Erin McCall Alley, born Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.A., 1991); legal education, Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University (J.D., 1994). Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Erin McCall Alley
William Baggett, Jr., born Altus, Oklahoma, July 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1976); legal education, Louisiana State University and A&M College of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: William Baggett, Jr.
Roger G. Burgess, born Lake Charles, Louisiana, July 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana; 1994, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.S., Political Science, 1973); legal education, Louisiana State University Law Center (J.D., 1976). Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice (Executive Committee, 2005-); American Association for Justice (Admiralty Division). E−Mail: Roger G. Burgess
Jeffrey T. Gaughan, born Cumberland, Maryland, November 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana. Preparatory education, James Madison University (B.S., 1989); legal education, Tulane University Law School (J.D., 1993). Associate Editor, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, Tulane University of Louisiana, 1992-1993. Judicial Intern to Hon. Steven R. Plotkin, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, 1992-1993. Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 1998-); American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Jeffrey T. Gaughan
Christopher C. McCall, born Lake Charles, Louisiana, February 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.A., 1990); legal education, Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University (J.D., 1995). Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Christopher C. McCall
Robert C. McCall, (Retired), born Lake Charles, Louisiana, May 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.S., 1960; M.B.A., 1961); legal education, Louisiana State University Law Center (J.D., 1973). Honor Society: Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association (President, 1983-1984); Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Robert C. McCall
Wells T. Watson, born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Preparatory education, University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1987); legal education, Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Law Clerk to Hon. Frederick J. R. Hebee, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1990-1991. Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Wells T. Watson
ASSOCIATES
Zita Marie Andrus, born Thibodaux, Louisiana, October 28, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Xavier University of Louisiana (B.A., 2004); legal education, Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University (B.C.L./J.D., 2008). Recipient, Robert L. Tullis Award, Best Oral Advocate, 2006. Moot Court Board, 2007-2008. Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 2014-2015); Louisiana State Bar Association. E−Mail: Zita Marie Andrus
Jake D. Buford, born Hackberry, Louisiana, October 25, 1983; admitted to bar, 2012, Louisiana. Preparatory education, McNeese State University (B.S., Finance, 2007); legal education, Southern University Law Center (J.D., 2012). Associate Editor, Southern University Law Review, 2008-2010. Law Clerk to Hon. G. Michael Canaday, 14th Judicial District Court Judge, Louisiana, 2012-2013. Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court (Lake Charles Chapter). E−Mail: Jake D. Buford
Dominique Badon Nicholson, born Lake Charles, Louisiana, May 18, 1988; admitted to bar, 2015, Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.A., 2010); legal education, Loyola University New Orleans (J.D., 2015). Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Dominique Badon Nicholson
Melissa "Missy" Shaw-Brown, born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 28, 1979; admitted to bar, 2010, Louisiana. Preparatory education, Mississippi State University (B.S., Educational Psychology, 2001); Southeastern Louisiana University (M.Ed., Counseling, 2003); legal education, Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University (J.D., 2010). President, LSU Public Interest Law Society, 2008-2009. Moot Court Admiralty Team, 2008-2009. Moot Court Board, 2009-2010. Member: Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Melissa "Missy" Shaw-Brown