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Kim M. Boyle, Phelps Dunbar LLP, New Orleans, LA
Luis A. Leitzelar, Jones Walker LLP, Baton Rouge, LA
Heather S. Lonian, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC, New Orleans, LA
Kellen J. Mathews, Adams and Reese, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA
Session Two “A Pragmatic Look at the Work of Career Service Professionals”
Denia S. Aiyegbusi, Deutsch Kerrigan, Moderator
Sarka Cerna-Fagan, Assistant Dean for Career Development, Tulane University Law School,
New Orleans, LA
Diana Mercer, Director of Career Development, Loyola University New Orleans College of
Law, New Orleans, LA
Tavares A. Walker, Director of Career Services and Adjunct Professor of Law, Southern
University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Session Three "How to Future-Proof Your Firm: Engaging Gen Y to Z"
Dima Ghawi, Dima Ghawi LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
Session Four "Diversity and Inclusion: Worth More than Gold" (Facilitated Discussion and
Round Table)
Dima Ghawi, Dima Ghawi LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
Disabilities Series
The Diversity Committee hosts a series of disability related CLE seminars.
The first session of the Disabilities series entitled “Fit to Practice” was held on November 1,
2018 at the Louisiana Bar Center, New Orleans, LA.
The two-hour seminar focused on liability and ethics issues in the event an attorney experiences
a short or long-term disability. This session is especially relevant to solo and small firm
attorneys.
The seminar featured the following speakers:
"Loss Prevention & the Legal Malpractice Policy"
Ashley M. Flick, Loss Prevention Counsel, Gilsbar, Inc.
"Ethical Obligations/Reasons for Advance Planning by Lawyers"
Richard P. Lemmler, Jr., Ethics Counsel, Louisiana State Bar Association
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