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Member Outreach and Diversity Department
Tricia R. Pierre Marybeth F. Torres
Member Outreach and Diversity Director Outreach Coordinator
Tricia is responsible for outreach efforts, with specific Marybeth is primarily responsible for establishing and
emphasis on the following: furthering organizational maintaining relationships with Louisiana’s local and
diversity goals, objectives and strategies that produce specialty associations to enhance or expand programs
best practices and help to promote inclusiveness; and activities that benefit Louisiana lawyers. She
strengthening local and specialty bar relationships also researches proposed member benefits and makes
through supporting bar programming, membership and recommendations on their potential value to LSBA
networking efforts; and coordinating the assessment Tricia R. Pierre members. Additionally, Marybeth assists with the
of present and proposed member benefits to ensure implementation of diversity initiatives. She joined the
that members have access to benefits that will enhance LSBA staff in May 2022.
their practices. She also serves as the staff liaison to direct phone: (504)619-0151
the Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession, toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 151
the Outreach Committee and the LSBA Leadership fax: (504)566-0930
Class. Tricia joined the staff in March 2014. e-mail: marybeth.torres@lsba.org
phone: (504) 444-7378
direct phone: (504)619-0129 Elainey M. Heltz
toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 129 Executive Administrative Assistant
fax: (504)566-0930 Marybeth F. Torres Elainey assists the Director of Member Outreach and
e-mail: tricia.pierre@lsba.org Diversity through administrative duties, with various
aspects of the operation of the LSBA in furtherance
of organizational diversity goals, objectives, and
strategies that produce best practices and help to
promote inclusiveness. She also provides staff support
for outreach programs and initiatives. Elainey joined
the staff in June 2022.
direct phone: (504)619-0115
toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 115
fax: (504)566-0930
Elainey M. Heltz e-mail: elainey.heltz@lsba.org
Specialization Department
Mary Ann Wegmann is to regulate and administer all matters pertaining
Specialization Board Director to specialization in the practice of law and to
Working closely with the Louisiana Board of regulate the certification of lawyers as specialists
Legal Specialization (“LBLS”), that is appointed in accordance with LBLS rules and regulations
by the LSBA Board of Governors, Mary Ann and to regulate the certification of lawyers as
is responsible for the overall administration of specialists by certifying agencies. There are
the legal specialization program and executing currently nine specializations: appellate practice,
LBLS administrative policies and directives. Mary Ann Wegmann business bankruptcy law, consumer bankruptcy
LBLS, a voluntary organization, promotes the law, employment law, estate planning and
availability, accessibility and quality of the administration, family law, health law, labor law
services of lawyers in particular fields of the and tax law. Mary Ann joined the staff in 2017.
law in order to better serve the public interest direct phone: (504)619-0128
and improve public access to appropriate legal toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 128
services and to advance the standards of the legal fax: (504)598-6753
profession by encouraging specialized education e-mail: maryann.wegmann@lsba.org
in various fields of practice. The purpose of LBLS
