Civil and comparative law scholars from Louisiana and Mississippi will converge for the Louisiana Civil Law Symposium to be held Friday, March 8 at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Over the course of two sessions, academics will present works-in-progress to gain feedback and advice from their colleagues. Their presentation topics cover timely legal issues in Louisiana, like short-term rental laws and recreational access.
Professor Missy Lonegrass, who organized this year’s event, says the goal is for the symposium to be held on a rotating basis among the four Louisiana law schools. Next year’s meeting will be held at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.
The symposium will be held in the Tucker Room from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Three LSU Law professors and LSU Law alumni M.J. Hernandez (’19) and Martha Thibaut (’14) are among the presenters. Additional participants and presentation titles are listed below.
- Professor Nikolaos Davrados, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center | “Aging Like Fine Wine: The Louisiana Conflicts Codification in Its Fourth Decade – A Tribute to Dean Symeon Symeonides”
- Professor M.J. Hernandez, Mississippi College School of Law | “Louisiana’s Notarial Will: A Case for Reduction of Form Requirements and Return to Strict Compliance”
- Professor Missy Lonegrass, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center | “Catching Up to the Common Law: Louisiana’s Modern Bona Fide Purchaser Doctrine”
- Professor John A. Lovett, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center | “Running Water and Recreational Access in Louisiana: Crisis, Stalemate, or the Return of Public Things”
- Professor Donna Garbarino Schwab, Southern University Law Center | “Prescription vs. Peremption? Relation Back Theory? What the Heck are We Talking About?”
- Professor Kenya Smith, Southern University Law Center | “The Partnership Probate Predicament”
- Professor Meera Sossamon, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law | “Air BNB or BRB: A Comparative Analysis of Short-Term Rental Laws”
- Professor Martha Thibaut, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law | “The Greater Burden: Drawing the Lines in the Servient Estate
