Professor Andrea B. Carroll
LSU Law Center
Andi Beauchamp Carroll is the Associate Dean for Student & Academic Affairs and the Donna W. Lee Professor of Family Law at the LSU Law Center. Before joining the LSU Law faculty, Professor Carroll clerked for The Honorable W. Eugene Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She subsequently worked as an associate at the Dallas law firm of Baker Botts, L.L.P., handling appellate litigation. In 2003, Professor Carroll returned home to LSU Law, where she has been teaching and writing about family law, community property, and property for nearly two decades. Professor Carroll is the author of more than a dozen books and articles in her field. She has recently been published in the Cambridge University Press and her Tulane article on civil law property was honored as outstanding scholarship at the Stanford-Yale Junior Faculty Forum. Professor Carroll is active in law reform in Louisiana, as a Member of the Council of the Louisiana State Law Institute and the Institute’s Children’s Code, Adult Guardianship, Surrogacy, and Property Committees. She has led successful legislative reforms in the areas of child relocation, spousal support, surrogacy, and community property reimbursement rights. As Reporter of the Law Institute’s Marriage and Persons Committee, Professor Carroll continues to work to improve the law related to marriage and the family.

Mr. Bradford Felder
VeazeyFelder, LLC
Brad Felder is an AV-rated board certified family law specialist and qualified and registered family law mediator practicing family law in Lafayette and the surrounding parishes. Brad graduated from LSU Law School in 1997 as a member of the Order of the Coif and served as Articles Editor of the Louisiana Law Review. He is the co-author of the Louisiana Civil Law Treatise on Matrimonial Regimes and recently published an article on community property classification issues in the June/July 2026 Issue of the Louisiana Bar Journal. Brad is married to Julie Vaughn Felder who also practices family law and his daughter, Koren, is currently a 1L student at LSU Law School.

Mr. Kenneth P. Haines
Lawyer
Weems, Schimpf, Haines, & Moore (APLC)
http://www.weems-law.com
Kenny Haines is a proud 1989 graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU. He has been practicing law with the same Shreveport firm, Weems, Schimpf, Haines, & Moore, for over 32 years handling all aspects of family, business and injury litigation in his career. He has worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the 2nd and 42nd JDCs, where he handled all post conviction matters and appeals for those DA offices. He worked on Child in Need of Care cases and handled juvenile and child support matters for the DeSoto District Attorney’s office. Kenny clerked for the late Pike Hall, Jr. at both the Second Circuit Court of Appeal and Louisiana Supreme Court. He has been lead counsel in well over one hundred appeals in his career. He has spoken on both family law
and appeal topics for the SBA, LSBA and LSU. He has served as Chairman of the Appellate Specialization Advisory Commission. He is the only lawyer in the State of Louisiana certified in both Family Law (2004) and Appellate Practice (2017).

Ms. April M. Hammett
McNew, King, Landry & Hammett, LLP
APRIL M. HAMMETT is a partner of the law firm of McNew, King, Landry & Hammett, LLP in Monroe, Louisiana. She attended Louisiana State University in 2007, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. She obtained her Juris Doctorate and Diploma of Civil Law in 2010 from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. From the start of her career, April has maintained an active family law practice, including the successful litigation of complex community property partitions, support proceedings, and contested custody disputes. In addition to family law, April’s practice includes all aspects of business and corporate law, succession and trust litigation, and civil litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Active in the legal community, she is currently serving as a member of the LSBA House of Delegates, previously served as President of the Fourth Judicial District Bar Association, is a member of the Fred J. Fudickar American Inn of Court, and is a Charter Fellow and active volunteer for the Northeast Louisiana Bar Foundation.

