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Hon. Brian A. Jackson
Hon. Brian A. Jackson is Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana. He received his JD from Southern
University School of Law, where he served as the editor-inchief
of the Southern University Law Review; he received his LL.M.
from Georgetown University Law Center. Judge Jackson was a
member of the U.S. Department of Justice for over 16 years, during
which time he practiced law as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, an Associate
Deputy Attorney General, and as the court-appointed U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana. In 2002, he entered
private practice as a partner at the law firm of Liskow & Lewis. He
served as chair of Liskow’s white collar defense practice group
and on the firm’s board of directors. In 2010, he was appointed to
the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Judge Jackson is a fellow of the
American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the National Association of Former United
States Attorneys, and a member of the Federal Judges Association. He previously served
on the admissions committee for the Louisiana Supreme Court, during which time he wrote
the examination on Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Evidence. In 2013, Judge Jackson
was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve on the Judicial Resources Committee
of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
Sharon E. Jones
Sharon E. Jones is a diversity consultant who specializes in
providing diversity/inclusion consulting and training to law firms,
corporations and other types of organizations. She is the president
of Jones Diversity Group, LLC. Jones is a graduate of Harvard
Law School and Harvard College. She is the past president
of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Chicago; she served
as the Program Chair and created the innovative monthly BWLA
Roundtable luncheon series designed to increase mentoring and
networking opportunities for its members. Jones is immediate past
president of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association. She has
also served as a consultant to the ABA General Counsel Steering
Committee to the Minority Counsel Program. She is the former
chair of the Chicago Bar Association Committee on Racial & Ethnic
Diversity and was instrumental in the 2006 adoption of the association’s Diversity Initiative
and Commitments on Racial & Ethnic Diversity. Jones is a co-author of a guide published by
the ABA in May 2004 titled, “Walking the Talk: Creating a Law Firm Culture Where Women
Succeed.”
Paul C. Kitziger
Paul C. Kitziger is a shareholder in the New Orleans office of
Liskow & Lewis, APLC, where he practices in the business transactions
section. He also serves as the firm’s Hiring Partner. His
practice includes advising clients on the negotiation and documentation
of real estate transactions, corporate and general business
matters, and secured transactions. He also counsels clients on
transactions involving public offerings and private placement of
securities, as well as ongoing SEC compliance and periodic reporting.
His business law practice includes corporate governance
advice and the creation, acquisition and sale of small to medium
sized business entities and assets in a variety of industries, including
real estate, construction, and oil and gas. Kitziger earned his
law degree cum laude in 2004 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law where he
was a member of the Loyola Law Review and Moot Court Staff and is a member of the 2008
class of the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute. Kitziger has been recognized as a
“Rising Star” in the 2013 and 2014 editions of Louisiana Super Lawyers.
Seventh Annual Conclave on Diversity in the Legal Profession