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Roy J. Rodney, Jr. is the founder and managing partner for the law firm of Rodney & Etter, L.L.C., a diverse group of lawyers formerly involved in academia, government and private practices. The firm ... has evolved into a powerhouse in the New Orleans legal community, specializing in complex commercial litigation, construction, environmental, class action, and intellectual property law. The firm’s practice and reputation has resulted in participation in litigation and seminars in several states, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Mr. Rodney has maintained a diverse practice representing Fortune 100 corporations such as Shell Oil Company, CSX Corporation and Wall Street concerns, but he has been equally accessible to the poor, individuals and particularly invoked in defending the interest of minority and women owned businesses and historically diverse institutions. In addition to his compensated practice, Mr. Rodney has also received the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Annual Pro Bono Award, the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society’s Lawyer of the Year award, and is past Chairman of the Civil Trial Advocacy Section of the National Bar Association. he was elected Vice-President on two occasions. As a result of his efforts as a member of an historic assemblage of civil rights advocates in the historic case of Chisom v. Edwards, Justice Revius Ortique was installed in 1993 as the first African-American Justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court. Since The resolution of Chisom and related cases, more than forty African-American lawyers have been elected as judges in Louisiana. His civic activities have included service on the Board of Directors of the New Orleans World Trade Center, The New Orleans Regional Medical Complex, Board of Jackson State University and the Audubon Institute, where he was instrumental in the development of the Aquarium of the Americas. Mr. Rodney served as Chair of the New Orleans Downtown Development District and with the participation of his fellow board members, issued the millennium plan for downtown New Orleans. He was appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior to the United States Jazz Commission. He was also the founder of the New Orleans Brass hockey team of the East Coast Hockey League; its ownership group the only African-Americans to own a professional team in the history of the sport. Mr. Rodney’s contributions to his community have been recognized by many different organizations and publications.
