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Inside:
Establishing good rapport with
insurance claims adjusters
Courts nix balance billing
What I’ve learned:
Louis D. Curet
Hunts receive eggsellent results
YLS holds court
Bar Luncheon: June 14

BRBA Bench Bar Conference
Aug. 1 - 3, 2013
Perdido Beach Resort • Orange Beach, Ala.
Conference Highlights
FIRST-TIMER REGISTRATION PRICE IS $325 – DEADLINE: JUNE 25 • 12.5 HOURS OF CLE AVAILABLE
On-site registration begins Thursday, Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. • CLE seminars begin Thursday, Aug. 1 at 2 p.m.
CLE seminars break at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, to allow free time to spend with family and friends
CLE seminars from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 • Golf tournament: Saturday, Aug. 3
Silent auction to benefit the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation • Music by the V-Tones
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: Holly Clegg • Michael H. Rubin • Chris Ulrich from the Body Language Institute
CONFIRMED JUDGES: Judge Pamela Baker • Judge James J. Brady • Judge Michael Erwin
Judge Wilson Fields • Judge John Michael Guidry • Justice Jeff Hughes • Judge Timothy E. Kelley
Judge William T. Kleinpeter • Judge Thomas J. Kliebert Jr. • Judge Annette M. Lassalle
Judge William A. Morvant • Judge Pamela A. Moses-Laramore • Judge John T. Pettigrew
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FIRMS INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THE 2013 BENCH BAR CONFERENCE
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Contact the BRBA at 225-344-4803 for more information.
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June 2013

inside
JUNE 2013
4 Contributors
5 Letter from the president
“C is for continuance” BY MICHAEL S. WALSH
6 Bar luncheon
7 Tales from the bar side
“Drawing your own conclusions” BY VINCENT P. FORNIAS
9 Bar news
14 “How to establish good rapport with insurance claims adjusters”
BY JOEL K. MURPHY
On the cover:
The June Bar Luncheon, organized by the Young Lawyers
Section of the BRBA, will feature LSU Men’s Basketball Head
Coach Johnny Jones. The luncheon will take place Friday, June
14, 2013, at De La Ronde Hall.
Featured on this month’s cover are members of the Young
Lawyers Section Council holding LSU basketballs and standing
on the LSU basketball practice gym located in the lower level
of the LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) in Baton
Rouge, La.
16 “Courts nix balance billing” BY YIGAL BANDER
17 West’s Jury Verdicts – Baton Rouge
19 What I’ve learned
“Interview with Louis D. Curet” BY ED WALTERS
20 Gail’s grammar
24 Foundation footnotes
Photographed are (L to R, standing) Chair-elect Laranda Moffett
Walker, Past Chair Jamie Hurst Watts, Jodi Bauer, Loren Shanklin,
Kara B. Kantrow; (kneeling) YLS Secretary Scott Levy, YLS Chair
Scotty Chabert and Victor J. Suane Jr.
Cover photography by Pamela Labbe.
For more information or if you are
interested in becoming more involved with the
Young Lawyers Section, please contact
Susan Kelley – susan@brba.org,
225-344-4803 or Scotty Chabert –
schabert@saunderschabert.com.
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contributors
Vincent P. Fornias, an assistant editor of Around the Bar, is a solo
practitioner whose practice focus is alternative dispute resolution.
Pamela Labbe is the communications coordinator
of the Baton Rouge Bar Association.
Gail S. Stephenson, an assistant editor of Around the Bar and
BRBA past president, is the director of legal analysis and writing
and an associate professor of law at Southern University Law Center.
Ed Walters, a partner with Walters Papillion
Thomas Cullens LLC, is the editor of Around the Bar.
Yigal Bander, a partner with Manasseh, Gill, Knipe
& Belanger, PLC, is a contributing writer.
Joel K. Murphy of Murphy’s Law APLC is a contributing writer.
Laranda Moffett Walker, chair-elect of the Young Lawyers
Section Council, is a contributing writer.
Michael S. Walsh, a partner with Lee & Walsh, is the
2013 president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association.
SAVE THE DATE – BRBA Softball Tournament:
Aug. 16 & 17, 2013 @ Oak Villa Park
For registration and sponsorship information,
contact Brooke Barnett-Bernal (bbb@longlaw.com)
or Ann K. Gregorie (ann@brba.org).
Published by the Baton Rouge Bar Association
P. O. Box 2241, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone (225) 344-4803 • Fax (225) 344-4805 • www.brba.org
The Baton Rouge Bar Association will be the beacon for the
full spectrum of the legal profession by fostering professional
courtesy; increasing the diversity of the bar and the participation
of under-represented groups; maintaining a sound financial base;
enhancing and developing member services and community
outreach; and promoting and improving the image of the profession.
OFFICERS
Michael S. Walsh, President ..........................................344-0474
Darrel Papillion, President-elect .................................236-3636
Robert “Bubby” Burns Jr., Treasurer ...........................767-7730
Jeanne Comeaux, Secretary ........................................381-8051
Gail S. Stephenson, Past President ..........771-4900, ext. 216
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Shelton Dennis Blunt
Linda Law Clark
Karli Glascock Johnson
Christopher K. Jones
Amy C. Lambert
Eric R. Miller
Scotty Chabert, Ex Officio
Wendy L. Edwards, Ex Officio
Leonore Heavey, Ex Officio
ABA DELEGATE
Jack K. Whitehead
APPELLATE SECTION
Susan Kalmbach .......................................................................Chair
BANKRUPTCY SECTION
Erin Wilder-Doomes ................................................................Chair
CONSTRUCTION LAW SECTION
Kelsey Funes ..............................................................................Chair
Adrian Nadeau ................................................................. Past chair
FAMILY LAW SECTION
Wendy L. Edwards ...................................................................Chair
Joanna Hynes .................................................................Chair-elect
Anne Richey Myles ..........................................................Secretary
Laurie Marien ................................................................... Past chair
PUBLIC LAW PRACTICE SECTION
Leonore Heavey .......................................................................Chair
Christopher K. Odinet .................................................Chair-elect
Danielle Clapinski ............................................................Secretary
Beaux Jones ............................................. Attorney General Rep.
Stephanie Le Grange .............................Executive Branch Rep.
Lyla DeBlieux ...............................................Judicial Branch Rep..
Dawn Watson .........................................Legislative Branch Rep.
Jimmy Burland .......................................... Private Attorney Rep.
Maimuna Magee .................................Local Government Rep..
Henry Graham ................................................................. Past chair
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SECTION
Robin L. Krumholt .............................................................Co-Chair
Debra T. Parker ...................................................................Co-Chair
Michelle M. Sorrells ..........................................................Co-Chair
Judge Pamela Moses-Laramore ..................................Co-Chair
YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION OFFICERS
Scotty Chabert, Chair .....................................................922-5110
Laranda Moffett Walker, Chair-elect .........................771-8100
Scott Levy, Secretary ..................................................... 376-0266
Jamie Hurst Watts, Past Chair ......................................382-3693
YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION COUNCIL
Jodi Bauer
Mackenzie Smith Ledet
Victor J. Suane Jr.
Kara B. Kantrow
Loren Shanklin
BATON ROUGE BAR ASSOCIATION STAFF
Ann K. Gregorie, Executive Director 214-5563
Donna Buuck, Youth Education Coordinator 214-5556
Emily Chambers, Pro Bono Coordinator 214-5558
Meredith French, Administrative Assistant 344-4803
R. Lynn S. Haynes, Asst. Teen Court Coordinator 214-5564
Robin Kay, Pro Bono Coordinator 214-5561
Susan Kelley, Office Manager 214-5559
Pamela Labbe, Communications Coordinator 214-5560
Carole McGehee, Lawyer Referral Coordinator 214-5557
Julie Ourso, Bookkeeper 214-5572
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June 2013

letter from
the president
BY MICHAEL S. WALSH
C is for continuance
PHOTO BY RCL PORTRAIT DESIGN
One thing I learned
early on in the practice
of law was that you
should save your court
continuances for when
you really need them.
If you are known as the
lawyer who is always
asking to continue a
case, you will be in
real trouble when an
issue comes up and you
really, really need to get
something moved.
Any lawyer who
Michael S. Walsh
has a child, a spouse or
an elderly parent will
tell you there is always something coming up that will
conflict with some pressing court or client matter. I can’t
tell you how many times one of my children needed me
to do something and I had a scheduling conflict. Scout
camping trips, church trips, chaperoning for a school trip
– you name it, I got asked to do it. The fact that I had
a car with seven seatbelts and a relatively clean driving
record coupled with the fact that I pass the mandatory
background check made me especially welcome on these
trips.
