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Phelps Dunbar LLP Partner Awarded Presidents’ Award by the New Orleans Bar AssociationAugust 20, 2007New Orleans - Phelps Dunbar LLP is pleased to announce that Kim M. Boyle, a partner in the employment law practice group, has been awarded the 2007 Presidents' Award by the New Orleans Bar Association. Ms. Boyle was honored at a ceremony held on August 16, 2007, at the Hilton St. Charles Hotel. The New Orleans Bar Association Presidents' Award 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. 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 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 Louisiana State Bar Association (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. 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. Phelps Dunbar is a regional law firm of approximately 260 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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