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August 30, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Beyond Katrina

Gary Elkins has become well acquainted with Washington red tape. Taking on a lobbying role, pro bono, for still-struggling New Orleans, he has watched while financial incentives threatened to sunset just as development started to reawaken after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast five years ago.
7 minute read
September 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Beyond Katrina

Gary Elkins has become well acquainted with Washington red tape. Taking on a lobbying role, pro bono, for still-struggling New Orleans, he has watched while financial incentives threatened to sunset just as development started to reawaken after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast five years ago.
8 minute read
August 30, 2010 | Law.com

Five Years After Katrina, New Orleans Legal Community Is Finding Its Way

Four months after Hurricane Katrina hit, 5,352 attorneys had offices in New Orleans. Since then, that number has dropped by 19 percent, to 4,342, as attorneys moved elsewhere to make a living. Even so, membership in the New Orleans Bar Association now surpasses its pre-Katrina levels, if only slightly, said Executive Director Helena Henderson. She's encouraged by the bar association's numbers, but much work remains to be completed in New Orleans, she said. "People have tremendous legal needs. People still don't have homes."
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August 25, 2006 | National Law Journal

Uneasy times in the big easy

A year after Hurricane Katrina gutted much of New Orleans and the surrounding area, some lawyers' businesses are flourishing due to reconstruction projects, while other lawyers are still struggling to rebuild their practices and their lives.
6 minute read
February 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

Two lawyers get nod for bench

President Bush has nominated two lawyers to federal appellate court posts: Sandra Ikuta, general counsel for California's $4.1 billion Resources Agency, and Michael B. Wallace, a partner in Phelps Dunbar's Jackson, Miss., office.
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February 16, 2006 | Law.com

Katrina's Lingering Effects on New Orleans Lawyers

Five months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, where it's estimated that half of all attorneys work as solos or in small firms, lawyers are still dealing with the aftermath and facing the biggest challenge of their careers. Some are struggling simply to make a living in a town where much of their client base has disappeared. But other attorneys have found their more familiar caseload replaced by disputes arising from the destruction. Says one: "Everything's in limbo."
14 minute read
February 06, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

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September 05, 2008 | Legaltech News

BlackBerrys, Backup Servers Bring Calm in La. Storm

In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, the Louisiana legal system seemed better prepared. Backup servers ensured e-mail could still be used, BlackBerrys kept lawyers in touch with clients and law students could access their school's Web site for regular updates from the dean.
5 minute read
August 30, 2006 | National Law Journal

Uneasy Times for Lawyers in the Big Easy

One year since Hurricane Katrina gutted much of New Orleans and the surrounding area, business for some lawyers is flourishing from reconstruction projects and domestic cases -- due to an uptick in cases from marriages stretched to the breaking point in Katrina's wake -- while others are still struggling to rebuild their practices and their lives. And then there's the future. "It's not certain in people's minds that we won't go through it again this year," says Phelps Dunbar's Richard Dicharry.
6 minute read
August 30, 2006 | Law.com

Uneasy Times for Lawyers in the Big Easy

One year since Hurricane Katrina gutted much of New Orleans and the surrounding area, business for some lawyers is flourishing from reconstruction projects and domestic cases -- due to an uptick in cases from marriages stretched to the breaking point in Katrina's wake -- while others are still struggling to rebuild their practices and their lives. And then there's the future. "It's not certain in people's minds that we won't go through it again this year," says Phelps Dunbar's Richard Dicharry.
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