Louisiana Lawyer President-Elect Of American Bar Association

 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans lawyer has become president-elect of the American Bar Association .

The organization says in a news release that Judy Perry Martinez became president-elect Tuesday, at the end of its annual meeting in Chicago.

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She was nominated without opposition in February, and will become president next August.

Martinez is affiliated with Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn LLP.

Her online biography says she's among founders of the Pro Bono Project , created in 1986 to help low-income New Orleans-area residents with the civil court system. She has won the Allies for Justice award from the National Gay and Lesbian Law Association, and a state group's award for capital defense advocacy.

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Black History Month Spotlight This Black History Month, Cox Communications is proud to recognize Sunni LeBeouf for her prolific record of professional achievement, civic philanthropy,...

She was a 2015 fellow at Harvard's Advance Leadership Initiative, returning to New Orleans to pursue a career in public service.

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