What are your immediate career plans?
Working as an associate attorney at Mang, Bourgeois, Callaway, and Thomas, LLC in their Baton Rouge office, practicing in medical malpractice
What are your long-term career aspirations?
I would like to practice as a litigation attorney, argue before the Louisiana Supreme Court, serve the Louisiana legal community through pro-bono and volunteer opportunities, and continue my legal scholarship.
Please tell us about the organizations and activities you participated in at LSU Law, including any awards or honors you received.
I was a member of the Louisiana Law Review, in which I served as Production Editor of the Volume 83 Board of Editors. My article, “Putting the LHEPA Under the Knife: The Implications of the Gross Negligence Standard of Care for Medical Malpractice Actions During COVID-19’s Public Health Emergency,” was selected for publication in Volume 83 of the Louisiana Law Review.
I also was a member of the Women’s Law Student Association and of the Academic Committee of the Student Bar Association. I also served as a tutor for the 1Ls in the following subjects: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law I, and Property. I was also a Barristers Bowl Cheerleader for the two years that we were allowed to have extracurricular events.
Please tell us about any LSU Law faculty, classes, or other experiences that were particularly impactful on your legal education.
Professor Tom Galligan’s Constitutional Law II class in Spring of 2022 was my most favorite class in my entire scholastic career. During a busy and challenging 2L year, attending that class lifted my spirits and reminded me why I went to law school in the first place: My passion for justice and equality for all.
I also want to thank Professors Randy Trahan, Keith Hall, Tom Galligan, and Ray Diamond for allowing me to serve as a tutor to the 1Ls, which was by far my favorite part of law school. One of the most impactful moments of my law school career was a meeting with Professor Jeff Brooks in which he told me that it was time to start believing in myself and to stop discounting my capabilities and achievements. This was one of the first times that I realized that I could not let imposter syndrome win!
What are your fondest memories from your time at LSU Law?
Cheering at Barristers Bowl; getting selected for the Louisiana Law Review and, eventually, the Editorial Board; Hats and Canes in Fall 2022; Professor Galligan’s graduation speech; all of Professor Diamond’s musical stylings in both Criminal Law and Constitutional Law I.
What advice would you give to students entering law school who aspire to become an Order of the Coif member when they graduate?
Go in with an open mind and eagerness to new opportunities. Try your best to not compare yourself to others; you will never have the same study style and work ethic as anyone else, so do what works best for you. Work hard to not only learn the law, but also to learn how to work with it and how to apply it to real world situations. Take the time to get to know your professors and do not be afraid to reach out when you are stuck.
