Read Issue Letter from the President: Second Chances  by Loren Shanklin Fleshman Message to Young Lawyers: Celebrating a Legacy by C. Troy Hall Staff Spotlight: Channing Hall Legislative Update: Code of Civil Procedure by Josef Ventulan Cheers to 20 Years: How Teen Court Changed My Life-and Continues to Change the Lives of Others by Candace Ford Judicial Interview:…
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Read Issue ISSUE: JULY/AUGUST 2026 (Vol. 9, No. 4) Letter from the President Why Wicked? by Loren Shanklin Fleshman Message to Young Lawyers What Does It Mean to Be a Good Lawyer? by Cornelius Troy Hall Barrister’s Open 2026 Recap Ozian Legislative Update by John H. Fenner No Good Deed? Understanding Louisiana’s Attorney Disciplinary Process by Brianne Hemmans The…
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Read Issue Letter from the President Young Lawyers at the BRBA by Loren Shanklin Fleshman Message to Young Lawyers Seriousness of Purpose by Cornelius Troy Hall How Gen Z Has Changed the Mentoring of Young Lawyers by John H. Fenner Louisiana Legislature Revisits Act 312 and Oilfield Legacy Lawsuits by Andre Bellefontaine and Dylan Scully…
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Read More Letter from the President: Come to Belly Up! by Loren Shanklin Fleshman Message to Young Lawyers: It’s Back: Belly-Up with the Bar Returns! by C. Troy Hall Letter from the Editor Raise the Bar: Judges’ Good Eats in Baton Rouge Is That Jambalaya Safe? Legal and safety considerations for food sales and consumption…
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Read Issue Letter from the President: Be Our Bar & Find Your Sparkle by Loren Shanklin Fleshman Message to Young Lawyers: Continuing the Journey: Forging New Pathways by C. Troy Hall President’s Awards The 5th Circuit’s Decision in the Wake of the Ford Sea Change by Ransom Clifton LASERS Public Pension & Divorce by Morgan…
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Read Issue Letter from the President: Untold Stories by Monica M. Vela-Vick Message to Young Lawyers: What the Bar Has to Offer by Rebecca Moreno & Beverly Perkins Scallan Farewell But Not Goodbye: by John H. Fenner Judicial Interview: Judge Louise Hines by Jennifer Maybery Foundation Footnotes Gail’s Grammar by Gail S. Stephenson
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Read Issue Letter from the President: Untold Stories by Monica M. Vela-Vick Message to Young Lawyers: Meet the Social Outreach Committee by Linnea Brailsford & Emily Lindig Back to Basics: Adjudicative Retroactivity by Bradley C. Guin Attorney Spotlight: Terrell L. Dupard Judicial Interview: Judge Carson Marcantel by Jennifer Maybery Foundation Footnotes Gail’s Grammar by Gail…
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Read Issue 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
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Read Issue Letter from the President Thinking Ahead and of Others by Monica M. Vela-Vick Judicial Interview: Judge Kyle Russ, The Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish by Jennifer Maybery Eye on Evidence: The Relaxed Evidentiary Standard of Child Custody Proceedings by Mary E. Roper Four Types of Divorce by Brienne Griffin Community Property…
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Read Issue Letter from the President Join Us in Making a Difference by Monica M. Vela-Vick Message to Young Lawyers: Creating a Partnership by Cornelius Troy Hall Back to Basics: Supervisory Jurisdiction by Bradley C. Guin Tort Reform & the 2024 Legislative Session by Dan Claitor Attorney Spotlight: Rebecca Moreno by Pamela Labbe Adoption Tax…
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