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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
22 Around the Bar
June 2013