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Gene W. Lafitte ('52) is an attorney in Antitrust Law, Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources Law and Oil & Gas Law with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009," which he has been selected to for at least 25 years.

Burrell J. Carter ('58), chief judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, has been reappointed to the American Bar Association Judicial Division Ethics and Professionalism Committee for the 2008-2009 year.

Chuck Ryan ('58) lives in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he has lived for 10 years and welcomes vists from any LSU Law alum or student in the area.

Robert A. "Pete" Seale Jr. ('69) is an attorney in Trusts and Estate Law with Liskow & Lewis in Houston. He was recently
selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

John M. Wilson ('67) is an attorney in Commercial Litigation with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently
selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Leon J. Reymond Jr. ('69) is an attorney in Banking, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Edwin C. Schilling III ('69) is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. He retired in 1989 after 20 years as a USAF Judge Advocate General and opened a practice in Aurora, Colorado limited to the division and valuation of federal retirements in divorce. He is in the process of retiring again to spend more time at his family's vacation home in Alaska.

S. Gene Fendler ('73) is an attorney in Martime Law and Personal Injury Litigation with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Ronald L. Holmes ('73) is with the Holmes Firm, PC in Dallas.

Ron Faucheux ('74) is president of Clarus Research Group, a nonpartisan polling and full-service public affairs research firm based in Washington, D.C. He also teaches at George Washington University and Georgetown University.

Philip K. Jones Jr. ('74) is an attorney in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

George H. Robinson Jr. ('74) is an attorney in Energy Law and Maritime Law with Liskow & Lewis in Lafayette. He was recently
selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Marilyn C. Maloney ('75) is an attorney in Banking Law, Intellectual Property Law and Real Estate Law with Liskow & Lewis in Houston. She was recently
selected by her peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009," which she has been selected to for at least 10 years.

T. Haller Jackson III ('76) serves as special counsel for the Shreveport office of Lemle & Kelleher.

Stanley K. Hurder ('77) currently serves as deputy general counsel for the Louisiana Office of Group Benefits in Baton Rouge. He is also proud to say his daughter, Rose Marie Hurder, is a member of the LSU Law School Class of 2008.

Leu Anne Lester Greco ('78) is now executive counsel for the Louisiana Department of Economic Development.

James N. Mansfield III ('79) is an attorney in Energy Law and Oil & Gas Law with Liskow & Lewis in Lafayette. He was recently
selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

William W. Pugh ('79) is an attorney in Maritime Law with Liskow & Lewis in Houston. He was recently
selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Richard W. Revels Jr. ('80) is an attorney in Energy Law, Natural Resources Law and Oil & Gas Law with Liskow & Lewis in Lafayette. He was recently
selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Charles Riddle III ('80) was recently re-elected district attorney of Avoyelles Parish without opposition.

Wm. Blake Bennett ('82) is an attorney in Banking and Gaming Law with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Linda Lynch ('83) teaches pre-K through 5th-grade Spanish full-time at St. James Episcopal Day School in Baton Rouge. She adds that children are cuter and more fun than opposing counsel ever were.

James Brown ('84) is an attorney in Commercial Litigation and Legal Malpractice Law with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

George Arceneaux III ('86) is an attorney in Oil and Gas Law with Liskow & Lewis in Lafayette. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in America 2009."

Jane Politz Brandt ('86), a partner in Thompson & Knight LLP's Dallas and New York offices, was named to the Texas Super Lawyers 2008 list. She represents technology companies, sophisticated manufacturers,
corporations and financial institutions in intellectual property and
commercial disputes.

Jonathan A. Hunter ('87) is an attorney in Oil & Gas Law and Energy Law with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Thomas J. McGoey II ('87) is an attorney in Labor and Employment Law with Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. He was recently selected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in
America 2009."

Bruce Louis Rich ('87), a professor at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business, recently published an article in the Florida State University Law Review titled, "A Theory of Unconscionability: An Empirical Study of Law in Action." He also recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Anthony Russo ('88) is a partner with Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette in Baton Rouge. His primary emphasis of practice is Bankruptcy, Real Estate and Commercial Transactions.

R. David Wheat ('88), an attorney in tax law with Thompson & Knight LLP's Dallas office, was recently honored in "The Best Lawyers in America 2009." He was also named to the Texas Super Lawyers 2008 list, which reflects only the top five percent of attorneys in Texas.

Josh Kantrow ('90) is a partner in Cozen O'Connor's Chicago office, working mostly with London and New York-based clients on privacy/data theft, technology and financial institutions litigation.

Paul E. Comeaux ('91), an attorney in Real Estate Law for Thompson & Knight LLP's Dallas office, was recently honored in "The Best Lawyers in America 2009."

Paul Gaudet ('92) is a sole practitioner in Las Vegas.

Paul M. Lafleur ('92) is a partner in the small insurance defense firm of Hughes & Lafleur in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Beth Osborne ('96) and her husband, Mike, recently had a baby girl, Ellis Joyce Olander. Beth is currently working for the junior senator from Delaware, Tom Carper.

Kriste Talton ('96) married Chris Utley at their home in New Orleans in June.

Sean Patrick Donlan ('99) is a lecturer in law at the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland.

Kevin Ainsworth ('00) is a special counsel with Jones Walker in Baton Rouge.

Allie Carlson ('00) is currently working at Alston & Bird in New York in the firm's State and Local Tax Controversy Group. Earlier this year, she gave birth to a baby boy, Jack Carlson. She and her husband love Manhattan but miss CC's coffee, shrimp po-boys and LSU Football.

Darrin L. Forte ('00) and his partners founded the firm of Garrison, Yount, Lormand, Forte & Mulcahy, LLC, with offices in New Orleans and Tampa, Florida.

Todd D. Keator ('02), an associate in Thompson & Knight LLP's Dallas office, was named to the Texas Rising Stars 2008 list. The list represents the top 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or have been practicing for 10 years or less.

Yvette E. Dumas ('03) is with the firm of Becker & Associates, APLC in Lafayette, where she practices Commercial, Real Estate and Business Law.

Renee A. Dupre ('05) joined Thompson & Knight's Oil & Gas Practice Group as a staff associate in the firm's Houston office.

Jennifer Gaubert Aertker ('06) has joined the firm of Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette LLP in Baton Rouge as an associate.

Katie Drell Grissel ('07) completed her year-long clerkship with the Hon. W. Eugene Davis of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is now with Vinson & Elkins in Dallas as an associate in the Reorganization and Restructuring Section.

Whitney Little LaNasa ('07) is an associate at Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson in Baton Rouge. Her principle areas of practice include business transactions, corporate advisory, banking, finance and healthcare. She also serves on the Youth Education Committee and the Law Expo Committee for the Baton Rouge Bar Association.

Jonathan McCartney ('07) is an associate with the firm of Wilkinson, Carmody & Gilliam in Shreveport, where he practices mainly in the areas of rail road defense litigation and utility regulatory work.

David T. Grand Jr. ('08) joined Thompson & Knight's Corporate Securities Practice Group as an associate in the firm's Houston office.

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