Current Employment Position(s)

Member, Stephenson, Chavarri & Lambert, L.L.C., since 1996

Lawyer Overview

Kathleen D. Lambert is a native of south Louisiana and a 1989 graduate of the LSU-Herbert Law Center. She earned a diploma in International Legal Studies from UOP's McGeorge School of Law, and worked for the firm of Simpson & Marwick, in Edinburgh, Scotland, before joining Ms. Stephenson as an associate and later as a member of the firm, Stephenson, Chavarri & Lambert, L.L.C. She worked as an attorney-advisor for the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Administrative Law Judge. Her areas of practice include immigration law, insurance defense, general business, international law, toxic tort/product liability defense, maritime, and litigation. Ms. Lambert was the Secretary of the International Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association from 1994 until 2001. From 2001 until 2008, she was Vice-Chair of the International Law Section. She authored "Rules for Licensing International Legal Consultants," which was adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court and became effective July 1, 1996.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration
• Insurance Defense
• Admiralty & Maritime
• Toxic Tort & Product Liability
• Business & Corporation

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Life & Health, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1989
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1993
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Louisiana State Bar Association, International Law Section, 2001 - 2008 (Vice-Chair)
• Louisiana State Bar Association, International Law Section, 1994 - 2001 (Secretary)

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Young Women of America, 1988

Classes and Seminars

• Immigration Primer for the Family Law Practitioner, May 13, 2005
• Panelist, Law and Policy Issues Relating to Central Americans, American Bar Association, International Law Section, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee, November 5, 1999
• Work Permits and Employment Based Visas, Louisiana State Bar Association, International Law Section, May 1, 1998

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices of Maria I. O'Byrne Stephenson, 1993 - 1996
• Wm. Roberts Wilson, 1992 - 1993
• Simpson & Marwick, 1991
• U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1989 - 1991

Education

• McGeorge School of Law, Salzburg, Austria, January, 1992
  Diploma, International Legal Studies
• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court Board
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May, 1986
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• Rules for Licensing International Legal Consultants, Article 14. Sec. 11-12 of the Articles of Incorporation of State Bar Association (adopted by the LA Supreme Court and effective 07/01/96), Louisiana State Bar, 1996

Address

2 Canal Street
Suite 2305
New Orleans, LA 70130-1254

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(504) 523-6496

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(504) 525-2846

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