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Rolling into the Roosevelt: Bench Bar 2011

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I write this column on the Monday morning after having returned from New Orleans celebrating my 50th birthday by eating and drinking my way through some of the best restaurants the city has to offer. I’ve been on a protein diet as I approached this milestone, figuring that sooner or later I needed to ditch the extra person I’ve somehow grafted onto my butt these last 20 years. My little brother has been my food coach but honestly, my idea of whole grain is grain fed Angus filet with a loaded baked potato. (I keep the skin on for extra fiber).

This leads to my main point of this column, which is directed to the sole practitioners out there. Do you have a plan for your law practice if you die or become disabled suddenly? For a firm member, there is some structure to the process. But for rest of us, and that is a growing majority, we need to take the time to create a plan for this possibility. I had to do this for a friend of mine who died suddenly some years ago. Thankfully, another friend in Baton Rouge had just gone through the same experience so he was able to guide me.

It is my understanding that the State Bar is formalizing some additional rules to address this situation and will be providing some assistance with the process as well. It involves designating now, while alive and well, an attorney who agrees to step in and manage the closure of your office and the protection of your clients. I urge each and every one of you to start planning for this and to get together with friends and colleagues so you can have someone in place to take on these responsibilities when these rules are promulgated. Don’t leave this for a bereaved spouse or children to have to deal with. They will have other responsibilities.

Our year continues to rocket on. A number of us will be traveling to Las Vegas to celebrate Jimmy Davidson’s induction as President of the LSBA. Our local office is also working hard this summer to shepherd a bill through the state Legislature that will secure future funding for the Parish Law Library housed in the bar building. If you haven’t taken advantage of this member benefit, I urge you to come by if you need to do quiet

research. Thanks to House Speaker Pro Tem Joel Robideaux for sponsoring this bill for us and guiding us through the process. Thanks also to Danielle Cromwell for her invaluable guidance on how a bill gets passed. Have a great summer.

2010 -2011 LBA President André Doguet, Attorney at Law

Table of ContentsPresident’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Executive Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Bench Bar 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Running in Heels CLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

LYLA Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

LYLA Hosts Law Day at Federal Courthouse . . . . 9-10

Pro Bono Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

Ben Mayeaux, 2011 LADC President . . . . . . . . . . 13-14

Off the Beaten Path- Jacob Hargett . . . . . . . . . . 15-16

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Summer is here with a vengeance, but the staff and I are not enjoying the lazy days of Summer I can assure you. We are working hard to meet our member’s needs and raise awareness of the Lafayette Bar Association in our community. We have more events, CLE opportunities and socials on the way, so kick back and enjoy your summer and let us do the work for you!

I was honored at the end of May to attend a reception at the Louisiana Supreme Court to recognize those attorneys who dedicate their time to pro bono projects. I want to share with each of you that Lafayette received more awards and recognition than any other area in the state. There is no question that the pro bono spirit is alive and well at the LBA.

This issue features an article from Joe Giglio who will serve as our illustrious Bench Bar Chair for this year. We are heading back to Who Dat nation for the conference again and staying at the Roosevelt. This is an amazing event and once that should be calendared NOW and not missed!

I do want to share with each of you that on May 1st, I celebrated 10 years of service as the Executive Director of the Lafayette Bar Association. Where has the decade gone? I am so thankful to be able to serve this organization and be allowed to work with so many wonderful people. I am truly blessed!

I hope each of you has a wonderful Summer….. stay cool…. and take a wonderful vacation.

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Officers

Board of Directors

Committee & Section Chairs

Editorial Committee

LBA Staff

Nicole BreauxMarianna Broussard

Ariel CamposDanielle Cromwell

Brad DuhéCade EvansKyle Gideon

Joe Giglio, Jr.Sam FlugenceDona Renegar

Jeff RiggsMaggie Simar

Cynthia Simon Cassie Willis

Acadiana Legal Services Corporation, Ariel CamposBench Bar, Joe Giglio, Jr.Family Law Section, Cassie WillisLafayette Young Lawyers, Danielle Cromwell Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers,

Marianna Broussard Louis A. Martinet Society, Sam Flugence Maritime CLE, Chuck Mouton & Doug Truxillo Promulgator, Elena Pecoraro

