LSU Law News
December 2023
LSU Law 2024 Apprenticeship Week to feature 20 visiting professors, including United States Energy Association and SoCalGas presidents
December 15, 2023LSU Law alumni Mark Menezes (’81), president and CEO of the United States Energy Association (USEA). Nearly two-dozen visiting professors from across the United States will converge at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center for LSU Law’s annual Apprenticeship Week on Jan. 2-6, 2024. Among the visiting faculty are LSU Law alumni Mark Menezes (’81), president and CEO of the United States Energy Association (USEA), and Maryam Brown (’00), president of Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), who will team up to teach a course on Energy Policy and Climate Change. Apprenticeship Week is held each year during the week…
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Holiday Closure
December 8, 2023The Law Library will be closed Friday, December 22, 2023, through Monday, January 1, 2024, for the holiday break and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Check the Library Hours page for further information. The Law Library wishes you a safe and happy holiday season!
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2009 alumni Miller and Anderson return to LSU Law to speak with students about growing career opportunities in cyberlaw, cybersecurity
December 7, 2023As LSU Law alumni Darrell Miller (’09) and Sarah Anderson (’09) began their presentation for the “What is Cyberlaw/Cybersecurity?” event held at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Nov. 7, multiple neon-colored lines whizzed across an “attack map” displayed on the screen behind them. “Each line on the map represents someone trying to hack one of the fake businesses I created,” Miller said of the faux profiles he created to research trends in cyberattacks. Miller and Anderson returned to the Law Center to discuss opportunities in the fields of cyberlaw and cybersecurity. “What is Cyberlaw/Cybersecurity?” was one of…
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‘Personal Genome Medicine’ by LSU Law Professor Michael Malinowski honored with 2023 Best in Law award from American Book Fest
December 7, 2023LSU Law Professor Michael J. Malinowski’s recently released book, “Personal Genome Medicine: The Legal and Regulatory Transformation of US Medicine,” has been honored with the 2023 Best in Law award from the American Book Fest. Published by Cambridge University Press in August, “Personal Genome Medicine” is a groundbreaking examination of the ethical, legal, and social implications of direct-to-consumer genetic health risk testing services such as 23andMe’s Personal Genome Health Service. “I am honored to receive the award, and hopeful that the recognition raises awareness about the book and my research,” said Professor Malinowski, who joined the LSU Law faculty in…
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Your Gifts at Work: Erica Bayles
December 5, 2023When third-year LSU Law student Erica Bayles decided to shift career paths and pursue a law degree, she had already accomplished two of her life goals—starting a family and becoming a teacher. Despite being a busy mother of five with an established career in education, Bayles didn’t want to deny her longtime dream of becoming an attorney, so she enrolled at LSU Law, where her husband, Blase Inzina, had earned his law degree in 2002. Though she had some reservations about pursing a law degree while raising children, Bayles drew inspiration from the law school journey of the late U.S.…
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‘Personal Genome Medicine’ by LSU Law Professor Michael Malinowski honored with 2023 Best in Law award from American Book Fest
December 5, 2023LSU Law Professor Michael J. Malinowski’s recently released book, “Personal Genome Medicine: The Legal and Regulatory Transformation of US Medicine,” has been honored with the 2023 Best in Law award from the American Book Fest. Published by Cambridge University Press in August, “Personal Genome Medicine” is a groundbreaking examination of the ethical, legal, and social implications of direct-to-consumer genetic health risk testing services such as 23andMe’s Personal Genome Health Service. “I am honored to receive the award, and hopeful that the recognition raises awareness about the book and my research,” said Professor Malinowski, who joined the LSU Law faculty in…
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Student Organization Spotlight: Space Law Society
December 5, 2023The emerging and evolving field of space law remains an unfamiliar specialty to many law students. As president of the LSU Law Space Law Society, Val Dykes wants to change that by bringing guest speakers to the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center who can shed some light on the career opportunities and pathways available to those interested in the exciting area of practice. “Our plan is to host as many space law professionals as we can,” said Dykes, a third-year law student. On Nov. 9, the society welcomed LSU Law Class of 2019 alumnus Zach Miller back to his…
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LSU Law alumnus and Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John Weimer (’80) named to National Conference of Chief Justices Board
December 4, 2023Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice and LSU Law alumnus John Weimer (’80). Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice and LSU Law alumnus John Weimer (’80) has been named a Board Member to the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ), a national organization for the highest judicial officers of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and multiple territories. Founded in 1949, the CCJ provides an opportunity for chief justices to discuss and make recommendations on improvements to the administration of justice, rules and methods of procedure, and the organization and…
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Color and cuisine: LSU Law alumna and real estate attorney Laura Cotaya Carroll (’12) releases ‘Rainbow Rodney,’ a New Orleans-inspired children’s book
December 4, 2023As a full-time real estate attorney with three small children and a side hustle writing children’s books, LSU Law alumna Laura Cotaya Carroll (’12) splits her time between her family, career, and the vibrant world of Rodney, a colorful flamingo who serves as the star of her debut children’s book, “Rainbow Rodney.” When the book was released by New Orleans-based Pelican Publishing Company in mid-September, it represented the completion of a goal that Carroll had dedicated herself to more than a decade ago. “When my husband and I were flying to Belize for our honeymoon 12 years ago, we wrote…
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LSU Law Professors Avalos and Bryner recommended for tenure and promotion to Professor of Law; Professor Chandler for Associate Professor of Law
December 1, 2023LSU Law Dean Alena Allen and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Faculty Committee have recommended that Professors Lisa Avalos and Nick Bryner receive tenure and promotion to Professor of Law, and that Professor Summer Chandler be promoted to Associate Professor of Law. LSU administrators are expected to give final review and approval of the moves next spring. “Tenure is a huge career milestone. Professors Avalos and Bryner are highly empathetic and effective teachers who have already positively shaped and influenced their respective fields of study, and they will continue to do so,” said Dean Allen. “Professor Chandler is…
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