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Louisiana State Bar Association Names Phelps Dunbar Partner President-ElectNovember 16, 2007Phelps Dunbar LLP is pleased to announce that Kim M. Boyle, a partner in the employment law practice group in New Orleans, is now President-Elect of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) for the 2008-2009 year, and will automatically succeed to the office of President for 2009-2010. Ms. Boyle was certified elected on October 25, 2007, by the LSBA. Ms. Boyle's practice includes representing employers in employment related claims, such as retaliation and discrimination claims as well as workplace harassment. She also handles Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges and other administrative complaints through the administrative and judicial process. Her practice also includes the representation of clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, unfair trade practices, as well as representation of a number of governmental entities on a wide array of legal issues. Ms. Boyle was recently honored with the New Orleans Bar Association's 2007 Presidents' Award, which recognizes attorneys who, in addition to their professional excellence and integrity, have dedicated themselves to community service in the exercise of the highest ideals of citizenship. This award is the highest level of recognition by the Association. She is also a two-time recipient (2003, 2005) of the A.P. Tureaud Award for Outstanding Service presented by the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Society. Ms. Boyle is an active member of the community having previously served as the first African-American President of the New Orleans Bar Association, Treasurer of the LSBA, a member of the LSBA Board of Governors and the LSBA's Ethics 2000 Committee, and on the board of directors of the Federal Bar Association. She currently serves as the Vice-President of the New Orleans Bar Foundation. Ms. Boyle also serves as co-chair for the Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee, a member of the local advisory board for the United Negro College Fund, trustee and former secretary of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, trustee for the WYES-12 board of directors, and a board member on the Bureau of Governmental Research. In addition, Ms. Boyle is a member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and serves as Chair of the LRA Healthcare Committee. She is also a member of the Fleur-de-Lis Ambassadors, whose purpose is to combat misperceptions about post-Katrina New Orleans, by meeting with key leaders nationwide. Ms. Boyle previously served on the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, which focused upon rebuilding the city post-Katrina, and she served as Chair of the Health/Social Services Committee of the Commission. Phelps Dunbar is a regional law firm of approximately 275 attorneys, with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; and London, England. ### |
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