Walter Marshall Sanchez - Lake Charles, LA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1984
    J.D.
    Honors: Winner, 1984 Flory Trial Moot Court Competition

• Non Legal Education

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1981
    B.S.
    Major: Management and Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy Training Program, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, LSU, 1993 - Present
  
• Presenter, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
  
• Presenter, Tulane Law School
  
• Presenter, Loyola University School of Law
  
• Presenter, Louisiana Judicial College
  
• Presenter, Louisiana Association of City and Juvenile Judges
  
• Presenter, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  
• Presenter, American Civil Liberties Union
  
• Presenter, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
  
• Presenter, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  
• Presenter, Louisiana Public Defenders Board
  
• Presenter, Southern University School of Law
  
• Presenter, Southwest Louisiana Bar Association

Pro Bono Activities

• Commissioner, Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, 2003 - 2017
• Board Member, Louisiana Board of International Commerce, 2013 – 2017
• President, Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, 2011 - 2012
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association Board of Governors, 2006 - 2008
• Right to Counsel Committee, 2005 - 2009
• Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: President, 1998
• Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Board Member, 1990 - 2008
• Member, Joint Legislative Committee for the Study of the Indigent Defense System (Appointed by the Chief Justice), 1996 - 1997
• Member, Committee on Family Court Rules of the Judicial Counsel of Louisiana (Appointed by the Supreme Court), 2009 - Present
• Vice-Chairman, Louisiana Indigent Defender Board (Appointed by the Chief Justice), 1994 - 1996
• Hearing Committee Chair, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 2003 - 2009
• Member, Louisiana Public Defender Board, (Appointed by the Speaker of the House), 2004 - 2006
• Member, Louisiana Public Defender Board (LSBA President), 2007
• Member, Louisiana Task Force on Indigent Defense Services (Appointed by the President, Conference of Court of Appeals Judges), 2004 - 2007
• Member, Louisiana State Law Institute, Special Committee to Study Reinstatement of Fault in Divorce, 1998 - 2001
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association Family Law Advisory Commission (Secretary), 2003 - 2004
• Chairman, Indigent Defender Board, 14th Judicial District, 1988 - 1996
• Assistant Examiner, Committee on Bar Admissions, 1992 - 2004
• President, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, Inc., 1989 - 1992
• Board Member, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, Inc., 1987 - 2006
• Member, Board of Trustees, LifeShare Blood Centers, 2003 - Present
• Trustee, Finance Council, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, 2002 - 2016
• Past President, Southwest Louisiana State Fair and Trade Exposition, Inc.
• Past Member, Board of Directors, Lake Charles Symphony
• Past Chair, Professional Division, United Way of Southwest Louisiana, Inc., Campaign, 1992 - 1993
• President, Advisory Board, Lake Charles Seafarer's Center, Port of Lake Charles, 1986 - 1999

Representative Cases

• State v. Bartholomew Cross, 747 So. 2d 94 (LA Supreme Court 1995)
• State in the Interest of D.W., 865 Sol 2d 45 (LA Supreme Court 2004)
• Fastabend v. Fastabend, 606 So. 2d 794 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1992)
• Hernandez v. Hernandez, 640 So. 2d 818 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1994)
• Jones v. Jones, 747 So. 2d 94 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1999)
• Black v. Simms, 12 So. 3d 1140 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)

Ancillary Businesses

• Appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court, Judge Pro Tempore, Sulphur City Court, on an as needed basis, 1999 – Present

• Lake Charles City Court, 2013 - Present

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1984
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1985
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2016
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2018

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization, 1995 to present

Other Affiliations

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - Present (Member)
• Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - Present (Past President)
• Southwest Louisiana Bar Association (Member)
• Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, 2009 (President)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association