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Attorney Keith M.
Benit named "St. Tammany Standout"
Keith M. Benit was named a "St. Tammany
Standout" for is volunteer work with the Youth Service Bureau.
Please read the article below taken from the June 3, 2007 issue of the
Mandeville Picayune:
Keith Benit volunteers
as chairman of the board for the Youth Service Bureau. About five years
ago, he took a training class to learn how to serve on the board of a
nonprofit organization. He then requested to serve as an intern on the
YSB board. After a year, Benit was asked to become a board member and
has been active with the Chef Soiree, the organization's budgeting
process and seeking grant funds. The YSB assists troubled youth and
their families through programs of prevention and early intervention
that help kids avoid the court system and that provide advocacy for
those already in the system. For more information on the YSB or to
volunteer, call 893-2570.
Q AND A
What effect has the population shift from New Orleans had on the YSB?
"Since Katrina, the number of people that need our services has
increased 30 percent or more, which has encouraged all of us to work
hard and to do the best that we can with available resources."
Can you think of a specific YSB success story that stands out in your
mind?
"A few years ago we had a young lady who was a recipient of YSB services
and who responded positively to our assistance. I'm happy to say that
since then she graduated from LSU and is now in Washington, D.C.,
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Attorney J. Dwight LeBlanc, also president
of the New Orleans World Trade Center, thanks Mexico
J. Dwight LeBlanc was featured in the
Herald Mexico's April 27, 2007 article titled "Big Easy Offers Thanks."
While attending an American Chamber of Commerce news conference, Mr.
LeBlanc thanked "all of Mexico" for their contributions to New Orleans'
rebuilding efforts since Hurricane Katrina.
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Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation Named Chaffe McCall one of its "Top
10" Law Firms
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation named
Chaffe McCall as one of its “Top 10” law firms in the United States
during its annual attorney conference held in Dallas, Texas on April 11,
2007. Special recognition was not only for the attorneys,
Jay Young and
Earl F. Sundmaker, who work on their files, but for the support
staff of Chaffe McCall, Mary Latuso and Linda Schleicher-Dilks, who
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Chaffe McCall
placed second in the Team Category in Race Judicata, a 5K race
organized by Loyola Law School which benefits Boys Hope Girls Hope.
The race was held on March 31 at 9:00 a.m. in Audubon Park in uptown
New Orleans. Chaffe’s participants included Cindy Bray,
Kurt Duncan,
Tom Forbes, Parker Harrison,
Doug Holmes,
Loretta Hoskins, Jenny Meyers,
Stephanie Morris,
Phil Sims, and
Trey Sundmaker.
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Parker Harrison Elected President of the
New Orleans Chapter of WISTA
Parker Harrison
has been elected president of the New Orleans Chapter of WISTA (Women's
International Shipping and Trading Association) and will preside as
president when WISTA's international convention is held in New Orleans
in 2008. March 2007 |
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Leaders in Law: John Olinde and Julie Livaudais
John Olinde and
Julie Livaudais received the New
Orleans City Business Leadership in Law award for 2007.
Lawyers were selected based on success in their practices, contributions
to the community and impact on New Orleans' legal industry. They
will be honored at a luncheon on March 30, 2007.
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Attorney Peter Rotolo Spoke at the DRI Product Liabilty Conference
Peter Rotolo
spoke at the DRI Product Liability Conference on “Maintaining
Your Products Practice Following A Catastrophic Event." The conference
was held February 7-9, 2007 at the New Orleans Marriott.
Peter was invited to speak by the Vice
Chairman of the DRI Products Liability Committee, Jack Freedenberg, with
Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo, New York. After talking with Peter about
Chaffe McCall’s experience post Katrina and after Jack read the Katrina
Chronicles, he thought that disaster planning and recovery should be
part of any training program. “We learned a lot in a short period of
time, Peter said, the people you have in place are as important as the
procedures you develop”.
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, is the
national organization of defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel.
DRI provides numerous educational and informational resources to DRI
members and offers many opportunities for liaison among defense trial
lawyers, Corporate America, and state and local defense organizations.
DRI also has an international presence, seeking to enhance understanding
of the law among members of the defense community who have reason to be
concerned with the expanding globalization of litigation defense.
Rising Above the Storm of Product Liability
Litigation was the theme for the 2007 DRI Product Liability Conference.
No place better exemplifies how to “rise above the storm” than New
Orleans. December
2006
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Chaffe
Participated in the 2006 YMCA Corporate Cup
A Run in the Park…..A Party in the Zoo
Twenty members
of Chaffe McCall participated in the
26th Annual YMCA Corporate Cup held on Sunday, December 3, 2006.
Doug Holmes was the Team Captain for the
five Chaffe McCall teams that participated. The event consisted of a 5k
course through Audubon Park followed by a party at the Audubon Zoo. Chaffe's
team placed 3rd in our division.
