Kiah Ford

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Involvement

Professional

  • Institute for Energy Law - Litigation and Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair and Advisory Board, Member
  • Federal Bar Association Lafayette - Acadiana Chapter, Immediate Past President
  • Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, Texas and Federal Bar Associations - Member
  • Lafayette Parish Bar Association - "Everyday Hero" award recipient for his work with children

Community

  • Co-Sponsor of the Jones Family Scholarship, which makes an annual award to a deserving LSU Law student
  • Tutor and a court-appointed advocate for abused and neglected children, junior-high level and younger
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) - Program for abused children - Member

Recognition

 

 

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1989)
    • Order of the Coif (Top 10%)
    • Louisiana Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1988-1989
  • Louisiana State University (B.A., 1986)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1990
  • Louisiana, 1989

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Eugene Davis, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1989 - 1990

Presentations

  • "It Broke, Blew Up, and is Burning: Responding to Catastrophic Failure," Liskow's Energy Law Seminar, October 26, 2023, Houston, TX
  • “Lesson from Our Father: A Brother and Sister Discuss the Foundations of Their Ethical Sense,” LSU CLE, November 4, 2022
  • "Ethics: ESG," Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Seminar, October 28, 2021
  • “Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments,” December 12, 2017, LSBA Trial Practice, New Orleans, LA

After Hours

Hunting, fishing, and flying airplanes.

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