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Practices

Assistant

Ouida Armstrong

504.556.4072

Overview

Michael is a member of the firm’s Energy Litigation practice group.  

Prior to joining the firm, Michael served as a judicial law clerk to The Honorable Elizabeth E. Foote of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Michael received his Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, magna cum laude, from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University in 2020, where he served on the Louisiana Law Review. Before attending law school, Michael received his Bachelor of Arts in History and his Bachelor of Arts in French, summa cum laude, from Centenary College of Louisiana in 2017. While at Centenary, Michael was a four-year member of the baseball team and received various honors, including athletic and academic All-American and All-SCAC honors.   

Talks about

#USsupremecourt #energylitigation #FERC #royaltylitigation #gasplantexplosions

Involvement

  • The Harry V. Booth-Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court - Member, 2021
  • Louisiana State Law Institute - Junior Member, 2020-2021

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® "One to Watch," 2024-2025
  • CALI Excellence Award for Highest Grade: Legal Research & Writing I, Legal Research & Writing II, Admiralty & Maritime Torts, Business Associations I, Constitutional Law I, Immigration Law, and Criminal Law
  • Academic Tutor: Administration of Criminal Justice I, 2019
  • Centenary Gents Baseball, 2013-2017
    • NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, 2017
    • Athletic and Academic All-American (D-III)
    • SCAC 30th Anniversary Baseball Team

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D./D.C.L., magna cum laude, 2020)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Louisiana Law Review
    • Paul M. Hebert Scholar
  • Centenary College of Louisiana (B.A., History and French, summa cum laude, 2017)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2020

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to The Honorable Elizabeth E. Foote, Western District of Louisiana, 2020-2022

Publications

After Hours

Outside of the office, Michael enjoys spending time with his family and friends and cheering on the Centenary Gents, LSU Tigers, and New Orleans Saints and Pelicans. He also has a passion for traveling and loves visiting new places. One of his most memorable adventures was hiking the Path of the Gods along the Amalfi Coast with his wife, Kaitlyn.  

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