All proceeds benefited YMCA’s Adult Literacy
Programs. YMCA Educational Services (YES!) teaches adults to read and
write and helps them obtain new or better jobs, for free. YES! Is the
oldest and largest adult literacy program in Louisiana founded in 1977.
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Walter Becker Takes ABA on New Orleans Tour
On
November 2, 2006, at the request of the American Bar Association
(ABA),
Walter Becker and his wife, Laurie, took 27 conference attendees
from the ABA Criminal Justice Section Meeting in New Orleans on
a Chaffe sponsored bus tour of New Orleans. They visited uptown,
Lakeview, the 17th Street Canal breach, West End, the London
Avenue breach, the Ninth Ward and its breach, Musicians'
Village, and Fats Domino's house.
ABA
members from across the country expressed an interest in seeing
the devastation caused by the hurricane. Jack Hanna, ABA
Criminal Justice Section, contacted Walter about leading a tour
for interested conference attendees. The tour contrasted parts
of the city which are still intact with those most heavily
damaged and struggling to recover. As part of the education
process, Walter distributed copies of the Katrina Chronicles, an
account of Chaffe McCall’s experience, to those in attendance.
Walter’s wife, Laurie, leads tours every week for Presbyterian
Church groups who come to New Orleans to help rebuild the city.
She did a great job on this tour and the ABA group was very
interested and appreciative. November 2006
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New Orleans Area Top Lawyers
Announced
Four Chaffe McCall attorneys were named in a list
of the top lawyers in the New Orleans area in a
recent article in The New
Orleans Magazine. Edward N. George (Corporate
Law), Julie D. Livaudais (Labor and Employment
Law), J. Dwight Leblanc, Jr. (Maritime Law), and
E. Howell Crosby (Real Estate Law) were selected
and had their names featured in the November 2006 issue.
The list of top local lawyers featured in the New
Orleans Magazine is excerpted from Woodward/White Inc.’s latest publication, The
Best Lawyers in America 2007 edition, which includes 77 specialties representing
all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Woodward/White Inc. is a national company that specializes in ranking lawyers
based on the recommendations of their peers.
November 2006
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Chaffe McCall Welcomes Six
New Associates
Chaffe McCall, L.L.P. announces the addition of six
new associates at the firm. G. Wogan Bernard,
Loretta O. Hoskins,
Philip B. Sherman, Lauren M. Venturatos,
and Sarah J. Voorhies, and
Adelaida J. Ferchmin have all joined the firm in
October.
Mr. Bernard is a New
Orleans native and attended Jesuit High School. He graduated cum laude from the
Washington and Lee University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Economics.
He received both a Juris Doctorate degree and a
Bachelor of Civil Law degree from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert
Law Center. While in law school, he was a published Member and Senior Editor of
the Louisiana Law Review and served on the Student Bar Association Ethics
Committee. Mr. Bernard is an associate in Chaffe McCall's Business and Real
Estate Section.
Ms. Hoskins was born
in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended Benjamin Franklin High School and the New
Orleans Center for Creative Arts. She graduated from Washington University in
St. Louis, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and
English Literature.
Ms. Hoskins graduated from Loyola University New
Orleans School of Law in May 2006, where she earned a Juris Doctor degree and
Common Law Certificate. While in law school, she was a member of the Journal of
Public Interest Law and served on the law school’s Honor Board. Ms. Hoskins is
an associate in Chaffe McCall’s Commercial Litigation Section.
Mr. Sherman was born
in New Orleans and attended Metairie Park Country Day School. He graduated from
Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas with a Bachelor of Business
Administration.
He received both a Juris Doctorate degree and a
Civil Law Certificate from Tulane Law School. Mr. Sherman is an associate in the
Business and Real Estate Section.
Ms. Venturatos is a New Orleans native and
attended St. Martin’s Episcopal School. She graduated with distinction from the
University of Virginia, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Art
History.
She earned both a Juris Doctorate degree and a Civil Law
Certificate from Tulane University Law School. While in law school she was
the recipient of the CALI award in Obligations II and Community Property. Ms.
Venturatos is an associate in Chaffe McCall’s civil litigation section.
Ms. Voorhies was
born in New Iberia, Louisiana. She graduated as the valedictorian of the
College of Arts and Sciences of Loyola University New Orleans, receiving a
Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Psychology.
She graduated summa cum laude and received the John
Minor Wisdom Award along with a Juris Doctor from Tulane Law School. While
attending Tulane, she was a member of both the Tulane Law Review and the Order
of the Coif. She also served as a Senior Fellow of the Legal Research and
Writing Program.