André DoguetPresident

Larry CurtisPresident-Elect

Blake DavidSecretary/Treasurer

Charles ZieglerImmediate Past President

Elena Pecoraro, EditorShawn CarterCade Evans

Lauren Gardner

Rebekah HugginsBarbara OlindeLaura PutnamCynthia Simon

Susan HollidayExecutive Director

Ruthie ToceMarketing Director

Tammy DerouenLVL Program Director

Penny RogersExecutive Assistant

Claire OliverMarketing Assistant

Leah PatoutLVL Assistant

LBA Executive DirectorSusan Holliday

Executive Message


ROLLING INTO THE ROOSEVELT

The historic Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans will again host this year’s Lafayette Bar Association’s Bench Bar Conference. Judges, lawyers, and their significant others will enjoy a fun, entertaining and educational weekend. In New Orleans, where the living is easy, you can check into The Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday afternoon (come as you are) and attend the opening Pool Party on The Roosevelt’s rooftop. Enjoy drinks and conversation, and watch the Saints v. Packers on the big screen.

Then, on Friday morning, wake up to breakfast in the Orpheum Room at The Roosevelt. We will treat you to something new – and something sure to be informative – Round Robin Networking – think of it as judicial musical chairs. The judges will circulate table-to-table, as will some of the senior lawyers, sharing their experiences and war stories; and, yes, they might even answer a question or two that you have been afraid to ask! The CLE portion of the program on Friday will continue with a great line-up.

A professionalism hour, guaranteed to stimulate, will be offered by a panel that certainly will not be timid on the topic, including Magistrate Judge Michael Hill, Larry Curtis, and me.

We will have a revealing (and perhaps scary) session on the burgeoning array of social media web sites and their

huge effect on the present day practice of law.

Buddy Stockwell, the new Executive Director of the LAP Program (the Lawyer’s Assistance Program), along with Lafayette’s own Jim Lambert, will speak to us about an insidious problem that permeates our profession – alcohol and drug abuse – and, more importantly, he will tell us what is being done about the problem.

We will have something else new this year, and sure to be helpful to all practitioners – Domestic and Criminal Law 101, including DWI Defense. This program is not intended to train you to be a divorce lawyer or a criminal defense specialist. Instead, this course, taught by two experts in the field, Andre Doguet and Kevin Stockstill, will teach all of us non-experts how to respond to the frequent inquiries we receive from friends and acquaintances looking for advice in these areas.

Lunch on Friday will be offered in the Conti Room at The Roosevelt, while a Spouses Lunch arranged by my wife Debbie will prove entertaining and perhaps even informative. Then, Friday night, The Roosevelt’s Blue Room will host an exciting Jazz Dinner where we can enjoy some of the best of New Orleans. This year’s event is shaping up to be one of the best Bench Bar Conferences ever – a wonderful opportunity to network, earn CLE credits, and relax. We hope to see you there!

Written by Joe Giglio, Jr., Liskow & Lewis, Bench Bar 2011 Chairman


The Third Annual Running in Heels CLE Seminar for women was held on May 6, 2010. Chaired by Dona Renegar of Huval, Veazey, Felder & Renegar LLC, Jill Busby Wade of Jeansonne & Remondet, LLC, and Rachal Chance of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. the event was well attended. Starting off with a networking breakfast (including mimosas!), the participants got to know a bit more about each other and discovered who among them attended clown school, who is fluent in Japanese, who likes to vacation at a dude ranch, and who has a black belt in karate.

Camille Bulliard, MFA, RYT and CPCC, gave a presentation about how to set and reach goals, both in one’s career and personally. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty gave a professionalism presentation entitled How to Run in Heels Without Falling, Faltering or Fiddling About in which focused on priorities, and taught the participants the definition of the word “fotch”. After

lunch, a panel consisting of Judge Lori Landry of the Sixteenth Judicial District, Judy Perry Martinez, Chief Compliance Officer for Northrop-Grumman, and Shannon Dartez, Partner at Hurlburt, Monrose, Dartez & Ernest, APLC led a highly entertaining and informative discussion of a range of topics including changes in acceptable court attire, jurors reactions to female attorneys, client development, and assertiveness versus aggressiveness. Pantyhose were widely reviled.

