March 2022
1980s
Richard Arsenault ('80) recently chaired a Baylor Law School Complex Litigation LLM Program regarding Complex Litigation Management and Resolution Strategy. He also chaired the HarrisMartin Symposium regarding Mass Tort/MultiDistrict Litigation.
Denise C. Puente ('87) has been named the new Managing Partner of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP in New Orleans.
1990s
Norman E. "Skeet" Anseman, III ('97) was recently named Member at Perrier & Lacoste in Lafayette where he specializes in casualty litigation, commercial transportation, labor and employment, maritime, oil and gas and product liability.
Kimberly J. Lewis ('98) was recently hired by LSU as its chief administrative officer. Lewis formerly worked as the state revenue secretary under Gov. John Bel Edwards for the past six years where she was a trusted advisor on issues related to business, the COVID-19 pandemic and health equity.
2000s
Madison DeWitt ('11) has been named as an equity partner at Phelps in Baton Rouge.
2010s
Chris Cummings ('13) recently won an international World Summit award from the United Nations on behalf of his Baton Rouge-based company, Pass it Down. Cummings is the C.E.O. and founder of Pass it Down, which creates digital storytelling platforms for museums and cultural institutions through NFTs, or digital artwork that can be bought and sold. The company's success prompted its nomination for a World Summit award among 800 others in 129 countries and was selected as a final 40 winner.
Bradford Kelley ('13) has co-authored a law review article that has been published by the Missouri Law Review titled, "The Sword and the Shield: The Benefits of Opinion Letters by Employment and Labor Agencies."
Lucas Schenk ('20) joined the commercial litigation group at McGlinchey Stafford as an associate in the Baton Rouge office.
In Memory
James Saxton Farmer ('74), 1/28/2022
Martin E. Regan, Jr. ('75), 2/17/2022
