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Kathleen D. Lambert

Kathleen D. Lambert

Member since 1996
Location:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Phone:
(504) 523-6496
Fax:
504-525-2846
E-mail:

Kathleen D. Lambert is a native of south Louisiana and a 1989 graduate of the LSU-Herbert Law Center. She earned a diploma in International Legal Studies from UOP's McGeorge School of Law, and worked for the firm of Simpson & Marwick, in Edinburgh, Scotland, before joining Ms. Stephenson as an associate and later as a member of the firm, Stephenson, Chavarri & Lambert, L.L.C. She worked as an attorney-advisor for the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Administrative Law Judge. Her areas of practice include immigration law, insurance defense, general business, international law, toxic tort/product liability defense, maritime, and litigation. Ms. Lambert was the Secretary of the International Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association from 1994 until 2001. From 2001 until 2008, she was Vice-Chair of the International Law Section. She authored "Rules for Licensing International Legal Consultants," which was adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court and became effective July 1, 1996.

Areas of Practice

  • Immigration
  • Insurance Defense
  • Admiralty & Maritime
  • Toxic Tort & Product Liability
  • Business & Corporation

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1993
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1993
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1993

Education

  • McGeorge School of Law, Salzburg, Austria
    • Diploma, International Legal Studies - January, 1992
  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    • J.D. - May, 1989
    • Honors: Moot Court Board
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    • B.A. - May, 1986
    • Major: Political Science

Published Works

  • Rules for Licensing International Legal Consultants, Article 14. Sec. 11-12 of the Articles of Incorporation of State Bar Association (adopted by the LA Supreme Court and effective 07/01/96), Louisiana State Bar, 1996

Classes/Seminars

  • Immigration Primer for the Family Law Practitioner, May 13, 2005
  • Panelist, Law and Policy Issues Relating to Central Americans, American Bar Association, International Law Section, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee, November 5, 1999
  • Work Permits and Employment Based Visas, Louisiana State Bar Association, International Law Section, May 1, 1998

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Young Women of America, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Louisiana State Bar Association, International Law Section, Vice-Chair, 2001 - 2008
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, International Law Section, Secretary, 1994 - 2001

Past Employment Positions

  • Law Offices of Maria I. O'Byrne Stephenson, 1993 - 1996
  • Wm. Roberts Wilson, 1992 - 1993
  • Simpson & Marwick, 1991
  • U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1989 - 1991
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Stephenson, Chávarri & Lambert, L.L.C.
400 Poydras Street, Suite 1650
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-613-4255
Toll Free: 866-761-7605
Fax: 504-525-2846
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