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. We encourage all former and current federal law clerks, whether a FBA member or not, to come mingle with fellow clerks working in the courts now, visit with those who have clerked previously, learn about the benefits of the FBA, and enjoy the unique history of the French Quarter.

Our evening will begin in the Quarter at Harry's Corner Bar, 900 Chartres St. Join us at 5:30 pm for a cocktail (first one is on us). We will leave from Harry's with our tour guides at 6:00 pm sharp for a walking tour of the Historic French Quarter. The tour will wrap up about 7:30 pm.

The FJLA Committee seeks to develop educational, social, and career-focused programming aimed at integrating current law clerks into our New Orleans FBA community and re-connect former law clerks with the FBA membership. We are in the midst of planning additional events for current and former clerks. If you are not on our mailing list and want to be included, please email nofbarsvp@gmail.com. We promise to keep you up-to-date on events planned by the FJLC Committee, so keep a look-out for future emails.

RSVP preferred by Friday, October 18th but not required. Our tour guide has asked for an approximate headcount on the 18th.  You can register by following the Eventbrite link or QR code.

A Lunch with the Court with U.S. Magistrate Judge Eva Dossier is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 12 p.m. The lunch, which is arranged by the Younger Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association, is open to FBA members at no cost. Guests are welcome for a small fee. The Lunch with the Court program is an excellent opportunity to meet federal practitioners, to socialize with other attorneys new to the practice, and to gain valuable insights and perspectives from members of the federal bench. Space is limited.

Scan the QR code or click the link to register

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-with-the-court-with-us-magistrate-judge-eva-dossier-tickets-1003018032937

This event is a tour of the Port of New Orleans via fireboat on the Mississippi River, guided by members of the Port's executive team. The purpose of the event is to educate members of the public as to the current operations and future plans of the Port. The fireboat is comfortable and has an indoor viewing deck for guests. Attendees should wear close-toed shoes as you will be getting on and off the boat via a gangplank and moving about the deck. This event is offered at no charge to NOFBA members and their guests.

Space is limited to 20 guests, so please register early to ensure yourself a seat.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evening-with-the-fba-port-of-new-orleans-private-boat-tour-tickets-866895266077

Join the Young Lawyers Division at its “Lunch with the Court” Program, featuring Judge Michael North

Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series CLE - Every Thursday in March!

Sign up for all four sessions here: Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - All Session Registration Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

This year’s topics include:

• Session 1: 3/7 - Federal Court: We Don't Bite (Unless Provoked)

  • Geared towards infrequent visitors to federal court, this CLE hour is a primer on the important differences between state and federal courts, the rules that govern procedure and practice in federal court, common mistakes made in federal court, and how to avoid "getting bitten."

  • Instructors: Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown; Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 1 Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 2: 3/14 - Recent Changes in Employment Law

  • This hour will address recent substantive changes to employment-law standards on viable adverse employment actions, causation, and protected characteristics/groups, among other relevant, developing issues for the courts and employment-law practitioners.

  • Instructors: EDLA Magistrate Judge Donna Currault; EEOC Asst. Regional Attorney Gregory Juge and McGlinchey Stafford Partner Camille Bryant

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 2 Tickets, Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 3: 3/21 - ESI Best Practices

  • Not every case involves voluminous electronically stored information (ESI) or justifies spending thousands of dollars on data-management software and vendor services. Nonetheless, ESI is present in many cases and with some preparation and cooperation, you can manage the collection and review efficiently. This hour-long CLE panel will discuss topics such as: early client engagement and best practices for data preservation and collection; making your Rule 26(f) conference effective; whether to bother with ESI protocol; privilege logging options for ESI vs. traditional documents; and technology for managing ESI.

  • Instructors: Margot Want and Judge Karen Wells Roby

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 3 Tickets, Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 4: 3/28 - Legal Writing by the Numbers, Part Two: A follow-up to a survey on legal writing completed by EDLA district-court and magistrate judges, this hour will address additional legal-writing preferences and common pitfalls identified by the collective EDLA bench.

  • Instructors: Chloe Chetta and Amy McIntyre

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 4 Tickets, Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series CLE - Every Thursday in March!

