James A. Bolen, Jr.

jbolen@bolenlaw.com

B.A.-L.S.U.- Majors in political science and history, May 1961; Law Degree - L.S.U. Law School January, 1965; admitted to practice law in April, 1965; member of American, Louisiana and Alexandria Bar Associa­tions, previous member of House of Delegates Louisiana Bar Association; previous member of Trial Ethics Subcommittee and Jury Trials Subcommittee of the American Bar Association 1990-91; member of LSBA Lawyer Specialization Committee 1991-92, 1992-93; member of Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; member of Defense Research Institute, member of DRI Subcommittees on Products Liability and Household Consumer Goods and Office Equipment; member of International Association of Defense Counsel; past member of DRI Committees on Business Litiga­tion and Legal Malprac­tice; Fellow of Louisiana Bar Foundation; member of Crossroads-American Inns of Court; charter member of The Committee of One Hundred, The Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society; highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory; lecturer at CLE seminars at Tulane Law School and LSU Law School in 1980, at LSU Law School in 1986 and 1988 on behalf of the State Bar Association, at the LADC seminar in February 1989, at CLE sponsored seminar by Tulane Law School in New Orleans, LA, November 1991; guest speaker at National Managers Association of Dresser Industries on Products Liability, October 1991; lecturer at All­state Insurance Company Seminar, Shreve­port, LA, Septem­ber 1991; speaker at seminar given at Alexandria, LA, by Allstate Insurance Company February 9, 1994; President Attakapas Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1990, 1991, 1992; President Alexandria Museum of Art 1993-94; President Alexandria Kiwanis Club 1995-96; elected member of City of Alexandria City Council, Alexandria, LA, 1977-1984 and 1988; President of City Council 1982-83; holder of the adult “Distinguished Eagle Scout Award”, Boy Scouts of America 1992; President Board of Trustees Emmanuel Baptist Church 1995-98; Chairman of Citizens for Quality Life of Cenla 1994-98; Member of the Alexandria Civil Service Commission 1994-1997; Guest Teacher in August, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1998 - at NITA seminars at LSU Law School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; December, 1998 - invited to participate on teaching panel at Louisiana State Bar Association seminar in New Orleans, Louisiana; and March, 1999 - served on teaching panel at Louisiana State Bar Association seminar in New Orleans, LA, for “Deposition School.”  Currently (2002) serving as Deacon and President of Trustees at Emmanuel Baptist Church; member of the Board of the Attakapas Council, Boy Scouts of America; and President of Bolen, Parker & Brenner, Ltd., A Professional Law Corporation.  Married to Diann Ransbottom Bolen 34+ years; three children - Alysia, J. Aubrey, III and Jonathan William Bolen.

L. Lyle Parker  

lparker@bolenlaw.com

Admitted to practice law in Louisiana in 1985; Bachelor of Science (Political Science) Louisiana Tech University (1978), graduated Summa Cum Laude (top 10 in class); Juris Doctorate, Louisiana State University (1984); served as law clerk for the Honorable Alfred Mansour, District Court Judge, 9th Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana (1985-1986); member of American, Louisiana, and Alexandria Bar Associations since 1985; member of Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel since 1985; member of Defense Research Institute; BV rating in Martindale - Hubbell Law Directory; speaker at numerous seminars for various insurance companies including Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Allstate Insurance Company; married to Evelyn Texada Parker; two children - Max Lawson Parker and Cole Sawyer Parker.

Daniel G. Brenner

dbrenner@bolenlaw.com

Admitted to practice law in 1987; member of American, Louisiana and Alexandria Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; member of Defense Research Institute; lecturer at Loyola Law School Senior Class of Insurance Law; speaker at various CLE Seminars; instructor at NITA law school program at LSU; member - Crossroads Inns of Court - American Inns of Court; under­graduate degree from Louisiana Tech University; legal education at Louisiana State University; also admitted to practice in the State of Georgia, 1990; BV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  Married to Kristi M. Brenner; two children - Zachary and Taylor Brenner.

Madeline J. Lee

mjlee@bolenlaw.com

B.S.-L.S.U.- Business Administration, August 1987; Law Degree - L.S.U. Law School, May, 1990; Admitted to practice law in 1990; member of American, Louisiana and Alexandria Bar Asso­cia­tions; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Program Chair and member of the Executive Committee of Crossroads-American Inn of Court; served on the Board of Directors, The Extra Mile,1995-1999; Environmental Education Committee Member of Chamber of Commerce; 1996-1998; Instructor in August, 2001 Trial Advocacy Program at LSU Law School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; speaker at seminar for Allstate Insurance Company February, 1997; Catechism instructor for St Rita’s Catholic Church, 1999- present, St. Frances Cabrini Church, 1994-1999; BV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  Married to Michael E. Lee 20+ years; one child - Laura Elizabeth Lee.

