2025
The Order of the Barristers
LSU Law is one of more than 100 law schools with a chapter of The Order of the Barristers, a national honorary organization whose purpose is the encouragement of oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school oral advocacy programs.
Each year, graduating students who have excelled in moot court, mock trial, brief writing, oral advocacy, and other advocacy programs throughout their time at LSU Law are invited to apply for membership. Applications are reviewed by a committee of faculty members, who then recommend the candidates for induction into the LSU Law chapter to the dean.
LSU Law congratulates the following Class of 2025 graduates on their induction into The Order of the Barristers:
Tyler J. Brewster
David A. González La Luz
Taylor Guice
Caroline Elizabeth Hardy
Daniel Joseph Harry
Raegan Elizabeth Thanh Nguyen
Kenneth John Nilsson
Jason Parker II
Danielle Patrice Payne
Patrick D. Riley
Lorin Wales Staup
Victoria Selden Vicknair
Tyler J. Brewster
Boerne, Texas
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law Louisiana Law Review Senior Associate Board of Advocates Executive Committee 2025 Order of the Coif Member
Undergraduate: Texas State Univesrity; Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
David A. Gonzàlez La Luz
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, Graduate Certificate in Estate Planning and Taxation Board of Advocates Executive Committee Journal of Civil Law Studies Senior Graduate Editor
Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Bachelor in Business Administration
Taylor Guice
Monroe, Louisiana
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators
Academic All-American Advocates Award Board of Advocates Executive Committee
Undergraduate: University of Louisiana at Monroe; Bachelor of Science in Finance
Caroline Elizabeth Hardy
Lacassine, Louisiana
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition Public Interest Law Society Member Board of Advocates Executive Committee
Undergraduate: McNeese State University; Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business
Daniel Joseph Harry Hollywood, Florida
Juris Doctor
Graduate Certificate in Estate Planning and Taxation Board of Advocates Executive Committee
3L Class Officer
Undergraduate: Florida Atlantic University; Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice-Psychology
Raegan Elizabeth Thanh Nguyen Prairieville, Louisiana
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law Board of Advocates Executive Committee
2025 LSBA Student Pro Bono Award
2024 Battle of the Louisiana Law Schools Champion
Undergraduate: LSU, Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy)
Kenneth John Nilsson Orem, Utah
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law Board of Advocates Executive Committee
ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition team Dean’s Scholar, Paul M. Hebert Scholar
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Jason Parker II Natchitoches, Louisiana
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
2025 National Energy & Sustainability Law Moot Court
Competition National Champion Board of Advocates Executive Committee
Undergraduate: University of Louisiana at Monroe; Bachelor of Communication Studies-Public Relations
Danielle Patrice Payne Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law 3L Class Officer
Board of Advocates Executive Committee Black Law Students Association; OWLS
Undergraduate: Tulane University; Bachelor of Arts in General Legal Studies
Patrick D. Riley
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
Journal for Social Justice and Policy Senior Editor
Board of Advocates President 2024 Dean’s Cup Moot Court Champion
Undergraduate: Centenary College of Louisiana; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Lorin Wales Staup Jacksonville, North Carolina
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
2025 National Energy & Sustainability Law Moot Court Competition National Champion Board of Advocates Board Member 2025 Order of the Coif Member
Undergraduate: LSU; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Victoria Selden Vicknair
New Orleans, Louisiana
Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
2023 Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Champion Public Interest Law Society Member
Board of Advocates Executive Committee
Undergraduate: LSU; Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Spanish