Marta-Ann Schnabel Curriculum Vitae

Marta-Ann Schnabel is a member of the firm of O’Bryon & Schnabel, PLC. She began her career with the firm of Hammett, Leake and Hammett, where she became a partner in 1986. Prior to the formation of O’Bryon & Schnabel, Ms. Schnabel served for ten years as the managing partner of Leake & Andersson, LLP. In her 23 years of practice, she has primarily represented clients in business, commercial and insurance litigation involving a wide variety of issues, including construction, products liability, professional malpractice and employment matters.

She is a 1978 graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, with a B.A. Honours in History. She received her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law in 1981, where she served as a member of Law Review and of the National Moot Court Team.

Ms. Schnabel has been actively involved in bar and community service for a number of years. Her bar, professional and civic activities are detailed below.

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

2006-07 President
2005 President-Elect Designee
2004 Recipient, President’s Award (ATJ Committee work)
2003-05 Co-Chair, Access To Justice Committee
1991-05 Member, Ethics Advisory Service Committee
2005 Member, Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct
2003-05 Member, EASC Publications Subcommittee
1997-03 Original Co-Chair (97-00) and subsequent member,
Practice Assistance and Improvement Committee
2000-04 Member, Ethics 2000 Committee
2001-03 Secretary and Editor of Louisiana Bar Journal
1998-01 First District Representative to the Board of Governors
1998 Recipient, President’s Award (PAIC Committee work)
1996-98 Member, Supreme Court Task Force on Legal Services
1996-98 Member, Joint LSBA -Louisiana Supreme Court Task Force
on Domestic Violence
1993-97 Member, House of Delegates
1991-93 Chair, Drug and Alcohol Committee of the YLS
1988-91 Crime Victim Services Committee of the YLS
1986-99 Assistant Bar Examiner

LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION

1995-04 Fellow
2003-04 Chair, IOLTA Administration Committee
1998-01 Chair, IOLTA Administration Committee

LOUISIANA CLIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION

2003 Vice-President

NEW ORLEANS BAR ASSOCIATION

1995 President
2003 Bench/Bar Conference Committee Co-Chair
1997-00 Bench/Bar Conference Committee Co-Chair
1993-94 President-Elect
1992-93 First Vice-President
1991-92 Third Vice-President
1990-91 Member, Executive Committee
1991 Recipient, Presidential Medal of Honor
1989-90 Chair, Young Lawyers Section
1988-94 Chair, Operations Committee
1988 Law Week Chairman
1986-89 Member, Executive Committee
1986-87 Juvenile Justice Project Committee Member

NEW ORLEANS LEGAL AID BUREAU

1997-99 Vice President
1994-95 Secretary
1990-94 Member, Board of Directors

NEW ORLEANS LEGAL ASSISTANCE CORPORATION

2000-03 Treasurer
1996-99 Member, Board of Directors

LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL

1997-00 Member, Board of Directors
2003 Member, Nominating Committee

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

2004 Proxy Member, House of Delegates
1996-97 Member, House of Delegates
1995-98 Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents
1994 Host Committee ABA Annual Meeting; Speaker TIPS Meeting
1982-93 TIPS, Litigation and Law Practice Management Section Member
1990-91 National Conferences Team
1989-91 Issues Affecting the Legal Profession Committee, YLD
1989-90 Pro Bono Committee, YLD
1989-90 Asst. Editor, Affiliate
1988-89 Asst. Editor, Membernet
1987-88 Delivery of Legal Services Committee, YLD

ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE TRIAL ATTORNEYS

2003-05 Member from Louisiana, representing New Orleans

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

2000-03 Treasurer, Alliance for Good Government
2001-04 Member, Board of Trustees, St. Martin’s Episcopal School

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