Ellen Widen Kessler

Family, Mediation
One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 3600
New Orleans, Louisiana 701397735


Family

Admitted

1978, Maryland; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Louisiana; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Law School

University of Maryland, J.D., with honors, 1977

Law School Graduation Year

1977

College

University of Wisconsin; Northwestern University, B.A., with honors/departmental high honors, 1963

Memberships

Louisiana State, Maryland State and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Women Attorneys

Biographical

Member, Moot Court Board. Winner, Meyerowitz, Moot Court Competition and Moot Court National Team. Member, University of Maryland Law Review, 1976-1978. Adjunct Faculty, Tulane Law School (Trial Advocacy Program) and Loyola Law School, 1988-1995. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)

Military