PRINCIPAL
Scott R. Bickford (Principal) born Concord, Massachusetts, February 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana, 1990 Texas and 1992 Colorado. Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States Court of Claims; and the U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1982). Finalist, Tulane Moot Court. Editor, The Trial Brief, Toxic Tort Section, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988-1989. Author, "Restricting Lawyers' Solicitation of Victims," ABA The Brief, Vol. 25 No. 7, 1995. Member: Louisiana State, Texas State and Colorado State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1991; 2000-2009); American Association of Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; St. Thomas More Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Corbello v. Iowa Production, 850 So2d 686 (La. 2/25/03); Breaux v. Avondale Indus., 880 So.2d 36 (La. App. 4th Cir. 7/14/04); Torrejon v. Mobil Oil Co., 876 So.2d 877 (La. App. 4th Cir. 6/2/04). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Oil and Gas Litigation; Criminal Law; Class Actions.Email: Scott R. Bickford
ATTORNEYS
Regina O. Matthews (Senior Attorney) born Shreveport, Louisiana, August 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); Louisiana State University (M.L.S., 1976); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Phi Mu; Order of the Coif. Member, 1986-1987 and Senior Managing Editor, 1987-1988, Tulane Law Review. Recipient: John Minor Wisdom Award. Rittenberg-Weinstein Law Review Award for Outstanding Contribution. Author: Comment, The Louisiana Constitution's Declaration of Rights: Post 'Hardwick' Protection for Sexual Privacy? 62 Tulane Law Review 767, 1988; Law Clerk to Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, 1988-1989. Member, Board of Directors, ACLU of Louisiana, 1990-1992; AIDSLAW of Louisiana, Inc., 1989-1995. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations; New Orleans Estate Planning Council. Reported Cases: U.S. v. Beckner, 134 F.3d 714 (5th Cir. 1998); Crowe v. Smith, 261 F.3d 558 (5th Cir. 2001); Forum for Equality PAC vs. McKeithen, _ So.2d_, 2005 WL 106606 (La. 1/19/05); Mazoue v. Avondale Indus., 839 So.2d 171 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1/22/03). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Professional Licensing Regulation.Email: Regina O. Matthews
Spencer R. Doody (Attorney) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1998); Tulane University of Louisiana Law School (J.D., 2001).Email: Spencer R. Doody
Lawrence Centola, III (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Asbestos Litigation; Torts; Civil Litigation; Contract Litigation.Email: Lawrence Centola, III
Neil F. Nazareth (Attorney) born June 4, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Finance, 2000); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Moot Court Board, 2002-2003. Recipient, Cahill-Conway Moot Court Scholarship, 2002-2003. Recipient: Corporate & Business Award, 2003; Law Excellence Award in Business Organizations & Conventional Obligations, 2002-2003. Coach, Evidence Team & Health Law Team. Oralist, Sports & Entertainment Law Team, 2001, Dean's List. Member: Louisiana State, Federal (Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Louisiana Association for Justice; Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers; Judge John C. Boutall Inn of Court; Young Leadership Council of New Orleans. Practice Areas: Diving and Offshore Injuries; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Maritime Law; Maritime Personal Injury; Seamens Claims; Professional Liability; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Litigation.Email: Neil F. Nazareth
Roshawn Donahue (Attorney) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (B.S. Marketing, 2003); Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Louisiana Association for Justice.Email: Roshawn Donahue