2024

ISSUE: JULY/AUGUST 2024 (Vol. 7, No. 4)

Letter from the President

Summer Doldrums & Disconnecting   by Luke Williamson

July Bar Luncheon

Message to Young Lawyers: 
Finding Harmony   by Brad Cranmer

An Adjunct Professor's Guide to FERPA
by Gail S. Stephenson

Eye on Evidence:
Understanding and Applying the First Three
Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule 
by Mary E. Roper


Attorney Spotlight: Valerie A. Black
by Pamela Labbe

Message from the Chair: Support  Youth Ed! Join Us at Belly Up 
by Cornelius Troy Hall

In Memoriam: Remembering John Reginald "Reggie" Keogh
by Kirk Landry

The "New" Court Intervention Program at the 19th Judicial District Court
by Diana B. Gibbens


Foundation Footnotes

Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

ISSUE: MAY/JUNE 2024 (Vol. 7, No. 3)

Letter from the President

What ARE you doing?   by Luke Williamson

Message to Young Lawyers: 
Common Ground   by Quinn K. Brown

What I've Learned: Interview with Judge Tim Kelley
by Ed Walters

Tesla, Louisiana and Economic Change:
How Tesla's Challenge of Louisiana Law Could Change
the Car-Selling Industry  
by John W. Myles & Gail S. Stephenson


Back to Basics: Fundamentals of Estate Planning
by David S. Gunn

Interview with Diana B. Gibbens, Judicial Administrator
for the 19th JDC  
by Pamela Labbe

Riding Circuit at LSU Law  by Kacy Collins Thomas

19th JDC Launches Domestic Violence Intervention Court
to Offer Comprehensive Support for Victims and Offenders

by Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts


Foundation Footnotes

Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

2023

ISSUE: NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023 (Vol. 6, No. 6)

Letter from the President

No Substitute for Human Intelligence   by Melanie Newkome Jones

November Bar Luncheon

Use of AI in Litigation - A Judge's Concerns
by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois

An Assessment of the Artificial Intelligence Landscape for Lawyers?
by Drew Patty & Max Marx

Ethical Implications of AI:
A Talk with Charles B. Plattsmier  by John Fenner


Embracing Modern Tech - How Law Firms Can Thrive in a Digital Age
by Conner LeBlanc

Candidate Bios for BRBA Directors-At-Large 2024 Election 

Candidate Bios for the BRBA Young Lawyers Section Council 2024 Election 

Foundation Footnotes

Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

ISSUE: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 (Vol. 6, No. 5)

Letter from the President

Appropriate Attire Required   by Melanie Newkome Jones

Message from the Chair
Celebrating 25 Years   by Ben Treuting 

Legislative Update: Recent Changes to Summary Judgment Procedure
by Josef P. Ventulan

Eye on Evidence
May a DCFS Report of Abuse or Neglect of a Child Be Used as Evidence in a Custody Case?
by Mary E. Roper

What I've Learned: Carl James Jackson   by Cornelius Troy Hall

Recent Machine Gun Legislation
by Everett C. Baudean & Daniel E. Zelenka II

Back to Basics
Top 10 Things General Counsel Want and Need from Outside Counsel
by Amanda Messa & Brandon Politz

Attorney Spotlight
Brad Barback   by Pamela Labbe

Gaps in Legal Aid: Helping Low-Income Individuals
Find Legal Representation in Civil Law Matters (Part 2)
by Cornelius Troy Hall

BRBA 2023 Ball Maul Recap   by Luke Williamson

Book Review
A Review of "A White Hot Plan"   by Ed Walters

Foundation Footnotes

Gail's Grammar   
by Gail S. Stephenson
ISSUE: JULY/AUGUST 2023 (Vol. 6, Issue 4)

Letter from the President

Embracing Traditions   by Melanie Newkome Jones

Back to Basics
Computation of Time   by Gail S. Stephenson 

Attorney Spotlight: Amy Poindexter
by Pamela Labbe

A Look into the State-Commissioned River Pilots of Louisiana

by Michael J. D'Albor

Family Practice and the Continuing Impacts of the
COVID-19 Pandemic: Domestic Violence   
by Jennifer Maybery


 Gaps in Legal Aid: Helping Low-Income Individuals Find
Legal Representation in Civil Law Matters

by Cornelius Troy Hall

Be Part of the Solution
  by Ann K. Gregorie

Bar News

Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

Foundation Footnotes
ISSUE: MAY/JUNE 2023 (Vol. 6, Issue 3)

