Professor William R. Corbett
LSU Law Center
Professor William R. Corbett is the Frank L. Maraist Professor of Law and the Wex S. Malone Professor of Law at LSU Law Center, where he teaches and writes primarily in the area of Labor and Employment Law, but he also teaches Torts. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Professor Corbett served as Interim Dean at LSU Law Center during fiscal year 2015-2016, and served as Vice Chancellor from May 1997 to January 2000. He was honored by the Louisiana Bar Foundation as the 2013 Distinguished Professor. He received his B.A. from Auburn University and his law degree from the University of Alabama, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Alabama Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He also received the M. Leigh Harrison Award presented to those graduating in the top 5 percent. He joined the law faculty at LSU in 1991, after practicing in Birmingham, Alabama with Burr & Forman. Professor Corbett has served as Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel for the last 22 years. Prior to that, he served for several years as Executive Director, and then as faculty advisor, of the Louisiana Judicial College.
LSU Law Center
Professor William R. Corbett is the Frank L. Maraist Professor of Law and the Wex S. Malone Professor of Law at LSU Law Center, where he teaches and writes primarily in the area of Labor and Employment Law, but he also teaches Torts. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Professor Corbett served as Interim Dean at LSU Law Center during fiscal year 2015-2016, and served as Vice Chancellor from May 1997 to January 2000. He was honored by the Louisiana Bar Foundation as the 2013 Distinguished Professor. He received his B.A. from Auburn University and his law degree from the University of Alabama, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Alabama Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He also received the M. Leigh Harrison Award presented to those graduating in the top 5 percent. He joined the law faculty at LSU in 1991, after practicing in Birmingham, Alabama with Burr & Forman. Professor Corbett has served as Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel for the last 22 years. Prior to that, he served for several years as Executive Director, and then as faculty advisor, of the Louisiana Judicial College.
Mr. Rodd A. Naquin
1st Circuit Court of Appeal
Rodd Naquin is the Clerk of Court for the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, and has held that position at the court since 2016. Prior to being named Clerk, he worked at the First Circuit since 2004 as the Chief Deputy Clerk. He is originally from Thibodaux, LA. Attended LSU and graduated in 1992, with a degree in Political Science. Attended LSU Law School and graduated in 1997. Worked in the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office Litigation Division from 1997-2000, where he primarily defended the state in Road Hazards cases. Worked at the Louisiana Municipal Association from 2000-2004 as part of its Legal Section.
1st Circuit Court of Appeal
Rodd Naquin is the Clerk of Court for the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, and has held that position at the court since 2016. Prior to being named Clerk, he worked at the First Circuit since 2004 as the Chief Deputy Clerk. He is originally from Thibodaux, LA. Attended LSU and graduated in 1992, with a degree in Political Science. Attended LSU Law School and graduated in 1997. Worked in the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office Litigation Division from 1997-2000, where he primarily defended the state in Road Hazards cases. Worked at the Louisiana Municipal Association from 2000-2004 as part of its Legal Section.