Fabulous door prizes were awarded from generous local vendors including Shop Local Acadiana, La Mode Shoes, Shoe La La, Imelda’s Fine Shoes, Sue Nations (Rivers Bend Bead Studio) and Rebecca Bayless.

Running in Heels is held annually on the Friday before Mother’s Day, so mark your calendars for next year’s event which will be held on Friday, May 11, 2012.

Written by Jill Busby Wade, LBA Committee on Women’s Issues Co-Chair

3rd Annual Running in Heels Women's CLE


Ladies and Gentleman, please join

me in congratulating our very own Will Montz, winner of the prestigious Louisiana Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono Award. We are so proud of Will’s dedication and involvement with Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers (LVL). At the beginning of my term I challenged all of our members to volunteer in some capacity with LVL whether it be participating in the H.E.L.P. program, taking on a protective order for the Protective Order Panel or an LVL case. Many of us are intimidated by the pro bono process and worry that we do not have the appropriate background or experience needed to participate in LVL opportunities. Will is the first to tell you how rewarding LVL involvement is and how painless our LVL coordinator makes it. Please call Tammy Derouen at 237-4700 for more information on how you can give back to the community by offering professional legal services to the less fortunate. Tammy will be there for you every step of the way to answer any questions and connect you to a mentor for advice and forms. Who knows, you may be the next pro bono award winner . . .

I would also like to give a big thanks to our Law Week Committee members, Collin Sims, Barbara Olinde and Tamara Rahim, for orchestrating a fantastic Law Week activity. Students in the Northside High School Law Signature School program participated in an event held

at the federal courthouse including a tour, speakers from the judiciary and law enforcement, and question and answer sessions. LYLA will take a brief summer recess. Our regular meetings will start up again the second Tuesday of the month at noon at the Bar building. Have a safe and happy summer!

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The culmination of law week ended with the Lafayette Bar Association providing Northside High School mock trial students the opportunity to learn about how the law is practiced at the Western District Federal Court House in Lafayette. On Friday May 6, 2011, thirty-three students along with their law class teacher Ms. Tullier, participated in activities such as a presentation by Judge Pat Hanna

who involved students in demonstrating his role as a judge. Students learned how technology is used

during trial, toured the federal court house, learned about the grand jury process, and the resources available at the law library.

In the afternoon, representatives from various federal agencies such as the Secret Service, FBI, DEA, US Marshall Office, Homeland Security, ATF, and United States Attorney’s Office described their

duties and responsibilities and various roles in developing a case for prosecution. The event ended with AUSA Collin Sims, and DEA Supervisory Special Agent Don DeSalvo presenting a case to the students involving conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering. The students had numerous questions for the various federal agencies, and were especially eager to learn about the qualification required to join the agencies.

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legal process. We would like to thank Judge Pat Hanna and the representatives from the Secret Service, FBI, DEA, US Marshall’s Office, Homeland Security, ATF, and United States Attorney’s Office for sharing their valuable time with the students.

LBA President Andre Doguet with LSBA Incoming President Jimmy Davidson and the president of the Montreal Bar Association at the Federal Bar Association Reception for the Francophone Delegation at the Federal Courthouse in Lafayette.

LBA President at Federal Bar Association Reception

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L. Bianca Chretien L. Bianca Chretien is an associate attorney with John E. Ortego & Associates, in-house counsel for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in Lafayette. Her field of practice focuses on insurance defense. She obtained her law degree and bachelor of civil law degree from Louisiana State University in 2004 and her undergraduate degree from the University of LA at Lafayette in 2000. Bianca provides pro bono services to the Lafayette community through the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyer (LVL) program. Bianca has assisted 82 clients in the H.E.L.P. program, which assists homeless and indigent clients with obtaining identification cards, notarizing documents and answering other legal questions. Additionally, she assisted LVL clients with family law cases and in obtaining protective orders. In 2010, she received the LVL Outstanding Attorney Award, as well as the H.E.L.P. award. Since her admission to the bar in 2004, she had been recognized by the LVL for outstanding commitment to pro bono work in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. Huval, Veazey, Felder & Renegar, LLC Huval Veazey Felder & Renegar L.L.C. is an energetic and progressive law firm dedicated to providing unmatched legal services to corporate, insurance, and individual clients in a wide array of practice areas including commercial litigation and dispute resolution, insurance litigation and coverage, family law, workers’ compensation, and appellate litigation.

