THE PRO BONO PROJECT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012

Catherine E. Lasky, Esq. Chair
Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2655
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: (504) 523-2500
Fax: (504) 523-2508
e-mail: klasky@jonesswanson.com

Judge Robin Giarrusso First Vice Chair
Civil District Court
421 Loyola Avenue, Room 411
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Phone: (504) 592-9333
Fax: (504) 592-9345
e-mail: rgiarrusso@hotmail.com
Law Clerk: Monique Nolan

Judge Jay Zainey Immediate Past Chair
US District Court
500 Camp St. Room C-455
New Orleans, La.  70130
Phone: (504) 589-7590
Fax: (504) 489-4575
e-mail: jay_zainey@laed.uscourts.gov
Secretary: Pamela Angelette Pamela_angelette@laed.uscourts.gov

Jan M. Hayden, Esq. Second Vice Chair
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 Poydras Street, Suite 3600
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170
Phone: (504) 566-8645
Fax: (504) 582-1555
e-mail: jhayden@bakerdonelson.com

Carole Cukell Neff, Esq. Treasurer
Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3815
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170
Phone: (504) 582-1500
Fax: (504) 582-1555
e-mail: ccn@sessions-law.com
Secretary:  Dana Dallimore dad@sessions-law.com

Norman Rubenstein Secretary
Zeughauser Group
1545 Eighteenth Street, NW # 804
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 483-7089
Fax: (202) 483-6749
Cell: (202) 256-2668
e-Mail: rubenstein@zeughausergroup.com or Rubenstein@consultzg.com

Marcus V. Brown, Esq.
Entergy Services, Inc
639 Loyola Avenue, Suite 2600
New Orleans, 70113
Phone: (504) 576-2765
Fax: (281) 297-5302
e-mail: mbrown7@entergy.com
Secretary: Susan Ledet sledet1@entergy.com 576-6894

Thomas Casey, Jr., Esq.
Jones, Walker etc.
201 St. Charles Ave., 49th Floor
New Orleans, LA  70170
Phone: (504) 582-8294
Fax: (504) 582-8011
e-mail:  tcaseyjr@joneswalker.com

Meredith Cunningham, Esq.
Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC 
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone:  (504) 589-9700
Fax:  (504) 589-9701
E-mail: mcunningham@barrassousdin.com

Donna Fraiche, Esq.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 566-5201
Fax: (504) 636-3901
e-mail: dfraiche@bakerdonelson.com
Secretary: Gina Farago gfarago@bakerdonelson.com 566-5202

Don Haycraft, Esq.
Liskow & Lewis
701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: (504) 556-4128
Fax: (504) 556-4108
E-mail: dkhaycraft@liskow.com
Secretary: Jean Inman 556-4065, jinman@liskow.com

Katherine A. Hoffman, CPA
BERNARD & FRANKS
4141 Veterans Memorial Blvd. ~ Suite 313
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: (504) 207-4025 Office – Direct 885-0170 x125 Office - Main
Cell: (504) 451-1659 Cell
Fax: (504) 456-9531 Fax
E-Mail : khoffman@bernardfranks-cpa.com

Joseph Maselli
Plauche Maselli Parkerson
701 Poydras St., Suite 3800
New Orleans, Louisiana 70139
Phone:  (504) 582-1142  
Fax: (504) 582-1172
E-mail: jmaselli@pmpllp.com

Mark Moreau, Esq.
Southeast LA Legal Services
1010 Common St., Suite 1400A
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Phone: (504) 529-1000 ext. 237
Fax: (504) 529-1008
e-mail: mamoreau@nolac.org
Secretary: Brenda Washington bwashington@nolac.org

Helena Moreno
Representative, District 93
643 Magazine Street, Suite 302
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504)568-2740
Fax:  (504)568-2744 
e-mail: morenoh@legis.state.la.us
Assistant: Kelley Bagayoko Cell 383-4373

Mindy Brickman Patron
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
601 Poydras St Fl 12
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: (504) 596-2855
Fax: (504) 586-2800
E-mail: mpatron@mcglinchey.com

Kenneth Polite
Liskow and Lewis
701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000
New Orleans, Louisiana 70139
Phone: (504) 556-4088
Fax: (504) 539-7088
E-mail: kpolite@liskow.com

Chris Ralston, Esq.
Phelps Dunbar
365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
Phone: (504) 584-9358
Fax: (504) 568-9130
e-mail: Ralstonc@phelps.com
Secretary: Margaret Augustine augustim@phelps.com, 566-1311, Ext 1784

Rafael Saddy
President & Founder of the Latin American Civic Association
629 Carmenere Dr
Kenner, LA 70065-1107
Phone: (504) 464-4619
Fax: (504) 464-1643
e-Mail: sadd3143@bellsouth.net

Dominique Bright-Wheeler, Esq.
Vice President, Asst. General Counsel
Capital One Legal Dept
Capital One, N.A.
201 St. Charles Ave. 26th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone: 504.533.2122 (Tieline 32122)
Fax: 504.533.5636
e-Mail:  dominique.bright-wheeler@capitalonebank.com

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: 

Justin I. Woods, Esq.  Past Chair 2010
Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer
2800 Energy Center
1100 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70163
Phone: (504) 522-2304
Fax: (504) 528-9973
Cell: (504) 460-4374
E-mail: jwoods@gainsben.com
Assistant: Heather McCourtney hmccourtney@gainsben.com

Marion Floyd, Esq. Jefferson Bar Association
2214 Third Street
Kenner, LA 70062
phone : (504) 467-3010
fax: (504) 467-3020
e-mail floydmar@bellsouth.net

John E. McAuliffe, Jr., Esq. New Orleans Bar Association
Frederick Miller
3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1700
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: (504) 840-4909
Fax: (504) 840-4941
e-mail: eddie.mcauliffe.hpqo@statefarm.com
Secretary: Audrey Cash

Cindy Petry, Esq. 22nd JDC District Representative
510 N. Jefferson St.
Covington, LA 70433
phone : (985) 871-1110
fax: (985) 871-1128
e-mail: petryl@bellsouth.net

Van Robichaux, Esq. St. Bernard Bar Association
6305 Elysian Fields, Suite 406
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: (504-)286-2022
Fax:
Email: info@robichauxlaw.com

Rachel Piercey Executive Director
615 Baronne St., Suite 201
New Orleans, LA 70113
phone : (504) 581-4043
fax: (504) 566-0518
e-mail: rpiercey@probono-no.org
Admin Asst. Lillian Long llong@probono-no.org