The Shreveport Bar Foundation (SBF) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that provides charitable legal assistance and educational activities to the public and operates a Pro Bono Project which provides free civil legal assistance to low-income clients at or below the federal poverty income level in the areas of family law, domestic protective orders, successions, and other miscellaneous civil legal matters. In addition to these services, the SBF also hosts a free Ask-A-Lawyer clinic staffed with volunteer attorneys each month at the Shreveport Bar Center located at 625 Texas Street, a building owned and operated by the SBF. This event is open to the public, and volunteer attorneys meet with clients for individual, one-on-one legal advice. In a two-hour period, we consult and advise an average of 20 to 30 people per event. Without this service, these individuals would not have the opportunity to speak with an attorney and obtain advice about the resolution of their legal issues.
We also operate in partnership with Legal Aid of North Louisiana to accept referrals for representation of their clients for cases involving successions, uncontested divorces, and domestic violence protective orders. The SBF also operates a Pro Se Library at the Shreveport Bar Center that is available to the public for a safe and private environment to research legal issues with the assistance of SBF staff. Without our services, these individuals would be left to navigate the legal system alone and unassisted.
In addition, the SBF operates in partnership with The Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center and Project Celebration, service providers to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault for the Shreveport, Bossier and other parishes in Northwest Louisiana. We also receive client referrals from Caddo Parish Juvenile Court and the First Judicial District Court. Additionally, we regularly network with the Shreveport Bossier Rescue Mission, Bossier Parish Domestic Violence Task Force, Volunteers of America, Barksdale Air Force Base, DAVA (Domestic Abuse Victims Assistance) Program, Salvation Army, and Caddo Parish Victim’s Assistance Program. Through these relationships, we have established ongoing ways by which we can make appropriate referrals as needed and outreach that addresses various legal needs of our common client base.
All of these programs and activities, and the operation of the Shreveport Bar Center, are intended to support the goals of preserving, honoring, and improving our system of justice, increasing public understanding of the legal system, and advancing the reality of equal justice under the law.
Voting Board Members
President/Pro Bono Chairman
Andrew “Drew” Martin Davidson Summers APLC 330 Marshall Street, Suite 1114 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 424-4342 Fax: (318) 226-0168 Email:
Secretary
Don Weir Attorney at Law 910 Pierremont Road, Suite 410 Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: (318) 861-8616 Fax: (318) 861-8617 Email:
Vice President
Allison C. Foster Querbes & Nelson 214 Milam Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 429-0581 Fax: (318) 216-3581 Email:
Treasurer
Brian A. Homza Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway PO Box 22260 Shreveport, LA 71120 Phone: (318) 227-7729 Fax: (318) 227-7850 Email:
At Large Board Members
Nichole “Nikki” M. Buckle Carmouche, Bokenfohr, Buckle & Day PLLC 6425 Youree Drive, Suite 380 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: (318) 629-0014 Fax: (318) 404-1571 Email:
Stacey D. Williams Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts PO Drawer 1126 Shreveport, LA 71163-1126 Phone: (318) 934-0274 Fax: (318) 227-2967 Email:
Tommy J. Johnson Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office 501 Texas Street, 5th Floor Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 429-7618 Fax: (318) 629-4300 Email:
Douglas Lee Harville The Harville Law Firm 400 Travis Street, Suite 405 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 222-1700 Fax: (318) 222-1701 Email:
Homer T. (Ted) Cox 180 Hill Top Drive, Kellyville Ranch Jefferson, TX 75657 Phone: (318) 230-2931 Email:
Lawrence W. Pettiette Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, & Cromwell PO Box 1786 Shreveport, LA 71166-1786 Phone: (318) 221-1800 Fax: (318) 226-0390 Email:
Ex Officio Board Members
SBF Immediate Past President
David L. White Attorney at Law 3985 Airline Drive Bossier City, LA 71111 Phone: (318) 747-7023 Fax: (318) 741-9594 Email:
Krewe of Justinian Tribune
TBD Attorney at Law Street City, State, Zip Code Phone: Email:
President, Women’s Section
Ranee M. Haynes ConvergeOne Inc. 10900 Nesbitt Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55437 Phone: (318) 751-5647 Fax: (318) 751-5647 Email:
Pro Bono Coordinator
Lucy Espree Shreveport Bar Foundation 625 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 221-8104 Ext. 1 Fax: (318) 221-8115 email:
SBF LRVDV Attorney
Audrius M. Reed Shreveport Bar Foundation 625 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 221-8104 Fax: (318) 221-8115 email:
SBF LRVDV Paralegal
Callie Jones Shreveport Bar Foundation 625 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 221-8104 Fax: (318) 221-8115 email:
SBA President
Kenneth P. Haines Weems, Schimpf, Haines & Moore 9105 Ellerbe Road, Suite A-100 Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: (318) 222-2100 Fax: (318) 226-5100 Email:
President, Young Lawyers’ Section
Thomas Mayfield Mayfield Law Firm 831 Kings Highway Shreveport, LA, 71104 Phone: (318) 222-8500 Fax: (318) 222-8530 email:
Executive Director / Building Manager
Dana M. Southern Shreveport Bar Foundation 625 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 222-3643 Ext. 3 Fax: 222-9272 Email:
SBF LRVDV Attorney
Mary E. Winchell Shreveport Bar Foundation 625 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 221-8104 Fax: (318) 221-8115 email:
SBF Outreach and Marketing Coordinator
Linnae Magyar Shreveport Bar Foundation 625 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: (318) 221-8104 Fax: (318) 221-8115 email:
