Welcome to Volume 99

Pablo Gonzales

Pablo Gonzales is the Editor-in-Chief of Volume 99. Originally from Dallas, Texas, he holds a B.A. in Journalism and English from Baylor University and an M.Ed. in Bilingual and Urban Education from Southern Methodist University. Before law school, Pablo was a bilingual elementary school teacher with Teach for America in Dallas. He then spent a year on a Fulbright Scholarship to Mexico teaching English in Mexico City. Following his first year of law school, Pablo was an intern to the Hon. Karen Gren Scholer at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. This past summer, Pablo interned for the Hon. Irma Carrillo Ramirez at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and was a summer associate at Wick Phillips LLP in Dallas. After graduation, he will clerk for the Hon. John A. Kazen at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

André Guidry

André Guidry serves as Volume 99's Senior Managing Editor. He is from Lafayette, Louisiana, and graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a B.S. in Mathematics. He also graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a M.S. in Mathematical Finance. During his 1L summer, André interned for the Hon. Meredith Grabill (EIC - Vol. 80) at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. This past summer, André was a summer associate at Kirkland & Ellis in New York City. He will return to Kirkland & Ellis to join its Restructuring group after graduation. André’s Case Note was published in Volume 98 of the Review, and it explores whether the imposition of non-debtor releases in bankruptcy contravenes express provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. His Comment, which is forthcoming publication in Volume 99 of the Review, analyzes the Supreme Court’s recent relaxation of standing requirements in First Amendment pre-enforcement challenges.

Bri Daniel-Harkins

Bri Daniel-Harkins serves as Volume 99's Senior Articles Editor. She is from Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in 2019 with B.A. degrees in History, Pre-Law and Classical Studies, Ancient Greek Language. This past summer, Bri was a summer associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City. Following her first year of law school, Bri studied abroad in Rhodes, Greece and was an extern for the Hon. Janis van Meerveld of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. After graduation, she will clerk for the Hon. Eldon E. Fallon at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and thereafter join the litigation group at Davis Polk. Bri's Comment will be published in Volume 99 of the Review, and discusses a recent Fifth Circuit decision that highlights the tension between antidiscrimination laws and religious freedom in the employment law space.

Alán Díaz-Santana

Alán Díaz-Santana serves as Volume 99’s Diversity & Articles Editor. He is from Reynosa Tamaulipas, México and McAllen, Texas and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Environmental Studies concentrating in Environmental Justice. Before law school, he worked as a High School Social Studies teacher with Teach for America and an American Federation of Teachers union leader in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. He spent his first law school summer as an Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corps Student Fellow at Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid and as an intern to the Hon. Micaela Álvarez at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. This past summer he was a summer associate at Baker Botts LLP in Austin. After graduation, he will clerk for the Hon. Miguel Torres at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Melanie Frederic is Volume 99's Senior Notes and Comments Editor. Melanie is from Lutcher, Louisiana, and she graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. During her 1L and 2L summers, Melanie interned at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and she worked at Irwin Fritchie, Liskow and Lewis, and Jones Walker. After graduation, Melanie will clerk for the Hon. Barry W. Ashe at the Eastern District of Louisiana, and then she will join the litigation group of Jones Walker in New Orleans. Melanie's Case Note was selected for publication in Volume 98 of the Review, and it won the Rufus C. Harris award for best student-authored piece on a civil law topic.

Salomé Rivera

Salomé Rivera serves as Volume 99's Senior Associate Editor. She was born in Quito, Ecuador and grew up in Vero Beach, Florida. She graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A in Political Science, a B.A. in Criminology, and was a part of the International Scholars Program. This past summer, Salomé interned for the Hon. Dana M. Douglas at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Jones Walker LLP in Houston, Texas. As a 3L, Salomé will work as a Law Clerk for Jones Walker's Bankruptcy & Restructuring group and will join full-time after graduation. Salomé's Comment was selected for publication in Volume 99 of the Review and analyzes the limited access that Native American tribal businesses have to bankruptcy relief.

The Notes & Comments Editors for Volume 99 are Meredith Abato, Bailey Chauvin, Sidra Hanson, Megan Koch, and Yael Pasumansky.

The Articles Editors for Volume 99 are Jeff Goodwin, Joe Reinhardt, Tate Sheppard, and Angelina Maleska.

The Associate Editor for Volume 99 is Corina DeFeo, Michael Wells serves as the Online Editor, Angelina Maleska serves as the Assistant Online Editor, and Alexa Sinha serves as the Research Editor.

