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Ashley F. Dees, Partner, Berry, Appleman & Leiden LLP, Lake Charles, LA
Samantha Hechtman,, Senior Associate, Ware Immigration, Metairie, LA
Women’s Personal and Professional Development Workshop Series
A seminar titled Becoming Your Best Self: Take Command, Be Empowered, and Own Your Future
was held in conjunction with Midyear meeting on January 19, 2023, Renaissance Baton Rouge
Hotel. The seminar featured the following speaker(s):
Christine C. Bruneau, Christine Changho Bruneau, Partner, Cotten Schmidt, L.L.P., (Moderator)
New Orleans, LA
Hon. Desiree M. Charbonnet, Charbonnet Law Firm, LLC, New Orleans, LA
Vanessa Caston LaFleur, State Representative, Baton Rouge, LA
Elizabeth Tranchina, Vice President of Sports Wagering and Deputy General Counsel for the
Louisiana Lottery Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA
Black History Programming
The LSBA's Diversity Committee’s Pipeline to Diversity and Outreach Subcommittee hosts CLE
seminar(s) in celebration of Black History Month. The seminar(s) are co-hosted by Adams and
Reese LLP.
A webinar titled Fair Voting Practices: Ensuring Proportional Representation was held on
February 24, 2022. The webinar featured the following speaker(s):
Honorable Janice Clark (Ret.), Baton Rouge, LA
U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
Kellen J. Mathews, Adams and Reese, Partner, Baton Rouge, LA (Moderator)
Charles A. Person, Freedom Rider, Atlanta, GA
Chancellor John K. Pierre, Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) / Diversity-related
A seminar titled So You Want To be a Mediator was held in conjunction with Midyear meeting on
January 19, 2023, Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel. The seminar featured the following speaker(s):
Professor Bobby M. Harges
Professor of Law, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, LA
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