Having survived raising three kids and 30 years of
the practice of law (and 30 years of marriage), I’d like to
take the “older lawyer” role and urge the younger lawyers
to slow down and take a look at the quality of your lives
with your family and children. Many times when one of
my trials was being scheduled I would have to say, “I’ve
got something to do with my kids that week.” Was this
the most lawyerly thing to say in open court and in front
of your client Not really, but I look back on the times
I was off on some Honduran mission trip or at some
God forsaken remote Boy Scout camp without cellphone
service and would be thankful for the consideration and
civility shown to me by a judge and my opponent in setting
the trial dates to accommodate my family issues. I’m not
saying that the court cases were not important, far from
that, but looking back I can remember the trips with my
family, but I just can’t seem to remember what those very
important court dates were about.
When I was a new father and a baby lawyer, I learned
that the key words to obtain a continuance from the
various courts and my opponents were: “Judge, I’ve got
something to do with my kids on that date.”
To date, these words have never failed me. Judges and
my fellow lawyers understood the importance of family
and would always accommodate my schedule so that I
could participate in some family activity. I never abused
the requests and I always tried to report to my opponents
on how my trip went.
Since summertime is upon us, I’d urge young lawyers
who are parents to spend some uninterrupted time with
your kids. Block the time on your calendar and go spend
some real quality time with them.
Technology allows us to be constantly “in touch and
on the move,” but after learning to love technology, I’m
beginning to dislike it because it intrudes on my time with
my family. I’m not so sure any more if it is always a good
idea to be moments away from your client’s email requests.
When BlackBerry devices and the iPhone first came out, I
was addicted to mine. I could answer emails and phone
calls 24/7 and my clients always knew that I was tending
to their business. My kids later told me that they’d often
look up in the stands and I’d be answering emails instead
of watching them play. This behavior was not one of my
finer parenting moments.
When you go on vacation, put your email awaymessage
on with a reason why you’re gone, and leave your
iPhone in the car when you’re spending time with your
kids because before you know it, they’ll be grown and
gone.
I’d like to publicly thank all the judges and lawyers
who accommodated me and gave me a continuance when
I really needed it. I got to spend invaluable time with my
family and, now that they’re mostly grown, I realize how
quickly the time passed and how many great memories I
have from the various trips. I hope the next generation
of judges and lawyers will be as accommodating as my
colleagues were to me.
Sure, courts, clients and billable hours are important,
but next time you see retired lawyers, I will bet you that
none of them will tell you, “Gee, I wish I’d billed more
hours and not goofed off with my children.”
Ask any of us old lawyers how quickly the time went
and how quickly the kids grow up. My children’s friends
are now members of the Young Lawyers Section, and while
I never can remember their names (especially after some of
them got married and got a new last name), I see them
dealing with the same work life balance challenges that
we all had to deal with. Spend your time with your kids
and family, and as you grow older, you’ll be glad you did.
See you and your families at the Bench Bar Conference in
August.
June 2013 Around the Bar 5

june bar
luncheon
FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013 • BY LARANDA MOFFETT WALKER
LSU Men’s Basketball Head
Coach Johnny Jones to speak
The Young Lawyers Section of
In 2010, Jones was named a
the BRBA is hosting the June Bar
finalist for the Ben Jobe Award,
Luncheon Friday, June 14, at 11:45
which is given annually to the
a.m. at De La Ronde Hall. The
nation’s top minority coach.
luncheon will feature LSU Men’s
Grab your law clerks and come
Basketball Head Coach Johnny
learn more about Coach Jones and
Jones as guest speaker.
his plan for the Tigers. Partners or
Jones, who is a DeRidder, La.,
associates will introduce summer
native, played four years at LSU and
law clerks during the luncheon.
was a member as a freshman of the
Cost to attend the luncheon is $20
1981 NCAA Final Four team under
per BRBA member; $30 per guest.
Coach Dale Brown. Nicknamed
Law clerks may attend at the BRBA
“The Bullet,” Jones started 54
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career games, led the team in assists
in advance and at the door. VISA,
as a junior, and was ranked among
MasterCard, American Express and
the top five in the SEC that year.
Discover are accepted.
He served 13 years on the coaching
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org or RSVP by sending the form
when the Tigers became, at that
below to Meredith French by
time, the first 11-seed to advance
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to the NCAA Final Four in 1986.
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Monday, June 10, 2013. Checks
Coach Johnny Jones
history to both play and coach in
should be made payable to the
an NCAA Final Four.
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Prior to returning to LSU, Jones spent time coaching 2241, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.
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June 2013

tales from
the bar side
BY VINCENT P. FORNIAS
Fewer areas have been as revolutionized by The Age
of Computers as the field of courtroom demonstrative
evidence. I still recall back in the days of Disco the
inimitable “Chick” Moore making a cottage industry
out of lecturing to a collection of spellbound lawyers on
such cutting edge tools as slide projections or full poster
blow ups. PowerPoint Digitalized animations Not even
remotely imaginable.
Our setting is sometime in the early presidency of
Bush the Elder, and the proceedings were in the 23rd
Judicial District Court in the newly renovated courthouse
in Donaldsonville. Our own Gail Stephenson represented
the defendant. Plaintiff’s attorney, who will remain
unnamed, apparently felt a need to appeal to the instincts
of a rural jury, so in his closing argument he summoned
a chalkboard and started drawing the frontal vestiges of
what appeared to be some sort of bovine creature in the
midst of a pastoral scene with the sun shining above, birds
in the sky, and grass carpeting the pasture.
Then he stopped his artistry and got to his point,
Drawing your own conclusions
which was the forgiving nature of his burden of proof. He
admonished the jury that he did not have to draw the rest
of his picture for them to know what his case was about:
“We have a cow standing in a pasture.” Even if the picture
was partly incomplete, he noted, they were to use their
own common sense and powers of fair play in deciding
that he had drawn enough of the picture to establish that
it was more likely a cow than not.
When he sat, Gail, summoning her own rural roots,
paced matter-of-factly to the half-drawn landscape and,
eraser in hand, declared to the jury that without additional
key facts it was very difficult to tell a cow (see Gail draw
and then eviscerate the udder from the picture) “from
just plain bull.” (Gratefully, Gail spared the jury her own
prospective anatomical confirmation of the sex of the
beast.)
The jury was charmed, and heaven knows where
plaintiff’s counsel’s artistic leanings took him on rebuttal.
What we do know is that soon thereafter the jury returned
with a verdict for the defense.
Volunteer writers needed
to submit substantive
legal articles
for publication in future
Around the Bar issues.
Contact Pamela Labbe at
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BATON ROUGE BAR ASSOCIATION
LAW EXPO 2013
& October Bar
Luncheon
Thursday, Oct. 3
L’Auberge Casino
& Hotel Baton Rouge
777 L’Auberge Ave.
• Up to 3.0 hours of CLE available
• Come listen to H. Alston Johnson III’s
Annual Legislative Update
• October Bar Luncheon
• Tradeshow booths
• Great Give-Away Items
For booth rental info., contact Pamela Labbe at
pamela@brba.org or 225-214-5560.
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2013 Baton Rouge Bar Association
Softball Tournament Team Entry Form
(Complete one form per team. Fee for a team is $650.)
Place: BREC Hartley / Vey Sports Park (Oak Villa) - 2615 Oak Villa Park
Date: Friday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013
Entry Fee: $650 per team — Firms are allowed to fi eld more than one team
Deadline: All entries must be received at the Baton Rouge Bar Association Offi ce (with entry fee) no later
than Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013.
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June 2013

ar news
BY PAMELA LABBE
McGlinchey lawyers select BRBF Pro Bono Project
The law firm of McGlinchey Stafford donated $2,500
to the BRBF’s Pro Bono Project Wednesday, April 10,
2013. As part of the firm’s pro bono initiative, the firm’s
pro bono committee created the “Dermot S. McGlinchey
Commitment to Pro Bono Award” to honor the firm’s
late founder, Dermot S. McGlinchey, who was the first
president of the Louisiana Bar Foundation (1985-89), and
with his LBF colleagues established The Pro Bono Project
in 1986.
The award, which provides for a donation in the
recipients’ names to the charity of their choice, is given
annually to the associate with the most pro bono hours
and to the attorney with the most overall pro bono hours.