Dr. Sasha Lambert
Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
Professional Training Resources, Inc.
Sasha J. Lambert, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist in private forensic practice in Lafayette, Louisiana. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology at The University of Mississippi, her M.S. in Counseling at The University of Kentucky, and her Ph.D. in Counseling at The University of Southern Mississippi. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at The University of Massachusetts Medical Center/Worcester State Hospital and her post-doctoral training while working as the Drug Abuse Program Coordinator at the Federal Correctional Complex in Oakdale, LA. Her private practice focuses primarily on forensic evaluation of both adults and juveniles and treatment of those persons with trauma histories, mental health management difficulties, and behavioral issues. She also provides court testimony and trial consultation and mental health training for both legal and clinical professionals. Dr. Lambert also conducts contracted evaluations of veterans seeking compensation and services, and she serves on a number of local community boards.

Mr. Jason MacMorran
EisnerAmper
Jason MacMorran is a Partner with Eisner Advisory Group LLC (EisnerAmper) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his practice focuses on business valuation, transaction advisory services, and commercial litigation. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He holds a BBA from Millsaps College and an MS in Finance from Louisiana State University. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Society of Louisiana CPAs, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, and the Estate and Business Planning Council of Baton Rouge. [web]

Mr. Jeffrey E. Meyers
Co-Founder
Asher Meyers, LLC
Mr. Meyers is a Managing Director of Asher-Meyers, LLC, and has utilized his experience in financial forensics and statistical background in providing detailed, analytic analysis in advising hundreds of disputes and consulting matters.

He is routinely involved in a variety of complex issues relating to commercial damages, lost profits, personal injury damages, matrimonial disputes, business interruption claims, intellectual property impairment and fraud.

Professor Tracy L. M. Norton
LSU Law Center
Tracy L. M. Norton holds the Erick Vincent Anderson Professorship and Professional Responsibility Professorship #6 at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she has pioneered technology integration in legal education for three decades. Her current AI leadership includes co-creating The Law Profs' AI Sandbox and authoring the open educational resource Lawyering Skills for the AI Era (2026). Norton co-chairs the Legal Writing Institute's AI Task Force and chairs LSU's Faculty Senate AI Committee. She is the 2026 recipient of the Association of American Law Schools Technology Mentorship Award, one of National Law Review's 2026 Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia, and a finalist in the education category of the 2026 American Legal Technology Awards. She develops innovative AI-integrated curricula and presents nationally on prompt architecture, AI literacy, and ethical AI adoption in legal practice and education.

Clare S. Roubion
The Roubion Law Firm
Clare Roubion is an experienced lawyer whose practice focuses on legal ethics, professional responsibility, lawyer discipline, judicial conduct, legal malpractice, lawyer disqualification motions, and lawyer fee disputes. She provides specialized legal representation and strategic counsel to lawyers, judges, law firms, and legal professionals navigating complex ethical and professional responsibility matters.

Clare represents clients before the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, and the Louisiana Judiciary Commission. She advises lawyers and law firms on disciplinary proceedings, ethics issues, conflicts of interest, law firm risk management, and professional responsibility questions, providing practical guidance and strategic solutions tailored to the unique challenges of the legal profession. She is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts.

Prior to opening her own practice, Clare practiced with Louisiana Legal Ethics, LLC, where she represented lawyers, judges, and law firms in disciplinary proceedings, ethics matters, legal malpractice litigation, fee disputes, and other professional responsibility matters. Earlier in her career, she served as a public defender for the Fifteenth Judicial District Court in Lafayette, Louisiana, and as the Research and Writing Lawyer for the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Middle and Western District of Louisiana. These positions provided extensive experience in legal research, persuasive writing, and appellate advocacy, which continue to serve as the foundation of her practice.

In addition to her practice, Clare is a frequent lecturer on legal ethics and professional responsibility. She regularly presents continuing legal education programs for lawyers on topics including legal ethics, malpractice avoidance, conflicts of interest, law practice management, and emerging issues affecting the legal profession. Through both her presentations and her practice, she is committed to helping lawyers navigate complex ethical issues with practical, thoughtful guidance.

Clare is a graduate of Louisiana State University, where she earned her undergraduate degree cum laude in 2011, and Louisiana State University Law Center, where she earned her Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 2014. While in law school, she was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served on the LSU Law Review.

Clare lives in Lafayette, Louisiana, with her husband, Ross, and their three children, Roy, Gus, and Rosie.

