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John E. McAuliffe, Jr.
Treasurer
John E. McAuliffe, Jr. is an attorney in the Metairie
office of Frederick A. Miller & Associates. He received
a BS degree in accounting in 1975 from the University
of New Orleans and his JD degree in 1978 from Loyola
University Law School. He was admitted to practice in
Louisiana in 1978.
Eddie served as the Louisiana State Bar Associa-
tion’s secretary and Louisiana Bar Journal editor from John E.
2017-19. He was the Second District representative on McAuliffe, Jr. admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2001.
the Board of Governors from 2014-17. He chairs the
LSBA’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, has
presented programs on state court rules and motions for
the Bridging the Gap CLE seminar and participated in
the Law School Professionalism Orientations at Loyola
University College of Law. He received the LSBA’s
President’s Award in 2012 and 2019 and the LSBA’s
Pro Bono Publico Award in 2003.
He is a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense
Counsel, the New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel Alainna R. Mire he was presented with the 2008 Sandra Day O’Connor
(president, 1998-99) and the New Orleans Bar Association.
Eddie and his wife Jean have been married for 38
years and are the parents of two children.
Ste. 1700, 3850 N. Causeway Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70002
(504)840-4909 • fax (504)835-3464
email: eddie.mcauliffe.hpqo@statefarm.com
Alainna R. Mire
Immediate Past President Lawrence J. (Larry)
Alainna R. Mire is the chief resilience officer and an
assistant attorney for the City of Alexandria and a former
human resources director. She received a BA degree in
political science in 2000 from Louisiana State University
and her JD/BCL degree in 2004 from LSU Paul M. He-
bert Law Center. She was admitted to practice in Louisi-
ana in 2004.
Alainna served as Louisiana State Bar Association
(LSBA) president in 2020-21, president-elect in 2019-20,
and secretary and Louisiana Bar Journal editor in 2015-
17. She served as the LSBA Young Lawyers Division
chair, chair-elect, secretary and District 6 representative.
She served on the LSBA’s Board of Governors as House
of Delegates Liaison Committee chair. She has served on
several LSBA committees, including the Executive Com-
mittee, the Budget Committee, the Bar Governance Com-
mittee, the Legislation Committee, the Community Action
Committee and the Public Information Committee. She is
also a member of the Access to Justice Commission.
She served on the Louisiana Bar Foundation’s (LBF)
Board and its Budget Committee and co-chaired the
LBF’s Membership Committee.
A former officer of the Central Louisiana Pro Bono Proj-
ect and chair of the Alexandria Bar Association’s Young
Lawyers Council, she is a member of the Alexandria Bar
Association and the American Bar Association. She is a
former chair of the United Way of Central Louisiana.
915 3rd St., Alexandria, LA 71301
(318)449-5046 • fax (318)449-5019
email: alainna.mire@cityofalex.com
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2021-2022
Lawrence J. (Larry) Centola III
First Board District
Lawrence J. (Larry) Centola III is a principal mem-
ber of the New Orleans firm of Martzell, Bickford &
Centola. He received a BA degree in political science in
1998 from Louisiana State University and his JD degree
in 2001 from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He was
Larry serves on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s
(LSBA) Client Assistance Fund Committee. He served
as LSBA Young Lawyers Division chair in 2012-13.
He serves on the board of directors of the Federal
Bar Association New Orleans Chapter and on the Board
of Governors for the Louisiana Association for Justice.
He serves as the torts bar examiner for the Louisiana
Bar exam.
In a ceremony at the United States Supreme Court,
Award for Professional Service from the American Inns
of Court. The national award is presented to an attorney
who has been practicing for fewer than 10 years.
He and his wife Amy are the parents of three girls.
338 Lafayette St., New Orleans, LA 70130
(504)581-9065 • fax (504)581-7635
email: lcentola@mbfirm.com
website: www.mbfirm.com
Scott L. Sternberg
Centola III First Board District
Scott L. Sternberg is the managing partner of Stern-
berg, Naccari & White, LLC, with offices in New Or-
leans and Baton Rouge, where he focuses on business,
general litigation and media matters. His media focus
has involved litigation for newspapers, including The
Advocate, and legal and legislative work for the Loui-
siana Press Association. He received a BA degree in
journalism from Louisiana State University and his law
degree from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He was
Scott L. Sternberg admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2010.
Scott has served as chair, chair-elect, secretary and
District 1 representative on the Louisiana State Bar
Association (LSBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
Council. As part of the YLD’s strategic planning, he
chaired the first Louisiana Young Lawyers Conference
in 2019. In 2019, he received an LSBA Citizen Lawyer
Award for his pro bono, professional and charitable ac-
tivities. He has twice received the LSBA’s Stephen T.
Victory Memorial Award for most outstanding Louisi-
ana Bar Journal article. He served on numerous LSBA
committees and was a member of the 2012-13 Leader-
ship LSBA Class.
He has taught at LSU and Loyola. He serves on the
boards of the Federal Bar Association New Orleans
Chapter, the American Red Cross for Southeast Loui-
siana, the Pro Bono Project and the Louisiana Center
for Law and Civic Education. He has been recognized
as one of Gambit Weekly’s “40 Under 40,” as a Louisi-
ana Super Lawyer “Rising Star” and on New Orleans