This year’s award recipients were Amanda Stout and Mary
Joseph. Both recipients decided unanimously to donate
their award donation dollars to the BRBF’s Pro Bono
Project to support its programs, including Ask-A-Lawyer,
Thirst For Justice and Wills for Heroes, and the referral of
individual pro bono cases to local lawyers.
BRBF Executive Director Ann K. Gregorie, Mary Joseph, BRBA President
Michael S. Walsh and Amanda Stout are pictured above. Joseph and Stout
presented a check to the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation April 10, 2013.
Naya Wiley (center), a paralegal with Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell &
Berkowitz, PC, is the 2013 Paralegal of the Year. Photographed are Baton
Rouge Paralegal Association President Rebecca Arceneaux (left), Wiley and
Archie Kranske, chair of the Paralegal of the Year Committee.
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Brown to receive the LSBA YLD Pro Bono Award
Ryan Brown, an associate of
Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Blache, Balhoff
& McCollister, ALC, has been selected
to receive the LSBA Young Lawyers
Division Pro Bono Award. This award
will be presented in Sandestin Monday,
June 3, at 6:30 p.m. This award is given
to a young lawyer for commitment
and dedication to providing pro bono
services in his community.
Admitted to practice in 2007, Brown received his J.D.
from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Watts selected to receive LSBA Outstanding Young
Lawyer Award this summer
Jamie Hurst Watts, a partner with
the Long Law Firm LLP, will receive
the LSBA Outstanding Young Lawyer
Award at the LSBA Annual Conference
June 3, 2013, in Sandestin. Watts, a
past chair of the BRBA Young Lawyers
Section Council, is an outstanding
young lawyer because even with an
extremely active law practice, she finds
time to provide service to her profession while still being
dedicated to her family. As chair of the YLS, she worked
closely with the 19th JDC to begin the 50 Billable Hour
Club. In addition, she has served on the Holiday Star
Project, Summer Sizzlin’ CLE, Thirsty Thursday and Belly
Up with the Bar.
Self Help Resource Center of Baton Rouge receives
the 2013 Friend of Pro Bono Award
The Self Help Resource Center of Baton Rouge received
the 2013 Friend of Pro Bono Award at the 2013 LSBA Pro
Bono Publico and Children’s Law Awards ceremony held
at the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans Tuesday,
May 21, 2013, at 5 p.m.
Open two days a week and located at East Baton
Rouge Parish Family Court, this program is a joint venture
of the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation, East Baton Rouge
Parish Family Court, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services,
Southern University Law Center, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law
Center and the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.
BRBF Pro Bono Coordinator Emily Chambers lines up
volunteers and assists with the operation of the Self Help
Resource Center. The center does not provide direct legal
services, but rather it offers access to legal information,
court-approved forms and community resources to selfrepresented
litigants in the Family Court.
FORMER SOCIAL SECURITY JUDGE
PETER J. LEMOINE
Social Security Disability Law
Offices in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Cottonport
Adjunct Professor (1994-1997), Northwestern State University
MEMBER: American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association,
Avoyelles Parish Bar Association, National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives,
Legal Services for Purposes of Disability Committee (Louisiana State Bar Association).
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“Significant Work-Related Limitations of Function Under §12.05C,”
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“Crisis of Confidence: The Inadequacies of Vocational Evidence Presented at Social Security Disability Hearings.”
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June 2013

PHOTO BY PAMELA LABBE
PHOTO BY PAMELA LABBE
Southern University Law Center students Cherita McNeal, Cathy Gits and
LaClaire Matthews assisted with the the Dufrocq Elementary Thursday,
March 21, 2013, Easter egg hunts.
Students from Dufrocq Elementary expressed their gratitude during the
Easter egg hunts. Paralegal intern Donald Dominick is in costume.
Volunteers (pictured above) hid eggs and assisted with the Easter egg hunts
at Dufrocq Elementary Thursday, March 21, 2013. Erik Kjeldsen (standing
behind the bunny) chaired this year’s Easter Eggstravaganza.
BRBF Easter Eggstravaganza held multiple Easter
egg hunts for inner-city school children in March
A total of 21,292 plastic Easter eggs filled with candy
were collected this year by the Volunteer Committee for
the Easter Eggstravaganza program. Easter egg hunts
were held at three inner-city schools March 20-22, 2013.
On Wednesday, hunts were held at St. Francis Xavier; on
Thursday, March 21, the festivities took place at Dufrocq
Elementary; and on Friday, March 22, hunts were held at
University Terrace.
In addition, a donation of 5,420 Easter eggs was
made to Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge, so that
the agency could hold its own hunts for the HIV- or AIDSaffected
children they service. Erik Kjeldsen is the chair of
this year’s committee. Carole McGehee is the staff liaison
of the committee. Jeanne Rougeou and Mackenzie S. Ledet
are the co-chairs of the Volunteer Committee.
Special thanks to the following companies and firms for
their contributions: Adams & Reese; Attorney General’s
Office; Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell Berkowitz,
PC; Decuir, Clark & Adams, LLP; First Circuit Court of
Appeal; Go Physical Therapy; Harrison Law Firm; Jones
PHOTO BY PAMELA LABBE
Walker; Kean Miller, LLP; LSU Law School; Maricle &
Associates; Ogwyn Law Firm, LLC; Phelps Dunbar;
St. Joseph’s Academy (donated 9,382 Easter eggs); Shows,
Cali & Walsh, LLP; Southern University Law Center;
Steffes, Vingiello & McKenzie; Taylor, Porter, Brooks &
Phillips, LLP; Tri Delta Sorority; and the U.S. Attorney’s
Office.
Special thanks to the following individuals who
assisted with the year’s event: Jesse Bankston, Mittie
Bolton, Caroline Bon, Beau Brock, Brian Butler, Christie
Chapman, Linda Law Clark, Rebecca Clement, Francisca
Comeaux, Renee Crasto, Katie Curet, Donald Dominck,
Jennifer Durham, Cathy Gits, Nicole Gould, Katherine
Green, Grant Guillot, Carlo Gulina, Felicia Hamilton,
Jeannie Hendrickson, Carrie Jones, Laura Kaplan, Ann
Kaufman, Sherry King, Erik Kjeldsen, Brad Kline, Travis
LeBleu, Mackenzie Ledet, Tina Marshall, Stephanie
Marshall, LaClaire Matthews, Michelle Mayeux, Shanda
McClain, Cherita McNeal, David Ogwyn, Barbara
Parsons, Marsha Patterson, Janice Reeves, Jeff Robert,
Jeanne Rougeou, Allison Rovira, Hannah Rovira, Carmen
Ryland, Erin Sayes, Alese Scott, Xavier Semien, Susan
Severance, Megan Stanford, Gloria Wall, Mac Womack,
Kathy Whalen and Mary Ann White.
Belly Up receives Service to the Public Award
The 2012 Belly Up with the Bar event was nominated
for and received the LSBA’s Young Lawyers Section Service
to the Public Award. Belly Up, an annual cook-off contest
that raises funds for the BRBF youth education projects, is
one of the annual projects that the Young Lawyers Section
of the BRBA sponsors.
This annual cook-off, brewfest and outdoor party
with live music by Storywood was held at a new location
in 2012: Live Oak Arabian Stables. The new venue
provided more space and parking for the event, and gave
it western twist. The 14th annual event held Friday, Sept.
23, 2012, was attended by 660 persons. A total of 27
teams competed. Sponsors, ticket sales and a raffle helped
to raise $27,000.
The 2013 Belly Up with the Bar event will be held
Friday, Nov. 1, at Live Oak Arabian Stables.
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Swearing in ceremony and reception held for
Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois Jr.
Richard L. Bourgeois Jr. was sworn in Feb. 20, 2013,
as U.S. Magistrate Judge; however, a ceremonial swearingin
was held for him at the U. S. District Court for the
Middle District of Louisiana Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 4
p.m., and was coordinated by the U. S. District Court.
A reception, which followed the ceremony at 5
p.m., was hosted by the Baton Rouge Bar Association
at the Middleton Bar Center. The reception was catered
by Highland Porch and sponsored by the law firm of
Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga. BRBA
President Michael S. Walsh made remarks at the ceremony.
BRBA Executive Director Ann K. Gregorie coordinated
the reception.
Magistrate Judge Bourgeois will serve for a term of
eight years. He was previously employed as an Assistant
United States Attorney in Baton Rouge, where he served
as Deputy Criminal Chief.
Magistrate Judge Bourgeois is a magna cum laude
graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where he
was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He also served as
the Administrative Editor of the American Criminal Law
Review.