Professor Tracy L. M. Norton
LSU Law Center
Tracy L. M. Norton joined the LSU Law faculty in 2022 and is the Erick Vincent Anderson Professor of Professional Practice. Prof. Norton is an accomplished legal educator and scholar whose significant contributions to the field of legal communication and pedagogy include published works and influential presentations on a variety of pressing issues such as the application of artificial intelligence in law practice and legal education; the transition to online teaching before, during, and after the pandemic; and the challenges and opportunities presented by generational shifts in the legal profession. She began introducing technology into the law school classroom in 1998 with her pioneering self-paced legal citation tool, the Interactive Citation Workstation, housed on Lexis+. Through her scholarly work and advocacy for effective teaching strategies over the past 27 years, Prof. Norton has left an indelible mark on the landscape of legal education – both nationally and internationally -- with her forward-thinking approach to pedagogy and law practice. She has taught at Touro University School of Law in New York, South Texas College of Law in Houston, and Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock. She currently researches and writes about using generative artificial intelligence within the bounds of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
LSU Law Center
Tracy L. M. Norton joined the LSU Law faculty in 2022 and is the Erick Vincent Anderson Professor of Professional Practice. Prof. Norton is an accomplished legal educator and scholar whose significant contributions to the field of legal communication and pedagogy include published works and influential presentations on a variety of pressing issues such as the application of artificial intelligence in law practice and legal education; the transition to online teaching before, during, and after the pandemic; and the challenges and opportunities presented by generational shifts in the legal profession. She began introducing technology into the law school classroom in 1998 with her pioneering self-paced legal citation tool, the Interactive Citation Workstation, housed on Lexis+. Through her scholarly work and advocacy for effective teaching strategies over the past 27 years, Prof. Norton has left an indelible mark on the landscape of legal education – both nationally and internationally -- with her forward-thinking approach to pedagogy and law practice. She has taught at Touro University School of Law in New York, South Texas College of Law in Houston, and Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock. She currently researches and writes about using generative artificial intelligence within the bounds of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
Clare S. Roubion
The Roubion Law Firm
Clare Roubion is a 2014 graduate of the LSU Law Center. Clare Roubion is engaged in a limited law practice and in law-related consulting, principally in the areas of legal ethics, lawyer discipline, and judicial discipline. Her practice includes handling disciplinary matters before the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board and the Louisiana Judiciary Commission, legal malpractice cases, lawyer disqualification motions and lawyer fee disputes.
The Roubion Law Firm
Clare Roubion is a 2014 graduate of the LSU Law Center. Clare Roubion is engaged in a limited law practice and in law-related consulting, principally in the areas of legal ethics, lawyer discipline, and judicial discipline. Her practice includes handling disciplinary matters before the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board and the Louisiana Judiciary Commission, legal malpractice cases, lawyer disqualification motions and lawyer fee disputes.
Mr. Beau P Sagona
The Derbes Law Firm, LLC
Beau Sagona is a member of The Derbes Law Firm, LLC in Metairie, Louisiana, and is board-certified as an Estate Planning and Administration Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. A significant portion of his practice involves assisting his clients as well as other attorneys with the valuation and division of retirement benefits, including drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and court orders dividing government retirement benefits, such as state, federal and military. He has testified in court as an expert on retirement plan issues and served as special master or court-appointed expert in cases involving retirement plan issues.
Beau obtained a B.S. in finance from L.S.U. in 1987 with a concentration in risk and insurance. He obtained his law degree from L.S.U. in 1990 and has been in private practice since then. He currently serves as a hearing committee chair for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. He previously served as chair of the Louisiana Supreme Court MCLE Committee and as president of the Jefferson Bar Association. He is also a volunteer with The Pro Bono Project.
Beau is married to the former Gretchen Ann Grieshaber, with whom he has two sons, Daniel and Thomas.
The Derbes Law Firm, LLC
Beau Sagona is a member of The Derbes Law Firm, LLC in Metairie, Louisiana, and is board-certified as an Estate Planning and Administration Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. A significant portion of his practice involves assisting his clients as well as other attorneys with the valuation and division of retirement benefits, including drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and court orders dividing government retirement benefits, such as state, federal and military. He has testified in court as an expert on retirement plan issues and served as special master or court-appointed expert in cases involving retirement plan issues.
Beau obtained a B.S. in finance from L.S.U. in 1987 with a concentration in risk and insurance. He obtained his law degree from L.S.U. in 1990 and has been in private practice since then. He currently serves as a hearing committee chair for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. He previously served as chair of the Louisiana Supreme Court MCLE Committee and as president of the Jefferson Bar Association. He is also a volunteer with The Pro Bono Project.
Beau is married to the former Gretchen Ann Grieshaber, with whom he has two sons, Daniel and Thomas.
Ms. Cherish van Mullem
LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors
Cherish joined LaPorte in 2018 where she provides tax planning, advisory, and compliance services to a variety of clients, with a focus on estate, gift, and succession planning, state and local taxation, and family business tax planning. Cherish is also an adjunct professor at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center where she teaches Income Tax I.