The Managing Editors for Volume 99 are Lennis Barlow, Corina DeFeo, J.R. Greenwalt, Annie Kerut, Amanda Kim, Charlotte Markstein, Riley Martin, Landon Pettigrew, Tom Polites, Colette Puleo, and Teddy Todaro.

Junior Members of Volume 99 are Nicole Alvarez, Hannah Ankerson, Ignacio Baerga Saldaña, Noah Banken, Bailey Bates, Miles Besson, John Berner, Taylor Campbell, Veronica Catanese, Thomas Celles, Shelby Dawson, Cassandra Fernandez De Aenlle, Abby Hufft, Jack Hutchins, Finley Kincaid, Edward Kotula, Lillian Laubenthal, Emma Luke, Alex Meehan, Matthew Norton, Caitlin Phillips, Sally Stanley, Jack Strasburger, Bridgette Valenti, Bruna Vieira, Elle Young, Dexter Webster, and Michelle Zeng.

Professor Ronald J. Scalise, a staff member of the Review for Volumes 73 and 74, continues to serve as the Review’s Faculty Advisor. Nicole A. Manganaro will facilitate publication of the Review as Publication Supervisor. Elena Johnson will serve as Publication Project Assistant.

Welcome to Volume 98

Volume 98 endeavors to uphold Tulane Law Review’s enduring standard of legal excellence. The members of the Review relentlessly work to produce Volume 98’s upcoming issues.

Cameron Ott

Cameron Ott serves as Volume 98's Editor in Chief. He is from West Monroe, Louisiana and graduated from University of Louisiana Monroe with a B.S. in Political Science and Spanish. This past summer, Cameron worked at Burns Charest and Gordon Arata in New Orleans. After graduation, he will clerk for the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Cameron's Case Note was selected for publication in Volume 97 of the Review and explores the negative impacts of expanding the interpretation of the subsequent purchaser doctrine in Louisiana law. 

Mary Ryan

Mary Ryan is Volume 98's Senior Managing Editor. Mary's family is fromNew Orleans, Louisiana. She graduated from Fordham University with a degree in History and a concentration in American Catholic Studies. Before attending law school, she worked as a legal assistant at the law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg in New York City. During her 1L and 2L summers, Mary worked at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Southwest Louisiana Legal Services, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges in NewYork City. Mary will return to work at Weil in restructuring after graduation.

Katie Norris

Katie serves as Volume 98's Senior Notes & Comments Editor. Katie is from Rhode Island but has lived all over the country, including Virginia, New Orleans, Connecticut, and Hawaii. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in Marine Affairs. Before attending law school, Katie worked in communications at O'Melveny & Myers LLP. She spent her first law school summer working as an honors legal intern at the Department of Homeland Security, and her second summer back at O'Melveny as a summer associate. After graduation, Katie will return to O'Melveny as a litigation associate. Katie's case note was published in Volume 97 and explores the Fifth Circuit's reading of the FLSA seaman exemption.

Katia Leiva

Katia Leiva serves as Volume 98’s Senior Articles Editor. Katia isfrom New Orleans, Louisiana, and attended Tulane University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science - International Relations and a minor in French. Before law school, she worked at two New Orleans immigration law firms. For both her first and second summers of law school, Katia worked at Holland & Knight, LLP in Houston, Texas. After graduating, Katia will return to Holland & Knight as a litigation associate.

Katie Schimmel

Katie Schimmel serves as Volume 98's Senior Associate Editor. She is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and graduated fromTulane University with a B.S. in Environmental Earth Science. She spent this summer clerking at Jones Walker LLP and Kean Miller LLP. After graduating, she will return to Jones Walker as a litigation associate. Katie's Comment was published in Volume 98 and explores how Louisiana nuisance law affects French Quarter bars and restaurants. 

The Notes & Comments Editors for Volume 98 are Mattie Schmidt, Ted Danielson, Jaclyn Kundrat, Lou Rambeau, Anna Volkov, and Bo Marcus.

The Articles Editors for Volume 98 are David Benham, Field Daniel, Annalise Ernst, Colton Jacobson, Alexis Sullivan, and Joel L. Vercher.

The Associate Editor for Volume 98 is Hannah Ryan, and William Veazey serves as the Online Editor. Amelia Lawrence serves as the Research Editor.

The Managing Editors for Volume 98 are Elana Beiser, Harrison Bond, Bailey Casteel, Anna Haynes, Julia Ann Meyer, Corinne Morris, Olivia Neilson, Ashley Sanders, Kelly Smith, and Hannah Zundel-Davis.