(L to R) Chief U. S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson, BRBA Executive Director
Ann K. Gregorie, Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy
Court Chief Judge Douglas Dodd and BRBA President Michael S. Walsh were
photographed during the reception, which was held Tuesday, April 16,
2013, at the Middleton Bar Center.
Associates and partners of the law firm of Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco,
Viator & Holinga, which sponsored the reception with the Baton Rouge
Bar Association, were in attendance at the April 16, 2013, reception at
the Middleton Bar Center. Photographed (fourth and fifth from left) are
Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois Jr. and his wife, Tam Bourgeois.
PHOTO BY PAMELA LABBE
PHOTO BY PAMELA LABBE
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Rubin receives distinguished attorney award
Michael Rubin of McGlinchey
Stafford, PLLC, received the Louisiana
Bar Foundation 2012 Distinguished
Attorney Award at the Louisiana Bar
Foundation Gala April 2013.
Throughout his career, Rubin
has been recognized by his peers as
an outstanding leader. He has served
as president of the American College
of Real Estate Lawyers, Louisiana State Bar Association,
Southern Conference of Bar Presidents (covering 17 state
bar associations), Bar Association of the U.S. Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals and the Baton Rouge Bar Association.
Rubin received his law degree from the LSU Paul M.
Hebert Law Center and his Bachelor of Arts degree with
honors from Amherst College.
Judge Richey receives 2013 Children’s Law Award
Judge Kathleen Stewart Richey
received the 2013 Children’s Law
Award during the 2013 LSBA Pro
Bono Publico and Children’s Law
Awards, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
For the last 22 years, Judge Richey
has served as the Division “A” Judge
of the EBR Parish Juvenile Court.
Through her capacity as Juvenile
Court Judge, Richey worked to interpret and enforce the
Louisiana’s Children Code and other statutes in a manner
that ensures due process, fair treatment and justice to
juveniles, parents, families and others appearing before
the court.
She is a graduate of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law
Center. She clerked for Judge Daniel W. LeBlanc from
August 1978 to August 1979, and was admitted to the
LSBA in 1979. Prior to serving the EBR Parish Office
as Public Defender, as Juvenile Public Defender, Staff
Attorney/Section Chief and Appellate Counsel, she
practiced law for four years with Richey and Price.
Shelly D. Dick sworn in as federal court judge
The U.S. District Court for
the Middle District of Louisiana
administered the Oath of Office to
Shelly D. Dick as U.S. District Judge
for the Middle District of Louisiana. A
1988 graduate of LSU Law School, she
was a founding partner of Forrester &
Dick, where she practiced since 1994.
Judge Dick was nominated April 25,
2012, and renominated Jan. 3, 2013. She was confirmed
by the U.S. Senate May 9, 2013.
Pierson to be honored for trial advocacy in June
Mary Olive “Ollie” Pierson was
selected to receive the 2013 Curtis R.
Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award.
A consummate litigator, Pierson has
pursued justice for her clients, rich
or poor, through effective and ethical
trial advocacy for more than 40 years.
During her practice, she has been a
fierce trial advocacy lawyer in many
high-profile cases and has been a strong community
leader. She received her law degree in 1970 from LSU
Law School, and began her law career as a law clerk for
Judge Pike Hall of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of
Appeal. Pierson practiced with the Law Office of Brown,
McKernan, Monsour & Screen after returning to Baton
Rouge and continued to practice with its successor firms
until 2004, when she opened her own law practice.
Pierson will be presented the award at the LSBA
General Assembly, in conjunction with the LSBA Annual
Meeting Thursday, June 6, 2013, at 11 a.m.
McKenzie honored for lifetime achievement
Gary K. McKenzie, a partner
with Steffes, Vingiello & McKenzie,
donated more than 1,000 hours of
his professional time and skill to
representing pro bono clients referred
to him by the BRBF Pro Bono Project.
In honor of his pro bono efforts,
McKenzie has been named the winner
of the 2013 Louisiana State Bar
Association David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement
Award, which was presented May 21, 2013, at the LSBA
Pro Bono Publico and Children’s Law Awards at the
Louisiana Supreme Court.
Hynes receives award for dedication to pro bono
Joanna B. Hynes, recipient of
the 2013 Pro Bono Publico Award,
dedicated more than 200 hours to
pro bono service in the last five years,
and represented more than 25 pro
bono clients in family matters. She
also serves as the BRBA Family Law
Section secretary.
Hynes, who is licensed to practice
in New York and Louisiana, earned a J.D. in 2002 from
Pepperdine University School of Law. She practices family
law as a solo practitioner.
Hynes received the 2013 Pro Bono Publico Award May
21, 2013, at the LSBA Pro Bono Publico and Children’s
Law Awards at the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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How to
establish
good rapport
with insurance
claims adjusters
BY JOEL K. MURPHY
Good rapport with people is essential to success in
most, if not all, endeavors. If you accept that statement
as true, then why do we, as lawyers, engage in behavior
designed to damage our rapport with the people who
can help us settle a client’s case before we file suit “The
people” to whom I refer are claims adjusters employed
by insurance companies and with whom we routinely
battle on behalf of our clients. In most cases, failure to
communicate with the adjuster is the biggest obstacle to
getting your client’s claim resolved.
To start, just like us, all insurance companies are
concerned with three things when evaluating a claim:
(1) liability; (2) medical causation; and (3) value. (For
purposes of this article, we’ll assume that liability is not
an issue.) The more information you can give the adjuster
about the above concerns during the course of the matter,
the more quickly you can get your client’s claim settled.
As stated above, communication is the key, but the
extent of most lawyers’ communication with an adjuster
is to send a letter of representation followed several
months later, if not longer, by a “pay-my-client-somemoney”
demand letter. In between these two is a lot of
time and possibly many phone calls from the adjuster that
go unreturned. Some will look at this statement and think,
“Hey, that is communication!” True, but it is not the type
of communication you need to establish a good rapport
with the adjuster and to ease the settlement process for
not only this case, but also for any future cases you will
have.
The truth is, at the time you send the demand
letter, you have probably lived with the case for at least
three months, if not longer, and you and your client are
READY TO SETTLE. (Your client, because he or she is
ready to move on with life, and you, because you need
to move on to other cases.) What we forget, however, is
the adjuster has not been living with this claim as you
have and does not have nearly the information about it
that you have. As you control the flow of information, if
there has been no communication with the adjuster other
than your two letters, the adjuster knows literally nothing
about the second and third concerns listed above, i.e.,
medical causation and value. Keeping the information
spigot closed throughout your client’s treatment and
recovery is the main reason we have a damaged, strained
or downright bad rapport with adjusters. Further, and
more importantly, without that information, the adjuster
is not in a position to offer your client any money.
To give you a little inside information about the way
claims handling is done, you should know that adjusters
typically average around 150 or more open claims files
at any given time. The bigger the organization for whom
the adjuster works, the greater chance there will be
specialization among adjusters and the greater the chance
the claim will have to be moved or reassigned to someone
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else, depending on the type of injury, the potential value
and/or the adjuster’s experience. As with any big thing,
though, it takes time to make those changes.
Initially, any claim that comes in will be classified
as a minor soft-tissue injury unless the crash report or
your letter of representation indicates otherwise. In all
likelihood, if it is initially classified as a minor injury,
your claim will be assigned to a low-level or frontline
adjuster who has a limited reserve authority. This adjuster
will maintain control of your case until such time as you
provide sufficient documentation to support a change in
the initial assessment. Once such information is provided,
the insurance company can take appropriate action to
have the matter reassigned to a new adjuster and to adjust
the loss reserve. But remember, it takes time to get these
changes made. It will not happen overnight.
In fact, it could take anywhere from 30 to 45 days to
have your case assigned to an appropriate adjuster, and
have that adjuster get up to speed on your client’s injuries
and treatment history and complete the reports required
to adjust the loss reserve. If the first time the adjuster sees
this large amount of information is in conjunction with the
demand letter, in all likelihood your case is not going to be
in a position, from the insurance company’s standpoint, to
be settled for at least six more weeks.
Further, if your client completes treatment close to
the end of the prescriptive period, then you are looking
at having to file suit to preserve your client’s rights, which
costs money and affects your client’s total recovery amount.
If you have to file suit, at that point the adjuster may say,
“Let’s get our lawyer involved and let him deal with this.”
If, however, you had chosen to share information with
the adjuster as it became available, either via a letter or a
phone conversation, then chances are the proper adjuster
would be assigned and the appropriate reserves in place
before you send your demand letter, which means you
could expect a quicker response from the adjuster and a
quicker settlement.
