LSU Law News
April 2020
Day of Caring and Giving: LSU Law students share video message of hope, thanks
April 28, 2020No matter the obstacles, our students are championing one another to finish the semester strong and remain optimistic in the face of adversity. Please take a moment to watch their message of hope and appreciation.
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Day of Caring and Giving: The Spirit of LSU Law continues
April 21, 2020As the sun sets on our Day of Caring and Giving, we thank you for hearing and sharing messages for and about our LSU Law family. We are incredibly grateful for the gifts you made today and for those you will make in the future. Your engagement and your giving are two of the many ways to show that the LSU Law Spirit shines through good times and bad. One of the most consistent symbols of the LSU Law Spirt is our “Hats 'n Canes" tradition. According to a 1930 issue of The Reveille, along with derbies, “walking canes are…
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Day of Caring and Giving: Why Jim Roy bleeds purple and gold
April 21, 2020Jim Roy (‘76) with his wife, Ginger Roy (top left), and his granddaughter Elise (bottom right) It’s the LSU 2020 Day of Caring and Giving! What does the LSU spirit “look” like? We called on Jim Roy, a 1976 LSU Law graduate and a former president of the LSU Board of Supervisors, to share his thoughts. “The foundation of my professional success began with my LSU Law school education. I am profoundly grateful for that great legal education. I give to LSU Law because I want to give back to the institution that has helped me so much, and by…
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Day of Caring and Giving: The LSU Law Spirit Lives in Us
April 21, 2020Today, the LSU family celebrates the 2020 Day of Caring and Giving, and we invite each of you to hear and share our messages of hope, resilience and inspiration. Please follow us throughout the day on Facebook and Twitter, and share our stories on social media. In good times and bad, our communities need the good work and wise counsel of well-prepared lawyers. Our alumni, students, faculty and staff remain optimistic about the future. We are heartened by the dreams and spirit of our students, who in spite of this crisis, remain steadfast in their commitment to becoming the next…
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Hispanic Law Students Association represents LSU Law at National Latina/o Law School Association National Conference
April 20, 2020Just before the United States was upended by the coronavirus public health emergency, two officers from the Hispanic Law Students Association represented LSU Law at the National Latina/o Law School Association National Conference in San Francisco on March 5-7. LSU Law students Sam Velasquez and Cynthia Davila attended the NLLSA conference, at which Velasquez was elected Director of Membership for the national organization that has some 175 law schools represented in its membership, including LSU Law. “The greatest benefit of attending the NLLSA Conference was the ability to network with other Latino Law Students from across the U.S.,” says Velasquez,…
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LSU Law honors the legacy, contributions of Professor George Pugh
April 19, 2020Professor George Pugh at a Feb. 11, 2019, luncheon at the Governor’s Mansion to celebrate the life and career of Judge James “Jim” Brady, who passed away in 2017. Others in attendance included, from left, Frank Holthaus (’75), Chris Zainey, Judge Stan Duval (’66), Judge Shelley D. Dick (’88), Professor Pugh (’50), Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes (’99), Bankruptcy Judge Douglas D. Dodd, LSU Law Dean Tom Galligan, LSU Board of Supervisors Member Rémy Voisin Starns, Donna Edwards, Governor John Bel Edwards (’99), Pamela Starns, Richard Ieyoub (’72), Matthew Block, Donald Cazayoux, Magistrate Judge Richard Bourgeois, Judge James L. Dennis (’62),…
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Board of Advocates elects Executive Board members for 2020-21
April 13, 2020Executive Board members of the 2020-21 Board of Advocates have been elected. The Board of Advocates is a student honor organization dedicated to the promotion and development of oral and written persuasive advocacy skills. Rising third-year law students are selected to membership on the Board of Advocates based on a holistic application that looks at a student’s success in LSU Law’s many different internal and external advocacy opportunities. See the full list of all 55 students selected for membership last month. The 2020-2021 Board of Advocates Executive Board is: President: Jordan Zeringue Vice-President of Internal Competitions: Christopher Wagner Vice-President of…
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LSU Law Women Law Students Association named 2020 Law School Chapter of the Year by Ms. JD
April 9, 2020The Women Law Students Association at LSU Law has been named the 2020 Law School Chapter of the Year by Ms. JD, a nonprofit organization that promotes women in the legal profession. The award is given annually to a law school organization that “champions the advancement of women law students through, for example, chapter initiatives (including pre-law initiatives), programming or recruitment.” In honoring WLSA with the award, Ms. JD praises the student organization as “a diverse and involved group of women with one important thing in common: a burning desire to make a positive impact on the women in the…
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LSU Law Admiralty Moot Court team wins Most Outstanding Law School award
April 6, 2020The top-seeded team from Duke University School of Law that bested the LSU Law team of Bayhi, Maldonado and Zeringue in the semifinals went on to win the overall championship. LSU Law team member Day was ranked as the seventh-best oral advocate in the competition. The LSU Law team is coached by Adjunct Professor Dean Sutherland (LSU Law ’75), of counsel at Jeansonne and Remondet LLC; and Phillip Smith (’16), an associate attorney at NeunerPate. LSU Law and its team would like to thank all of the guest judges who helped the team practice for the competition in the week…
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LSU Law alumni who are Louisiana public defenders and prosecutors can apply for student loan repayment program through April 30
April 1, 2020The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA), a program of the Louisiana Board of Regents, is accepting applications for the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program through April 30. Only state public defenders and prosecutors who are employed by the state of Louisiana and agree to remain in their current position for at least three years may qualify to have their educational loans (both Federal Family Education Loan Program and Williams D. Ford Direct Loans) repaid through the program. The program is not open to law clerks or attorneys working for nonprofit organizations. Last year, not all of…
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