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COMMITTEE MISSION STATEMENTS
2020-2021

Access to Justice Committee
The mission of this committee, which will implement policy as determined by the Access to Justice
Policy Committee and approved by the Board of Governors, shall be to support, strengthen and
integrate the delivery of legal services to the poor in Louisiana by making others aware of their
unmet legal needs and by working toward solutions that can be achieved through adequate legal
services funding and increased participation by the legal community.

Staff liaison Monte T. Mollere, Access to Justice Director*
(504)619-0146
(800)421-5722, ext. 146
mmollere@lsba.org

Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
The mission of the Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall be to protect the public by
assisting on a confidential basis lawyers and judges who have alcohol, drug, gambling and other
addictions by working with the Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc. to counsel, conduct
interventions and locate treatment facilities for impaired lawyers, and to monitor recovering
attorneys and attorneys referred by the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board or Office of
Disciplinary Counsel.
Staff liaison Cheri Cotogno Grodsky, Associate Executive Director*
(504)619-0107
(800)421-5722, ext. 107
cgrodsky@lsba.org
Bar Governance Committee
The mission of the Bar Governance Committee shall be to ensure effective and equitable
governance of the Association by conducting an ongoing evaluation of relevant procedures and
making recommendations to the House of Delegates regarding warranted amendments to the
Association's Articles of Incorporation and/or Bylaws.

Staff liaison Loretta Larsen, Executive Director*
(504)619-0113
(800)421-5722, ext. 113
loretta@lsba.org