It has been a busy time for New Orle-ans partner and diversity committee chair Jaimmé A. Collins as she was named to the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), earned a spot among the Top 15 Business Wom-en in Louisiana by the National Diver-sity Council and earned the Inspira-tion Award from InspireNOLA Charter School.

The IADC is composed of leading corpo-rate attorneys and insurance executives throughout the world. Its members are distinguished partners in large and

Fall 2017 | VOL V | ISSUE II | Adams and Reese Women’s Initiative NewsletterPartner and Diversity Committee Chair Jaimmé Collins Garners Major Accolades

New Orleans attorney named to International Association of Defense Counsel, among Top 15 Business Women in Louisiana, earns Inspiration Award

small law firms, senior counsel in corporate and insurance law departments, and insurance executives. Read more

Her selection as one of the Top 15 Business Women in Louisiana came after the selecton committee identified her among honorees who have reached the top of their professions, are respected and successful leaders within their respective organization. The individuals must also show drive, innovate and inspire others to succeed while contributing to business growth and the stra-tegic direction of their organizations. Read more

Jaimmé earned the Inspriation Award for her legal advice and support in the founding of InspireNOLA and her continuous work to support organizations and programs that directly impact young people in New Orleans. She, and the other five honorees, were recognized during the Inspire To Empower Gala & Awards Ceremony on Oct. 7 in the Alice M. Harte Courtyard. Read more

Adams and Reese hosted the Current Trends in Labor and Employment Law Seminar on Oct. 24, 2017, at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans.

The 2017 seminar marked the fifth-consecutive year it took place in the Cres-cent City and was attended by more than 100 participants, including repre-sentatives from Blue Cross Blue Shielf of Louisiana, Charter Communications, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and Regions Bank.

The day-long event featured presentations entitled “Handy Handbook Tips” by Shelly Spansel Howat and Laurie Briggs Young, “Employee Benefits - Regulato-ry Update, Compliance Tips and Litigation Trends” by Rob G. Breunig and Sara C. Valentine, “The Equal Pay Act” by Gregory F. Rouchell and Lauren L. Tafaro, “Are We Compensating Our Employees Correctly?” by Diana Cole Surprenant, Brooke Duncan, III, and Vanessa O. Beary, and “Practical Considerations for Litigating Your Case from Pre-Suit Demand Through Trial” by Elizabeth A. Rous-sel, Kellen J. Mathews and Lara E. White.

Other firm employees assisting in the seminar’s production were Whitney Hymel, Leslie Norman, Marilyn Rose and Rebecca Wissler from marketing. At-torneys Mary K. Peyton, Adrienne C. May, Alexandra G. Roselli and Graham H. Williams also attended the program.

Firm Hosts Successful Current Trends In Labor & Employment Seminar

The trial team of Houston partner Leslie M. Henry (second from left), along with Nashville associate Rocklan “Rocky” King, III (second from right) and Nashville partner Thomas Anthony Swafford (far right) secured a complete defense verdict of no liability for client, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company, following a week-and-a-half long trial in Federal Court in Houston. The plaintiff was seeking seven figures from the client and got $0.

Joining the Adams and Reese trio in the photo are General Manager Corey Lawyer (far left) and Senior Attorney Ellen Cordell (middle), with Helmerich & Payne.

Also, special kudos to the trial team paralegal, Stefanie Alinson, who kept these Nashville/Houston trial lawyers running like a well-oiled machine during trial.

Adams and Reese Trial Success

Participating attorneys during the 2017 Current Trends in Labor andEmployment Seminar are (back row standing L-R) Diana Cole Surprenant,

Brooke Duncan, III, Rob G. Breunig, Kellen J. Mathews, Elizabeth A. Roussel (front row L-R) Shelly Spansel Howat, Lara E. White, Laurie

Briggs Young and Vanessa O. Beary.

