Bessie helps clients navigate environmental, social and governance issues in support of sustainable growth. A trial and appellate lawyer, Bessie has more than twenty years of experience in litigation and arbitration involving environmental, international, commercial and construction disputes.
Work Phone:
504-904-8076
Email:
bdaschbach@hinshawlaw.com
Website:
www.hinshawlaw.com
EPA Region:
Region 1 – (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT)
Year of induction:
2021
Degrees:
Columbia Law School, New York, NY, 2006, LLM (International Law, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, 2001, J.D. (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Civil Law Studies Award, McGlinchey Scholar)
Duke University, Durham, NC, 1998, B.A. (magna cum laude, Deans List with Distinction)
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1996 (Victorian Women Writing Honors Program)
Admissions:
Louisiana
District of Columbia
New York
Court Admissions:
State Courts of Louisiana
State Courts of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Professional Societies and Organizations:
Adjunct Faculty Member, Tulane Law School
Louisiana State Bar Association, including Environmental Law Section
New York State Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Guest Lecturer, Tulane University Undergraduate Program and School of Public Health Disaster Resilience Leadership Program
Guest Lecturer, Loyola University School of Law
Loyola University Institute of Politics Fellow, 2015