FBA Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter

REGISTER NOW FOR THE 5th ANNUAL:
FBA Spring Seminar & Crawfish Boil
When: April 24, 2026 (Friday)
Hosted by: FBA Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter
Where: John M. Shaw United States Courthouse, Lafayette, LA

Register here: https://form.123formbuilder.com/6822357/fbaseminar

Thank You To Our Wonderful Sponsors:

Liskow
The Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean
Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett
Domengeaux, Wright Roy & Edwards
Onebane Law Firm
Kean Miller
NeunerPate
Judge Jerry Brown Inn of Court

Judge John W. Kolwe, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Louisiana and the Lafayette and Lake Charles Divisions of the Federal Bar Association are hosting a FREE CLE Seminar and Lunch on September 26, 2025 beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Location: Federal courthouse in Lafayette, Louisiana

Immediately following the seminar, lunch will be served.

Immediately following lunch, there will be a retirement ceremony to honor Judge Kolwe's Judicial Assistant, Karen Hess

See the below flyer for more details.

You may registere online here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=N_BmHWaCHE2RnGfGVD01QviPvNK43y9HmUr9f528GTZUMEUzM1NFQjYwUFhaMENNTDhNRUZIRjlERi4u&route=shorturl

LAW CLERK JOB OPPORTUNITY!

Judge John W. Kolwe of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana is accepting applications for a full-time Term Law Clerk. See the below link for more information.

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SAVE THE DATE:

FBA Spring Seminar & Crawfish Boil

When: April 25, 2025 (Friday)

Hosted by: FBA Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter

Where: John M. Shaw United States Courthouse, Lafayette, LA

Thank You To Our Wonderful Sponsors:

Liskow
The Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean
Onebane Law Firm
Kean Miller LLP
NeunerPate
Lori Heaphy
Judge Jerry Brown Inn of Court
Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett (Lafayette)
Davidson Meaux Sonnier McElligot Fontenot Gideon & Edwards

On December 12th, the FBA Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter hosted its 21st annual Judge John Shaw & Judge Eugene Davis Civility & Ethics Seminar at the federal courthouse in Lafayette.

This year's event featured presentations from the following:

Judge Dana Douglas of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Anderson "Andy" Dotson, III, Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State of Louisiana

Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, and

Magistrate Judge David Ayo of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

During the event, the 2025 slate of officers and directors of the FBA Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter were sworn in by Judge Douglas!