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Melanie M. Mulcahy

Education:

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert School of Law, J.D., 1999
  • Newcomb College of Tulane University, B.A., 1994

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana State Bar Association, 2000
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2004
  • United State District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2004
  • United State District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 2004
  • United State District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 2004

Legal Organizations:

  • Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
  • Member, Jefferson Bar Association
  • Member, New Orleans Bar Association
  • Council Immediate Past Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2010 – June 2011
  • Council Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2009 – June 2010
  • Council Chair-Elect, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2008 – June 2009
  • Council Secretary, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2007 – June 2008
  • Council District 2 Representative, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2004 – June 2007
  • Council District 4 Representative, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2003 – June 2004
  • Disaster Relief Committee Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2001 – August 2003
  • American Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division Representative, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2001 – August 2003
  • Senior Lawyers Committee Member, Louisiana State Bar Association, June 2010 – June 2011
  • Board of Governors Member, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2009 – June 2010
  • Budget Committee Member, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2008 – June 2009
  • Board Member, Louisiana Bar Foundation, June 2010 – June 2011
  • Young Alumni, Leadership Council, Inaugural Class, Louisiana State University Law School, September 2007 – April 2010
  • Council Member, Louisiana Law Institute, June 2002 – June 2005; June 2009 – June 2010
  • Louisiana Young Lawyer Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates, Feb. 2003 – June 2005
  • Disaster Relief Assistant Coordinator, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, August 2003 – August 2004
  • The Affiliate Associate Editor, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, August 2003 – August 2004
  • Assistant Council Coordinator, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, August 2002 – August 2003
  • District 14 (Louisiana) Representative, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, June 2001- August 2003

 CLE Authored and Instructed:

  • “Negotiating Indemnification, Reps, Warranties, and More in Business Contracts,” (National Business Institute (NBI), December, 2019)
  • “Professionalism: Past, Present & Future – What Can We Do?,”  (New Orleans Bar Association, Procrastinator’s Programs, December, 2018)
  • “Business Law: Start to Finish, Forming Limited Liability Companies, Preparing Common Business Contracts,” (National Business Institute (NBI), June 2017)
  • “Analyzing the Boilerplate or Miscellaneous Clauses in Contracts,” (New Orleans Bar Association, Procrastinators’ Programs, December 2016)
  • “Buying ad Selling Businesses CLE- Business Sale Agreements and the Closing,” (New Orleans Bar Association, 2015)
  • “Preventing Business Contract Disputes,” (National Business Institute (NBI), 2016)
  • “The Procrastinator’s Guide to the Business Corporation Act of 2015,” (New Orleans Bar Association Procrastinators’ Programs, December, 2015)
  • “Title 12 (Entity Law) Revisions: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly,” (Jefferson Bar Association CLE by the Sea, 2015)
  • “The Relationship between Bankruptcy and Construction Law,” (New Orleans Bar Association Procrastinators’ Programs, 2014)
  • “Women in the Profession” (Professionalism, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel 2011 Sizzlin’ Summer Seminar, 2011)
  • “Superwomen: Female Attorneys Mastering the Game and the Strategies that Rule – Mastering Assertiveness Without Conjuring Your Inner Witch” (Professionalism, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2011)
  • “Choice of Entity, LLC, and Beyond,” (Jefferson Bar Association, 23rd Annual CLE by the Sea, 2010) [with Albert J. Derbes, IV]
  • “Limited Liability Companies,” (NBI, 2008)
  • “Limited Liability Companies in Louisiana,” (NBI, 2007)
  • “Practicing Law: The Early Years – Ethics: Dilemmas and Solutions for the Young Lawyer,” (Ethics, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2007)

Significant Transactions:

  • Sale of Orpheum Theater, February, 2014

Reported Cases:

  • Succession of Dean, 2017-0155 (La. App. 1 Cir. 3/29/18), So. 3d 746, writ denied, 2018-00679 (La. 9/14/18), 252 So. 3d 479
  • Block v. Bernard, Cassisa, Elliot & Davis, 2004-1893 (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/4/05), 927 So. 2d 339
  • Barnes v. Barnes, 08-492 (La. App. 5 Cir. 1/13/09), 8 So. 3d 628 (La. Ct. App.) writ denied, 2009-0327 (La. 4/3/09), 6 So. 3d 776.
  • In re Martinez, 564 F.3d 719 (5th Cir. 2009).

Professional Certifications:

  • LSBA ADR Civil Mediator Registry, 2019
  • Louisiana Notary Public, 2000

Media:

  • “Off the Clock”, City Business feature, February 15, 2010.

Personal:

  • Born in Houma, LA

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Contact:

Main:            504.837.1230
Direct Dial:  504.207.0916
Direct Fax:   504.832.0326
Email: mmulcahy@derbeslaw.com
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Honors and Awards:

LSBA President’s Award, 2003
Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyer Section, Bat P. Sullivan Chair’s Award, 2002 and 2007
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Star of the Quarter, 2003
LaVerne and Kenner Day Scholarship, 1997

Foreign Languages:

French

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