Speaking of phone conversations, we, as lawyers,
routinely ignore calls from adjusters, but keep in mind
that phone conversations are a great way to quickly
update an adjuster on the status of your client’s injuries
and treatment. The adjuster can put that information into
his or her claim diary, which is then used to prepare the
various reports required by the claims supervisor. These
reports can then result in a change in the assigned adjuster,
as well as the loss reserves, if necessary.
What we gain by sharing information on a given case
is more than just one case getting resolved more quickly
than it might. We also gain:
1. Good rapport with the initial adjuster. Establishing
good will with this adjuster, who you will probably deal
with again in the future, is a great thing. This adjuster will
likely let his or her coworkers know about dealings with
you, which can be to your benefit even if you have not
yet dealt with some or many of the other adjusters in the
company. By sharing, we have allowed the initial adjuster
to also provide pertinent information to a supervisor in a
timely manner, which allows the claim to be reviewed and
initial determinations revised if necessary.
In the last-minute-demand scenario, in most instances
the initial adjuster will be called on the carpet for not
providing critical information sooner. That adjuster is not
likely to think kindly of you and will probably remember
you when he or she comes across another of your cases in
the future. In addition, that adjuster will spread the bad
experience with you to other adjusters.
2. Good rapport with the adjuster reassigned to the
case. You will develop good rapport with the new adjuster
because he or she is happy to have received this new case
with sufficient lead time to become comfortable with
it and its issues, as well as to have time to prepare the
required reports in support of the reassignment decision
and the need to adjust the loss reserves. It also allows this
adjuster an opportunity to reach out to you and begin
the process of establishing good lines of communication
moving forward. Again, these actions will engender good
will toward you by this adjuster who has not been placed
“behind the eight ball.”
In the last-minute-demand scenario, the new adjuster
is not going to be pleased to suddenly have a bucket full of
information with a demand in a case the adjuster knows
nothing about and has not had a chance to review. Plus,
depending on the prescription date of the claim, all your
work may be for naught if you still have to go ahead and
file suit. At that point, the new adjuster is likely going to
sit back and let the company’s lawyer put you through
your paces before being willing to consider settlement.
Adjusters consider it payback, and it is really something
adjusters do. Bad will in regard to future dealings is
guaranteed with this adjuster.
3. Quicker resolution. By sharing information as the
claim progresses, you have allowed the proper adjuster
to be assigned to your case and the loss reserves to be
adequately established so that when your demand letter
reaches the adjuster’s desk, even if it contains some new
information, the adjuster can review it quickly and be in
a position within days, instead of weeks, to respond and
begin settlement talks.
By being willing to share information on your claim as
you get it, you have made the life of the person controlling
the money, i.e., the adjuster, easier. This is an important
thing. While you may not end up friends with the adjuster,
it can and will create that rapport and good will on which
you can rely in the future.
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Courts nix balance billing BY YIGAL BANDER
“Balance billing” is the attempt of a health-care
provider to bill a health insurance plan at the contracted
rate and then bill the patient for the difference between
the contracted rate and the full rate. Both balance billing
and the attempt to collect the full, undiscounted amount
directly from the patient without billing the health insurer
are prohibited by the provider contracts of most health
plans, and by the Louisiana’s Health Care Consumer
Billing and Disclosure Protection Act, La. R.S. 22:1871, et
seq. Section 22:1874(A)(1) of the Act explicitly prohibits
a contracted provider from “discount billing, dual billing,
attempting to collect from, or collecting from an enrollee
or insured a health insurance issuer liability or any amount
in excess of the contracted reimbursement rate for covered
health care services.” Section 22:1874(B) provides that
“[n]o contracted health care provider may maintain any
action at law against an enrollee or insured for a health
insurance issuer liability or for payment of any amount
in excess of the contracted reimbursement rate for such
services.” This would seem to include a lien.
Some providers, relying on a 2005 Attorney General
opinion, made it a practice in injury cases to lien the
liability insurer and the plaintiff’s lawyer
instead of billing the health insurer, with
varying results. This practice has now
stopped in the wake of two recent district
court rulings.
In Safeway Insurance Company of
La. v. Abshire, 1 the court ruled that West
Calcasieu Cameron Hospital was required
both by contract and by law to bill the
health insurer and accept the insurer’s
payment in full satisfaction. And in Deselle
v. Acadian Ambulance Service, 2 a classaction
suit, the court found that filing a lien
against the liability insurer is the same as
taking money from the plaintiff, and held
that Acadian Ambulance was in violation
of the law by filing liens against liability
insurers and plaintiff attorneys when it had
contracts with the health insurers. Acadian
was ordered to pay $6.8 million in special
damages and enjoined from continuing the
practice of balance billing. There will be a
separate trial on general damages.
Abshire and Deselle are district court
cases. Deselle is on appeal, but given
previous rulings by the Third Circuit, it is
likely the judgment will stand. Balance billing by contracted
providers is over for now.
Balance billing in Medicaid has also been an issue. In
2008 the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
promulgated a “Rule” allowing Medicaid providers to
collect from Medicaid at the Medicaid rate and then file
a lien against the liability insurer. This rule appeared to
contradict both state and federal statutory law, but not
until Taylor v. State of Louisiana, through the Dept. of
Health & Hospitals, 3 did a Louisiana court decide the
issue. Taylor granted summary judgment in favor of the
injured plaintiff, holding, as have other courts, 4 that the
DHH rule is preempted by federal Medicaid law, which
does not allow a provider to balance bill.
Lee Hoffoss and T. Claude Devall of Lake Charles
were the lead plaintiff attorneys in all three cases.
1
08-5423 (14th JDC/Calcasieu Parish 5/11/11).
2
10-5885 (12th JDC/Avoyelles Parish 12/20/12).
3
09-1068 (M.D.La. 3/19/2013).
4
See Miller v. Wladyslaw Estate, 547 F.3d 273 (5th Cir. 2008).
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WHAT I’VE LEARNED:
Interview with Louis D. Curet
BY ED WALTERS
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAMELA LABBE
VITAL STATISTICS
Age: 85
Born & Raised: New Roads, La.
Parents: (Occupations) Father – A.B. Curet, county agricultural agent;
Mother – Rose Gosserand Curet, school teacher
Siblings: Adolph Bernard Curet Jr., age 89, journalist
Spouse: Jean Harvey Curet, deceased
Children: Jeanne Curet James (married to David M. James)
Grandchildren: David M. James Jr., deceased;
Sarah “Sally” James; William Louis James; Carter Curet James
Education: Poydras High School, New Roads, La., Class of 1944;
LSU – B.A. 1947; LSU – J.D. 1950
Law Practice: 1950 - 2005 in Baton Rouge
Growing up I always wanted to be an attorney. My uncle,
Louis H. Gosserand, practiced law in New Orleans and I
wanted to practice with him. He died in 1948, two years
before I finished law school.
The best advice I ever got was to believe in yourself, aim
high, have goals and stay focused.
The best advice I ever gave was to think positive.
The best lesson I ever learned was dedication and
commitment are key to success and you don’t have to be a
genius to succeed.
I was always taught to be honest and practice the golden
rule.
Being a lawyer allowed me to meet many people and
develop long-time friendships with clients and attorneys.
I always looked up to my aunt, Rita Gosserand, who
taught school at Poydras for 40 years; my father, who
knew just about every family in Pointe Coupee Parish and
lived a life of service to the community; and my mother,
who was an angel – very religious, but who insisted that I
study hard, learn piano and take elocution lessons. I gave
public speeches at age five.
One of the jobs I had as a kid was selling cooking pears
and pecans. We had an orchard, and I would climb in the
trees and on ladders to pick pears and throw them down to
young boys who lived on the property. I had signs painted
and printed. We delivered pears on bicycles. I still pick
pears, but deliver them to Carol Ann Blitzer, who makes
preserves and gives me two to three jars every year.
My parents taught me to be honest, religious and
disciplined.
If I could, I would have played high school football, but
the school did not have a team.
The truth is essential.
The turning point in my life was when ... I never had a
turning point; I was always committed to becoming an
attorney.
I think most people should try to determine at a young age
what they would like to do with their lives.
The best lawyers I tried cases against were Robert
Vandaworker (deceased) of Taylor Porter and Marian
Mayer Berkett of Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles of New
Orleans. She is still living and alert at age 100.
The best judges were Coleman Lindsey, Jess Johnson and
Alvin Rubin.
If I was in charge, I would try my best to achieve my goal
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and would expect everyone on my
staff to do likewise.
The older I get, the more accepting I
get of those with different standards,
opinions and beliefs. I have mellowed
a bit.