Sign up for all four sessions here: Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - All Session Registration Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

This year’s topics include:

• Session 1: 3/7 - Federal Court: We Don't Bite (Unless Provoked)

  • Geared towards infrequent visitors to federal court, this CLE hour is a primer on the important differences between state and federal courts, the rules that govern procedure and practice in federal court, common mistakes made in federal court, and how to avoid "getting bitten."

  • Instructors: Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown; Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 1 Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 2: 3/14 - Recent Changes in Employment Law

  • This hour will address recent substantive changes to employment-law standards on viable adverse employment actions, causation, and protected characteristics/groups, among other relevant, developing issues for the courts and employment-law practitioners.

  • Instructors: EDLA Magistrate Judge Donna Currault; EEOC Asst. Regional Attorney Gregory Juge and McGlinchey Stafford Partner Camille Bryant

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 2 Tickets, Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 3: 3/21 - ESI Best Practices

  • Not every case involves voluminous electronically stored information (ESI) or justifies spending thousands of dollars on data-management software and vendor services. Nonetheless, ESI is present in many cases and with some preparation and cooperation, you can manage the collection and review efficiently. This hour-long CLE panel will discuss topics such as: early client engagement and best practices for data preservation and collection; making your Rule 26(f) conference effective; whether to bother with ESI protocol; privilege logging options for ESI vs. traditional documents; and technology for managing ESI.

  • Instructors: Margot Want and Judge Karen Wells Roby

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 3 Tickets, Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 4: 3/28 - Legal Writing by the Numbers, Part Two: A follow-up to a survey on legal writing completed by EDLA district-court and magistrate judges, this hour will address additional legal-writing preferences and common pitfalls identified by the collective EDLA bench.

  • Instructors: Chloe Chetta and Amy McIntyre

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 4 Tickets, Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series CLE - Every Thursday in March!

Sign up for all four sessions here: Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - All Session Registration Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

This year’s topics include:

• Session 1: 3/7 - Federal Court: We Don't Bite (Unless Provoked)

  • Geared towards infrequent visitors to federal court, this CLE hour is a primer on the important differences between state and federal courts, the rules that govern procedure and practice in federal court, common mistakes made in federal court, and how to avoid "getting bitten."

  • Instructors: Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown; Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 1 Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 2: 3/14 - Recent Changes in Employment Law

  • This hour will address recent substantive changes to employment-law standards on viable adverse employment actions, causation, and protected characteristics/groups, among other relevant, developing issues for the courts and employment-law practitioners.

  • Instructors: EDLA Magistrate Judge Donna Currault; EEOC Asst. Regional Attorney Gregory Juge and McGlinchey Stafford Partner Camille Bryant

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 2 Tickets, Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 3: 3/21 - ESI Best Practices

  • Not every case involves voluminous electronically stored information (ESI) or justifies spending thousands of dollars on data-management software and vendor services. Nonetheless, ESI is present in many cases and with some preparation and cooperation, you can manage the collection and review efficiently. This hour-long CLE panel will discuss topics such as: early client engagement and best practices for data preservation and collection; making your Rule 26(f) conference effective; whether to bother with ESI protocol; privilege logging options for ESI vs. traditional documents; and technology for managing ESI.

  • Instructors: Margot Want and Judge Karen Wells Roby

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 3 Tickets, Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 4: 3/28 - Legal Writing by the Numbers, Part Two: A follow-up to a survey on legal writing completed by EDLA district-court and magistrate judges, this hour will address additional legal-writing preferences and common pitfalls identified by the collective EDLA bench.

  • Instructors: Chloe Chetta and Amy McIntyre

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 4 Tickets, Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

The Young Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association invites you to Cocktails with the Court on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at The Eliza Jane. Cocktails with the Court is a great opportunity that brings together the bench and bar in our community. This event is free for FBA members. We welcome non-members for a $25.00 charge. Please RSVP through the ticket link to ensure we have an accurate head count.

Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series CLE - Every Thursday in March!

Sign up for all four sessions here: Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - All Session Registration Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

This year’s topics include:

• Session 1: 3/7 - Federal Court: We Don't Bite (Unless Provoked)

  • Geared towards infrequent visitors to federal court, this CLE hour is a primer on the important differences between state and federal courts, the rules that govern procedure and practice in federal court, common mistakes made in federal court, and how to avoid "getting bitten."