Licensed to practice law in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, Huval Veazey Felder &

Renegar, L.L.C. is well-positioned to serve local, regional, national, and international clients litigation of any size or complexity within the tri-state region. Huval Veazey Felder & Renegar L.L.C. has offices in Lafayette and Covington. The Lafayette office received the Lafayette Bar Association Small Firm Award for pro bono legal service for the years 2006, 2009, and 2010. Several of the firm’s lawyers have received individual awards for their pro bono legal service, and the firm’s lawyers serve on many local and state service-oriented boards and programs.

Gregory A. Koury Gregory A. Koury is a member of Koury & Hill, L.L.C. in Lafayette and practices in the areas of plaintiff and defense-based litigation, business transactions, family law, workers compensation, wills and successions, debtor-creditor law, and personal injury. He is a 1999 graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law School at LSU and a 1992 graduate of LA Tech University. Since 2006, Greg has accepted 26 divorce, custody and/or child support cases from LVL, and he has further taken on numerous other non-LVL pro bono cases. Greg has also accepted

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10 Protective Order Panel cases regarding domestic abuse and volunteered 14 times for the Homeless Experience Legal Protection (“HELP”), which provides legal services to the homeless in the Acadiana area. In sum, Greg has donated well in excess of 700 hours to pro bono services in the past 5 years.

Will Montz

Will Montz is an associate at the law firm of Laborde & Neuner in Lafayette. Will devotes the majority of his practice to insurance coverage and defense as well as commercial litigation. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of LA at Lafayette in 2001 and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law in 2004. Will’s enthusiasm to give back has already earned him the LVL Outstanding Lawyer Award in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. This year Will was awarded Lafayette Volunteer Lawyer’s top honor, the LVL Award, given to the volunteer who accepts the most cases of all attorney panel volunteers.

Lindsay L. Meador Lindsay L. Meador is an associate at Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith in Lafayette, Louisiana and practices in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, and premises liability. She is a 2007 graduate of the Loyola University School of Law and a 2003 graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lindsay received the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyer’s Outstanding Attorney Award for pro bono services in 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2010, Lindsay received Lafayette Bar Foundation’s Top Protective Order Award for the Lafayette

area. Lindsay was also awarded the 2010 Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono Award for her extensive pro bono work in the Lafayette community. Since 2008, Lindsay has accepted over 42 pro bono clients and has donated over 300 hours to pro bono services.

Laborde & Neuner Through the years Laborde & Neuner has worked hand in hand with the LVL to provide legal representation to hundreds of clients who did not have the financial means to obtain it. In 2010 alone, Laborde & Neuner accepted and handled 29 family law case referrals; assisted 32 victims of domestic violence obtain a Title 46 Protective Order and volunteered for 41 days of service at a local homeless shelter through LVL’s Homeless Experience Legal Protection (HELP) Program.

Patrick S. Ottinger

Patrick S. Ottinger is a partner in the Lafayette, law firm of Ottinger Hebert, L.L.C., where his practice is concentrated in the area of oil and gas and commercial litigation, including arbitration and mediation services. He obtained his J.D. degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at his alma mater, teaching the course in Mineral Rights since 1996.

Pat was President of the LSBA in 1998-99, and also served on the Board of Directors of the LBF. Prior to that position, Pat served as President of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association. During Pat’s presidency of the Lafayette Bar Association and the LSBA, he focused on pro bono service and made great strides to support access to justice activities.

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From Ben & Peggy’s photos of their trip - Eiffel Tower

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LBA Member Ben MayeauxInstalled in Nice, France as 2011 LADC President

Every year, the Louisiana Association of Defense Council (LADC) gathers for CLE, networking, and a très magnifique outing overseas. This particular association of attorneys gathered in France this year to install their 2011 officers and board members, our own Ben Mayeaux among this elite group. For those who may not be so familiar with the LADC, it is composed of attorneys as described on the LADC’s new web site, “who devote a substantial amount of their professional . . .


time to the handling of civil litigation and whose

representation in such cases is primarily for the defense.”

