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Class Notes - June 2017

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1970s

  Van R. Mayhall Jr. (’71), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  Paul deMahy ('73) announced his retirement from the 16th Judicial District Court.
  E. Fredrick Preis Jr. (’74), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  David R. Cassidy (’75), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  Michael H. Rubin ('75), a Member in McGlinchey Stafford’s Baton Rouge office, has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
  Murphy J. Foster III (’79), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.

1980s

  Richard D. Leibowitz (’80), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  Gregory D. Frost (’81), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  Eve B. Masinter (’82), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  Robert L. Atkinson (’83), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  F. Charles “Chip” Marionneaux ('87) has joined the firm of Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC as partner.
  Laura Poche’ (’89) opened her own estate planning and settlement legal practice called Laura C. Poche’ Estate Planning Law, LLC.

1990s

  R. Marshall Grodner (’90), a Member in McGlinchey Stafford’s Baton Rouge office, has been inducted as President of the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys.
  Gerard J. Dragna ('94) has become an equity member of Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC in New Orleans, LA.
  Kelly Longwell (‘94), Coats Rose Director, has been named to the 2017 Leadership in Law Class by New Orleans CityBusiness.
  John T. Andrishok (’97), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana.
  Yvette V. Gatling (‘98), Littler shareholder in the firm’s Houston office, has been named co-chair of the firm’s Healthcare Industry Group.
  Stefini W. Salles (’98) has joined Adams and Reese as Special Counsel in its New Orleans office.

2000s

  Emily Black Grey (’00), a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. and manager of the firm’s health care section, was reappointed to a third term as the Vice Chair of the American Health Lawyer’s Association Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group. Grey also is listed in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana
  Matthew Emmons (’09) has been named a shareholder in Baker Donelson's Mandeville, La., office.
Tara McCook (’10) has been appointed Chair of the Taxation Section of the Virginia Bar Association.

In Memory

The LSU Law Center community mourns the passing of the following alumni:
Stephen Price Barker, ’89 (5/19/17)
William Charles Broadhurst, '63 (6/2/17)