  • Instructors: Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown; Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 1 Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 2: 3/14 - Recent Changes in Employment Law

  • This hour will address recent substantive changes to employment-law standards on viable adverse employment actions, causation, and protected characteristics/groups, among other relevant, developing issues for the courts and employment-law practitioners.

  • Instructors: EDLA Magistrate Judge Donna Currault; EEOC Asst. Regional Attorney Gregory Juge and McGlinchey Stafford Partner Camille Bryant

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 2 Tickets, Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 3: 3/21 - ESI Best Practices

  • Not every case involves voluminous electronically stored information (ESI) or justifies spending thousands of dollars on data-management software and vendor services. Nonetheless, ESI is present in many cases and with some preparation and cooperation, you can manage the collection and review efficiently. This hour-long CLE panel will discuss topics such as: early client engagement and best practices for data preservation and collection; making your Rule 26(f) conference effective; whether to bother with ESI protocol; privilege logging options for ESI vs. traditional documents; and technology for managing ESI.

  • Instructors: Margot Want and Judge Karen Wells Roby

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 3 Tickets, Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

• Session 4: 3/28 - Legal Writing by the Numbers, Part Two: A follow-up to a survey on legal writing completed by EDLA district-court and magistrate judges, this hour will address additional legal-writing preferences and common pitfalls identified by the collective EDLA bench.

  • Instructors: Chloe Chetta and Amy McIntyre

  • Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - Session 4 Tickets, Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

Join the Young Lawyers Division at its “Lunch with the Court” Program, featuring Judge Barry Ashe

Lunch with the Court with the Honorable Judge Barry W. Ashe Tickets, Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

The Young Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association invites you to Cocktails with the Court on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at The Eliza Jane. Cocktails with the Court is a great opportunity that brings together the bench and bar in our community. This event is free for FBA members. We welcome non-members for a $25.00 charge. Please RSVP through the ticket link to ensure we have an accurate head count.

Register here!

A Lunch with the Court with the Hon. Judge Dana Douglas is scheduled for Thursday, January 31, 2023, at 12 p.m. The lunch, which is arranged by the Younger Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association, is open to FBA members at no cost. The Lunch with the Court program is an excellent opportunity to meet federal practitioners, to socialize with other attorneys new to the practice, and to gain valuable insights and perspectives from members of the federal bench. Space is limited.

Our next Day of Service is Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Rebuild Center from 11:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. To sign up to volunteer email Chris Zainey at czainey@lambertzainey.com and/or Cayce Peterson at cayce@jjclaw.com. 

Approved for 1 Hour of CLE credit or 1 Hour of Family Law Specialization Credit

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This series is in honor of the late Honorable Jerry A. Brown, who served as a bankruptcy judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana for 28 years. Judge Brown was a steadfast supporter of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, giving his time both as a member of the Board of Directors, as president of the Chapter from 1980-81, and later as a judge, hosting many sessions of the popular Lunch with the Court program, speaking at various CLE programs, and participating in many of the Chapter’s other functions over the years.

On September 14, 2023 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 Louisiana family law issues that arise in bankruptcy matters. Please join practitioners Alicia Bendana, Lugenbuhl, and Fernand “Ferdie” L. Laudumiey, IV, Chaffe McCall, for a discussion on the interplay between bankruptcy law and family law issues, the impact of a bankruptcy filing on pending domestic proceedings, and the resulting property and creditor claim issues that could affect you or your clients.

The CLE will be held at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 500 Poydras Street in B-709 followed by a wine reception at 4 p.m. This is an in-person CLE. Registration is required. Contact the New Orleans Chapter at fbaneworleans@gmail.com or call 504-589-7990 with any questions.

Speaker Bios:

Alicia M. Bendana practices business bankruptcy law and commercial litigation with an emphasis on prosecuting and defending complex and multi-layered litigation claims on behalf of trustees, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, and other interested parties in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy proceedings. She represents clients as lead or co-lead counsel in the prosecution of officer and director liability litigation, legal and accounting malpractice liability litigation, fraud and RICO litigation, fraudulent transfer/preference avoidance litigation, contract disputes, insurance disputes, the partitioning of marital property in bankruptcy court, the excepting of debts from discharge, the opposing of plans of reorganization and the proposing of competing plans, and the purchase of assets from bankruptcy estates.

