Regina Dicke

504.556.4189

Notable Experience

  • Successfully defended an employer’s noncompete agreement at summary judgment on novel legal grounds not yet addressed by the federal district or appellate court
  • Secured an arbitration award denying, in full, a union grievance alleging violations of the collective bargaining agreement
  • Protected client’s rights in a criminal insurance fraud case by defeating the government’s attempts to quash key subpoenas and to revoke bond

Involvement

  • New Orleans Association for Women Attorneys, Member, 2024 – Present
  • New Orleans Bar Association, Member, 2023 – Present
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Member, 2023 – Present
  • Federal Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, New Orleans Chapter, Member, 2021 – Present
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Member, 2021 – Present

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® "One to Watch," Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation, 2025, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2026
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2025-2026
  • LSBA Young Lawyers Division, Top Young Lawyers 2026

Credentials

Education

  • Tulane University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2021)
    • Recipient of 2021 Faculty Medal for distinguished academic achievement over all three years of law school
    • Recipient of 2021 Dean’s Medal for exceptional overall academic achievement in the third year of law school
    • Order of the Coif
    • Tulane Law Review, Notes & Comments Editor
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest grade in five classes
    • Member of top 10% of Trial Advocacy Program
    • Edwin I. Mahoney Award for achieving the highest grade in Criminal Law
    • Tulane Law School Honors Scholarship
  • Barnard College of Columbia University (B.A., English with concentrations in Creative Writing and Film, 2016)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2021

Court Admissions

  • Louisiana State Courts, 2021
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Louisiana, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, Louisiana, 2021

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2022-2023
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Barry W. Ashe of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 2021-2022

Presentations

  • “Candor from the Court: A Conversation with Former Federal Judicial Law Clerks,” Federal Bar Association’s Malcolm Monroe Federal Practice Series, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 3, 2025.
  • “How to Succeed at an Organization of Any Kind,” Federal Bar Association’s Morning at the Courthouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 17, 2025
  • “Do’s and Don’ts of the Summer Interview Process and Summer Jobs,” Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 21, 2025
  • “Removing Cases to Federal Court,” New Orleans Bar Association’s Procrastinators’ Programs, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 17, 2024
  • “The Impact of SCOTUS’ Loper Bright Decision,” New Orleans Labor & Employment Law Committee, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 18, 2024
  • “Employment Law Update: Overtime and Noncompetes,” Offshore Marine Service Association’s July Regulatory Meeting, Houma, Louisiana, July 16, 2024
  • “FTC’s Noncompete Ban: What Follows from the Final Rule,” United States Financial Executive Group’s 2024 Summer Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 6, 2024
  • "Perspectives from Federal Judicial Law Clerks," Federal Bar Association's Morning at the Courthouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 20, 2023

Publications

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