ROBERT A. KUTCHER is a partner in the law firm of Kutcher Tygier & Luminais, LLP. He is currently President of the Louisiana State Bar Association. He is a past Chairman of the Louisiana Disciplinary Board, past President of the N.O. Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and past Chair of the Louisiana Advisory Committee, U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Mr. Kutcher graduated from Cornell University in 1972 and received his J.D. from Loyola University (Cum Laude) in 1975.