Junior Members of Volume 98 include Meredith Abato, Dennis Barlow, Bailey Chauvin, Bri Daniel-Harkins, Corina DeFeo, Alán Díaz-Santana, Melanie Frederic, Pablo Gonzales, Jeff Goodwin, J.R. Greenwalt, André Guidry, Sidra Hanson, Amanda Kim, Megan Koch, Angelina Maleska, Charlotte Markstein, Riley Martin, Annie Kerut, Yael Pasumansky, Landon Pettigrew, Tom Polites, Colette Puleo, Joseph Reinhardt, Salomé Rivera, Tate Sheppard, Alexa Sinha, Teddy Todaro, and Michael Wells.

Professor Ronald J. Scalise, a staff member of the Review for Volumes 73 and 74, continues to serve as the Review’s Faculty Advisor. Nicole A. Manganaro will facilitate publication of the Review as Publication Supervisor. Miriam Teller will serve as Publication Project Assistant.

Welcome to Volume 96

Come wind, rain, or shine, the members of the Tulane Law Review continue to work on Volume 96’s upcoming issues. This year’s staff is comprised of dedicated members who work tirelessly to continue the Review’s dedication to excellence in legal scholarship. 

Antonio X. Milton

Antonio X. Milton serves as Volume 96’s Editor in Chief. Originally hailing from Carencro, Louisiana, Antonio received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Tulane University with a research concentration in Race and Comparative Politics. This past summer, he worked at Bracewell in Houston, Texas. Following graduation, Antonio will clerk for the Honorable Nannette Jolivette Brown of the Eastern District of Louisiana and the Honorable Carl E. Stewart of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Gianluca S. Cocito-Monoc

Gianluca Cocito-Monoc serves as Volume 96’s Senior Managing Editor. A native Louisianian, he graduated from Lusher Charter School before receiving a bachelor's degree from Tulane. This past summer, he worked in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis. After graduation, he will clerk for the Honorable Susie Morgan of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Gianluca has contributed two publications to the Review: his Case Note in Volume 95 explores the Louisiana Supreme Court's holding in Gloria's Ranch v. Tauren Exploration, and his forthcoming Comment in Volume 96 presents a substantive due process challenge to Louisiana's use of peremptory periods to limit a biological father's ability to bring an avowal action.

The Managing Editors for Volume 96 are Avery Autin, Hallie Brown, Aislyne Calianos, Talha A. Chaudhry, Eleanor Gardner, Parker Hufft, Winnie Johnson, Sarah McLoughlin, Riana Morales, Ryan S. Park, Kristen Shaw, Shelby Shearer, and Grace L. Williams.

Emily M. Shinn

Emily M. Shinn serves as Volume 96’s Senior Notes & Comments Editor. In addition to law school, Emily is pursuing a Master of Public Health degree with Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Emily is originally from Richmond, Virginia and received her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience from Boston College. Before starting law school, Emily worked for a non-profit organization that promoted food access and sustainable agriculture in the New Orleans area. This past summer, she worked as a summer associate for both Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann and Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans. Emily has been twice published in the Review: Her Case Note in Volume 95 explores a non-delegation doctrine challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and her forthcoming Comment examines the role of restrictive covenants on urban farming during times of national food insecurity and crisis.

The Notes and Comments Editors for Volume 96 are Ellen E. Short, Madeline Inzenga, and J. Garrett Merville. 

Kevin M. Cole

Kevin M. Cole serves as Volume 96’s Senior Articles Editor. Kevin is originally from Mandeville, Louisiana, and attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he received his undergraduate degree and MBA. Before law school, Kevin worked in economic development, where he served as an international trade specialist and business recruitment project manager. This past summer, he worked at Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton, & Alford and Phelps Dunbar, both in New Orleans. After graduating, Kevin will clerk for the Honorable Barry W. Ashe of the Eastern District of Louisiana. His forthcoming Comment in Volume 96 explores the various issues of prescription in the context of Louisiana’s protections against surprise medical bills.

The Articles Editors for Volume 96 are Hannah Aronoff, Robert Morris, Tom Mostellar, Elizabeth Rudolf, and Megan Teltschik. Robert Morris also serves as the Diversity Editor.

Alyssa McCain

Alyssa McCain serves as Volume 96's Senior Associate Editor. Alyssa was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, but has called the Houston, Texas area home for most of her life. Alyssa graduated from Texas A&M University with a BBA in Accounting and MS in Finance, and worked as a financial analyst at Chevron for three years before coming to law school. Alyssa worked at Bracewell LLP in Houston, Texas this past summer as a summer associate, and will be returning as a full time associate next fall.

The Associate Editor for Volume 96 is Riana Morales, and Talha A. Chaudhry serves as the Online Editor. Shelby Shearer serves as the Research Editor.

