Debra Leard

504.556.4121

Involvement

  • Institute for Energy Law – 2023-2024 IEL Leadership Class – Member
  • Institute for Energy Law – Young Energy Professionals Committee’s Energy Dispatch – Editorial Board
  • Institute for Energy Law – Young Energy Professionals – Member
  • The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law – Member
  • Greater New Orleans, Inc., GNOwind Alliance Committee – Member
  • Make Music NOLA – Board of Directors

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® "One to Watch," 2024-2025
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers "Rising Star," Energy & Resources, 2023, 2026

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D./D.C.L., cum laude, 2019)
  • Louisiana State University (B.A., International Studies and Minor in Spanish and Business, magna cum laude, 2015)
    • Dean's List

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2019

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, Louisiana, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Louisiana, 2019
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2019

Languages

  • Spanish

Presentations

  • “New Framework, Familiar Fights: Legacy Litigation After the 2025 Legislative Session," ACC CLE Luncheon, New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2025
  • “Fiduciary Forecasting: Recent Litigation Involving Advisors and Fiduciaries,” Liskow Trustee Seminar, New Orleans, LA, July 19, 2025
  • “Recent Litigation Involving Advisors and Fiduciaries,” Liskow Estate Planning Seminar, Metairie, Louisiana, May 21, 2025

Publications

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