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A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Ian joined the firm in the summer of 2010 after clerking for two prominent New Orleans federal judges. At the University of Virginia, Ian was a member of the Law Review and the Supreme Court litigation clinic. His practice interests include entertainment and criminal law. Ian is pleased to start his practice in New Orleans, where he attended college at Tulane University. He enjoys live music and yoga.
EDUCATION:
- University of Virginia School of Law (Charlottesville, Virginia) Juris Doctor, 2008
- Tulane University (New Orleans, Louisiana) B.A. English, 2001, Cum Laude
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Order of the Coif
- Virginia Law Review, Editorial Board
- Hardy Cross Dillard Prize for best student note by a UVA student in Volume 49 of the Virginia Journal of International Law
- Best Brief Award, Legal Research & Writing Course
EXPERIENCE:
- Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, L.L.C. (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Associate, 2010 – Present - United States Court of Appeals (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Law Clerk to the Honorable Edith Brown Clement, 2009 – 2010 - United States District Court (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Law Clerk to the Honorable Sarah Vance, 2008 – 2009
PUBLICATIONS:
- Note, Assumption of Risk in United States Refugee Law, 49 V. J. Int’L 273 (2008)
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