The most important person I’ve ever
met was Ronald Reagan.
I wish for continued good heath and
cognizance in my final years.
I miss my wife, Jean, who died in
2000, and my partner with whom I
practiced for 55 years, Sam D’Amico.
I’ve never been able to speak without a regional accent.
Some call it a Creole accent.
I’d like to be 26 again because I could play tennis again,
which was my favorite sport for most of my life.
The three non-family members, dead or alive, that I would
like to have dinner with are Winston
Churchill, Douglas McArthur and
William F. Buckley Jr.
If I hadn’t been a lawyer, I might have
been a radio announcer.
I have the most fun traveling abroad,
particularly in France.
The last book I read was Eleanor
of Aquitane. She was the mother of
Richard the Lionhearted. She was
married to the King of France and
later to the King of England.
On my iPod I listen to … I have no computer. I listen to
Public Broadcasting Channel 89.3 FM and WJBO AM.
I like to travel abroad. I love the French language and I
can practice using it in France and some other countries,
like Switzerland.
The person who inspired me to seek a legal career was
my uncle, Louis H. Gosserand, who practiced law in
GAIL’S GRAMMAR
Two words that are frequently confused
are discrete and discreet. They sound
the same and came from the same Latin
root, but they have acquired different
meanings. Discrete means separate or
distinct and is applied to things and ideas;
discreet means prudent or circumspect
and is applied to people. One way to
remember which is which is that the e’s
in discrete, which means separate, are
separated by the t.
EXAMPLE: We trusted Jane, who is
discreet, so we told her about Jack’s
surprise birthday treat made of discrete
layers of chocolate cake, vanilla ice
cream and caramel.
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New Orleans. He finished Tulane in
1905 and in 1907 went to France to
study French. He taught school in
several parishes, including a stint at
“Boys High” in New Orleans, which
became Warren Easton. After he was
admitted to the Bar, he gave a lot of
speeches. He had no children, but he
wrote speeches for me to deliver as
a child. When I was five years old, I
memorized a speech on the depression
of 1932, and I delivered the speech at
a Parish Fair in New Roads. I planned
to practice law with him, but he died
in 1948, two years before I finished
law school.
When I started practice, I soon got to know most of the
attorneys in Baton Rouge. After a couple of years, I knew
the phone numbers of many firms by heart. The largest
firms in Baton Rouge when I finished law school and the
number of lawyers in each firm, according to the Baton
Rouge City Directory of 1950, were as follows: Taylor,
Porter, Brooks, Fuller & Phillips, predecessor of Taylor
Porter (nine lawyers); Watson, Blanche, Fridge, Wilson
& Posner, predecessor of Watson,
Blanche, Wilson & Posner (six
lawyers); Sanders, Miller, Downing,
Rubin & Kean, predecessor of Kean
Miller (five lawyers); Breazeale,
Sachse & Wilson (five lawyers);
Albritton, Ware, Litton & West
(four lawyers); Huckabay, Seale &
Kelton, predecessor of Seale, Smith,
Zuber & Barnette (four lawyers);
Borron, Owen, Borron & Delahaye
(three lawyers); Brumfield, Hebert &
Rush (three lawyers), predecessor of
Hebert, Spencer, Cusimano & Fry;
Kizer, Heaton & Craig, predecessor
of Kizer, Hood & Morgan (three
lawyers); Cadwallader & Dameron (three lawyers);
Landry, Landry & Hunter (three lawyers); Percy, Wirtz &
Macmurdo (three lawyers); Hirsch, Greene & Barker (two
lawyers); Durrett & Hardin (two lawyers); and Kantrow
& West (two lawyers), predecessor of Kantrow, Spaht,
Weaver & Blitzer. The total number of attorneys listed in
the City Directory in 1950 was 181.
The earliest Baton Rouge Bar Association record of
membership, which is from 1961, included 343 members.
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8 - 9 a.m. – Professionalism: Alcohol & Drug Abuse in the Legal Profession
— Speaker: J.E. “BUDDY” STOCKWELL III, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOUISIANA LAWYERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
9 - 10 a.m. – Ethics — Speaker: MICHAEL S. WALSH, LEE & WALSH
10 - 11 a.m. – Law Office Management — Speaker: TOBIN J. EASON, WEISS & EASON
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. – Professionalism — Speaker: JUDGE GUY HOLDRIDGE
COST: $50 for BRBA members age 39 or younger; $100 for all other BRBA members; $150 for non-BRBA members.
“No shows” will be billed. Reservations may be transferred but not canceled after 12 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
Fill out form with credit card information and fax to: 225-344-4805 or mail form with a check payable to:
BRBA, 544 Main Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801. Or register online at www.BRBA.org.
Bar Roll No.________________________________ Email _____________________________________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________ Firm________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City ___________________________________________________________________________________ State ____________ Zip __________________
Phone ______________________________________________________________ Fax ______________________________________________________
If paying by credit card, please include the following:
Name on credit card_________________________________ Type of card: (circle one): MC VISA AmericanExpress Discover
Card Number:______________________________________
Exp. Date: __________________ Security code: ___________________
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In comparison, current BRBA membership is 2,500.
In undergraduate school, I had the pleasure of serving as a member of
the LSU Honor Court when Mack E. Barham was Chief Justice. He
later served with distinction as a member of the Louisiana Supreme
Court. Robert Vandaworker succeeded Mack Barham as a Chief
Justice of the Student Honor Court, and after finishing law school, he
became one of the best trial attorneys in Baton Rouge. I was fortunate
indeed to have had early contacts with these luminaries of the Bench
and Bar of Louisiana.
I served as president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association in 1972.
Although I retired from active practice Dec. 31, 2005, I continue to
be active in civic and charitable activities. I serve on several boards,
including the Board of the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical
Society, of which I am membership chairman.
I believe the secret of
longevity is to be active
and participate in civic
and professional activities
as long as you are able.
Such activities have paid
big dividends for me, and
I believe have extended
my life.
While Bonnie Glen (pictured right), which is on the
National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1830, the
chapel (above) was built recently on the family property
near New Roads, La. Louis D. Curet is photographed at
the entrance of this chapel on page 18 of this month’s
Around the Bar magazine.
12345 Perkins Road, Building One
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
www.lawbr.net
MEETING ROOM
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
FOR DEPOSITIONS
& MEDIATIONS
BRBA members can
reserve conference rooms for $50
per day ($25 per half day) per room.
Non-members receive a rate
of $250 per day
($125 per half day) per room.
To book space
or for more information,
contact Meredith French
at 225-344-4803
or meredith@BRBA.org.
welcomes
Monica M. Vela-Vick
Monica M. Vela-Vick is a new associate at
Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, LLC.
She is admitted to practice in Louisiana,
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Monica is
a graduate of Rice University (B.A., 2004)
and the University of Michigan Law School
(J.D., 2007), where she served on the
Editorial Board of the Michigan Journal of
Gender and Law and as Chair of the Latino
Law Students Association. She is a former
law clerk to the Hon. Donna Woelpper of
the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Ms. Vela-Vick will be working on the firm’s
civil litigation matters as she begins to build
a family law and Social Security practice.
544 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
www.BRBA.org
Monica M. Vela-Vick
vela-vick@lawbr.net
Phone: 225.236.3636 • Fax: 225.236.3650
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June 2013

Baton Rouge Bar Association 2013 Summer CLE Seminar Series
This series of continuing legal education seminars teaches the fundamentals needed to build your law practice.
LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE: Sessions are limited in size to 25 attendees and are designed to be hands-on.
PARKING: Included in the seminar price. OPTIONAL LUNCH AND Q&A AVAILABLE: This is an optional opportunity for you to ask the presenters additional
questions. CORE CURRICULUM OFFERINGS: Ethics or Professionalism will be offered during each 4-hour seminar, of which there are five in the 2013 Summer CLE
Seminar Series. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Meredith French at 225-344-4803 or meredith@BRBA.org. Cancellations received within 48 hours of each seminar
may be subject to penalty. “No shows” will be billed. FAX COMPLETED FORM TO 225-344-4805.
INDIVIDUAL SEMINAR PRICING
Early registration is available for seminar registrations received by the Wednesday prior to each seminar.
After that date, late registration rates apply.
• Member rates for BRBA members admitted to the bar PRIOR TO 2011—Early registration: $100; Late registration: $125;
• Member rates for BRBA members admitted to the bar in 2011, 2012 and 2013 —Early registration: $50; Late registration: $75;
• Non-member rates—Early registration: $160; Late registration: $180.