Letter from the President

Enjoy the Comic Relief   by Melanie Newkome Jones

Back to Basics
Abandonment   by Allie J. Amedee

Attorney Spotlight: Quintillis K. Lawrence
by Pamela Labbe

Eye on Evidence: Under What Circumstances May
a Newspaper Be Used as Evidence?
   by Mary E. Roper

Louisiana's New Appellate E-filing Rules   by Gail S. Stephenson

Navigating the Collateral-Source Rule
in the Realm of Workers' Compensation Benefits

by Charles "Chip" J. Duhe Jr. & Jen O'Connell

Remote Work: An Evolving Concept
  by John H. Fenner

Book Review   by Jeff Wittenbrink

Bar News


Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

Foundation Footnotes
ISSUE: MARCH/APRIL 2023 (Vol. 6, Issue 2)

Letter from the President

Establishing Rapport, Enjoying Camaraderie   by Melanie Newkome Jones

Message from the Chair
Conference to Follow "Peace, Law and Happiness" Theme   by Valerie Briggs Bargas

The Dreaded Phone Call (or Why Do I Have a Collect Call from Parish Prison?)
by Michael S. Walsh and Kristyn Couvillion

What I've Learned: Mike Aaron   by Jennifer Maybery

Bar News 

Changing Tides in the Administration and Practice of Law
(Part I): Default Judgments
by Cornelius Troy Hall

Judicial Interview: Interview with Chief Judge John Michael Guidry,
Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal
  by Angela A. Allen-Bell

Book Review: "Breaking Barriers: A View from the Bench   
by Vincent P. Fornias

Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

Foundation Footnotes
ISSUE: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 (Vol. 6, Issue 1)

Letter from the President

The Long Road to a Sweet Reward   by Melanie Newkome Jones

President's Awards
by David Abboud Thomas

Editor's Note: An Unwavering Standard of Quality
by John Fenner

Back to Basics: Curator Appointments
for Unrepresented Defendants
   by Jennifer Maybery

The Stoking of Pardon Powers in Louisiana  by Kolby P. Marchand

In Memoriam: A Personal Note -- Professor Frank Maraist
by Ed Walters Jr.


Attorney Spotlight: Ben Treuting  by Joseph Cefalu III

Non-Competes & Trade Secrets:
Protecting Against Employment-related Competitive Threats
by Jennifer L. Anderson

Eye on Evidence: Authentication and Admissibility
of Text Messages   
by Mary E. Roper

Lessons Learned During the Pandemic: Report from the 
U.S. District Court for the MDLA   
by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick

Judicial Interview: Interview with
Hon. Eboni Johnson Rose  
by Collin J. LeBlanc


Gail's Grammar   
by Gail S. Stephenson

Foundation Footnotes

Click here to download and/or read the entire September/October 2022 issue of The Baton Rouge Lawyer.

Inside this issue:

  • Back to Basics: Expungement—A Fresh Start
  • The Sustainability of Free Speech?
  • What I’ve Learned: Rodolfo J. “Rudy” Aguilar Jr.
  • The Fundamental Right to Privacy Before and After Dobbs
  • Louisiana Trigger Laws
  • Q&A with Stephen Babcock and Luke Williamson— The Men Behind the Gavel Gala
  • Judicial Interview: Interview with Honorable Ronald R. Johnson
  • Asset Forfeiture: To the State Belong the Spoils
  • Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities When Stopped by the Police in Louisiana

Click here to download and/or read the entire July/August 2022 issue of The Baton Rouge Lawyer.

Inside this issue:

  • Eye on Evidence: Admissibility of Prior False Allegations in a Sexual Assault Case
  • Back to Basics: Attorney Tips for Getting (and Staying) Organized and Productive
  • Attorney Spotlight: ReAzalia Z. Allen, Attorney Southernbelle®
  • Article V Revisited: The U.S. Constitutional Provision for States to Control the Federal Government and Louisiana Participation
  • The New Standard for Additional Medical Opinions Following Hicks v. USAA General Indemnity Company
  • A Graft Solution with Vote Dilution: Fusilier v. Landry and the Issue of At-Large Voting
  • Judicial Interview: Interview with Honorable Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts, 19th Judicial District Court, Division M

Click here to download and/or read the entire May/June 2022 issue of The Baton Rouge Lawyer.

