Billy R. Pesnell, born Ruston, Louisiana, March 20, 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University and A&M College (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1956); legal education, New York University School of Law (LL.B., 1959). Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Root-Tilden Scholar, New York University. Member: Shreveport Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Emeritus, Harry V. Booth Inn of Court). E−Mail: Billy R. Pesnell
J. Whitney Pesnell, born Ruston, Louisiana, October 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; 1995, Texas; 1996, District of Columbia; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana Tech University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1981); legal education, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984); Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College (LL.M., Environmental Law, 1996). Honor Societies: Pi Tau Sigma; Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: "Contributing Negligence: When Should It be a Defense in Strict Liability Actions?" 43 Louisiana Law Review 801 (1983); "The Contribution Bar in CERCLA Settlements and Its Effect on the Liability of Non-Settlors," 58 Louisiana Law Review 167 (1997). Member: Shreveport Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. E−Mail: J. Whitney Pesnell