Court Family Holiday Toy Drive for The Inner City and Homeless Children in the New Orleans Toy Drive

Eric Foley serves as Senior Counsel in the New Orleans office at the MacArthur Justice Center where his practice focuses on evictions, disputes with public housing authority, denials of Social Security benefits, and advocacy for the homeless.  Before joining the MacArthur Justice Center in January 2015, he was a staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orleans where he represented low-income clients in administrative hearings, trial court, and appellate court.

The Federal Bar Association New Orleans Chapter cordially invites you to join us for a holiday celebration. Come visit with fellow bar members and our federal bench as we toast the year that was and the promise of the year ahead.

December 10th via Zoom for a Wellness CLE. Sheila Wilkinson, MSW, Esq. will present strategies for managing unreasonable expectations. This interactive session is back by popular demand. Sheila's CLE is a great way to end the year and will provide excellent strategies for heading into 2025. This CLE is approved for 1.5 Professionalism CLE credits.

Court Family Holiday Toy Drive for The Inner City and Homeless Children in the New Orleans Toy Drive

Please join us for one of our flagship programs, the Malcolm Monroe Federal Practice Seminar, on December 4, 2024.  This program is perfect for new attorneys, seasoned attorneys who would like to be admitted to practice in federal court, or a lawyer who needs a few last minute CLE credits. 

At Younger Lawyer Division's next installment of Cocktails and Career Conversations, client development gurus Danica Denny and Cayce Peterson will provide strategic recommendations, and offer insight from their decades of experience in building productive client relationships.

Please join the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. This ethics and professionalism program is a living memorial to Judge Alvin Rubin’s contribution to federal jurisprudence and legal scholarship.

The “Federal Judicial Law Clerk” Committee is hosting its first event for the 2024-2025 FBA year: the annual French Quarter Historic Walking Tour on October 24, 2024. The tour is FREE for all current EDLA and Fifth Circuit law clerks and former law clerks of any federal court practicing in the New Orleans area.

The New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is proud to host this annual event with our area law firm sponsors and guests. It is the perfect time to mix and mingle with the bench and the bar all while celebrating the judiciary.

Join us for cocktails, light bites

and great conversation.

Tuesday. October 8. 2024

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Eliza Jane Hotel

A Lunch with the Court with U.S. Magistrate Judge Eva Dossier is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 12 p.m.

On Tuesday, September 24th from 3-4 p.m. the New Orleans Chapter of the FBA will host a Bankruptcy CLE for non-bankruptcy and bankruptcy practitioners focused on bankruptcy for the small business client. Topics will include eligibility issues, what to do about personal guarantees and conflicts, when to talk to a bankruptcy attorney, what to do instead of bankruptcy, and how to recognize conflicts in representing a company and its long term board members or ownership.