Press Release

NEW ORLEANS—Jones Walker is pleased to announce that partners Jesse "Jay" R. Adams, J. Kelly Duncan, Pauline F. Hardin, William H. Hines, and Tara G. Richard have been named to New Orleans CityBusiness' 2009 Leadership in Law.

Each year, New Orleans CityBusiness selects 50 lawyers practicing in the Greater New Orleans Area and profiles them in a special issue of the publication. Honorees are selected based on their contributions to the legal profession as well as their contributions to the community. This year's honorees will be recognized at a cocktail reception on March 5 at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Jones Walker had more attorneys (five) named to Leadership in Law 2009 than any other law firm in New Orleans. Additionally, 2009 marks the third time Mr. Hines, the firm's managing partner, has been named to Leadership in Law, as well as the second time Mr. Duncan has received the honor.

In addition to the event honoring the Leadership in Law class, New Orleans CityBusiness also profiles honorees in a special publication. To read the profiles of this year's honorees, please click here.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P. provides a comprehensive range of legal services to a national and international corporate client base through offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.

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