Junior Members of Volume 96 include Grace Anzalone, Angela Beam, Wilson Beattie, Alexander Breaux, Rachel Campbell, Ross Cherlin, Kellie Constantine, Henry Crowell, Maxwell Donald, Anna Fish, Kiera Galloway, Patrick Hovet, Christian Lobello, Kieran McCluskie, Carolyn Mitchell, Bailey Montaño, Michael Morton, Caroline Perlis, Madison Rich, Gabrielle Rossi, Caroline Silverstein, Alexandra E. Summa, Matthew Tonglet, Smriti Aveeka Vats, Connor Villar, Matt Warren, Perri Weinstein, and Ethan White.

Professor Ronald J. Scalise, a staff member of the Review for Volumes 73 and 74, continues to serve as the Review’s Faculty Advisor. Nicole A. Manganaro will facilitate publication of the Review as Publication Supervisor. Greyson Harness will serve as Publication Project Assistant.

Welcome to Volume 95

Not even a global pandemic can stop the Tulane Law Review from publishing new and cutting edge pieces of legal scholarship. With a few adjustments to accommodate remote work, production of Volume 95 is well underway, and this year's talented staff are excited to continue the Review's dedication to legal scholarship.  

Brandon M. Sprague

Brandon M. Sprague serves as Volume 95's Editor in Chief. A native of Kenner, Louisiana, Brandon has spent his whole life in the Greater New Orleans area. He graduated from Jesuit High School in 2015 and received a Bachelor of the Arts in Classical Studies and History from Tulane University in 2019. This past summer, Brandon worked as a summer associate in the New York City office of Jones Day. After graduation, he will clerk for the Honorable Susie Morgan of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Brandon has contributed two publications to the Review: His Case Note in Volume 94 examines the rights of NFL ticketholders after the infamous 2019 "no call" against the New Orleans Saints in the 2019 NFC Championship, and his forthcoming Comment in Volume 95 compares Louisiana's law classifying certain water bodies as public things with the corresponding laws of Chile, Ecuador, and the Netherlands in order to find more efficient ways to carry out coastal restoration.

Audrey Martin

Audrey Martin serves as Volume 95’s Senior Managing Editor. Originally from Lutcher, Louisiana, Audrey is a Tiger at heart and earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology from Louisiana State University in 2018. This past summer, she split her time between Burns Charest LLP and Krebs Farley & Dry PLLC here in New Orleans. After graduation, Audrey will join Krebs Farley as a commercial litigation associate. In addition to her editorial contributions, Audrey has also been twice published in the Review: Her Case Note in Volume 94 explores the constitutionality of cash bail and judicial administration in Louisiana, and her forthcoming Comment examines the effects of the recent United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on immigration.  

The Managing Editors for Volume 95 are Chandler Block, Isabel Englehart, Hayden Q. Hawkins, Abigail Joens-Witherow, Ryan Monk, Dara Mouhot, Jacqueline Odom, Connor Rabalais, Alex Rodriguez-Perez, Alexa Rummel, Chelsea C. Ryan, Read Rydberg, and Caroline WIlson.

Darcy R. Samuelsohn

Darcy R. Samuelsohn serves as Volume 95's Senior Notes & Comments Editor. Darcy is from Katonah, New York and received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Delaware. Before moving to New Orleans for law school, she worked as a paralegal at Norton Rose Fulbright in New York City. This past summer, she worked as a summer associate for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, also in New York City, where she will work full-time after graduation. Be sure to read her forthcoming Comment on the inadequacy of the qualified immunity doctrine in the context of police brutality against individuals living with mental illness. 

The Notes and Comments Editors for Volume 95 are Ellen D. George, Elizabeth Harrison, and Jacob W. McCarty. 

Jessica Webb

Jessica Webb serves as Volume 95's Senior Articles Editor. Jessica is from Atlanta, Georgia but has lived in New Orleans since 2007 when she attended Tulane as an undergraduate. Prior to and during law school, she worked as a paralegal at Smith & Fawer, LLC in New Orleans. This past summer, she worked at White & Case in Houston and Fishman Haygood in New Orleans. After graduation, she will be joining White & Case in their energy and infrastructure projects group.

The Articles Editors for Volume 95 are John Ellis Cupit V, Tasia Kastanek, Ilsa Luther, Jacqueline Odom, Caroline Wilson, and James Wong.

Gabriella Leonovicz

Gabriella Leonovicz serves as Volume 95's Senior Associate Editor. She grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Homeland Security. This past summer, she worked at Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York City, where she will be working upon graduation. 

The Associate Editor for Volume 95 is Chace Vienne, and the Diversity Editor is Jacob W. McCarty. Additionally, Ryan Monk serves as Volume 95's Online Editor, Ilsa Luther serves as the Symposium Editor, and Chandler Block serves as the Research Editor. 