Alicia has authored numerous articles for professional publications, is a frequent lecturer at professional programs, and is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Trial Advocacy at Tulane University School of Law.

Fernand “Ferdie” Laudumiey’s practice primarily focuses on the areas of bankruptcy law and complex bankruptcy litigation. He has successfully advised and represented a wide range of clients in both Chapter 11 reorganization and Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings, including bankruptcy trustees, debtors, debtors in possession, and creditors in Louisiana, Texas and other jurisdictions. Ferdie’s extensive experience in his representation of bankruptcy trustees has encompassed the prosecution of preference, fraudulent conveyance, and other avoidance action proceedings, prosecution of discharge complaints, objections to exemptions and claims, executory contract matters, and various other aspects of the general administration of bankruptcy estates.

Ferdie has also concentrated his practice on real estate law and property matters, advising and representing appraisers, lenders, and title insurance companies in both federal and state court. He has handled breach of contract and title claims, breach of professional duty issues, foreclosures, and he has represented clients in matters before the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisal Board.

Ferdie earned his J.D. from Louisiana State University Law Center, where he was the recipient of the Austin W. Lewis Scholarship Award. Upon graduation, he clerked two years for the Honorable Marcel Livaudais, Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Cocktails and Career Conversations: Leveraging Technology to Improve your Practice

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The Younger Lawyers Division invites you to join Jessica Engler and Scott Sternberg for a small-group discussion about how to utilize technology to strengthen your work product and make your practice more efficient.  Whether you are a Luddite or the most tech-savvy young lawyer in your firm, you are sure to learn some tips and tricks on how technology can help you gain a competitive edge—or just stay sane—in a changing legal landscape.

The YLD’s Cocktails and Career Conversations is series aimed at helping younger attorneys learn about specific aspects of legal practice from experienced practitioners.  In these sessions, participants are encouraged to share any questions or topics, regardless of their size or apparent insignificance. The belief is that no question is too foolish and no topic is too small when it comes to learning and developing together. These discussions provide an excellent opportunity to connect with industry peers, exchange experiences, and gain valuable insights from experienced professionals. It's a relaxed setting where you can freely share ideas, seek guidance, and establish meaningful connections. 

Registration is free, but space is limited. 

Register here!

Approved for 2 hours of General CLE Credit

This session will cover the 2023 Guideline Amendments, including a discussion of the possible retroactivity of the criminal history amendment. Mr. Dorhoffer will also discuss recent Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit cases related to federal sentencing.

Presenter: Alan Dorhoffer is the Director of the Office of Education and Sentencing Practice and worked at the Commission for over 28 years. He has conducted hundreds of training programs for judges, attorneys, law clerks, probation officers, and federal bar associations on federal sentencing. Alan has also conducted numerous webcasts and broadcasts on the Federal Judicial Training Network (FJTN). During his time at the Commission, Alan has chaired policy teams on Sex Offenses, Criminal History, and Firearms, and been a member of several other teams. Alan specializes in analyzing Supreme Court and appellate court decisions interpreting the federal sentencing issues, and in presenting complex legal concepts in terms guideline users can readily understand. Alan has been an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason School of Law, and was law clerk to the Honorable Edmund A. Sargus, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus. Alan is a graduate of Binghamton University and the George Washington University School of Law.

Practical and Intentional Strategies: Managing Unreasonable Expectations to Improve Your Wellness and Increase Your Competency

1 Professionalism CLE - VIA ZOOM

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Speaker Sheila M. Wilkinson, LMSW, Esq. will guide Louisiana Attorneys through an inquisitive and interactive primer of lawyer well-being, based on the foundations of professional competency as outlined in Rule XXX, 3(c) CLE Requirement (Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Part H. Rules for Continuing Legal Education), and in Rule 1.1, Competence (Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct), and more particularly, Rule 1.1(a).

