JUDGE JOHN LEBLANC is a retired State District Judge from the 17th JDC, with more than 24 years of experience in all types of civil and criminal matters, from small claims to multi-million-dollar litigation involving complex legal issues. He served as the court’s Chief Judge for over twelve years. Prior to taking the bench, he…
JUDGE FRANZ ZIBILICH practiced law in state and federal courts in Louisiana for over 26 years before being elected a District Court Judge in New Orleans in 2011. He served as a Judge for 9 years before retiring at the end of 2020. Franz worked in the City Attorney’s office in New Orleans as a Deputy…
KATHRYN WIEDORN is a founding partner of Pelleteri & Wiedorn, LLC. She has extensive litigation experience, representing insurance companies, corporations and insureds, encompassing Property and General Casualty Defense, Homeowner’s Liability, Premises Liability, Workmen’s Compensation, Construction, Commercial Law and Bad Faith Litigation.
JUDGE CORNELIUS E. “CONN” REGAN (ret.) graduated from Loyola School of Law in 1977 and began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish. From 1981 through 1986, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Jefferson Parish. In1986, he was appointed as a Domestic Hearing Officer for the 24th Judicial District Court….
John Lawrence is from Shreveport, LA. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1989, as well as the U.S. Districts Courts, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, the Louisiana Supreme Court and all courts of Louisiana. In 1996, he was admitted to the bar of the State of Texas and to the U.S. District Courts for…
JUDGE M. LAUREN LEMMON is a retired judge and seasoned attorney with 34 years of legal experience. She specializes as a mediator and mindfulness instructor. Lauren combines her deep understanding of the law with a unique approach to conflict resolution that emphasizes clarity, empathy and creativity. Her expertise as a judge allows her to navigate complex…
Michele Crosby Over the course of her distinguished career, Michele accepted principal trial responsibility and defended clients in a full spectrum of litigation matters before judges and juries in state court, judges in federal court, before the US District Courts’ Panel for Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and before the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. These cases…
JUDGE PAUL A. BONIN (ret.) served for more than 23 years as a judge. His earliest service, an appointment, was in 1990 in Civil District Court as Commissioner and Judge ad hoc. In 1997, he was elected to the New Orleans Traffic Court. His community involvement and service as a traffic court judge led to awards…
T. Peter (Pete) Breslin was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 1975, and subsequently admitted to the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Breslin was an assistant district attorney in Orleans Parish. His areas of practice are: Personal Injury, Wrongful…
Hon. Glenn Ansardi (ret.) brings to the mediation table a wealth of knowledge from over forty-five years as a lawyer, negotiator, legislator and Judge. Glenn was admitted to the Bar in 1976 and was privileged to serve as a Judge in the 24th JDC for eleven years, including a term as the Court’s Chief Judge. Prior…