The Junior Members for Volume 95 are Hannah Aronoff, Avery Autin, Hallie Brown, Aislyne Calianos, Talha A. Chaudhry, Gianluca S. Cocito-Monoc, Kevin Cole, Eleanor Gardner, Parker Hufft, Madeline Inzenga, Winnie Johnson, Alyssa McCain, Sarah McLoughlin, John G. Merville, Antonio Milton, Robert M. Morris, Riana Morales, Tom Mostellar, Ryan S. Park, Elizabeth Rudolf, Kristen Shaw, Shelby Shearer, Emily Shinn, Ellen Short, Megan Teltschik, and Grace L. Williams. 

Professor Ronald J. Scalise, a staff member of the Review for Volumes 73 and 74, continues to serve as the Review's Faculty Advisor. Nicole Manganaro facilitates publication of the Review as Publication Supervisor. Samantha Foster handles the Review's finances as Financial Services Specialist. Julian Tricamo-Palmer serves as the Review's Project Assistant. 

Welcome to Volume 94

Members of Volume 94’s Senior Board—from left to right, Kansas Guidry, Lindsay S. Harris, Jordan A. Ollestad, Nicolette S. Kraska, and Andrew Mahtook—celebrate at the 2019 Tulane Law Review Banquet in the Audobon Tea Room.

As the Mardi Gras Krewes and their floats are preparing to parade, Volume 94 of the Tulane Law Review is ready to roll. With Issue 1 already in circulation and Issue 2 soon to come, this year’s extremely talented and motivated staff is well underway in its production of the latest volume of the Review.

Kansas Guidry serves as Volume 94’s Editor in Chief. She is from Terrytown on the Westbank of New Orleans where she lives with her mother, sister, and grandparents. She graduated from St. Mary’s Dominican High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Fordham University. After graduation, she will serve as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Barry W. Ashe of the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Jordan A. Ollestad serves as Volume 94’s Senior Managing Editor. Originally born in Stockhold, Sweden, Jordan grew up in Clearwater, Florida and Boca Raton, Florida. However, she has lived in New Orleans since 2008 when she attended Tulane University as an undergraduate. Before law school, she worked at Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC in New Orleans where she worked first in recruiting and then as a paralegal for the products liability trial team. This past summer, she worked at Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York City, where she will be working in the fall after taking the bar.

The managing editors for Volume 94 are Tyler Cochrane, Adrianna Culbreth, Alixe Duplechain, Patrick Isacks, Paul Denham Kieffer, Matthieu Robért, Yuxi Wang, Taylor Delrie Waxley, Chelsey Whynot, Simon Willis, and Kathleen Wright.

Lindsay S. Harris serves as Volume 94’s Senior Notes and Comments Editor. Lindsay is from Dix Hills, Long Island, New York, though she moved to New Orleans before law school to work at an antique and vintage button store. This past summer, she was a summer associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York City, where she will be working after graduation. Although Lindsay is “a New York gal,” she loves New Orleans and can’t wait to come back one day.

The notes and comments editors for Volume 94 are Samantha Astrich, Ricky Legg, and Peter C. Rathmell.

Nicolette S. Kraska serves as Volume 94’s Senior Articles Editor. A native of Saint Louis, Missouri, Nicolette worked in Chicago for four years as an intellectual property litigation consultant. This past summer, she split her time between Jones Walker LLP and Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard. After graduation, Nicolette will clerk for the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Be sure to check out her Case Note about maritime contract interpretation in Volume 93 and her forthcoming Comment about the Extraterritoriality of the U.S. Patent Act.

The articles editors are Gabrielle Ball, Annie Blanc, Jenna Raden, Matthew D. Ross, and Blair Trahan.

Rounding out the Senior Board is Andrew Mahtook, who is serving as the Senior Associate Editor. From Lafayette, Louisiana, Andrew graduated from the Louisiana State University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in finance. This past summer, he clerked at Liskow & Lewis and Fishman Haygood in New Orleans. After graduating, Andrew will be joining Liskow & Lewis in their business section. Andrew is also a dual MBA student in the Tulane AB Freeman School of Business and has done international consulting trips in Italy and Argentina through the program.

The Associate Editor for Volume 94 is Annie Blanc, while the Diversity Editor is Samantha Astrich. In addition, Peter C. Rathmell serves as Volume 94’s Online Editor, Patrick Isacks serves as the Symposium Editor, and Yuxi Wang serves as the Research Editor. Oliver Atticus Kaufman is serving as a member at large.