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Lynn MorrowLawyer of the Year • Entertainment Law-Music

Leslie A. WickesLawyer of the Year • Litigation-Insurance

Nashville/Music Row partner in charge Lynn Morrow and Jacksonville partner in charge Leslie A. Wickes were named 2018 “Lawyers of the Year” by the highly-respected peer-review publication, Best Lawyers®. Lynn was rec-ognized for her work in Entertainment Law-Music while Leslie garnered distinction for her efforts in Litigation-In-surance. Read more

Morrow, Wickes Named Best Lawyers® ‘Lawyers of the Year’

Cynthia Mitchell Barnett, Donna L. Boyce, Jaimmé A. Collins, Kathleen F. Drew, Marilyn Mullen Healy, Linda Edell Howard, M. Ann Huckstep, Leslie A. Lanusse, Haverly MacArthur, Elizabeth Lee Maron, Lynn Morrow, Jamie W. Olinto, Jane C. Raiford, Deborah B. Rouen, Elizabeth Roussel, Anne L. Russell, Lynn Welter Sherman, Lara A. White and Leslie A. Wickes were all named to the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Read more

19 Adams and Reese Women Attorneys Named To 2018 ‘Best Lawyers® In America’

Cynthia Mitchell BarnettNashville, Tennessee• Public Finance Law

Leslie A. LanusseNew Orleans, Louisiana• Employment Law-Management• Insurance Law• Litigation-Labor and Employment

Deborah B. RouenNew Orleans, Louisiana• Commercial Litigation• Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants• Product Liability Litigation-Defendants

Donna L. BoyceMemphis, Tennessee• Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants

Haverly MacArthurNashville, Tennessee• Litigation-Intellectual Property• Litigation-Patent• Trademark Law

Elizabeth RousselNew Orleans, Louisiana• Commercial Litigation• Employment Law-Management• Labor Law-Management

Jaimmé A. CollinsNew Orleans, Louisiana• Litigation-Insurance

Elizabeth Lee MaronJackson, Mississippi• Education Law

Anne L. RussellNashville, Tennessee• Litigation and Controversy-Tax

Kathleen F. DrewNew Orleans, Louisiana• Litigation-Environmental• Product Liability Litigation-Defendants

Lynn MorrowNashville, Tennessee• Copyright Law• Entertainment Law-Music• Litigation-Intellectual Property

Lynn Welter ShermanTampa, Florida• Bankruptcy and Creditor DebtorRights/Insolvency andReorganization Law

• Commerical Transactions/UCC Law• Litigation-Bankruptcy

Marilyn Mullen HealyTampa, Florida• Land Use and Zoning Law• Real Estate Law

Jamie W. OlintoJacksonville, Florida• Commercial Litigation

Leslie A. WickesJacksonville, Florida• Commercial Litigation• Insurance Law• Litigation-Insurance

Linda Edell HowardNashville, Tennessee• Copyright Law• Entertainment Law-Music• Media Law

Jane C. RaifordNew Orleans, Lousiana• Energy Law• Environmental Law• Litigation-Environmental

Lara A. WhiteNew Orleans, Louisiana• Commerical Litigation

M. Ann HuckstepBirmingham, Alabama• Health Care Law• Mergers and Acquisitions Law• Securities/Capital Markets Law• Securities Regulations

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Tampa office partner Lynn Welter Sherman (left) was one of nine Adams and Reese attorneys named among the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers® and the duo of Chelsea C. Harrison (middle) and Jamie W. Olinto (right) were two of the three firm attorneys named as Rising Stars®, as published in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine. Read more

In addition, Lynn was named among the Florida Super Lawyers® Top 50 Wom-en of 2017. It was the third such award of her career as she previously claimed the distinction in 2014 and 2015. Read more

Sherman Earns Multiple Super Lawyers® Honors; Harrison, Olinto Named Rising Stars®

Nashville office partners Cynthia Mitchell Barnett (left) and Linda Edell Howard (right) were named among the Nashville Business Journal 2017 “Best of the Bar” hon-orees.

The “Best of the Bar” awards honor Middle Tennessee’s leading lawyers and corporate counsel. Linda, who serves as the firm’s entertainment and new media team leader, was

listed in media/entertainment/hospitality and Cynthia was listed in banking and finance. Read more

Cynthia Barnett, Linda Edell Howard Named Among 2017 Best of the Bar by Nashville Business Journal

New Orleans office associate Erica J. Bindom will have an opportunity to give back to her alma mater in a mean-ingful way as she was selected to be a member of the recently formed Loyola University College of Law Young Alumni Board. The group is charged with fostering a spirit of union among alumni and both establishing and maintaining an effective relationship between the Col-lege of Law and its alumni. Read more

Erica Bindom Named to Loyola University College of Law Young Alumni Board

New Orleans partner Laurie Briggs Young played an instrumental role in The Pro Bono Project’s handling of an adoption case with Clarvette and Carl Steele gaining custody of their grandson, Ca’Ron.

