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Louisiana State University, B.A. 1973
Louisiana
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. 2d Circuit
U.S. 5th Circuit
E.D. Louisiana
M.D. Louisiana
W.D. Louisiana
William E. Steffes has been practicing complex bankruptcy law since 1978. Mr. Steffes received both a B.A. and a J.D. from Louisiana State University and graduated Order of the Coif. In addition, Mr. Steffes was a member of the Louisiana State University Law Review and Phi Kappa Phi Honor fraternity. Mr. Steffes is licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court, all Louisiana and Texas state and federal courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition, Mr. Steffes has appeared pro hac vice in many bankruptcy courts, including: Mississippi, California, Oklahoma, Georgia, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and New York in connection with various reorganization proceedings. In 2005, Mr. Steffes was inducted to the American College of Bankruptcy. In addition, he is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, and American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Steffes has held the highest attorney rating by Martindale-Hubbell, an AV rating, and has been included in Who’s Who in American Law and Best Lawyers in America for many years. Mr. Steffes was recognized as one of the Top 50 Lawyers by Louisiana Super Lawyers 2007 and as one of the preeminent specialists in the field of Bankruptcy Creditor/Debtor Rights.
Louisiana State University, B.A. 2002
Louisiana
U.S. 5th Circuit
E.D. Louisiana
M.D. Louisiana
W.D. Louisiana
Noel Steffes Melancon joined the firm in 2005 after receiving her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mrs. Melancon received a B.A. from Louisiana State Univeristy in 2002, with a concentration in Public Relations. She is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state courts. Commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and general corporate law are among Mrs. Melancon’s areas of practice.
Mrs. Melancon is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Loyola University College of Law, J.D. & M.B.A., 2002
Louisiana State University, B.A.
Louisiana
U.S. 5th Circuit
E.D. Louisiana
M.D. Louisiana
W.D. Louisiana
Barbara B. Parsons received her J.D. and M.B.A. from Loyola University of New Orleans in 2002, after receiving her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University. Since joining the firm in 2008, her practice has focused primarily on bankruptcy law and commercial transactions and litigation. Her prior experience includes a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Richard D. Anderson.
Ms. Parsons is licensed to practice in all state and federal district courts of Louisiana, as well as in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. She is a member of the Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; as well as the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and Sunrise Rotary Club of Baton Rouge.
William E. Steffes
Noel Steffes Melancon
Barbara B. Parsons
The Steffes Firm, LLC.
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