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Lynn Luker and State Farm’s National Diversity and Inclusion
At-Large Member Committee and Engagement Committee. She is the
Lynn Luker is of counsel in the New Orleans law recipient of the Influential Pacesetter Award from the
firm of Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, City of Jeanerette and the Living Legend Award from
L.L.C. She received a BA degree in psychology in First Church of God in Christ.
1978 from the University of New Orleans, her JD In her community, she is a member of Delta Sigma
degree in 1981 from Tulane University Law School Theta Sorority, involved in local and international
(Order of Barristers), an LLM (with distinction) in community projects. She also assists in the Project
admiralty law in 1985 from Tulane Law School and an H.E.L.P. program, providing notarial services to the
LLM in energy and environmental law in 1992 from Lynn Luker homeless.
Tulane Law School. She was admitted to practice in Tina and her husband, Everett C. Suggs, have
Louisiana in 1981 and in Massachusetts in 2007. been married for 26 years and are the parents of two
Lynn chairs the Louisiana State Bar Association’s children.
(LSBA) Civil Law and Litigation Section and is a 3850 N. Causeway Blvd., 1700 Lakeway II
member of the LSBA’s Committee on the Profession Metairie, LA 70002
and the CLE Committee. (504)442-8591 • fax (855)847-1379
She is also a mediator/arbitrator for Perry Dampf email: tina.suggs.m2i8@statefarm.com
Dispute Solutions and a proctor in admiralty for the
Maritime Law Association. She has served as judge Adrejia L.A. Boutté Swafford
pro tempore for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Tina L. Suggs At-Large Member
and is a former chair of the Louisiana Judiciary Adrejia L.A. Boutté Swafford is a partner with
Commission. She is an adjunct professor at Tulane Law Christovich & Kearney, L.L.P., in New Orleans. She
School, where she co-teaches eDiscovery and Digital practices commercial litigation defending cases on
Evidence, and is co-director of the Trial Advocacy coverage disputes, homeowners’ policies, automobile
program and the Civil Pre-Trial Boot Camp. She has policies, toxic torts, premises liability claims, assisted
received several awards, including the LSBA’s Human living facility issues, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy
Rights Award, the Tulane Law School Distinguished matters, construction law claims and workers’
Teaching Award, the Tulane Environmental Law compensation claims. As a licensed title insurance
Distinguished Alumna Award, the LSBA President’s producer with C&K Title, L.L.C., she also performs
Award and the Association of Women Attorneys’ real estate closings work.
Michaelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award. She Adrejia L.A. Boutté Adrejia received a BS degree in psychology in
is a former president of the Tulane Inn of Court and is Swafford 1999 from Xavier University School of Louisiana and
a regular speaker on professionalism, ethics and trial her JD degree in 2003 from Southern University Law
practice. Center. She also has a LLM degree in business law,
In her community, she mentors young people. with a certificate in compliance studies, from Loyola
She is a Sunday school teacher and lector for Trinity University of Chicago Law Center. She is certified in
Episcopal Church. She is the mother of two children. basic mediation and conflict resolution and served as a
Ste. 2500, 909 Poydras St. co-arbitrator in Baton Rouge City Court in 2002.
New Orleans, LA 70112 She is a member of the Louisiana Bar Journal’s
(504)669-0322 • fax (504)524-0069 Editorial Board. She served on the Louisiana State Bar
email: lml@stanleyreuter.com Association’s (LSBA) Committee on Diversity and
website: www.stanleyreuter.com co-chaired the Communications Subcommittee. She
also served on the LSBA’s Legal Services for Persons
Tina L. Suggs with Disabilities Committee.
At-Large Member Adrejia is a Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation
Tina L. Suggs is in-house counsel for State Farm and a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense
Insurance Co. in Metairie. She received a BS degree Counsel, the New Orleans Defense Association, the
in medical technology in 1991 from the University of Federal Bar Association and the American Inn of
New Orleans and Louisiana State University School Court. She is a 2010 graduate of the Committee for a
of Allied Health and her JD degree in 2004 from Better New Orleans Leadership Program.
Loyola University College of Law. She was admitted She and her husband, Richard Swafford, reside in
to practice in Louisiana in 2005. Baton Rouge.
Tina served on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Ste. 2300, 601 Poydras St.
(LSBA) House of Delegates, representing the New Orleans, LA 70130-6078
24th Judicial District. She also is a member of the (504)593-4315 • fax (504)544-6249
Committee on the Profession and the Legislation email: alboutte@christovich.com
Committee. website: www.christovich.com
She is a member of the New Orleans Association
of Defense Counsel, the Jefferson Bar Association