Prior to joining Chaffe McCall, she served as a
judicial law clerk to the Honorable Martin L.C. Feldman, United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Since joining Chaffe McCall,
L.L.P, Ms. Voorhies has worked as an associate in the Labor and Employment Law
Section.
Ms. Ferchmin was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Tufts
University in Medford, Massachusetts with a focus in Russian and Eastern
European Studies. She attended the University of Zagreb in Croatia, Mendeleyev
Chemical Institute in Moscow, Russia, and Jagellonian University in Krakow,
Poland. Ms. Ferchmin is fluent in Spanish, Croatian and Polish and also speaks
Russian and French.
She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Tulane
University Law School where she was the Assistant Executive Editor of the
Journal of International and Comparative Law, Community Service Program
Coordinator for Alianza del Derecho, and the Cuban Detainee Program
Coordinator.
Since joining Chaffe McCall, L.L.P., Ms. Ferchmin
has worked as an associate in the admiralty section.
November 2006
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Attorney Hal McCard
Co-Chaired the Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Response and Management
Conference Sponsored by the American Conference Institute
Attorney Hal McCard
will co-chaired a conference in New York City on "Healthcare Emergency
Preparedness Response and Management." The two day conference focused on
issues related to health facility and system emergency preparedness and response
to catastrophic events. The faculty included representatives from the National
Center for Disaster Preparedness, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tenet Health System,
Seattle Children's Hospital and the Yale New Haven Center for Emergency
Preparedness and Disaster Response. The conference took place on Wednesday,
November 29 and Thursday, November 30, 2006 at the Park Central New York Hotel
and was sponsored by the
American
Conference Institute. Day two of the conference concluded with a "real
time" disaster simulation and roundtable discussion.
Please click here for more conference details.
October 2006
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 Computerworld
Selects Chaffe McCall, LLP as a Finalist for the
“Best Practices in Storage” Awards
Chaffe McCall, LLP
has been selected by Computerworld as a finalist of its “Best Practices in
Storage” Awards Program.
The award identifies and acknowledges excellence
among users of storage IT solutions and approaches. Honorees will be announced
during the Gala Evening with “Best Practices in Storage” awards dinner on Nov. 2
at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Florida. SNW is co-owned by
IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," and the Storage Networking
Industry Association (SNIA).
A wide range of IT end-user
companies and organizations responded to an initial “call for nominations,”
which was originally announced to multiple industry audiences, including
Computerworld subscribers responsible for storage IT management. Finalists were
evaluated by a panel of judges based on case study submissions that profiled the
company, its IT department and infrastructure project management challenges, as
well as application deployment details, summaries of the key technology used and
measurable solution outcomes.
Sponsored by EMC,
Computerworld’s “Best Practices in Storage” Awards
Program identifies and acknowledges excellence among users of storage technology
in the following categories:
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Planning, Designing and
Building a Strategic Storage Infrastructure
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Storage Reliability and Data Recovery
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Securing the Storage Fortress
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Systems Implementation
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Innovation and Promise
"IT storage is one of the fastest growing sectors in
the technology industry, and these finalists have shown they are leading the
innovation and unique use of the evolving technologies,” said Ron Milton,
Executive Vice President of Computerworld. “The organizations and professionals
judged to be finalists in Computerworld’s Fall 2006 ‘Best Practices in Storage’
Awards Program have demonstrated to be at the forefront of managing today’s
storage technology.”
October 2006
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Katrina Chronicles - Chaffe McCall's Story
In the wake of Hurricane
Katrina, Chaffe McCall has documented some of the stories of its people in the
firm's diary of the catastrophic events and the lessons learned in the eye of
the storm. Click here for
the full text and photographs.
March 2006
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Leaders in Law
Four Chaffe McCall attorneys
were selected as “New Orleans 50 Top Lawyers” and featured in the New Orleans
City Business Leadership in Law, 2005 edition.
E.
Howell Crosby, William F. Grace, Jr.,
J. Dwight LeBlanc, Jr. and
Jonathan McCall were honored as leaders in law as
well as leaders in the community with years of pro bono service, philanthropic,
and charitable endeavors. April 2005
©Copyright New Orleans Publishing Group, L.L.C. 2005. Reprinted from New Orleans CityBusiness newspaper.
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Our
New Name: Chaffe McCall, L.L.P.
We have chosen to simplify our
name from Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, L.L.P. to Chaffe McCall,
L.L.P.
Corinne Morrison, managing
partner, says, "Some points can be made with a few well-chosen words. The
new name, Chaffe McCall, is direct and efficient, like our team approach to
service. We believe that the shorter name more clearly communicates our vision,
which is to offer profound knowledge of the law, to understand our client’s
needs, and to focus on results. Chaffe McCall's record of success in
landmark litigation, as well as its political and civic endeavors, sets us apart
as the exceptional New Orleans law firm -- a position we have continually earned
since 1826." March 15, 2005
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