|
Ms. Delpit has developed a practice that includes a variety of litigation and business law issues. Her business law practice varies from assisting oil and gas clients with offshore title examination to assisting commercial real estate developers with acquiring income-producing properties. Her litigation docket is generally composed of casualty, business and energy litigation matters. She has worked extensively on matters involving oil & gas regulatory litigation and administrative proceedings, including royalty disputes and expropriation proceedings. As a commercial litigator, she developed an extensive motion practice, experience in effective brief writing, and oral argument at the appellate level. Ms. Delpit previously served as Senior Counsel in the legal department of Entergy, a Fortune 500 company that provides utility service to customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. While with Entergy, Ms. Delpit handled numerous personal injury claims arising from vehicular accidents and ownership of electric and gas facilities. She also successfully defended personal injury and wrongful death matters stemming from alleged exposure to natural gas and the power company�s policy and procedure for termination of electric services. Publications: Risk of Loss: A Comparative Analysis of UCC Sections 2-509 and 2-510 with Louisiana Civil Code Article 2467, 20 S.U. L.Rev.441 (1993) Honors & Affiliations: Louisiana State Bar Association - Member, 1995-Present Houston Bar Association - Member, 2007 American Bar Association - Member Louis A. Martinet Society - Member, 1996-Present Corporate Counsel Women of Color - Member, 2005-Present The Downtown Group - Member, 2007 Women's Energy Netwok - Member, 2006 New Orleans Bar Association Juvenile Court Liaison Committee - Chair, 2004-2005 New Orleans Bar Association - Board of Directors, 2003-2005 Louisiana State Bar Association Minority Involvement Section - Member, 2000-2005 New Orleans Bench Bar Conference - Committee Member, 2005 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - Board Member, 2001-2005 Entergy's Diversity Council - Member, 2004-2006 Entergy's Mentoring Program - Committee Member, 2004 Louisiana State Law Institute - Council Member, 2002-2004 New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center - Board Member, 2002-2004 CASA's Child Advocacy Center Service - Delivery Committee Chair, 2003 Louisiana State Bar Association Bar Journal - Board of Directors, 2001-2003 Federal Bar Association Greetings and Transportation Committees, Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit - 2001 Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section - Awards Committee, 2001 Neighborhood Development Foundation - Intern, 2000-2001 Federal, National and American Bar Associations - Member, 1995-2001 Louisiana State Law Institute - Honorary Junior Member, 1995 Women in Energy - Member, 1995 Young Leadership Council - Member, 1995. | 