Inside this issue:

  • Recent Executive and Louisiana Supreme Court Orders
  • Contours of “Collectibility” in Legal Malpractice
  • Louisiana Divorce and Default Judgments: Life After the Preliminary Default
  • Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Associate
  • In Memoriam: Paul Richard Baier
  • But He Left a Sponge in Me!
  • June Bar Luncheon Registration
  • Judicial Interview: Judge Kelly E. Balfour 19th Judicial District Court, Division I
  • Attorney Spotlight: Cornelius Troy Hall
  • BRBA In-House Counsel Section Presents: An Employment Law Update

Click here to download and/or read the entire March/April 2022 issue of The Baton Rouge Lawyer.

Inside this issue:

  • Tolling Agreements in Louisiana
  • Back to Basics: Objections
  • Is No Life Better than Life with an Affliction?
  • Wrongful Life Claims in Louisiana
  • Cryptocurrency, Digital Groping and Even Stranger Things
  • Attorney Spotlight: Kolby Marchand
  • Protecting Your Intellectual Assets: The Importance of Exclusively Owning Your Brand
  • Judicial Interview: Judge William Jorden,19th Judicial District Court, Division D
  • Women’s History Month Luncheon

Click here to download and/or read the entire January/February 2022 issue of The Baton Rouge Lawyer.

Inside this issue:

  • 2021 President’s Awards
  • New Year, New Rules Following Tort Reform
  • Big Things Have Small Beginnings: How Recent Changes to Chapter 11 Are Leading to More Successful Small Business Reorganizations
  • In Memoriam: Carey J. Messina
  • Ethical Representation of Mental Health Clients
  • When Disaster Strikes
  • Back to Basics: Paternity
  • Judicial Interview: What I’ve Learned with Judge Lisa Woodruff-White, East Baton Rouge Family Court,Division B
  • Arrest Records & Hiring Decisions

 Click here to download and/or read the entire November/December 2021 issue of The Baton Rouge Lawyer.

Inside this issue:

  • What I’ve Learned: Tom Galligan
  • Back to Basics: Wills
  • Pregnancy and Louisiana Employment Law
  • Autonomous Vehicles: They’re Here. They Do and Will Cause Accidents. Whose Fault is That?
  • Eye on Evidence: Understanding the Application of Spousal Privileges
  • Judicial Interview with Judge Elizabeth P. “Beth” Wolfe 
  • BRBA Board of Directors and Young Lawyers Council Candidate Bios 

 Click here to download and/or read the entire September/October 2021 issue of The Baton Rouge Lawyer.

 

Inside this issue:

  • What I’ve Learned: Eugene R. Groves
  • In Memoriam: Paul S. West 
  • Back to Basics: Citations 
  • Student Speech and Off-Campus Communications: Did Mahanoy Affect the Reach of School Administrators? 
  • Discovery Tip: Deposition Upon Written Questions
  • Judicial Interview with Judge Johnell M. Matthews, Baton Rouge City Court, Division C

  Click here to download and/or read the entire September 2013 issue of Around the Bar (Vol. 279).

    Inside this issue:

  • Letter from the president: Don't ask me no questions
    and I won't tell you no lies  
  • Tales from the bar side:  Since you asked ... 
  • Gail's grammar:  whose, who's 
  • Message from the chair:  Public Law Practice Section
  • Legislative update 
  • Intern introductions
  • Seizure exemptions
  • Federal court, discovery and Facebook
  • Nomination forms  
  • Next Bar Luncheon: Oct. 3 (Law Expo) 

  Click here to download and/or read the entire October 2014 issue of Around the Bar (Vol. 290).

    Inside this issue:

  • Letter from the president: 
    Judges, Hungry Jack Baker and the Cintas tie 
  • Message from the chair: 
    A win-win situation (Pro Bono)
  • Tales from the bar side:  
    For the first time in forever 
  • Gail's grammar: score
  • New protections for domestic violence victims
  • Handling domestic violence cases
  • Stand up desks:  Stand up and be healthy! 
  • Interview:  Quintillis K. Lawrence,
    Commissioner, 19th JDC 
  • Book review: Michael H. Rubin's 
    The Cottoncrest Curse   

  Click here to download and/or read the entire October 2012 issue of Around the Bar (Vol. 270).

 

    Inside this issue:

  • Letter from the president:  Hats off to Justice Kimball 
  • Gail's grammar:  decimate, decimation 
  • Tales from the bar side:  Horse trading
  • Attorney spotlight:  Jamie Hurst Watts  
  • The constitutionality of renting 
  • BRBA softball tournament recap
  • National Pro Bono Week: Oct 21-27