New partners at Kean Miller, LaPorte; new hire at Stone Pigman

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New Orleans

Principals Mark Ripple and Tracy Lea have retired from EskewDumezRipple.

Ripple joined the staff of the architecture firm in 1989, while Lea had been with the business for 30 years.

The Young Leadership Council has named its 2023 Board of Directors.

The executive committee will be led by President Patrick Hernandez, of Propeller. Andrew Koehler, of Intralox, will serve as past president, with Graham Williams, of Sternberg, Naccari, & White, serving as president-elect

Two new board members will join the committee: Samuel Cook, of New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, will serve as vice president of community engagement and Evan Nicoll, of Nicoll’s Limousine & Shuttle Service, will serve as vice president of development. Filling out the ranks of the executive committee are Josie Delaune, of Smoothstack, as vice president of leadership; Blake Eckert, of Eagle Industries, as vice president of communications; Gavin Pitre, of Elevate Brands, as treasurer; and Erica Sensenbrenner, of Adams and Reese, as general counsel.

To the general board, the council welcomes eight new members: Joshua Bartholomew, of Nissan; Jasmine Brown, of The Green Project; Drew Chapman, of Bourgeois Bennet; Elizabeth Eumont, of Propeller; Taylor Jackson, of New Orleans Mayor’s Office; Nick LaCour, of Stonehenge Capital; Margaret Martin, of Tulane University Police Department; and Katie Neeb, of Intralox.

Returning as general board members are Stephen Sewell, of Tetra Tech; Kristie Kaaa-O’Brien, of Extreme Networks; Katherine Hammer, of Ochsner Health Therapy & Wellness; Liz Waller, of Accruent; Damon Carraby, of Teach For America; Morgan England, of Bevy; Ryan Estaris, of First Medical Clinic; and Lauren Michelle, of Tulane University.

Emily Hickman has joined Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann as an associate in its New Orleans office.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from LSU and graduated cum laude from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law School. Hickman served as senior editor of Louisiana Law Review and clerked for the U.S. District Judge David C. Joseph of Lafayette.

R. Chauvin Kean has been elected as a partner with Kean Miller.

Kean practices in the offshore energy and marine litigation group of the firm’s New Orleans office.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Millsaps College, a master’s in business from the Else School of Management Millsaps College and a law degree, cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Kean was managing editor of the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law and participated in the Loyola Moot Court Program.

Dawn Laborie has been promoted to shareholder with LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors.

Laborie is a director in audit and assurance services and co-leader of the firm’s Nonprofit Industry Group. She began working with LaPorte in 2000.

Baton Rouge

Ben Jumonville has been elected as a partner with Kean Miller.

Jumonville practices in the business and corporate group of the firm’s Baton Rouge office.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in international trade and finance from LSU and a law degree from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He was senior associate of the Louisiana Law Review.

John DeArmond has joined Stirling‘s commercial real estate team as an advisor, working in the company’s Baton Rouge office.

Before joining Stirling, DeArmond established car wash locations in Gonzales and Prairieville. After five years in business, he helped with the sale of both properties.

He earned a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from LSU.



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