Andrew R. Lee and Avery B. Pardee , both partners in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group in the New Orleans office, were recognized as Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney Award Honorees by the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at the 30th Annual Justice Albert Tate, Jr., Awards Banquet in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 11, 2015.  The award recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment, professionalism, and achievement for their representation of a death row client in federal habeas proceedings since 2007.