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\"Emily<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Our Attorneys<\/span><\/div>

Emily Hickman Ribera<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
Associate

\n(504) 680-6060<\/div><\/header>
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Emily has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of litigation in both state and federal court, and at the trial court and appellate court levels.\u00a0 While focusing her practice on complex and commercial litigation, Emily has experience in an assortment of areas, including fiduciary, insurance, and employment litigation, as well as complex family law disputes.<\/p>\n

Emily earned her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in 2018.\u00a0 During undergrad, Emily externed for the Louisiana Attorney General\u2019s Office, Civil Division in the Lands and Natural Resources Section.\u00a0 Emily then attended LSU\u2019s Paul M. Hebert Law Center where she received her J.D\/D.C.L. in 2021.\u00a0 Emily graduated cum laude and was a Senior Editor of the Louisiana Law Review.\u00a0 While a Junior Associate for the Louisiana Law Review, Emily was awarded the Henri Capitant Award for best student article appearing in the Louisiana Law Review on a civil law or comparative law topic with a core emphasis on civil law.\u00a0 After graduating, Emily clerked for the Honorable David C. Joseph in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.\u00a0 Born and raised in New Orleans, Emily returned home after her clerkship and practiced at a New Orleans based firm for three years before joining the firm in 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u232a HONORS AND RECOGNITION<\/div>
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  • Senior Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 2020-2021<\/li>\n
  • Member, Louisiana Law Review, 2019-2020<\/li>\n
  • Association Henri Capitant, Louisiana Chapter, Annual Award, Louisiana Law Review 2019-2020<\/li>\n
  • Paul M. Hebert Scholar Award, Fall 2018<\/li>\n
  • Dean\u2019s Scholar Award, Spring 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \u232a PAST EXPERIENCE<\/div>
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    • Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin L.L.C. (Associate, December 2025 \u2013 \u00a0Present)<\/li>\n
    • Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC (New Orleans, Louisiana) (Associate 2022 \u2013 2025)<\/li>\n
    • United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Lafayette, Louisiana) (Law Clerk to the Honorable David C. Joseph, 2021-2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      \u232a BAR ADMISSIONS<\/div>
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      • Admitted to practice in Louisiana, and licensed to practice before all Louisiana State Courts, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        \u232a PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS<\/div>
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        • Author: Proceed with Caution: Readjusting the Procedural Requirements for Prenuptial Agreements Post-Acurio v. Acurio<\/em>, 81 La. L. Rev. 1431, 1433 (Summer 2021)<\/li>\n
        • Speaker: Risk v. Reward: Experts and Generative AI<\/em>, Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) National Expert Witness Conference, (June 19, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          Litigation Focus<\/h6>\n
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          • Commercial Business Litigation<\/li>\n
          • Construction Litigation<\/li>\n
          • Employment Litigation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            Education<\/h6>\n
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            • Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Juris Doctorate and Degree in Comparative Law, 2021, cum laude<\/em><\/li>\n
            • Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Bachelor of Science, 2018, Major: Marketing
              Minor: Political Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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