Zara was awarded an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest possible rating in both ability & ethical standards by peers. Less than 5% of women lawyers have been recognized with an AV Preeminent rating.
Zara Zeringue
Attorney, Founder
Family Law Section, Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2019 to 2022
Family Law Section, Immediate Past Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2023 to Present
AWARDS
“AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell Professional Associations and Memberships
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION LECTURES
"Roadblocks to Fatherhood", LawLine, December 2023
"What’s Love Got to Do with It?: A Retrospective Study of the 2018 Domestic
Violence Law Changes and Where We Are Headed from Here",
Summer School, Joint Louisiana Judicial Conference and Louisiana State Bar Association, June 6, 2023
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
22nd Judicial District Court Bar Association
22nd Judicial District Inn American Inn of Court
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce
Professional Women of St. Tammany
Louisiana State Bar Association
ADMISSIONS
Admitted, Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
EDUCATION
Newcomb College of Tulane University, cum laude, 1990
Major: English Honors
Tulane University School of Law, 1993
Honors: Certificate in Environmental Law Honors Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
VOLUNTEER
Chancellor for St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Mandeville, LA
Kathleen Legendre
Associate Attorney
Kathleen has extensive experience in family law matters throughout Louisiana. For over fifteen years, she worked with courts, civil legal aid, and domestic violence programs to maximize their services to clients. As Managing Attorney for The Pro Bono Project of New Orleans, she represented foster children in Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, developed self-represented materials with the 24th Judicial District Court and Orleans Civil District Court, and coordinated volunteer attorneys for case matters. For Zeringue & Associates Law Firm, Kathleen assists the firm with all areas of practice, including family law.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
22nd Judicial District Bar Association
22nd Judicial District Inn American Inn of Court
Past-Member of the Executive Board Member,
Louisiana Fair Housing Center
22nd Judicial District Inn American Inn of Court
CASA Volunteer with Youth Services Bureau of St. Tammany Parish
ADMISSIONS
Admitted, Louisiana
EDUCATION
Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU
Juris Doctor and Bachelor in Civil Law, 2006
Mount Holyoke College, 1997
Major: English