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Bench Bar Conference: July 17-20
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Or call Hilton's Central Reservations Dept.: 800-618-4350 (group code: 90E).

Online CLE Seminars:  BRBA online CLE offerings can be accessed here!


Around The Bar



Read Issue     
ISSUE: JULY/AUGUST 2025 (Vol. 8, No. 4)

Letter from the President
Are You Ready for Bench Bar?   by Monica M. Vela-Vick

 Message to Young Lawyers: 
Strive for Greatness  by Candace B. Ford

 Attorney Spotlight:
Chris D. Shows  by Gracie L. Thomas



Foundation Footnotes
Gail's Grammar   by Gail S. Stephenson

Pro Bono Project Legal Advice Hotline

The Pro Bono Project provides free advice to low-income individuals in the Greater
Baton Rouge area through its Legal Advice Hotline. To apply for legal advice
through the Pro Bono Project, check out our online application.  Answering these questions
does not mean that your application will be accepted or that anyone is agreeing to be your attorney.

 
FREE Legal Counsel Is Available at Ask-A-Lawyer
BRBA members who wish to volunteer can contact Lynn (225-214-5564).
Ask-A-Lawyer is a free legal clinic where the public can ask questions from practicing lawyers.
These seminars typically take place at local libraries from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
 June 14: Central Branch Library, 11260 Joor Rd.
June 21: Fairwood Branch, 12910 Old Hammond Hwy.
July 26: Pride/Chaneyville Branch, 1360 Pride Port Hudson Rd.
Aug. 30: Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Goodwood Blvd.
Sept. 27: Main Branch Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Oct. 11: Baker Branch Library, 3501 Groom Rd.
Nov. 15: South Branch Library
Dec. 13: Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Rd.
 

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FOR SPONSORSHIP OR ADVERTISING INFORMATION, contact Executive Director Landon Hester at 225-344-4803 or Communications Director Pamela Labbe, Ph.D., at 225-214-5560.