Partner Tara G. Richard was named to the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Leadership LSBA class of 2008–2009. Ms. Richard is one of ten members of this year’s class, a selection of attorneys hailing from a number of cities in Louisiana. Leadership LSBA serves to recruit young attorneys for leadership positions within the Louisiana State Bar Association, and nominees are submitted annually by bar leaders throughout the state. The program provides insight as to how the LSBA functions and examines the pressing issues facing the association and the legal profession. Leadership LSBA also strives to further develop the leadership skills of participants and to provide them with statewide networking opportunities.