Guests at this annual event arrived in France and checked into the Sofitel Lyon Bellecour in Lyon, were welcomed at an opening reception in a private room overlooking the Rhône, the river that runs through Lyon, and treated to a fine Italian dinner. Throughout the following days, attendees were offered about eight hours of continuing legal education taught by law professors, distinguished attorneys and judges from all over Louisiana. After spending several days in Lyon, attendees made their way down to the French Riviera in Nice to have the installation ceremony for their officers and board. Along the way they stopped and tasted wine at the Beaucastle vineyard in the Chateauneuf du Pape area, and enjoyed an al fresco lunch at the nearby Verger des Papes restaurant.

The LADC’s annual event is a testament to its members dedication to their association and the value they place on professional camaraderie. In fact, with over 1,700 Louisiana attorney members, the LADC is the second largest organization of its kind in the United States. Ben Mayeaux of Laborde & Neuner, their newly installed 2011 president has been with the organization since 1988 when he started practicing law. He was nominated for a board member position about ten years ago and started on the officer track about five years ago. With this experience, Ben has some ideas for how to keep the ball rolling on many of the projects already underway, but he is not going to rest on the association’s laurels.

In addition to board meetings and working with the executive directors to set and maintain a course for the organization, Ben hopes he can set some plans in motion to encourage increased membership and participation among

a more diverse and youthful population of Louisiana attorneys.

With this goal in mind, the LADC has already added several new, young and diverse attorneys to the association’s board of directors. Ben hopes this influx of new faces will bring with it more new faces to keep the organization going strong. Sagely, Ben acknowledged, “Increasing the youth and diversity of our membership is crucial to our organization’s future. These are the people who will be the leaders at the defense bar in years to come.”

With a recently modernized web site still being improved and plans in place to keep up with the ever changing world of digital communication, the LADC is in a good place to continue providing top notch services to its members. If you are interested in membership, please call Ben or one of the LADC board members for the Lafayette district, Michael Juneau or Kenny Oliver or visit their web site for more information www.ladc.org.

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LADC 2011OFFICERS

PresidentBEN L. MAYEAUX

Laborde & Neuner

President-ElectTHOMAS G. BUCK

Metairie, LA

First Vice PresidentHARRY J. “SKIP” PHILIPS, JR.

Baton Rouge, LA

Second Vice PresidentMARTA-ANN SCHNABEL

New Orleans, LA

Secretary-TreasurerBOBBY GILLIAM

Wilkinson, Carmody & Gilliam

Immediate Past PresidentRONALD J. SHOLES

New Orleans, LA


Jacob Houston Hargett Attorney & Clay Shooting Champ

Educational Background:

I went to Lafayette High School, graduating in 1998. Thereafter, I went to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, graduating with a degree in Business Management. I stayed at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and received a Masters in Business Administration. After receiving my MBA, I went to Loyola University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana.

What made you decide to go to law school?

A couple of things attributed to my decision to go to law school. First it was my background in business and the case studies in the ULL MBA Program regarding corporate buyouts, mergers and acquisitions. Second, my oldest sister, Ginger went to law school at LSU and after she began working, we would have hypothetical discussions about the different cases she was working on and the issues involved. Thereafter, I realized the critical importance of

a good attorney and how it could impact the results of the issues at hand. Then I knew that was exactly what I wanted to do.

Where do you work and what are your primary responsibilities there?

I work at Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier, McElligott, Fontenot, Gideon and Edwards. My primary responsibilities mainly consist of civil defense; however, I am also heavily involved in plaintiff’s work.

Is this what originally what you thought you would do when you were in law school?

Yes. In law school I was President of the Trial Advocacy Program at Loyola University, which really confirmed my decision that I wanted to be a litigator.

The Promulgator Editorial Committee has been told that you are a national champ in the sport of clay shooting. Please tell us about your awards and accomplishments.

To start from the beginning - While attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, I joined the ULL Shooting Team.

