect of Louisiana Association for Justice. He will take office as LAJ president in September 2012 to serve for a one-year term. LAJ, based in Baton Rouge, is a voluntary bar association with statewide membership primarily of lawyers who have a civil law trial practice.

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