R. Patrick Vance, partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group, received a 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University ("LSU") on October 20, 2012. The Achievement Awards were announced in conjunction with the Distinguished Alumnus/ae of the Year and were awarded to a group of graduates who were chosen based on professional achievement and career distinction, service to and support of LSU Law, and service to community. Mr. Vance is a 1975 graduate of the LSU Law Center and is a current member of the LSU Law Center's Chancellor Council. To read more about the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus and Distinguished Achievement Awards, click here.