ALUMNI NEWS
Byron Arthur ‘89 (political science), J.D. ‘09, was named One to Watch: Education by New Orleans CityBusiness. Arthur is the director of the Brother James McDonnell Scholars Program at Holy Cross School in New Orleans. He is also a practicing environmental attorney who manages his own firm. Before he attended law school, he worked as a social studies and civics teacher for almost 20 years and coached a number of debate teams. He was named the 2014 Louisiana High School Speech League Coach of the Year. Jeffrey Zewe, J.D. ‘09, has been appointed to the position of director of the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority at the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Zewe is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Jefferson Parish Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Political Science Association.
2010s Tyler Gray, J.D. ‘10, has been appointed general counsel at Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. Meg Kaul, J.D. ‘10, has joined the law firm of Kean Miller in New Orleans as an associate. Formerly
with Adams and Reese in New Orleans, Kaul will practice with Kean Miller’s film and entertainment, business and corporate, and production legal teams. She has extensive experience in media, film, and entertainment law, including Louisiana motion picture, digital media, historic, solar, and infrastructure tax credit transactions. She acts as production legal counsel for motion pictures and television series filmed in Louisiana and has structured motion picture financing arrangements. Her experience includes finance, lending, investment, above-the-line and below-the-line contracts, employment matters, music, sound and location contracts, postproduction issues, and legal services in connection with the various entertainment guilds. Ben Lambert, J.D. ‘10, was recently promoted to director of legal operations with Couch, Conville & Blitt LLC, a multistate law firm based in New Orleans. Tracy C. Rotharmel, J.D. ‘10, has joined Liskow & Lewis’ New Orleans office as an associate in the firm’s environmental law, insurance, and environmental and toxic litigation practices. While at Loyola, she was a member of the Loyola Law Review, and she was an associate at Blue Williams LLP in Metairie before joining Liskow & Lewis.
In Memoriam
Norman R. Kerth, J.D. ‘49 The Hon. Salvador Anzelmo, J.D. ’50 Anthony R. Occhipinti ’40, J.D. ‘50 Herbert W. Christenberry Jr., J.D. ’57 Michael O. Miranne, J.D. ‘64 Wayne C. Giordano, J.D. ‘66 Edward J. Welsch, J.D. ‘66 The Hon. Manuel A. Fernandez Sr., J.D. ‘67 Helen Slipman Kohlman, J.D. ‘68 Mike Balen, J.D. ‘69
Andrew Sullivan, J.D. ‘10, has joined Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer in New Orleans as an associate. Josephine Hood, J.D. ‘11, was hired as an associate at Blue Williams law firm in Metairie. Ameca Reali, J.D. ‘11, and Adrienne Wheeler, J.D. ‘11, were named to Gambit’s 40 Under 40 list. The two are the cofounders of the Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana, which helps post-conviction offenders achieve a better quality of life. They recently spearheaded an expungement event in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, which guided more than 500 people through the complex process of expunging criminal records, excluding violent felonies, sex offenses, and crimes involving minors. Victor M. Jones, J.D. ‘12, joined the law firm of Gordon Arata in New Orleans as an associate. He will focus on oil and gas law, commercial litigation, and environmental and toxic torts. Keriann Langley, J.D. ‘12, joined the New Orleans office of Liskow & Lewis as an associate. Lacey E. Rochester, J.D. ‘12, joined the New Orleans office of Liskow & Lewis as an associate. Camille Bryant, J.D. ‘13, was hired as an associate at
Edward P. Comeaux ’61, J.D. ‘69 Earl L. Mangin, J.D. ‘69 Constant G. Marquer Jr. ’53, J.D. ‘71 Russell M. Cornelius, J.D. ‘74 Louis H. Schultz, J.D. ‘74 Iona A. Renfroe, J.D. ‘78 Gary L. Florreich, J.D. ‘80 John A. Spansel Jr. ’56, J.D. ‘83 Michael J. Hand ’81, J.D. ‘85 Karl Wiedemann, J.D. ‘87
McGlinchey Stafford’s New Orleans office in the general litigation section. While at Loyola’s College of Law, she was an oralist on the National Moot Court Team and the Robert F. Wagner Labor and Employment Moot Court Team, as well as a member of the Loyola Law Review. She served as an extern for the Hon. Nannette Jolivette Brown in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and an intern for the Hon. Larry Lolley, J.D. ’71, in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She was also inducted into the Order of the Barristers. At McGlinchey Stafford, she will focus primarily on automotive and motor vehicle products liability and insurance defense. Laura Gillen, J.D. ‘13, was hired as an associate at Blue Williams law firm in Metairie. Darryl Glade, M.B.A ‘04, J.D. ‘13, was named to Gambit’s 40 Under 40 list. Glade was chosen to be a part of the local IDEAxcelerator program through The Idea Village for his partnership with Kris Haug, Snap Real Estate Photography, which produces real estate photography and provides clients with highquality listing photos within 24 hours. Mary Jeanfreau ‘09 (psychology), J.D. ‘13, was hired as an associate at Frilot law firm in New Orleans.
Gary M. Silva ’75, J.D. ‘91 Kenneth W. Fonte, J.D. ‘92 William J. Coughlin, J.D. ‘95 Raphael Juneau Jr., J.D. ‘00 Students Sigrid R. Franklin Arielle St. Etienne Staff Michelle F. Davis