• All seminars are from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION FORM – PLEASE SELECT THE SEMINARS YOU PLAN TO ATTEND & YOUR DESIRED PRICING:
CLE Seminars:
Pricing Choices:
____ Nuts & Bolts of Workers’ Compensation & Personal Injury – May 31 (CLE Credit: 4) ____ Individual Seminar
Corporate Sponsor: Total Care Injury & Pain Centers
____ Materials only ($50/seminar)
____ Nuts & Bolts of Motion Practice – June 21 (CLE Credit: 4)
____ Nuts & Bolts of Family Law – June 28 (CLE Credit: 4)
Optional Lunch:
____ Nuts & Bolts of Estate Planning – Aug. 9 (CLE Credit: 4)
____ YES, I plan to stay after the
____ Nuts & Bolts of Successions – Aug. 16 (CLE Credit: 4)
CLE for the Lunch and Q&A.
Bar Roll No.__________________________
Name____________________________________________________ Firm_______________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________
City ________________________________________________________ State ____________ Zip ___________________
Phone ________________________________________________ Fax __________________________________________
Email ___________________________________________________
LAW OFFICES OF M.D. BREAUX, LLC
Michael D. Breaux
Attorney at Law
Loyola Law School Graduate • 20 Years Experience
P.O. Box 566 • Prairieville, LA 70769
225-644-8213 • Fax 225-644-5236
Toll Free 1-866-501-MDMD (6363)
www.attorneymdbreaux.com
Social Security Disability • Short and Long Term Disability • LASERS Disability
Also a member of Sokolove Law, LLC
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foundation footnotes
PRO BONO PROJECT & TEEN COURT REPORTS FOR APRIL
PRO BONO PROJECT REPORT
We would like to thank our
Pro Bono Project volunteers
for their contributions during
April.
The Thirst for Justice solo
practitioner volunteer was
Byron Kantrow. Thirst for
Justice volunteers practicing
with a firm were Caroline
Bond, Beth Everett, William
Fell, Grant Guillot, Carrie
Jones, Megan Stafford, Mary Ann White and Jacqueline
Wilson, Shows, Cali & Walsh; and Renee Crasto, Melissa
Grand, and Robert Wooley, Adams and Reese.
The Ask-A-Lawyer volunteers were Jim Austin,
Adams and Reese; Barbara Baier; Terry Bonnie; and
Emily Ziober.
The Self Help Resource Center attorney volunteers
were Roy Bergeron, Brandi Cole, Annette Peltier, Alex
Velazquez, Phelps Dunbar; Terry Bonnie; Ryan Brown,
Roedel, Parsons; Nicolette Colly, Louisiana Dept.
of Justice; Dean Esposito, The Law Firm of Ezim &
Associates; Raveen Hills, Hanna Thomas, Southeast
Louisiana Legal Services; Raushanah Hunter; Judy
Martin, Franciscan Legal Services; Tracy Morganti,
Adams and Reese; Lauren Nero; Jennifer Gauthreaux
Prescott, deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus & Fruge; and
Sarah Thigpen, LeClere Law Firm.
The students volunteering with our outreach clinics
included Justin Bello, Kathryn Dufrene, LSU Paul M.
Hebert Law Center; and Carmen Ryland, Southern
University Law Center.
The following volunteers accepted pro bono cases
in April: Samantha R. Ackers; Steven Adams; Mari
Bartholomew; Ashley Bynum, McGlinchey Stafford
PLLC; Madeline Carbonette; Booker Carmichael,
Murray & Murray; Wren’nel Gibson; Shelley Harrison,
Kean Miller, LLP; Joanna Hynes; La’Gretta Lazard; Gary
McKenzie, Steffes, Vingiello & McKenzie; Jamie Polozola,
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; Doreen Taravella; Sirena
Wilson, Murray & Murray.
TEEN COURT REPORT
Raveen Hills, Matthew Nowlin, Monica Vela-Vick and
Tavares Walker served as judges for the April hearings.
JUNIOR PARTNERS ACADEMY
Ten classes of second- through fifth-grade students at
Dalton Elementary School and Southern University Lab
School learned about contracts through the interactive
presentation “Candy Bar Contract.” Steve Carleton,
Preston J. Castille Jr., Melanie Fields, Gail Grover,
Jamie Gurt, Raveen Hills, Weldon Hill and Wendy Shea
conducted the presentations, along with LSU Law Center
volunteers Emily Kunst and Elli McKean.
Teen Court of Greater Baton Rouge is funded by a grant from the
Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (formerly the Office of Youth
Development), a grant from the Louisiana Bar Foundation’s IOLTA
program and from the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation. This project is
also supported in part by Grant No. 2009-JF-FX-0059 awarded by the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this
document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the
official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
TEEN COURT OF
GREATER BATON ROUGE
needs attorneys to volunteer
to assist with the program.
To find out more, contact Donna Buuck
at 225-214-5556 or donna@brba.org
or R. Lynn Smith Haynes
at 225-214-5564 or lynn@brba.org.
The Pro Bono Project is financially assisted by the Interest on Lawyers’
Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Program of the Louisiana Bar Foundation;
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services; Family, District and City Court
Filing Fees and the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation.
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contact Pamela at (225) 214-5560
or email: pamela@BRBA.org
Duty Court
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19 TH JDC CIVIL COURT
June 3-June 14
Judge Caldwell
June 17-June 28
Judge Fields
July 1-July 12
Judge Morvant
July 15-July 26
Judge Kelley
July 29-Aug. 9
Judge Hernandez
Aug. 12-Aug. 23
Judge Clark
Aug. 26-Sept. 9
Judge Bates
19 TH JDC CRIMINAL COURT***
May 31-June 7
Judge White
June 7-June 14
Judge Marabella
June 14-June 21
Judge Anderson
June 21-June 28
Judge Erwin
June 28-July 5
Judge Jackson
July 5-July 12
Judge Daniel
July 12-July 19
Judge Moore
July 19-July 26
Judge Johnson
July 26-Aug. 2
Judge White
Aug. 2-Aug. 9
Judge Marabella
Aug. 9-Aug. 16
Judge Anderson
Aug. 16-Aug. 23
Judge Erwin
Aug. 23-Aug. 30
Judge Jackson
BATON ROUGE CITY COURT*
May 27-June 2
Judge Alexander
June 3-June 9
Judge Ponder
June 10-June 16
Judge Davis
June 17-June 23
Judge Temple
June 24-June 30
Judge Wall
July 1-July 7
Judge Alexander
July 8-July 14
Judge Ponder
July 15-July 21
Judge Davis
July 22-July 28
Judge Temple
July 29-Aug. 14
Judge Wall
Aug. 15-Aug. 11
Judge Alexander
Aug. 12-Aug. 18
Judge Ponder
Aug. 19-Aug. 25
Judge Davis
Aug. 26-Sept. 1
Judge Temple
FAMILY COURT**
June 3-June 7
Ad Hoc
June 10-June 14
Judge Baker
June 17-June 21
Judge Lassalle
June 24-June 26
Judge Baker
June 27-June 28 Judge Woodruff-White
July 1-July 4 Judge Woodruff-White
July 5
Judge Baker
July 8-July 12
Judge Day
July 15-July 19
Judge Lassalle
July 22-July 25
Judge Baker
July 26
Judge Woodruff-White
July 29-Aug. 2 Judge Woodruff-White
Aug. 5-Aug. 9
Judge Day
Aug. 12-Aug. 16
Judge Lassalle
Aug. 19-Aug. 23
Judge Baker
Aug. 26-Aug. 31 Judge Woodruff-White
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June 1-June 30
Judge Richey
July 1-July 31 Judge Taylor-Johnson
Aug. 1-Aug. 31
Judge Richey
NOTE: Duty Court changes at 5 p.m. each Friday unless
otherwise specifi ed.
*City Court’s Duty Court schedule changes each Monday at 8
a.m.
**Family Court’s Duty Court schedule changes at 4 p.m. each
Friday
***19th JDC Criminal Court changes each Friday at noon
Monday, May 27
Thursday, July 4
COURT HOLIDAYS
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Independence Day
SHARED LAW OFFICE SPACE
available in the historic St. Charles House
at 201 St. Charles St. in Baotn Rouge (one
block from 19th JDC & City Court). Area for
support staff, off-street parking, conference
room, copier, phone answering, fax & Internet
access. Call Dale Baringer: 225-383-9953.
LAW OFFICE SHERWOOD FOREST AREA.,
ideal for solo practitioner up to three offices with
room for secretary. Common offi ce building
with three attorneys. Ample parking. High
ceilings. Includes water, lawn, and electricity.
