DWAYNE MARICLE is a trial-tested attorney with 34 years of litigation experience and a professionally trained mediator, having completed advanced mediation training at Pepperdine’s nationally renowned Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution. He brings a calm demeanor, sharp legal insight, and a practical, results-driven approach to his mediation and arbitration practice. Dwayne has litigated, mediated, and…
JULIE DEGENERES was born in Mason City, IA near the Minnesota border but found her way to South Louisiana in the early 1970’s and she considers herself to be from Baton Rouge. She graduated with a B.S. degree from LSU in 1985, being the first to graduate from college on either side of her family,…
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…
RON RICHARD was admitted to the Bar in 1996, and in that same year, served as a judicial clerk in the Fourteenth Judicial District Court. Ron went into private practice in 1997 as a founding partner of Richard Law Firm, LLC. He has been involved in hundreds of mediations, including business disputes, personal injury matters and…
MS. MULCAHY leverages more than 20 years of experience in commercial litigation and transactions across the business law spectrum to provide a creative, practical, persevering approach to mediation. Ms. Mulcahy’s mediation practice encompasses all types of civil matters, with an emphasis on business break-ups, member/shareholder disputes, liquidations, breach of contract matters, construction law, employment law, and…
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…
Mickey Stephens deLaup grew up in North Louisiana and has resided in Metairie since graduating law school in 1981. In recent years her law firm, Mickey S. deLaup, APLC, had offices in the greater New Orleans area (Metairie) and in Monroe, Louisiana. She has more than 40 years’ experience as an attorney practicing in all state…
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…