Participants will actively engage through a number of mechanisms by:

• Completing an initial activity to stabilize their nervous systems through breathwork and the setting of a common intention, which will help (re)focus their attention and to shift from work-mode to explore-mode; repeating revised versions of that activity at appropriate intervals to allow participants the opportunity to integrate and incorporate what they’ve learned about themselves and professionalism/competency expectations

• Learning from the Speaker’s personal and professional journey, as well as the ebbs and flows of health and wellness throughout 20+ years in the legal industry 

• Exploring the foundations for the unique requirements of professional competency that lie outside of legal knowledge and skill - particularly, “thoroughness and preparation” - with an eye towards understanding the underlying needs of emotional health and wellness as an integral form of competence, and creating a nexus between improving emotional health and wellness as a form of competence, safeguarding attorneys against malpractice on the basis of health, including but not limited to:

• the major facets of health, with actionable items to improve their quality of life

• the most basic requirements for health that attorneys most often shun (most often embodied in the based tier of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)

• the role expectations play in day-to-day decisions and how to manage them 

• differentiating between boundaries, prioritization, procrastination, and delay, and how to distinguish each in their practical application and maintain competency and professionalism expectations as an attorney

• Exploring the symptoms of unreasonable expectations (e.g. unmet billables, overachieving on billables, unreasonable response times, inability to shut off and/or unplug, neverending to do lists, overwhelm, burnout, extreme stress (as distinguished from burnout), addiction - alcohol, drugs, and gambling, and the most severe: suicide

• Completing multiple, mindfulness reflection exercises that call for participants’ brutal honesty about why they chose the legal profession, who they help, who they serve, and to explore where they can start to improve their levels of competency through small, strategic shifts in their mindset about what it means to be an attorney. Activities are built to encourage attorneys to explore their current physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, and overall health, and what they want that health to look like in the future as it relates to their ability to practice with competence. Where appropriate, the exercises may be modified as appropriate for accessibility and mobility limitations. 

About the Speaker

SHEILA M. WILKINSON combines her love for the law, social work, and education to help lawyers transform pain, frustration, and unreasonable expectations at work into happiness, success, and healthy boundaries, so that they can achieve their personal and professional goals. She is a Louisiana Licensed Attorney, Louisiana Licensed Master Social Worker, an Educator, and Empowerment Coach. Sheila earned her Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of New Orleans (with a minor in Women’s Studies, focusing on surveys and systems), her Master’s in Social Work from Tulane University (focusing on community health and development), her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University (focusing on Civil Law, International Law, and the interplay of international systems on the development of society), and her Advanced LL.M. in International and European Business Law from the Institute of European Studies in Brussels, Belgium. Since 2007, Sheila has lived between Europe and the United States, and she was a Belgian Resident from 2013 to 2016. Currently splitting her time between New Orleans and Brussels, Sheila teaches Creative Entrepreneurship at Loyola University New Orleans and in the BBA and MBA Programmes at United Business Institutes – Brussels. Sheila is heavily involved in community development, and provides continuing education opportunities to lawyers and social workers, serves on several nonprofit boards, and provides legal, consulting, and coaching services across the globe.

The Younger Lawyer’s Division invites you to the Annual Holiday party to celebrate the holiday season and to welcome all of our new members that will be arriving immediately after the Malcolm Monroe Seminar and Swearing-In Ceremony.

RSVP HERE

Great Hall of the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

600 Camp St., New Orleans

If you have any questions contact Elena Perez at eperez@nofba.org or call (504)-589-7990

This year you have two options to give back to the community. The YLD is partnering with the EDLA's Annual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit Ozanam Inn & the City's Homeless Community. Please bring new unwrapped gifts to the holiday party for children ages from newborn to 14 years old. The Younger Lawyer’s Division is also doing a Second Harvest Food Bank Fundraiser! Go to http://support.no-hunger.org/goto/FBAHoliday .

Agenda

Register For CLE Only Here

Attendance at the Malcolm W. Monroe Seminar provides four hours of CLE, including one hour each of ethics, professionalism, and law practice management. Registration includes membership in the largest Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of practice in federal courts and facilitating interaction and communications between the bar and the judiciary. As an added bonus, the seminar culminates with a ceremony at which attendees can be sworn into all federal courts in Louisiana, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Register here!

A Lunch with the Court with the Hon. Judge Darrel Papillion is scheduled for Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 12 p.m. The lunch, which is arranged by the Younger Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association, is open to FBA members at no cost. The Lunch with the Court program is an excellent opportunity to meet federal practitioners, to socialize with other attorneys new to the practice, and to gain valuable insights and perspectives from members of the federal bench. Space is limited.