The junior members of Volume 94 include Chandler Block, John Ellis Cupit V, Isabel Englehart, Ellen D. George, Elizabeth Harrison, Hayden Q. Hawkins, Abigail Joens-Witherow, Tasia Kastanek, Gabriella Leonovicz, Ilsa Luther, Audrey Martin, Jacob W. McCarty, Ryan Monk, Dara Mouhot, Jacqueline Odom, Connor Rabalais, Alex Rodriguez-Perez, Alexa Rummel, Chelsea Ryan, Read Rydberg, Darcy Samuelsohn, Brandon M. Sprague, Chace Vienne, Jessica Webb, Caroline Wilson, and James Wong.

Professor Ronald J. Scalise, a staff member of the Review for Volumes 73 and 74, continues to serve as the Review’s Faculty Advisor. Kristy S. Christiansen will facilitate publication of the Review as Publication Supervisor. Samantha Foster will handle the Review’s finances as the Financial Services Specialist. Julian Tricamo-Palmer will serve as the Review’s project assistant.

Special Thanks to Our Banquet Sponsors and BAE Members

The Law Review is grateful to those who contributed to the annual banquet held on April 3, 2019. The 2019 Tulane Law Review Annual Banquet was Proudly Sponsored by:

Patrons

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.

Burns Charest L.L.P.

Fishman Haygood, L.L.P.

Flanagan Partners L.L.P.

Jones Walker, L.L.C.

Kirkland & Ellis L.L.P.

Liskow & Lewis

Norton Rose Fulbright

Phelps Dunbar L.L.P.

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Benefactors

Chaffe McCall L.L.P.

Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam,

Duplantis & Eagan, LLC

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, L.L.C.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L.L.P

Sponsors

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, L.L.C.

Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson L.L.C.

BAE Members

Kelsey Meeks
Mark A. Mintz
Sarah Voohries Myers
Max Nathan
Mike North
Sean O’Neal
Thomas Owen  
Avery Pardee
Joseph L. Parkinson 
Ashton Phelps
Lee Plotkin
Viktor Pohorelsky
William H. Pryor  
Aimee Quirk
Andrew Rinker
Michael D. Rubenstein
Cynthia Samuel
Sylvan J. Steinberg
Adam Swensek
Susan G. Talley
Hon. Sarah Vance
Michael Veron
D. Jean Veta
Jami Vibbert
Harvey D. Wagar III 
Margot Want
Kenneth A. Weiss
Hon. Jacques Wiener
Phillip Wittmann
Justin Woodard
Hon. Thomas Wicker

Robert Acomb, Jr. 
Hon. Barry Ashe
Brent Barriere
Kristen van de Biezenbos
Thomas Bogle
Hon. Jerry A. Brown
Warren T. Burns
Daniel Carr
Daniel Centner
Kimberly Cheeseman
Rutledge Clement
Peggy Crane
Martha Y. Curtis
David F. Edwards
Hon. Martin L. C. Feldman
Joshua Fershee
Kendra Fershee
Louis Y. Fishman
Thomas Flanagan
William R. Forrester
James M. Garner  
Camille Gauthier
Meredith S. Grabill
A. Gregory Grimsal
John Guenard
Claude Estes Johnston
Andrew Kingsley
Stephen Kupperman
Wayne Lee
Marcy V. Massengale

Welcome to Volume 93

As the temperatures begin to drop, the students and staff of Tulane Law Review are busy preparing Volume 93's upcoming issues. This year's staff is comprised of dedicated students who work tirelessly to continue the Review's dedication to excellence in legal scholarship. 

Anais M. Jaccard is Volume 93's Editor in Chief. Originally from Los Angeles, Anais received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Bard College in 2011 and worked in the restaurant industry in New York City for five years before moving to New Orleans for law school. Anais was a summer associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and will serve as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana after graduating.

Members of Volume 93’s Senior Board—Anais Moore-Jaccard, Luke LaHaye, Julianne Weidman, and Ryan Niedermair—celebrate at the annual Tulane Law Review Banquet.

Luke G. LaHaye serves as Volume 93’s Senior Managing Editor. Luke is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he received both a Bachelor and Master's of Science in Finance from Louisiana State University. After working at a law firm in Baton Rouge, Luke decided to pursue a J.D. at Tulane. His comment discussing property abandonment in New Orleans, will be published online in the spring. After graduation, he will join Adams & Reese in New Orleans.

The managing editors for Volume 93 are Patrick M. Bollman, Sara Lynn Levy, Kathleen McCarte, Ryan D. McNamara, Erin M. Morrissey, Jansen T. Owen, Michelle Pichardo, Jessica L. Sherman, Madeline Weisblatt, Emily E. Werkmann, Taylor K. Wimberly, and Gabe Winsberg. Kathleen M. McCarte also serves as the volume's research editor, and Philip Turpin is a member at large.

