Community and Volunteer Work
Our attorneys are active members of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport communities. As individuals, we commit our time and effort to many charitable, non-profit, business, educational, governmental, professional and civic organizations, ranging from serving on boards and commissions, donating to and organizing fund raisers, teaching classes, and actively serving as officers and board members. Among the civic, charitable and professional organizations in which attorneys have served in leadership positions or actively participated are:
Civic
Louisiana Civil Service League
Louisiana Commision on Medical Professional Liability
Chambers of Commerce of New Orleans and Shreveport
New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission
New Orleans Young Leadership Council
Shreveport Rotary Club
New Orleans Metropolitan Area Committee
Public Affairs Research Council
Council for a Better Louisiana
Louisiana Council for Fiscal Reform
Leadership Louisiana
Educational
Tulane Law School Advisory Board of Trustees
Tulane University Alumni Association
Adjunct Professors, Tulane Law School
Washington and Lee University Alumni Association
Louisiana Tech University Foundation
Bar and Law-Related Organizations
American Law Institute
American Bar Association
American Bar Foundation
Louisiana State Bar Association, including service on the Board of Governors, Section Chairs, Disciplinary Board and Ethics 2000 committee
Shreveport, New Orleans and Federal Bar Associations
Louisiana Bar Foundation
Maritime Law Association
Shreveport Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project
ABA Task Force on Judicial Delay
Federal Energy Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
American Bankruptcy Institute
New Orleans Bar Foundation
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel
Charitable
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation
New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Louisiana Children's Museum
Big Brothers of Greater New Orleans
United Way
Young Men's Christian Association
Habitat for Humanity
Marshall Aid Commission
Anti-Defamation League
The Good Shepherd School
Community Support Programs, Inc.
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
Children's Hospital of New Orleans
American Legion Louisiana Boys State
The Serra Club of New Orleans
Professional
American Waterway Operators
Greater New Orleans Barge and Fleeting Association
Harvey Canal Industrial Association
Houston Mariners Club
Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Louisiana Banker?s Association
Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance
Louisiana Independent Oil & Gas Association
Louisiana Mineral Law Institute
LSU Center for Energy Studies
Management Labor and Employment Roundtable
Midcontinent Oil & Gas Association
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Natural Gas Association of New Orleans
New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel
New Orleans Board of Trade
New Orleans Mariners Club
New Orleans Propeller Club
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission
Offshore Marine Service Association
Risk Insurance Management Society
Tulane Latin American Law Institute
Tulane Maritime Law Institute
Turnaround Management Association
The firm also provides financial support to many charities, including:
Children's Hospital of New Orleans
New Orleans Pro Bono Project
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
American Cancer Society
Boys Hope/Girls Hope
Council for a Better Louisiana
March of Dimes
United Way
Orleans Dollars for Scholars
Junior Achievement
Special Olympics
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Friends of New Orleans Recreation Department, and
Boy Scouts of America
Our Firm has made a special commitment to support The Good Shepherd School, a downtown New Orleans early-elementary school for children who are at-risk and living below the poverty level. The Good Shepherd School gives these children the opportunity to obtain an education comparable in quality to the top-level New Orleans schools. Partners, associates and staff tutor students, underwrite school events, serve breakfast and lunch to the children, sponsor field trips, host holiday parties, and assist in the day-to-day administrative affairs of the school.
Each attorney at Lemle & Kelleher is committed to serving our communities. While our involvement in various organizations changes each year, we are proud to contribute to the local communities of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport as well as assisting statewide and national organizations.