The case was featured in a “Grandparents to Parents” segment produced by OffScripts Productions of Baton Rouge, following the legal process from begin-ning to end with Ca’Ron finally secure in his forever home.

Laurie Briggs Young Aids in Adoption Case Through The Pro Bono Project

Adams and Reese earned a prestigious Good Apple Award presented by National Appleseed for the efforts of Birmingham-based of counsel Richard P. Carmody and associate Anna Davis in the completion of Appleseed’s 2017 Edition of Protecting Assets & Child Custody In The Face Of Deportation, A Guide For Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families.

The pair, along with two editors and 44 contributors, was honored on June 7, at the Mexican Cultural Institute in

the nation’s capital. Richard and Anna helped pen the document’s section on veteran’s benefits and joined Annette LoVoi and Karyn A. Cassella in the over-all editing of the periodical. Read more

Anna Davis Assists in Good Apple Award-Winning Brochure on Immigration

Laurie Young Briggs shares a smile with the Steele family: Carl, Clarvette and Ca’Ron. Click the picture to watch the video.

A pair of Adams and Reese attor-neys claimed a spot on the Florida Legal Elite listing as Tampa office partner Lynn Welter Sherman (left) and Jacksonville office special counsel/partner in charge Leslie A. Wickes (right) claimed a spot on the 1,080-lawyer honor roll by Florida Trend.

Lynn received recognition in Bankruptcy and Workout while Leslie was hon-ored for her work in Business Law. Read more

Lynn Welter Sherman, Leslie A. Wickes Named to Florida Legal Elite

Mobile office partner April D. Smith was recently recog-nized as a leader in the community as the native of “The Port City” was named to the Downtown Mobile Alliance Board of the Directors.

Established in August 2006, the Downtown Mobile Al-liance is a membership organization that exists to sup-port the redevelopment of Downtown Mobile through

April Smith Named to Downtown Mobile Alliance Board of Directorsmarketing, advocacy and the management of Business Improvement District services. It is a non-profit organization established to facilitate the work of the Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation and Main Street Mobile, Inc.

Smith and the new members of the board assumed their roles with an orienta-tion on Nov. 9. She previously served on the organization’s Development and Awards Committees. Read more

Jennifer C. Bergeron joined the New Orleans office as an associate and member of the litigation practice team. A former summer associate with the firm, Jennifer gained ex-perience in several areas of law covering a wide range of in-dustries, including commercial litigation, labor and employ-ment, bankruptcy, civil rights, education and energy law.

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Rebecca C. Appelbaum joined the Tampa office as part of the litigation practice team. Rebecca primarily practices in the area of third-party liability coverage. She routinely addresses coverage issues found in construction defect, personal and advertising injury, professional liability and personal injury matters. Read more

Paula M. Reever joined the District of Columbia office as a government relations advisor. Reever will keep the attor-neys and other colleagues informed on matters regarding the federal government, including Congress and Federal agencies, and their potential effect on their clients. Read more

KaShonda L. Day joined the Jackson office as a staff attorney and a member of the education and labor as well as the employment practice teams. KaShonda previously served-for seven years as the Assistant District Counsel for the Jack-son Public School District where she provided routine legal advice and assistance to the administrative staff. Read more

Tara J. Petitt joined the Columbia office as a government relations coordinator with the government relations team. With the firm, she will keep the attorneys and other col-leagues informed of matters in regards to South Carolina’s government and its potential effect on their clients. Read more

Amy L. Hanna Keeney joined Adams and Reese following the firm’s expansion into Atlanta. She has been a licensed attorney in Georgia since 2010 and in Florida since 2011. During her career, Amy has defended businesses in state and federal litigation throughout the Southeast. Read more

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New To Adams and ReeseWomen Attorneys & Advisors Join Firm Across Regional Footprint

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WASHINGTON, DCColumbia office associate Lyndey Ritz Zwing was named to the South Carolina Bar’s Diversity Committee. The 30-member Committee, developed in March 2017 from the preexisting Diversity Task Force, has a mission “to promote full and meaningful participation in the legal profession in South Carolina by people of diverse back-grounds.” Read more

