LSU Law News
October 2022
Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards joins legal scholars, trafficking survivors at Pugh Institute for Justice symposium
October 31, 2022Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards opened the “Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sex Trafficking” symposium at LSU Law on Friday, Oct. 28, with an update on the work Louisiana is doing to fight trafficking through the Human Trafficking Prevention Resource Center and advocacy campaign, which she and Gov. John Bel Edwards—a 1999 graduate of LSU Law—officially launched in January. Presented by the George W. and Jean H. Pugh Institute for Justice, the symposium took place from 1 to 5 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium, and included engaging and impassioned panel discussions with legal scholars, government officials, trafficking survivors, and survivor…
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Animal Legal Defense Fund hosting panel discussion on Friday, Oct. 28
October 27, 2022The LSU Law chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund will mark its return as an active student organization on Friday, Oct. 28, with a panel discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 108 featuring esteemed practitioners in the field of animal law. Panelists include: Machelle Hall, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Louisiana and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at LSU Law Herman Soong, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine Wendy Wolfson, Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine and Surgery, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Hillar Moore III, East Baton Rouge District Attorney The…
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Your Gifts at Work: Andréa Atlani
October 26, 2022After spending 13 years in Connecticut as a child, France-native Andréa Atlani had always dreamed of one day returning to the United States. After studying law for the past four years at the Université Jean Moulin-Lyon III in Lyon, France, her dream came true this summer when she arrived in Baton Rouge to earn her LLM at LSU Law as part of a new dual degree program. “I am so grateful to be able to finish my second year of my Master’s here at the LSU Law Center thanks to this new partnership. It’s a wonderful opportunity,” Atlani said. “Furthermore,…
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Five LSU Law alumni make LSU 100 list of fastest growing Tiger-led businesses
October 26, 2022The newly released LSU 100 list of the fastest growing Tiger-led businesses around of the world includes five LSU Law graduates. Our alumni on the list, the companies they lead, and their rankings on the LSU 100 list are: Stephen Babcock (’00), owner of Babcock Partners, LLC (Baton Rouge) — No. 35 Robert Burns (’91), managing partner of Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions (Baton Rouge) — No. 82 Steve Hicks (’73), chairman of the board and CEO of Provident Resources Group Inc. (Baton Rouge) — No. 82 overall, and No. 8 on the Roaring 10 list Kyle McDonald (’84), CEO of…
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Student Organization Spotlight: Public Interest Law Society
October 26, 2022PILS Officers, from left to right, William “Grey” Fitzgerald (Secretary/Treasurer), Blaike Lee Ordes (Community Service Chair), Emily Fields (Philanthropy Chair), Katelyn Davis (Education/Youth Outreach Chair), Karleigh Gwyn (Careers/Fellowships Chair), Chris Ward (Community Service Vice Chair), Kay Davis (Pro Bono Vice Chair), McKenzie Connelly (IT/Publicity), Madeline Meyer (President), and Professor John Devlin (Faculty Advisor). Focused on community service, youth outreach, philanthropy, and pro bono work, the Public Interest Law Society provides LSU Law students and alumni with ample opportunities to give back to the Baton Rouge community through volunteering, fundraising, legal assistance, or all the above. “I think PILS fosters a…
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Judge Kurt Engelhardt (’85) named Brother Martin High School Alumnus of the Year
October 25, 2022LSU Law alumnus Judge Kurt Engelhardt of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is being honored as the Brother Martin High School 2023 Alumnus of the Year. The prestigious award is presented annually by the Brother Martin High School board of directors to an alumnus selected for contributions to his profession and for his religious, civic, business, educational and community involvement. Judge Engelhardt graduated from the all-male, Catholic, college preparatory high school in New Orleans in 1978. He earned his undergraduate degree from LSU in 1982, and he graduated from LSU Law in 1985. “Being named Alumnus of…
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PILS, Office of Career Services team up to host Public Interest Week events
October 21, 2022The Public Interest Law Society student organization at LSU Law and the Office of Career Services are teaming up to host a series of events at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center during Public Interest Week, Oct. 24-27. The events kick off on Monday at 12:40 p.m. in Room 110 with a panel of legal professionals in various public interest sectors. The hour-long event will feature guest speakers including Ahmed K. Soussi (’18), a voting rights staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center; Neal Favorite of the Colorado Public Defenders Office; Kyla Romanach, director of the Baton Rouge Capital…