Phone system in place and included. Copier/
Fax/Internet included. Pricing from $650. Call
Greg at 225-266-4130 to see.
LAW OR PROFESSIONAL
offi ce suites available in well-known Perkins
Road building. Waiting room with receptionist.
Access to various size conference rooms. Call
Pam at 225-766-1100 for more information.
OFFICE FURNITURE FOR SALE:
Wood u-shaped desk with overhead storage
& wardrobe cabinet. Entertainment unit. Two
bookcases. All in dark cherry wood fi nish.
Manufactured by Kimball Offi ce Furniture.
Gently used. $11,000 retail value. Selling for
$6,000. Contact Mary at 225-235-5558.
ENJOY EVENT PLANNING
The BRBA Law Expo Committee is looking
for new members. If you are a current
BRBA member would like to help plan
this annual fundraiser/event/tradeshow,
please contact Pamela at pamela@brba.
org or 225-214-5560. The event will be held
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013.
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be held at the Baton Rouge Bar offi ce.
Calendar of Events
Ongoing: Every Wednesday & Thursday, 3-5 p.m.,
Thirst for Justice takes place at St. Vincent de Paul.
Ongoing: Every Tuesday & Thursday,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Self Help Resource Center,19th JDC
1 Teen Court Training, 8:45 a.m.,
EBR Parish Juvenile Court
2 Summer School for Judges, jointly held
with the LSBA Annual Conference,
Sandestin, Fla.
3 Summer School for Judges, jointly held
with the LSBA Annual Conference,
Sandestin, Fla.
4 YLS Council meeting, 12 p.m.;
Summer School for Judges, jointly held
with the LSBA Annual Conference,
Sandestin, Fla.
5 Bench Bar Conference Committee
meeting, 12 p.m.;
Summer School for Judges, jointly held
with the LSBA Annual Conference,
Sandestin, Fla.
6 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9-11:30 a.m.,
Delmont Service Center;
LSBA Annual Conference, Sandestin
8 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
Greenwell Springs Library
10 Teen Court Hearing, EBR Juvenile
Court, 6 p.m.
11 Finance Committee meeting, 7:30 a.m.;
Executive Committee meeting, 8 a.m.
12 Pro Bono Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
14 June Bar Luncheon, De La Ronde Hall,
starts at 11:45 a.m. Speaker: LSU Men’s
Basketball Head Coach Johnny Jones
17 CLE Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
18 Construction Law Section
meeting, 11:45 a.m.
19 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9-11:30 a.m.,
Catholic Charities;
Publications Committee, 8:30 a.m.
20 Public Law Practice Section
meeting, 12 p.m.
21 Law Expo Committee meeting, 12 p.m.;
Nuts & Bolts CLE Seminar, 8 a.m.
24 Teen Court Hearing, EBR Juvenile
Court, 6 p.m.
26 Bench Bar Conference Committee
meeting, 12 p.m.;
Youth Education Committee meeting,
12 p.m.
27 YLS Sidebar Luncheon, 12 p.m.
28 Nuts & Bolts CLE Seminar, 8 a.m.
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contact Pamela at (225) 214-5560
or email: pamela@BRBA.org
Calendar of Events
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Ongoing: Every Wednesday & Thursday, 3-5 p.m.,
Thirst for Justice takes place at St. Vincent de Paul.
Ongoing: Every Tuesday & Thursday,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Self Help Resource Center,19th JDC
2 YLS Council meeting, 12 p.m.
4 Bar Offi ce Closed – Independence Day
9 Finance Committee meeting, 7:30 a.m.;
Executive Committee meeting, 8 a.m.
13 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9-11:30 a.m.,
River Center Library
15 CLE Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
17 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9-11:30 a.m.,
Catholic Charities
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19 Summer Sizzlin’ CLE, 8 a.m. (Sponsored
by the Young Lawyers Section)
24 Ask-A-Lawyer workshop, 9-11:30 a.m.,
Livingston Senior Activity Center,
949 Government St.,
Denham Springs, La. 70726;
Youth Education Committee meeting,
12 p.m.
26 Law Expo Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
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INTERESTED IN YOUTH EDUCATION
The BRBF and BRBA has plenty of committees
for you to join, if you are interested in the
future of our youth. Contact Donna Buuck at
225-214-5556 or donna@brba.org to find out
what committee might be best for you.
OCTOBER BAR LUNCHEON:
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, L’Auberge Casino &
Hotel Baton Rouge. Up to 3.0 hours of CLE
available. More information to come. For
booth rental information, contact Pamela
Labbe at 225-214-5560 or pamela@brba.
org. For luncheon registration information,
contact Meredith French at 225-344-4803 or
meredith@brba.org.
Take a pro bono
case today!
Contact Robin at 225-214-5561
(robin@brba.org)
or Emily at 225-214-5558
(emily@brba.org)
to volunteer.
L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge • 777 L’Auberge Ave.
& October Bar Luncheon
Thursday, Oct. 3
• Up to 3.0 Hours of CLE Available
• H. Alston Johnson III’s Legislative Update
• October Bar Luncheon
• Tradeshow Booths & Sponsorships
• Win Great Prizes
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be held at the Baton Rouge Bar offi ce.
Calendar of Events
AUGUST 2013
Ongoing: Every Wednesday & Thursday, 3-5 p.m.,
Thirst for Justice takes place at St. Vincent de Paul.
Ongoing: Every Tuesday & Thursday,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Self Help Resource Center,19th JDC
1 Bench Bar Conference, Perdido Beach
Resort, Orange Beach, Ala.
2 Bench Bar Conference, Perdido Beach
Resort, Orange Beach, Ala.;
1 p.m. - Board of Directors meeting
at Perdido Beach Resort
3 Bench Bar Conference, Perdido Beach
Resort, Orange Beach, Ala.
6 Ask-A-Lawyer legal clinic,
9:30-11:30 a.m., Scotlandville Library;
YLS Council meeting, 12 p.m.
7 Ask-A-Lawyer legal clinic,
9:30-11:30 a.m., Livingston Library;
Volunteer Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
9 Nuts & Bolts CLE Seminar, 8 a.m.
13 Finance Committee meeting, 7:30 a.m.;
Executive Committee meeting, 8 a.m.;
Workers’ Compensation Section meeting,
12 p.m., location: TBA
14 Pro Bono Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
15 Family Law Section meeting, 12 p.m.,
Juban’s
16 Nuts & Bolts CLE Seminar, 8 a.m.;
Annual Softball Tournament,
Oak Villa Park, time: TBA
17 Annual Softball Tournament,
Oak Villa Park, time: TBA
19 CLE Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
21 Ask-A-Lawyer legal clinic, 9-11:30 a.m.,
Catholic Charities
22 LRIS Committee meeting, 12 p.m.
24 Ask-A-Lawyer legal clinic,
9:30-11:30 a.m., Jones Creek Regional
Branch Library
27 Lunchtime Conversations with
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Judge Douglas Dodd, 12 p.m.
28 Youth Education Committee, 12 p.m.
For booth rental info., contact Pamela Labbe at pamela@brba.org or 225-214-5560.
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UPCOMING BRBA
CLE SEMINARS
CONSTRUCTION LAW SECTION:
ARBITRATING CONSTRUCTION
LAW CLAIMS
June 18, 2013
Middleton Bar Center, 544 Main St.
NUTS & BOLTS OF
MOTION PRACTICE
June 21, 2013
Middleton Bar Center, 544 Main St.
NUTS & BOLTS OF FAMILY LAW
June 28, 2013
Middleton Bar Center, 544 Main St.
YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION
SUMMER SIZZLIN’ CLE
July 19, 2013
Middleton Bar Center, 544 Main St.
BENCH BAR CONFERENCE
Aug . 1-3, 2013
Perdido Beach Resort,
Orange Beach, Ala.
NUTS & BOLTS OF
ESTATE PLANNING
Aug. 9, 2013
Middleton Bar Center, 544 Main St.
FAMILY LAW SECTION
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Aug. 15, 2013
Juban’s Restaurant, 3739 Perkins Rd.
NUTS & BOLTS OF SUCCESSIONS
Aug. 16, 2013
Middleton Bar Center, 544 Main St.
ELECTRONICALLY STORED
INFORMATION
Sept. 12, 2013
TBA
LAW EXPO CLE SEMINARS
(UP TO 3.0 HOURS, INCLUDING
AN ETHICS AND A PROFESSIONALISM)
Oct. 3, 2013
L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge
777 L’Auberge Ave.
For more information,
call Meredith French:
225-344-4803
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