Zwing named to SC Bar Diversity Committee

Adrienne C. May joined the New Orleans office as an asso-ciate and member of the special business services practice team. Adrienne has represented national and local busi-nesses and sureties in a wide variety of federal and state court civil litigation matters, including construction and contract disputes, wage and hour collective actions, and copyright and trademark prosecution. Read more

Alexandra G. Roselli joined the New Orleans office as an associate and member of the litigation practice team. Al-exandra previously worked at the firm as a 2017 summer associate, when she gained substantive legal experience re-searching novel legal issues, preparing pleadings and other memoranda, and observing numerous oral arguments and depositions. Read more

Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer Ann Wallace has been named among the 2017 “Women of the Year” Class by New Orleans CityBusi-ness. The honor recognizes top New Orleans businesswomen, highlighting their professional accomplishments and community contributions. Ann and 49 fellow honorees were formally recognized at the 2017 “Women of the Year” Awards luncheon on Nov. 2 at the Hyatt in New Orleans. The group will also be profiled in a special “Women of the Year” insert.

Since 1999, the New Orleans CityBusiness “Women of the Year” Awards have recognized the 50 top businesswomen in New Orleans who are making nota-ble contributions to both the local business community and society at large. This year marks Ann’s second time as a “Women of the Year” honoree as she was previously honored in 2004. Read more

Ann Wallace Among 2017 New Orleans CityBusiness Women of the Year

Columbia office associate Justine M. Tate was one of the 62 individuals named to Leadership Columbia, a Colum-bia Chamber program for emerging and existing leaders in the Midlands, Class of 2018. The program engages a 10-month curriculum including monthly class-day ses-sions, a retreat, a class project and a variety of enrich-ment activities around the area. Read more

She was also among 17 individuals selected as 2018 South Carolina Bar Foundation Ambassadors. For more information on the SCBF, click here.

Tate Named to Leadership Columbia Class, South Carolina Bar Foundation Ambassador

Ann Wallace was among 50 individuals honored as New Orleans CityBusiness’s 2017 “Women of the Year”.

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Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans (JAGNO) board president, Clark Todd; Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees of the Brees Dream Foundation; and New Orleans partner and JAGNO board member

Laurie Briggs Young share a moment at the 2017 “Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge.” The Challenge is a partnership with JAGNO and Brees Dream Foundation, and Young has chaired the high-school

student pitched competition since its inception four years ago.

Articles / PublicationsPartner and Chair of the Diversity Committee

Jaimmé A. Collins with the New Orleans office co-authored the fea-ture article for the July/August edition of The Association of Corpo-

rate Counsel Docket “Networking – The Power in Making Lasting Connections.” Click here

New Orleans partner and chair of the diversity committee Jaimmé A. Collins served as a panel moderator for the 360 Degree Attorney: Going Beyond the Law to be Healthy, Happy and Beautiful at the Corporate Counsel Women of Col-or Annual Meeting on Sept. 27, 2017, in New Orleans. She she also spoke at

Creating and Maintianing a Safe School Environment on July 17, 2017; Keeping the Peace: Creating and Main-taining a Safe School Environment on July 27, 2017; and SPED Booby Traps: Discovering Camouflaged Acts and Omissions that Trigger Substantive Violations of IDEA on Aug. 3, 2017.

Seminars and Presentation HighlightsAdams and Reese attorneys and advisors are frequent speakers, moderators and presenters at legal, industry, conference, seminar and community groups on a variety of legal and practice-specific topics on national and re-gional levels.

Nashville-Music Row partner in charge Lynn Morrow participated as a panelist for Arts & Entertainment in the Nashville Community at the Lipscomb College of Entertainment & Arts on Aug. 1, 2017.

Nashville-Music Row partner Linda Edell Howard presented Copyright Recapture at the Copyright Convention in New York on Sept. 19, 2017.

Jackson partner Elizabeth Lee Maron presented School Law Issues at the Mis-sissippi Association of School Superin-tendants on July 13, 2017.

Jackson partner Laura Ford Rose pre-sented Electronic Discovery at a Nation-al Business Institute Seminar on June 22, 2017.

New Orleans partner Elizabeth A. Rous-sel was one of three representative attorneys for Travelers Seminar at a firm-hosted client seminar in Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 25, 2017.