At the end of the first year of shooting, I was placed on the All American Team for receiving the Rookie of The Year Award. In 2000, one of the events I participated in was the Collegiate World Championships in Los Angeles, California. At that event, I shot a perfect 100 straight in the 12-gauge event, went to a shoot-off with several other shooters and ended up winning

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the gold medal at the Collegiate World Championship in the 12-guage. Also at that event, I won the high overall Gold Medal for shooting a total of 399 targets out of 400 (I shot a 100 straight in the 12 gauge, a 99/100 in the 20 gauge, a 100 straight in the 28 gauge and a 100 straight in the .410 event). In 2003, I tied the world record by shooting a perfect 400 out of 400 targets in the 12 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 and 410. I also tied the two-man team world record by shooting a total of 800 out of 800. Also in 2003, my two man team partner and I broke the world record by shooting a total of 999 targets out of 1,000. That world record is currently still standing.

Every year from 1999 to 2004, I made the All American Skeet Shooting Team. I was Captain of the Collegiate All American Team and was also named Honorable Mention in the Open Division as well. I stopped shooting in 2004, when I started the MBA program. From the period of 2004 through 2009, I really only participated in fund raising events and some sporting clays events here and there. Although I basically retired from skeet shooting in 2004, in August of 2010 I decided to attend the World Championships in San Antonio, Texas. I decided to only participate in the doubles event, and I shot a perfect 100 straight in doubles and went on to the stadium field to shoot against several other shooters from around the world for the Doubles World Championship. After a long shoot-off, I took 3rd Place at the World Championships in the Doubles Event.

About how many competitions do you enter each year, and how much time do you devote to the sport?

Well, in the beginning in 1999, when I first started shooting, I practiced about five or six hours a day. However, as time went on through my shooting career, my practice sessions were reduced to only three times a week. Since 2004, I do

not practice at all and maybe get to shoot in a fund raising or sporting clays tournament about once every six months.

During my shooting career, I would participate in approximately twenty to twenty-five tournaments during the season. This would begin sometime in March and go through October when the World Championships were held.

These competitions are held all over the country and they would have a shooting tournament every weekend of the year from about February through the end of October. My father purchased a motor home, which we used to travel to these competitions. Typically, we would load the motor home up and leave Lafayette for about a month’s time and shoot a tournament every weekend in a different city and then come back for a couple of days and then leave again for about a month or so.

How and when did you get into this sport?

I took a job at Louisiana Sporting Clays in 1998 as a trapper and for the next year I worked there and really became interested in sporting clays and began shooting. After shooting on the ULL Sport Shooting Team for 2 years, I was picked up by several sponsorships, which included Briley Manufacturing, Pacific Sporting Arms and Perazzi Shotguns.

Is there anything else you would like to share with our readers?

On August 6, 2011 the LBA will host the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers 4th Annual Shoot for Justice Competition I have been involved with and participated in this event since its inception and have had a great time every year. There are no shooting or hunting skills required at this event. It’s just a good time to get out of the office and enjoy the outdoors. However, if anyone is interested in shooting a good score in this competition, I will be more than happy to help anyone.


Jones Walker is pleased to announce that R. Keith Colvin, Susan M. Tyler and Jeffery P. Good have joined the firm.

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Scofield & Rivera, LLC is pleased to announce that Brian L. Radcliffe has joined the firm as an associate.

Our condolences to the Hightower family as Thomas Reginald Hightower, Sr. passed away recently.

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Class A office suite for lease in River Ranch at 1318 Camellia Boulevard. Three executive offices with separate receptionist and lobby. Signage and high visibility on Camellia Boulevard. Convenient to banks, shopping and restaurants. Full service lease to include utilities, taxes and insurance. Amenities include conference room, elevator and beautiful courtyard. Call (337) 366-9160

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Lafayette health care defense firm interviewing for associate with 7-10 years litigation/trial experience to handle medical malpractice defense files. Competitive salary and benefits package. Inquiries confidential. Send resumes to P. O. Box 80369, Lafayette, LA 70598 or email: [email protected]


Marketed by:Jim Keaty

(337) 344-4236

Keaty Real Estate works hard for our clients like YOU work hard for yours!

The Offices located at 444 Jefferson Street

*Conference Room*Affordable*Flexible Leases *Parking

*Signage *All Inclusive

Lap Top Spaces starting at $150 per month

Cubicles Spaces starting at $250 per month

Office Space Starting at $600 per month

Lease the entire Building for $4606 per month

Great House in the center of Downtown Lafayette. Great

Potential for Both Residential and Commercial Use!

For Lease $1500 per month or For Sale

113 Jackson Street

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