Mr. Frank P. Tranchina Jr.
Tranchina Law, LLC
http://www.Tranchinalawfirm.com
Frank P. Tranchina, Jr., is a partner in the law firm ofTranchina Law, L.L.C. He received his law degree from Loyola University School of Law in 1979. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization and is also licensed in the State of California. He is a fell ow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is a past chairman of the Family Law sections of the Louisiana State and Jefferson Bar Associations as well as co-chair of the board certification committee for family law practitioners when first introduced to Louisiana. In addition, Mr. Tranchina has been a frequent lecturer at seminars and conferences throughout Louisiana. Since 1995, he has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been identified in Who's Who in American Law since 2000. In 2007, he was inducted into the Academy of Court Appointed Masters. He has also been listed in Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine since its first publication in 2007 and in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine since 2015.

Mr. Tranchina was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to the Family Court Rules Committee selected to recommend uniform rules for Family and Domestic Relations Court across the State of Louisiana. He frequently acts as Special Master on complex community property cases and has been appointed by family court judges as an expert witness. In 2014, he was qualified in the Los Angeles Superior Court as an expert on Louisiana law and testified regarding the validity of a transsexual marriage that took place in Louisiana. In 2016, he was also qualified in the Circuit Court of Prince William County, State of Virginia, as an expert in Louisiana Community Property.

Mr. Tranchina served as a member of the Marriage - Persons Committee for the Louisiana State Law Institute. Most recently, he has been inducted into the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He has also been named "2019 and 2024 Lawyer of the Year in Family Law" by Best Lawyers in America.

Professor Monica Hof Wallace
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
MONICA HOF WALLACE is the Dean Marcel Garsaud, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Advocacy Center at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Professor Wallace joined the law faculty in 2002 after practicing at the New Orleans firm of Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix (now Fishman Haygood et al). Professor Wallace graduated first in her class at Loyola College of Law and while attending law school, served on the Law Review and as Chairman of the Moot Court Program. After graduation, Professor Wallace served as a law clerk for the Honorable Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable Barry Ted Moskowitz of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Professor Wallace is a frequent speaker and author in the areas of family law, successions, donations, trusts, and community property, all of which she teaches at the College of Law. She also lectures on family law for Barbri nationally. She is the author of several articles and books, including the Louisiana Family Law Treatise with Professor Sandi Varnado, and the Louisiana Civil Law Treatise on Successions and Donations. Professor Wallace designed, developed, and fundraised for the Loyola Advocacy Center, over which she served as Director at its inception. She is also an active member of many professional organizations, including the Louisiana Bar Association, the Louisiana Law Institute, and the St. Thomas More Inn of Court, and she is an active Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation. Professor Wallace has received numerous awards for her teaching, scholarship, and public service.

Sarah Weissman Anderson
SWA Law, LLC
Sarah W. Anderson founded SWA Law LLC and LegallyCyber.com, representing public and private entities on cyber incident response, regulatory compliance, the implementation of enhanced cybersecurity practices, artificial intelligence integration, and contract negotiations involving technology products and services. Sarah teaches seminars on cybersecurity law across the United States, for non-profits, trade associations, corporate entities, and government entities. In less than 3 years, Sarah expanded SWA Law LLC from a solo practice to three (3) attorneys, with one (1) Certified Information Privacy Professional/US. Assisting with over 150 cyber incident responses, Sarah advises leaders and technology professionals on preventing and mitigating liability before, during, and after a cyber incident. Sarah proudly promotes awareness of technology law and consistently monitors state and federal law on emerging issues such as artificial intelligence and social media. Sarah is licensed to practice in four (4) states: Louisiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.

Prior to founding SWA Law, Sarah was in-house counsel with a technology non-profit and a “big law” equity partner, focused on toxic tort and property litigation. In her former practice, she assisted oil and petrochemical industry clients with industrial hygiene issues and expropriation proceedings. Sarah also formerly served as the chief legal counsel for the State of Louisiana ESF-17 (Cyber Response), Cyber Law Judge Advocate for the Louisiana National Guard, and Legal Liaison for the Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission.