Leigh Ann Schell is a founding partner of Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC. Ms. Schell was granted early admission to Loyola Law School after three years of undergraduate education. In 1987, after her first year of law school, Ms. Schell received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Orleans with a B.A. in English/Pre-law. In 1989, Ms. Schell graduated cum laude from Loyola University School of Law ranked in the top 5% of her class. In law school, Ms. Schell was a member of the Law Review and served on the Moot Court Board both as a team member and coach. She was also a teaching assistant for legal research and writing.
Ms. Schell is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the Defense Research Institute (DRI). Through the IADC, Ms. Schell has been appointed to the Federal Rules Committee.
As a marathon runner, Ms. Schell knows first hand that most tasks are marathons not sprints, and incorporates that discipline into pursuing good results.
AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS
- 2010 Appointed as the Louisiana chairperson for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s Our Courts program which aims to educate middle school children in civics in an effort to preserve judicial independence and understanding of our government
- 2010 Appointment to the board of Girls on the Run a non-profit organization with the goal of instilling self discipline, self worth and a sense of achievement in girls through running
- 2009 Appointed by the IADC as vice chairman of its Legislative Judicial and Governmental Affairs Committee
- 2009 Named by New Orleans Magazine as one of New Orleans’ Top 100 Lawyers
- 2009 Renewed Martindale Hubble AV rating
- 2009 Asked to serve on HB Litigation Conferences, LLC’s Chinese Drywall Advisory Council
PRESENTATIONS
- 2010 “New Reporting Requirements Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: Let the Paying Party Beware.” IADC Mid Year Meeting, Naples, Florida
- May 2010 HB Litigation’s Chinese Drywall Symposium at the Ritz Carlton, New Orleans, La.
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