June 2024
1970s
Van R. Mayhall, Jr. (’71) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Corporate/M&A and Insurance practice areas.
Fredrick Preis, Jr. (’74) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Labor & Employment practice area.
David R. Cassidy (’75) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Tax practice area.
Murphy J. Foster III (’79) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Construction and Labor & Employment practice areas.
1980s
Richard Arsenault (’80) will Chair the 2024 Texas Tech MDL Summit in Aspen, Colorado, an invitation only conference that focuses on MDL best practices with an assembly of the nation’s leading stakeholders in the MDL landscape.
Gregory D. Frost (’81) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Healthcare practice area.
Patrick A. Talley Jr. ('82), a partner in the New Orleans office of the law firm Phelps Dunbar, LLP, was installed on June 6 as the 84th Louisiana State Bar Association president during a ceremony at the LSBA’s Annual Meeting in Destin, Florida. Administering his oath of office was Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer ('80).
Eve B. Masinter (’82) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Labor & Employment practice area.
John B. King (’85) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Environmental practice area.
1990s
Thomas Clark, Jr. (’90) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Insurance practice area.
Catherine Maraist (’98) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Tax practice area.
2000s
Nicole Gould Frey (’00) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations practice area.
Emily Black Grey (’00) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Healthcare practice area.
Michael Durham (’02) has joined Fishman Haygood as special counsel in the transactional section. He will focus his practice on energy, finance and construction.
Jennifer D. Le Carpentier ‘(04) has joined Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett in New Orleans of counsel. Her practice focuses on the defense of employers and insurance carriers for claims arising under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Defense Base Act and War Hazards Compensation Act.
Jacob Simpson (’06) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Healthcare practice area.
2010s
Jacob Roussel (’12) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Construction and Labor & Employment practice areas.
Ally Byrd (’14) has joined Jones Walker as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and member of the personal injury and environmental litigation teams in the New Orleans office.
Catherine B. Moore (’15) has been listed in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the Healthcare practice area.
Alex Keene (’18) will graduate from the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School.
2020s
John Arboleda (’23) will graduate from the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School.
John Clements (’23) will graduate from the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School.
Gabrielle Cox (’23) will graduate from the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School.
Darryl Doyle (’23) will graduate from the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School.
In Memory
The LSU Law Center community mourns the passing of the following alumni:
Gerald Lee Brown ('61), 6/3/2024
Virginia Martin Carmouche Gayle ('49), 5/30/2024
