Areas of Practice
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1991; Chancellor's List; Louisiana Law Review; Paul M. Hebert Academic Scholarship; American Jurisprudence Awards
- Louisiana State University, B.S. in Petroleum Land Management, 1987; President, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society; Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society; Mortar Board Honor Society
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1992
Marjorie McKeithen co-chairs the firm's Energy Industry Team. She affiliated with the firm after serving as Secretary of the Louisiana Mineral Board and Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mineral Resources, where she oversaw the granting and administering of mineral leases on state-owned lands and water bottoms. While serving as Secretary of the Louisiana Mineral Board, Ms. McKeithen undertook a comprehensive revision of Louisiana's statutory scheme relating to leases for natural gas storage and carbon dioxide storage.
In addition to her traditional oil and gas practice, Ms. McKeithen currently serves as counsel to several pipeline companies and Louisiana gas storage facilities, including both salt dome and depleted reservoir storage facilities. She also serves as counsel for a geothermal energy company.
After clerking with the Honorable Frank J. Polozola in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Ms. McKeithen was in the private practice of law from 1992–2006 with a concentration in civil litigation, including environmental and toxic tort litigation. Previously, she served as campaign manager to her father, W. Fox McKeithen, during his initial campaign for the office of Louisiana Secretary of State.
Ms. McKeithen received her juris doctor degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, in 1991, and her Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Land Management from Louisiana State University in 1987. She is currently a Commission Member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and has served in various capacities in other community and civic organizations.
Noteworthy
- Recipient of Baton Rouge Bar Association's Outstanding Community Leadership Award (2001)
- Named to Baton Rouge Business Report's "Top Forty Under 40" (1999)
- Recipient of Louisiana State Bar Association's Crystal Gavel Award (2002)
- Honored by the Louisiana State Mineral Board for her service to the State of Louisiana (2009)
- New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Award (2010)
- Recipient of Petroleum Landmen's Association of New Orleans' Betty Barone Award for outstanding public service (2008)
- Recipient of Southern University's Women's Studies Program Award, recognizing outstanding female leaders (1998)
News
- Jones Walker Expands Energy Industry Team
- Plaintiffs Prevail in Challenge to Deep Water Drilling Moratorium
- Millan, Bryan, McKeithen, and Stogner to Present at Green Legal Matters Conference
- McKeithen Elected to Board of Directors of Lighthouse for the Blind New Orleans
- Hines Honored in Leadership in Law Hall of Fame; Lee and McKeithen Selected as 2010 Honorees
- Three Jones Walker Attorneys to Speak at GBRIA 2010 Conference Regarding Global Warming Laws
Presentations
- "Greenhouse Gas Law: Regulation & Solar, Geothermal, and Energy Districts", October 14, 2010
- "How Will Cap & Trade and Green Legislation Affect My Plant?", January 27, 2010
- "Haynesville" Public Screening Discussion Panel, October 26, 2009
- "Post-Production Environmental Issues: Louisiana Legacy Litigation and the Texas Approach", October 23, 2009
- National Women's Leadership Summit, September 24, 2009, Panelist/Facilitator
- "Recent Louisiana Energy Legislation", August 13, 2009, Louisiana Chapter of the Women's Energy Network
Memberships
- Governor Bobby Jindal's Transition Advisory Council (Member, 2007)
- Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (Member, 2007 to date; Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee, 2010 to date)
- Lighthouse for the Blind New Orleans (Member, Board of Directors, 2010 to date)
- Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry (Board Member, 1999–2004)
- Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (Member, 2009 to date)
- Louisiana Mineral Board (Chairman, Legal and Title Controversy Committee, 2004–2006; Vice-Chairman, 2004–2006)
- Louisiana Nature Conservancy (2001–2002)
- New Orleans City Park Improvement Association (Board of Commissioners, 2010 to date)
- Professional Landmen's Association of New Orleans (PLANO)
- Save America's Coast Political Action Committee (Member, 2006)
- Women's Energy Network
