Renee F. Smith practices in the following areas of law: Education Law; Insurance Defense; Communications Law; Personal Injury Law; Mass Media Law; Telecommunications Law; Labor and Employment; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Business Law; Civil Rights; Entertainment Law; Toxic Torts; Municipal Law Admitted: 1995, Louisiana; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 2001, Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Law School: Loyola University, J.D., 1994 College: Loyola University (B.A., Communications, 1990; M.A., Communications, 1994) Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Biography: Fellow, Loyola Institute of Politics, 2008-2009; Honoree, New Orleans City Business Leadership in Law Award, 2008; Instructor, "Persuasive Appellate Writing," Skills Curriculum Course, Loyola School of Law, October 2008 and June 2009; CLE Presenter of "Open Meetings," "Federal and State Laws Regarding School Board Employees and Student Records," and "E-Discovery and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure" during the CLE "Open Meetings, Freedom of Information Act & Managing Electronic Records," (Medical Educational Services, Inc./Professional Development Network), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 2008; Panelist, Orleans Parish School Board Candidates' Forum, (sponsored by the Urban League of New Orleans, the League of Women Voters of New Orleans, and Tulane University's Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives), September 2008; Judge for Loyola School of Law's Regional Moot Court Competition, November 2008; Graduate, Metropolitan Leadership Forum-Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee, 2007; Assistant Bar Examiner, Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Bar Admissions Committee, 2005—; Instructor, Baton Rouge College of Paralegal Studies, 2002 and 2005; Board of Directors, League of Women Voters, 2007—; Chair, Homeowners' Association Night Out Against Crime, 2006—; Member: Algiers Economic Development Foundation; World Affairs Council of New Orleans; French-American Chamber of Commerce; CODOFIL Westbank; Recipient, Master's of Arts in Communications, Thesis: Trout A La Green Plague Redux: Defamation Law in Louisiana, 1994; President, Phi Alpha Delta, 1993-1994. Reported Cases: Le Blanc v. Lakeside Hospital, 732 So. 2d 576 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1999); Sanders v. Orleans Parish School Board, 916 So. 2d 1066 (La. 2005); Tatum v. Orleans Parish School Board, 982 So.2d 923, 233 Ed. Law Rep. 1020, 2007-0613 (La.App. 4 Cir. 4/9/08) (No. 2007-CA-0613), writ denied, 989 So.2d 102 (La. 8/29/08) (No. 2008-C-1001). Born: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 25, 1968 |
