Our firm believes that our service to the community must extend beyond the courtroom. At the heart of our community service is a genuine desire to make an impact. The firm and its lawyers and staff have given back in time and talent to nurture and grow the places we call home. Our lawyers and staff are actively involved in a number of worthy causes, including the following:
- American Cancer Society
- Audubon Institute
- Catholic Charities
- Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
- Children’s Museum of St. Tammany
- Fore!kids Foundation
- Girls On The Run – New Orleans
- Habitat for Humanity
- Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Society
- Jewish Community Center of New Orleans
- Jewish Endowment Foundation
- Jewish Federation
- Louisiana Center for Women in Government & Business
- Louisiana Children’s Museum
- Louisiana Wildlife Federation
- Louisiana Women’s Center
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Metropolitan Center for Women and Children
- NAACP
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation
- New Orleans Mission
- New Orleans Museum of Art
- Northshore Families Helping Families
- Operation Overseas Mardi Gras
- Red Shoe Society of New Orleans
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- St. Baldrick’s Foundation
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Susan G. Komen of New Orleans
- The Pro Bono Project
- United Way of Southeast Louisiana
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