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Patrick A. Talley, Jr. chair, chair-elect, secretary and District 4 representa-
Secretary tive on the LSBA’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
Patrick A. Talley, Jr. is a partner in the New Orleans Council. She co-chaired the YLD’s Wills for Heroes
office of Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. He received a BA de- Committee.
gree in 1976 from Armstrong College (Georgia South- She currently serves on the boards for the Louisi-
ern University), his JD degree in 1982 from Louisiana ana Bar Foundation and the Louisiana Center for Law
State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center and an LLM and Civic Education.
in energy and environmental law in 1993 from Tulane Shayna has served as secretary, treasurer, president-
Law School. He was admitted to practice in Louisiana in elect, president, and past president of the Southwest
1982. He also is admitted in Texas. Patrick A. Talley, Jr. Louisiana Bar Association (SWLBA) and is a past
Pat served on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s president of the SWLBA’s Young Lawyers Section.
(LSBA) Board of Governors from 2014-17 (First Board In her community, she is a member of St. Luke
District). Prior to this service, he was a member of the Simpson United Methodist Church, where she serves
LSBA’s House of Delegates (since 1994) and was re- as secretary on the Church Council.
elected to the House in 2017. He also is a member of the 1807 Lake St., Lake Charles, LA 70601
Louisiana Bar Foundation. (337)436-1600 • fax (337)439-2505
He is a member of the New Orleans, American, Fed- email: ssonnier@hunterlaw.com
eral, 5th Circuit and Baton Rouge bar associations, the
State Bar of Texas, the National Association of Railroad Barry H. Grodsky
Trial Counsel (secretary and Executive Committee mem- Immediate Past President
ber), the Maritime Law Association of the United States Shayna L. Sonnier Barry H. Grodsky is a partner in the New Orleans
(proctor), among others. firm of Taggart Morton, L.L.C. He received a BBA
He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been degree, with honors, in 1979 from the University of
recognized in several editions of Best Lawyers in Amer- Texas-Austin and his JD degree in 1982 from Tulane
ica, including as the 2016 New Orleans Lawyer of the University Law School. He was admitted to practice
Year in railroad law. He also has been recognized in sev- in Louisiana in 1982.
eral editions of Louisiana Super Lawyers and in New Or- Barry served as Louisiana State Bar Association
leans City Business’ “Leadership in Law.” (LSBA) president in 2018-19, president-elect in 2017-
In his community, Pat currently serves on the boards 18 and secretary and editor of the Louisiana Bar Jour-
of the Louisiana Southeast Council Boy Scouts of Amer- nal from 2013-15. He represented the First Board Dis-
ica and Holy Name of Jesus School. He also was a mem- trict on the LSBA’s Board of Governors and chaired
ber of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (Environmental Barry H. Grodsky the Committee on the Profession. He coordinates sev-
Task Force member), the New Orleans Charter Schools eral law school professionalism programs for the Bar.
Foundation (vice president), Pi Kappa Alpha Frater- In 2009, he accepted the American Bar Association’s
nity (international president), the Carrollton Boosters, Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award on behalf
Inc. (president), the Louisiana Children’s Museum, St. of the Committee on the Profession. He is a member
George Episcopal School (trustee) and the Academy of of the Budget Committee and the Bar Governance
the Sacred Heart (president). Committee and serves on the LSBA Fee Arbitration
Ste. 2000, 365 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70130-6534 Panel. He also served on the Continuing Legal Educa-
(504)584-9220 • fax (504)568-9130 tion Committee. He received the LSBA’s President’s
email: talleyp@phelps.com Award in 2008 and 2010 and the Bar’s Outstanding
website: www.phelpsdunbar.com Service Award in 2013-14.
He is an instructor at Tulane University and re-
Shayna L. Sonnier ceived the Tulane University Teacher Recognition
Treasurer Award in 1993. He was a Tulane University Faculty
Shayna L. Sonnier is a partner in the Lake Charles Fellow from 2000-02 and received the Distinguished
firm of Hunter, Hunter & Sonnier, L.L.C. She received Faculty Award in 2016.
a bachelor’s degree in 2000 from the University of Barry and his wife, Cheri Cotogno Grodsky, are the
Louisiana-Lafayette and her law degree in 2003 from parents of a daughter.
Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist Univer- Ste. 2100, 1100 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70163
sity. She was admitted to practice in Texas in 2003 and (504)599-8535 • fax (504)599-8501
in Louisiana in 2005. email: bgrodsky@taggartmorton.com
Shayna served as Fourth District representative on website: www.taggartmorton.com.
the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Board
of Governors. She also served as chair, immediate past