Cherish began her professional career representing the Internal Revenue Service before the US Tax Court on procedural and tax controversy issues and contributing to the drafting of regulations dealing with tax collection issues. She later worked for a large regional law firm. Cherish’s legal practice consisted of counseling and representing clients on trust and estate planning and administration (successions); federal, state, and international taxation; and entity governance issues.
Cherish has extensive experience assisting a wide variety of nonprofit clients through the lifecycle of their needs from tax exempt status through compliance and operations to dissolution. In addition, she has assisted nonprofit clients with formation, governance, and reinstatement issues.
As a member of the LaPorte Transaction Advisory Services team, Cherish helps partnerships, S corporations and closely held businesses with options on structuring transactions and operations. She also guides her clients on sales and use tax issues.
Cherish received a Master of Laws in Tax from New York University School of Law and a Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Science in Accounting, both from Louisiana State University.
She is a Certified Public Accountant, Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist and Board Certified Tax Law Specialist both as Certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. She is a Former LSBA Tax Section Chair, Tax Specialization Committee Member and a Member of the New Orleans Estate and Business Planning Council. She is also a contributing author for the book “Estate Planning in Louisiana,” 2017–2023. In 2022, she was nominated as a City Business Woman of the Year for Non Profit Organizations.
LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors
Cherish joined LaPorte in 2018 where she provides tax planning, advisory, and compliance services to a variety of clients, with a focus on estate, gift, and succession planning, state and local taxation, and family business tax planning. Cherish is also an adjunct professor at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center where she teaches Income Tax I.
Cherish began her professional career representing the Internal Revenue Service before the US Tax Court on procedural and tax controversy issues and contributing to the drafting of regulations dealing with tax collection issues. She later worked for a large regional law firm. Cherish’s legal practice consisted of counseling and representing clients on trust and estate planning and administration (successions); federal, state, and international taxation; and entity governance issues.
Cherish has extensive experience assisting a wide variety of nonprofit clients through the lifecycle of their needs from tax exempt status through compliance and operations to dissolution. In addition, she has assisted nonprofit clients with formation, governance, and reinstatement issues.
As a member of the LaPorte Transaction Advisory Services team, Cherish helps partnerships, S corporations and closely held businesses with options on structuring transactions and operations. She also guides her clients on sales and use tax issues.
Cherish received a Master of Laws in Tax from New York University School of Law and a Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Science in Accounting, both from Louisiana State University.
She is a Certified Public Accountant, Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist and Board Certified Tax Law Specialist both as Certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. She is a Former LSBA Tax Section Chair, Tax Specialization Committee Member and a Member of the New Orleans Estate and Business Planning Council. She is also a contributing author for the book “Estate Planning in Louisiana,” 2017–2023. In 2022, she was nominated as a City Business Woman of the Year for Non Profit Organizations.
Dr. Angela White-Bazile
Louisiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program
Dr. Angela White-Bazile is a graduate of University of Southwest Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana now known as University Louisiana at Lafayette. She received her juris doctorate from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge in 1996. She also received her Doctorate of Psychology & Counseling.
Dr. Bazile has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years. She has held positions such as Judicial Law Clerk/Research Attorney for Civil District Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, & the Louisiana Supreme Court; Associate Attorney; and a Professor of the law. She was an In-house counsel for Prudential Life Insurance in Jacksonville, Florida.
She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., New Orleans Alumnae Chapter. She is a member of various legal organizations, including but not limited to Louisiana State Bar Association, National Bar Association, American Bar Association, Louis Martinet Society, A.P. Tureaud Inns of Court, St. Tammany Parish Bar Association, National Association of Realtors, etc.
Prior to being named the Executive Director of the Louisiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Dr. Bazile was the Executive Counsel to the Louisiana Supreme Court under the 25th Chief Justice, Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson. She was the Secretary of the Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission and the Louisiana Judicial Liaison for human trafficking. She is a recipient of various awards: the 2020 National Bar Association’s Hidden Figure Award; the 2018 Southern University Law School’s Distinguished Alumna Award; and the 2017 Louisiana State Bar Association’s President’s Award. She has been a presenter for various Continuing Legal Education seminars and is a well-sought after motivational speaker.
Louisiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program
Dr. Angela White-Bazile is a graduate of University of Southwest Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana now known as University Louisiana at Lafayette. She received her juris doctorate from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge in 1996. She also received her Doctorate of Psychology & Counseling.
Dr. Bazile has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years. She has held positions such as Judicial Law Clerk/Research Attorney for Civil District Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, & the Louisiana Supreme Court; Associate Attorney; and a Professor of the law. She was an In-house counsel for Prudential Life Insurance in Jacksonville, Florida.
She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., New Orleans Alumnae Chapter. She is a member of various legal organizations, including but not limited to Louisiana State Bar Association, National Bar Association, American Bar Association, Louis Martinet Society, A.P. Tureaud Inns of Court, St. Tammany Parish Bar Association, National Association of Realtors, etc.
Prior to being named the Executive Director of the Louisiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Dr. Bazile was the Executive Counsel to the Louisiana Supreme Court under the 25th Chief Justice, Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson. She was the Secretary of the Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission and the Louisiana Judicial Liaison for human trafficking. She is a recipient of various awards: the 2020 National Bar Association’s Hidden Figure Award; the 2018 Southern University Law School’s Distinguished Alumna Award; and the 2017 Louisiana State Bar Association’s President’s Award. She has been a presenter for various Continuing Legal Education seminars and is a well-sought after motivational speaker.
Hon. Erin Wilder-Doomes
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes has been serving as a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana since January 2016. Prior to her appointment, Judge Wilder-Doomes was a member of Stewart Robbins & Brown, LLC law firm in Baton Rouge where she specialized in civil litigation. As a practitioner, she litigated a wide variety of civil matters, including insurance coverage, bankruptcy, contract disputes, workers’ compensation, and professional liability.
A 1999 graduate of Paul M. Hebert Law Center (LSU), Judge Wilder-Doomes also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa. Throughout her legal career she has been an active participant in professional organizations at a federal, state and local level. She is the Past President and Past National Delegate for the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and a former member of the Louisiana State Law Institute Council, which was established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1933 as an institute dedicated to law revision, law reform and legal research. Judge Wilder-Doomes is also a frequent speaker on ethics and professionalism, removal and remand, evidentiary issues and general matters related to federal court practice, and she has served on the faculty of LSU Law Center’s trial advocacy program and Apprenticeship Week. Judge Wilder-Doomes is currently co-presiding judge over the Middle District of Louisiana’s Rehabilitating Individuals through Strategic Encounters (“RISE”) program, which was designed to increase opportunities for successful re-entry of individuals on supervised release by addressing criminogenic factors that lead to recidivism. From 2019 through 2022, she also served as the Fifth Circuit Director on the national board of the Federal Magistrate Judge’s Association.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes has been serving as a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana since January 2016. Prior to her appointment, Judge Wilder-Doomes was a member of Stewart Robbins & Brown, LLC law firm in Baton Rouge where she specialized in civil litigation. As a practitioner, she litigated a wide variety of civil matters, including insurance coverage, bankruptcy, contract disputes, workers’ compensation, and professional liability.
A 1999 graduate of Paul M. Hebert Law Center (LSU), Judge Wilder-Doomes also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa. Throughout her legal career she has been an active participant in professional organizations at a federal, state and local level. She is the Past President and Past National Delegate for the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and a former member of the Louisiana State Law Institute Council, which was established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1933 as an institute dedicated to law revision, law reform and legal research. Judge Wilder-Doomes is also a frequent speaker on ethics and professionalism, removal and remand, evidentiary issues and general matters related to federal court practice, and she has served on the faculty of LSU Law Center’s trial advocacy program and Apprenticeship Week. Judge Wilder-Doomes is currently co-presiding judge over the Middle District of Louisiana’s Rehabilitating Individuals through Strategic Encounters (“RISE”) program, which was designed to increase opportunities for successful re-entry of individuals on supervised release by addressing criminogenic factors that lead to recidivism. From 2019 through 2022, she also served as the Fifth Circuit Director on the national board of the Federal Magistrate Judge’s Association.
