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Class Notes - August 2018

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1960s

Shelby McKenzie (‘64), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

1970s

Eugene Groves (’70), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Paul M. Hebert, Jr. (’70), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Mary Terrell Joseph (’70), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Van Mayhall, Jr. (’71), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List and selected as 2019 “Lawyer of the Year”.
Samuel A. Bacot (’72), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Dr. Gregory B. Adams (’73) has been named Emeritus Professor of Law by the University of South Carolina School of Law upon his retirement after 40 years on the faculty.
Larry J. Feldman (’74), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Dan E. West (’74), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
David R. Cassidy (’75), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Michael H. Rubin (’75), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford received the “Lawyer of the Year” honor in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
John Barton (’76), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Diane Sorola (’76), longtime member of both the Lafayette Bar and Family Law Section and Louisiana Bar Committee, has been announced as a Hall of Fame honoree for the 2018 Lafayette Bar Association.
Richard A. Curry (’77), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Kathleen A. Manning (’77), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
John McDermott (‘78), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Mike Parker (‘78), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Nancy Dougherty (’79), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Murphy J. Foster III (’79), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Judge Peter J. Garcia (‘79), of the 22nd Judicial District Court, has been announced as the first Louisiana recipient of the Sam Cochran Award for 2018, which recognizes the fair and humane treatment of people with mental illness within the criminal justice system.
Mac Womack (‘79), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

1980s

Vickie Crochet (’80), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America and chosen as “Lawyer of the Year” in Baton Rouge for her work in Employment Law- Management.
Delos Flint, Jr. (’81), former partner at Fowler Rodriguez, has been named a shareholder at Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard in its New Orleans headquarters.
Gregory D. Frost (’81), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Stephen P. Strohchein (’81), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Rodolfo “Rudy” J. Aguilar, Jr. (’82), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
David R. Kelly (’82), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List and selected as 2019 “Lawyer of the Year”.
Christine Lipsey (’82), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Eve B. Masinter (’82), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Robert L. Atkinson (’83), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
David M. Charlton (’83), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Anne Crochet (’83), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Lloyd Lunceford (‘83), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Harry "Skip" Philips (‘83), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
David E. Stanley (’83), Founder & Principal, David E. Stanley, APLC, has been chosen as a Distinguished Lawyer on Noticed, an invitation-only service for distinguished professionals.
Mike Walsh (‘83), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Douglas K. Williams (’83), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
John Runnels (‘85), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Blaise M. Sonnier (’85), Senior Editor of The ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research, has been promoted to full professor of tax accounting at University of Colorado - Colorado Springs.
Ricardo “Richard” A. Aguilar (’86), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Brett Furr (’86), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Anne Halphen (’86), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Michael R. Hubbell (’87), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Mark N. Bodin (’88), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Jude C. Bursavich (’88), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Robert Coco (’88), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Miles A. Matt (’88), partner of the law firm of Matt & Allen, LLC, has been elected as chairman of The Lafayette Downtown Development Authority (DDA).
Michael D. Ferachi (’89), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

1990s

Richard Easterling (’90), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Marshall Grodner (’90), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Ronnie L. Johnson (’90), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
B. Troy Villa (’90), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List and selected as 2019 “Lawyer of the Year”.
Stephen R. Whalen (’90), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Trenton J. Oubre (’91), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Mike Crawford (’93), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America and chosen as “Lawyer of the Year” in Baton Rouge.
Cullen J. Dupuy (’93), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Jon A. Giblin (’94), attorney at McGlinchey Stafford, has been listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Mary Hester (‘94), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
John Stone Campbell III (’95), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Jeanne Davis (’95), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America and chosen as “Lawyer of the Year” in Baton Rouge.
John Murrill (‘95), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Amy Lambert (‘96), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
John T. Andrishok (’97), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Amy Groves Lowe (‘97), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Melissa Shirley (’97), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Thomas R. Temple, Jr. (’98), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.

2010s

Emily Black Grey (’00), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Van R. Mayhall III (’01), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Eddie Hughes (‘03), partner at Taylor Porter, has been selected as an honoree in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
James R. Raines (’04), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
Carrol Devillier (’06), attorney at Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson, L.L.P., has been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America List.
David C. Coons (’09), has joined Shell Services, Inc., based in New Orleans, as its General Counsel.