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James A. Bolen, Jr.

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 Associa¬tions, previous member of House of Delegates Louisiana Bar Association; voted into membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) on May 10, 2006; presented the “Defense Star” award in 2004 by OMSNIC (med-mal insurer of Oral Surgeons); 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 (DRI); member of International Association of Defense Counsel; Fellow of Louisiana Bar Foundation; former 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, Shreve¬port, LA, September 1991; speaker at seminar given at Alexandria, LA, by Allstate Insurance Company February 9, 1994; speaker at Trinity Universal Insurance Company seminar in 1999; 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 at large to two terms on Alexandria City Council, Alexandria, LA, 1977-1984 and appointed 1988; President of City Council 1982-83; awarded the adult “Distinguished Eagle Scout Award”, Boy Scouts of America 1992; President Board of Trustees Emmanuel Baptist Church; Chairman of Citizens for Quality Life of Cenla 1994-98; Member of the Alexandria Civil Service Commission 1994-1997; Guest Teacher at NITA seminars at LSU Law School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 1993; March, 1999 - served on teaching panel for Louisiana State Bar Association seminar, “Deposition School.” Currently (2010) serving as Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, and pro bono attorney at Emmanuel Baptist Church; member of the Board and pro bono attorney for the Louisiana Purchase Council, Boy Scouts of America; presented in 2008 with the “Causidicus Award” by the Alexandria Bar Association. Married to Diann Ransbottom Bolen; three children - Alysia, J. Aubrey, III, and Jonathan William Bolen.

L. Lyle Parker

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, 9^th 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

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

Madeline J. Lee is a partner at the law firm of Bolen, Parker, Brenner & Lee, Ltd in Alexandria, Louisiana, specializing in insurance defense litigation, with an emphasis in medical malpractice and charitable organizations. She received her B.S. degree from L.S.U. in Business Administration in August 1987; her law degree from L.S.U. Law School in May of 1990; was admitted to practice law in 1990; was elected president of the Alexandria Bar Association in 2007 and president of Crossroads-American Inn of Court, 2003 - 2005; she is an instructor at the Trial Advocacy Program at LSU Law School (since 2001); long-time member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute and Louisiana Native Plant Society; and she's presently serving as the state liaison for the 2010 DRI Nursing Home Defense Seminar in Chicago; Ms. Lee has been a speaker at seminars for the National Business Institute in New Orleans (Nursing Home Litigation - December 2002 and October 2003), Evidence seminar in New Orleans, January 2003 and Nursing Home Litigation Seminar in June of 2003, Recent Updates in Medical Malpractice Law, Pro Bono Project Seminar, December 2008, Lafayette Bar Association - 2nd Annual Running in Heels Seminar, May 2010, panelist at Alexandria Mini-conclave on Diversity in the Legal Profession, May 2010. Ms. Lee serves as a board member for the Alexandria Zoo, Coastal Conservation Association (central Louisiana chapter) and the Louisiana Client Assistance Fund Committee and is a catechism teacher at St. Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria.

Gregory Engelsman

Admitted to practice law in Louisiana 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); Executive Committee 2008-present; Secretary 2009; Treasurer 2010; Vice President 2011), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (District 5 Director 2011); Defense Research Institute; Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project (Secretary-Treasurer, 1997-98; President 1999-2000); Crossroads Inns of Court (Executive Committee 2009-2011); First United Methodist Church Alexandria: Chair-Witness Committee (2005-2010); Crossroads Soccer Association - Executive Board 2009-present); BV rating in Martindale - Hubbell Law Directory; Three daughters-Alex, Ashton and Rachel Engelsman.

Eric J. Miller

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.

R. Preston Mansour, Jr.

Admitted to practice law in Louisiana in 2008; Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge (2003); Juris Doctorate, Loyola University College of Law (2007); Served as law clerk for the Honorable Patricia Koch, District Court Judge, Ninth Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana (2007-2008); Assistant District Attorney for the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office (2008); Member of the American, Louisiana, and Alexandria Bar Associations since 2008; Counsel member – Alexandria Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Section (2009-present); Member - Kiwanis Club of Alexandria (2010 – present; Admitted to practice law in the Western District Federal Court (2009); Married to Courtney Hanson Mansour and step-father to Ella Maureen Beauregard.

Patricia K. Penny

Admitted to practice law in Louisiana in 2008; Bachelor of Arts (English Literature, minor in Political Science) Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge (2005); Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Civil Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (2008); Served as law clerk for the Honorable Judge Rae Swent, ret., District Court Judge, Ninth Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana (2008-2009); Served as law clerk for the Honorable Judge Mary L. Doggett, District Court Judge, Ninth Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana (2009-2010); Member of the American, Louisiana, and Alexandria Bar Associations since 2008; Admitted to practice law in the Western District Federal Court of Louisiana (2010).