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Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards to join legal scholars, trafficking survivors, and service providers at “Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sex Trafficking” symposium at LSU Law on Friday, Oct. 28
October 20, 2022Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards will join legal scholars, government officials, trafficking survivors, and survivor service providers at the “Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sex Trafficking” symposium at LSU Law on Friday, Oct. 28. Presented by the George W. and Jean H. Pugh Institute for Justice, the symposium will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available at the Union Square parking garage adjacent to Barnes & Noble at LSU, just across the street from LSU Law.…
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Grieshaber and Adger win 2022 Tullis Moot Court Competition
October 18, 2022Second-year LSU Law students Haley Grieshaber (left) and Allison Adger won the 2022 Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition on Monday, Oct. 17. Second-year LSU Law students Haley Grieshaber and Allison Adger were crowned champions of the 2022 Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition after facing off against fellow second-year students Abbie Brashier and Camille Webre in the final round of the internal competition on Monday, Oct. 17. As winners, Adger and Grieshaber will have their names inscribed on the Tullis plaque located outside of the Robinson Courtroom. All four finalists will receive automatic invitations to membership on the Board…
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ProQuest Supreme Court Insight
October 17, 2022Explore ProQuest Supreme Court Insight. This database is an online collection of full opinions from Supreme Court argued cases, including per curiam decisions. Includes dockets, petitions for writ of certiorari, petitioner and respondent briefs, joint appendices and amicus briefs. Transcripts of oral arguments dating back to 1955 are also included.
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Tullis Moot Court Competition finals to take place Monday evening at LSU Law
October 14, 2022The LSU Law community is invited to attend the final round of the 2022 Tullis Moot Court Competition on Monday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. in the Robinson Courtroom at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The event will also be livestreamed on the LSU Law Advocacy Program Facebook page. In the final round, two teams of second-year students will face off in appellate oral arguments in a hypothetical U.S. Supreme Court case. Abbie Brashier and Camille Webre will represent the petitioner, Jonathan Crane, the warden of a state detention facility. Respondent Edward Nashton, an individual who was detained at…
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LSU Law graduates achieve highest pass rate on Louisiana Bar Exam
October 12, 2022With 81.6% of its graduates passing the Louisiana Bar Exam, LSU Law had the highest pass rate of all Louisiana law schools on the July 2022 exam, according to the newly released results from the Committee on Bar Admission of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Among first-time takers of the exam in July, 84.7% of LSU Law graduates passed, which also ranks first among Louisiana law schools. In a typical year, approximately 70% of spring LSU Law graduates elect to sit for the Louisiana Bar Exam as their first bar examination. “Everyone at LSU Law is extremely proud of our graduates…
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Public invited to presentation from prominent LGBTQ+ advocate and attorney at LSU Law on Oct. 18
October 11, 2022The LSU Law community and public are invited to the Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Tuesday, Oct. 18, for a presentation from Currey Cook, a prominent Lambda Legal attorney and LGBTQ+ advocate. Presented by the LSU Law OUTLaw student organization and Juvenile Defense Clinic, the free event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 106. Cook is Senior Counsel and Director of the Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project for Lambda Legal at its national headquarters in New York City, where he advocates on behalf of LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare, juvenile justice settings, and experiencing homelessness.…
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Voting information for LSU Law students
October 10, 2022Your vote matters—in your local, state, and federal elections, wherever you may be registered to vote, regardless of your permanent residence. But are you SURE you are registered? You cannot vote if you are not registered! Our LSU Law students hail from at least 30 states/territories, but about 70% of you are from either Louisiana or Texas—with that in mind we bring you the following PSA on voter registration and absentee ballot information specific to Texas and Louisiana, and encouragement for the remaining 30% of you to refer to https://vote.gov/ for more information! You can find deadlines and other details there…
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