Oliver Atticus Kaufman holds the title of the volume's Senior Notes and Comments Editor. Oliver is currently pursuing joint Juris Doctor and Masters of Business Administration degrees. He graduated from Tulane University in 2015. He has worked as a judicial extern to Judge Martha Vázquez of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico and as a summer associate in the New York offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell. He currently externs as a student law clerk at the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

The notes and comments editors for Volume 93 are Charles Flanders, Jacob Pritt, and Michelle Maguire Sloss.

Julianne M. Weidman  is spearheading the article selection process for Volume 93 as Senior Articles Editor. A Marylander, Julianne received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Towson University in 2016. Upon graduating and passing the bar, Julianne will clerk for the Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr. of the Delaware Supreme Court before joining Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as an associate in their Wilmington, Delaware office.

The articles editors for Volume 93 are Garrett S. Eggen, Miles S. Fortenberry, Jonah Seligman, Olivia J. Sher, and Ryan M. Tucker. 

Ryan P. Niedermair serves as Volume 93’s Senior Associate Editor. Originally from Mandeville, Louisiana, Ryan received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Rhodes College where he played football. His comment on the criminal defendant’s constitutional right to counsel will be published in the Tulane Law Review Online. Upon graduating, Ryan will serve as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Sul Ozerden of the Southern District of Mississippi.

The associated editor for Volume 93 is Taylor K. Wimberly, and Erin M. Morrissey serves as the diversity editor. Ryan M. Tucker is the volume's Online editor, and Jansen T. Owen serves as symposium editor.

Junior members of Volume 93 include Samantha Astrich, Gabrielle A. Ball, Annie Blanc, Tyler Cochrane, Adrianna Culbreth, Taylor Delrie, Alixe Duplechain, Kansas Guidry, Lindsay Harris, Patrick Isacks, Paul Kieffer, Nicolette Kraska, Ricky Legg, Andrew Mahtook, Jordan Ollestad, Jenna Raden, Peter Rathmell, Matthieu Robért, Matthew Ross, Blair Trahan, Yuxi Wang, Chelsey Whynot, Alannah L. Willis, and Kathleen Wright.

Professor Ronald J. Scalise, a staff member of the Review for Volumes 73 and 74, continues to serve as the Review’s Faculty Advisor. Kristy S. Christiansen will facilitate publication of the Review as Publication Supervisor. Samantha Foster will handle the Review’s finances as the Financial Services Specialist.

Tulane Law Review Hosts 2018 Annual Banquet

The Tulane Law Review Association held its annual banquet April 19, 2018, bringing more than 200 students, faculty, and alumni together to honor the Review’s commitment to providing high quality legal scholarship, and to honor excellent legal writing among scholars, students, and peers.

This year’s award winners include:

• Professor John Barceló – Alumnus of the Year Award

• Ronald Scalise Jr. – John Minor Wisdom Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Scholarship, awarded to the author of the best article in the current volume.

• Colleen Murphy & Coleman Torrans – Robert E. Friedman Law Review Award, awarded annually on the nomination of a committee to the student submitting the best comment appearing in the current volume of the Tulane Law Review

• Erin Morrissey – Gertler Law Review Award, awarded annually on the nomination of a committee to the first-year member of the Tulane Law Review submitting the best case note in the current volume.

• Leigh Ackal – Dean Rufus C. Harris Civil Law Award, awarded to the student author of the best case note or comment on a civil law subject.

• Jody Schisel-Meslin & Anais Jaccard – Charles Janvier II Award, awarded to a senior and junior member who, in the view of their fellow members, have made the most significant contributions to production excellence.

• Leigh Ackal – Class of 2000 Law Review Award, awarded to the senior member of the Board of Student Editors who has most effectively contributed to the success of the year’s publication program.

• Collin Buisson – Conrad Meyer III Law Review Award, awarded to the member who, in the view of their fellow members, has consistently exhibited outstanding leadership skills and dedication.

• Annie Hundley – Class of 2000 Academic Leadership Award, awarded to the outgoing Editor-in-Chief, in appreciation of her work in leading the Review for the year.

We would like to extend a special thank you to this year’s Banquet sponsors.

Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver

Fishman Haygood

Flanagan Partners

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

Jones Walker

Kirkland & Ellis

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

Norton Rose Fulbright

Phelps Dunbar

Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert

Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thorton & Alford

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson

Vinson & Elkins

Wall, Bullington & Cook

First Issue of Volume 92 to be Dedicated to Professor Yiannopoulos

Vol. 92 of the Tulane Law Review is honored to dedicate its first issue to Prof. Yiannopoulos and his contribution to the Louisiana civil law. Anyone who has experience with the Louisiana civil law has encountered Prof. Yiannopoulos - through him personally, or his many articles, or his casebook, or the Code itself. We are humbled to be honoring him in the Law Review. Authors who will be featured in the first issue include L. David Cromwell, a partner at Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman in Shreveport, and Chloé M. Chetta, judicial clerk at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Melissa T. Lonegrass, Professor of Law at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Sally Brown Richardson, Charles E. Lugenbuhl Associate Professor of Law at Tulane Law School; Ronald J. Scalise, Jr., A.D. Freeman Professor of Civil Law at Tulane Law School; and Symeon C. Symeonides, Alex L. Parks Distinguished Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Willamette University College of Law.

Welcome to Volume 92

The school year is in full swing and the staff of Tulane Law Review Volume 92 is hard at work on this year's upcoming Issues. This year's staff is comprised of 50 talented members working to continue the Review's legacy of top legal scholarship.

Taking over as the Review’s Editor in Chief is Annie Hundley. She grew up in Mowata, Louisiana, and received a degree in journalism from Louisiana State University. Annie worked as a digital art director at a political consulting firm in New York for four years before attending law school. After graduation, she will clerk for the Hon. Judge James L. Dennis at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.

Leigh B. Ackal, a Lafayette, LA native, serves as Volume 92’s Senior Managing Editor. After receiving her Bachelor of Art’s degree from Tulane, she went on to receive a Master’s of Education from Smith College and a Master’s of Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology from University College London. Before law school, Leigh taught children with hearing loss at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. After graduation, she will join Gieger, Laborde, and Laperouse in New Orleans as an associate.

The Managing Editors for Volume 92 are Andrew M. Blasio, Clerc H. Cooper, Marjorie P. Dennard, Christopher A. Hebert, Hillarie James, Leslie M. LaCoste, Sara Gail Prudenti, Melissa H. Redmon and Thomas Steinfeldt. Jordan M. Leon is the Volume’s Research Editor.

Coleman L. Torrans is spearheading the article selection process for Volume 92 as Senior Articles Editor. Coleman is a native of Fairhope, Alabama and graduated from Tulane University in 2014. His comment on cell site simulators and the secret invasion of privacy will be published in Issue 2 of Volume 92.

Alice B. Billmire, Margaret W. McLauglin, Colleen Murphy, and Peter L. Rogers, Jr.  work with Coleman as Articles Editors.

Alexandra N. Phillips holds the title of the volume’s Senior Notes and Comments Editor.   Alexandra received her Bachelor of Science in Management degree from Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business in 2013.  She currently serves as judicial extern to the Honorable James L. Dennis of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and intends to pursue her legal career in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Volume 92’s Notes and Comments Editors include Madeline R. Flores, Samantha A. Oppenheim and Phillip L. Turpin.

Collin S. Buisson serves as Volume 92's Senior Associate Editor. Collin is a lifelong New Orleanian who received his Bachelor of Science in Management from Tulane's A.B. Freeman School of Business. He served as a judicial extern to Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Greg G. Guidry and currently serves as an extern to Judge Lance M. Africk of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Upon graduating and passing the bar, he will join Phelps Dunbar LLP's Business Group in the firm's New Orleans office.

Brian G. Broussard is Volume 92’s Associate Editor. Sarah Smith-Clevenger will serve as the Volume’s Symposium Editor, and Jody Schisel-Meslin will serve as the Online Editor.

Junior Members of Volume 92 include Patrick M. Bollman, Garrett S. Eggen, Charles Flanders, Miles S. Fortenberry, Oliver Atticus Kaufman, Luke G. LaHaye, Sara Lynn Levy, Kathleen M. McCarte, Ryan D. McNamara, Anais M. Jaccard, Erin M. Morrissey, Ryan P. Niedermair, Jansen T. Owen, Michelle Pichardo, Jacob J. Pritt, Jonah Seligman, Olivia J. Sher, Jessica Sherman, Michelle Maguire Sloss, Julianne M. Weidman, Madeline Weisblatt, Emily Werkmann, Taylor K. Wimberly, and Gabriel Winsberg.

Professor Ronald J. Scalise, a staff member of the Review for Volumes 73 and 74, continues to serve as the Review’s Faculty Advisor. Kristy S. Christiansen will facilitate publication of the Review as Publication Supervisor, with Sarah Eastly serving as a Project Assistant. Samantha Foster will handle the Review’s finances as the Financial Services Specialist.