The Baton Rouge Lawyer



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ISSUE: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026 (Vol. 9, No. 1)

Letter from the President:
Be Our Bar & Find Your Sparkle by Loren Shanklin Fleshman

 Message to Young Lawyers: 
Continuing the Journey: Forging New Pathways by C. Troy Hall

President's Awards

The 5th Circuit's Decision in the Wake of the Ford Sea Change
by Ransom Clifton

LASERS Public Pension & Divorce
by Morgan Robertson


Drone Law Updates
by Grant J. Guillot

Adoption in Louisiana
by Emily Saska

Attorney Spotlight: John Shaw, Jr.

Foundation Footnotes

Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

Pro Bono Project Legal Advice Hotline

The Pro Bono Project provides free advice to low-income individuals in the Greater
Baton Rouge area through its Legal Advice Hotline. To apply for legal advice
through the Pro Bono Project, check out our online application.  Answering these questions
does not mean that your application will be accepted or that anyone is agreeing to be your attorney.

 

FREE Legal Counsel Is Available at Ask-A-Lawyer
BRBA members who wish to volunteer can contact Lynn (225-214-5564).
Ask-A-Lawyer is a free legal clinic where the public can ask questions from practicing lawyers.
These seminars typically take place at local libraries from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

July 26: Pride/Chaneyville Branch, 1360 Pride Port Hudson Rd.
Aug. 30: Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Goodwood Blvd.
Sept. 27: Main Branch Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Oct. 11: Baker Branch Library, 3501 Groom Rd.
Nov. 15: South Branch Library
Dec. 13: Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Rd.

 

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