Michael D. Hislop

mhislop@bolenlaw.com | Blog

Born October 16, 1961 in Monroe, Louisiana
Raised in West Monroe, Louisiana
Admitted to practice law in 1990

Education

  • graduated 1980 from West Monroe high School

  • B.A. in history from Louisiana Tech 1983

  • M.A. in history from Louisiana Tech 1985

  • J.D. from Louisiana State University Law Center 1990

  • BV rating in Martindale - Hubbell Law® Directory

Experience

  • Served as law clerk for the Honorable Lewis O. Lauve of the Ninth Judicial District Court, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, August 1990- August 1991

  • Associate, Bolen & Erwin, Ltd. 1991-1995
    Shareholder, Bolen, Parker, Brenner, Lee & Gremillion, 1995-

Memberships

  • member of American Bar Association (Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice & Dispute Resolution sections)

  • Louisiana State Bar Association (ADR section)

  • Alexandria Bar Asso­cia­tion

  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

  • Defense Research Institute (Diversity, Construction Law, Medical Liability and Health Care Law, Product Liability, and Trucking Law committees)

  • Alexandria Bar Association Young Lawyers Section

  • Executive Council 1992-94, Crossroads Inns of Court

Other professional activities

  • Chair, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Hearing Committee 36, 1998- 2004

  • Attorney Member, Pinecrest Developmental Center Human Rights Committee

Community activities

  • Board of Directors, Dixie Little League/ Dixie Youth Baseball of Alexandria 1992-1994

  • Board of Trustees, First United Methodist Church of Alexandria, 2003-5, Chair 2005

  • Staff/ Parish Relations Committee, First United Methodist Church of Alexandria, 2008- , Chair 2008-

  • Board of Directors, Exchange Club of Alexandria, Inc., 2001-2005

  • Lecturer, Nursing 1007, History and Ethics of Nursing, “Caught at the Crossroads: The Intersection of Law and Nursing,” Louisiana State University at Alexandria

  • Eagle Scout

  • Married to Shelley Hoover Hislop; three sons - Ben, Grant and Clay.

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Gregory Engelsman

gengelsman@bolenlaw.com   

Admitted to practice law in 1992; also admitted to practice before U. S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory and legal education, Louisiana State University (B.A. Political Science, 1989; J.D., 1992). Member: Alexandria (Young Lawyers Council, 1995-97), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project (Secretary-Treasurer, 1997-98); Crossroads Inns of Court; First United Methodist Church Alexandria: Chair-Witness Committee;  BV rating in Martindale - Hubbell Law Directory; Married to Kathy Long Engelsman; three daughters-Alex, Ashton and Rachel Engelsman.

 

Shannon J. Gremillion

sgremillion@bolenlaw.com

Admitted to practice law in the State of Louisiana in 1995; also admitted to practice before U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U. S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; and all Louisiana state courts.  Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1991 with a B.A. in finance and named Most Distinguished Graduating Senior; named Student of the Year in 1991 by the Louisiana Mortgage Banker’s Association; obtained J.D. from Louisiana State University 1995.  Member: Executive Council of the Alexandria Bar Association (past member of Young Lawyers Council);  Member: Louisiana Bar Association; Member:  Board of Directors of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Member of Inns of Court;  Member:  Defense Research Institute.  Member: Calvary Baptist Church; Member: Exchange Club of Alexandria, Inc; Married to Kimberly Marlowe Gremillion; two children – Christian and Anne Marlowe.

 

Eric J. Miller

ejmiller@bolenlaw.com

Admitted to practice law in the State of Louisiana in 1993. Louisiana State University B.A 1989, J.D. 1992; also admitted to practice before United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Served as Judicial Clerk for the Honorable William Polk, 9th Judicial District Court. Served as Judicial Clerk for the Honorables William Culpepper and Jimmy C. Peters, Court of Appeal, Third Circuit. Title Insurance Agent licensed in Louisiana; agent for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company; member of Alexandria and Louisiana State Bar Associations, Defense Research Institute, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Crossroads Inns of Court, and American Inns of Court.

David L. Roberson II

droberson@bolenlaw.com

Admitted to practice law in October 2006; U.N.C. at Chapel Hill, B.A. - Political Science, May 2002; J.D. and B.C.L. - L.S.U. Law Center, May 2006; Louisiana Notary Public; Founding Member, Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity - Omega Beta Chapter, U.N.C.; Member, American, Louisiana and Alexandria Bar Associations; American Association for Justice, Associate Member (Defense Litigator); Crossroads Inns of Court; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Recipient of two CALI awards while attending L.S.U. Law.

Christina S. Slay

cslay@bolenlaw.com

Admitted to practice in the state of Louisiana in October 2006; B.A. from Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana, 2003; J.D. from Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2006; Member of Alexandria Bar Association and Louisiana State Bar Association.

 

Daniel M. Cooper

dcooper@bolenlaw.com

Admitted to practice law in the state of Louisiana in 2007; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Louisiana Tech University 2004, B.A. - Political Science and History; graduated L.S.U. Law 2007, J.D. and B.C.L.; Louisiana Notary Public; Member of American, Louisiana, and Alexandria Bar Associations; Member of Golden Key International, Phi Alpha Theta History, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Societies; Member of American and Crossroads Inns of Court; Married to Aimee Cooper.