Attorneys

Jack M. Dampf

Jack M. Dampf is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Baton Rouge High School and Tulane University.  After obtaining his undergraduate degree from Tulane, Jack attended LSU Law Center where he received his Juris Doctor.  He was admitted to the practice of law in 1977.   

Jack is a member of the Baton Rouge Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association.  He is a Past-President of the Baton Rouge Bar Association and is a member of its Family Law Section.  Additionally, Jack has served on the State Board of Legal Specialization and on the House of Delegates to the Louisiana State Bar Association. He also served as Judge Pro Tempore for the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court in 2011.  Jack was a Charter Member of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and is a Member and Master Emeritus of the Dean Henry George McMahon Chapter of the American Inns of Court.  He has also been awarded an “AV Preeminent Rating” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest ranking of legal ability and ethical standards based upon ratings of fellow lawyers as well as judges.

Throughout the years, Jack has an extensive history in handling criminal defense cases, including first degree murder trials and Federal criminal cases; general civil litigation; and representing clients’ business interests. His broad knowledge and experience in family law, which includes divorce, custody, support and the division of community property, has led to him being considered an authority on the subject.  In 2008, Jack assisted in rewriting the Revision to the Louisiana Civil Code Article 112 – Determination of Final Spousal Support and testified in support of same before the Legislature.  Jack has also lectured at LSU Law School on Expert Witnesses in Family Court Cases, as well as, presented various other CLEs on evidence and community property.  He was appointed Special Counsel to the Bankruptcy Trustee and testified on Louisiana’s Community Property Law in Federal Court. 

Wendy Edwards

Wendy Edwards is an attorney in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  She is a graduate of Baton Rouge Magnet High School and Millsaps College.  Thereafter, she attended law school at LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she received her Juris Doctor in June 2003.  Before graduating, she was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity and was awarded an honorary membership to the Wex Malone Chapter of the American Inns of Court based upon her outstanding performance in Trial Advocacy. Wendy was admitted to practice law in Louisiana in October 2003.

During law school, Wendy clerked for Judge William F. Kline, who was then serving on the First Circuit Court of Appeal, pro tempore.  In August 2003, she began clerking for Judge Jennifer Luse, Chief Judge of the Family Court in and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge.  Wendy began practicing in July of 2006.  Her primary concentration is in family law and has argued the merits of the Constitutionality of various issues relating to child custody and visitation. 

Wendy is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Baton Rouge Bar Association.  With the BRBA, she served on the Board of Directors for two years as an Ex-Officio Member; as President of the Family Law Section for two years, with six years on that Section’s Board; Chair of the Family Law Section's Legislative Improvement Sub-Section; and has been a Member of the BRBA’s Bylaws and Governance Committee.  Currently, she is serving as President of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She has served on Louisiana’s Protective Order Registry Steering Committee and has lectured extensively on domestic violence issues and the appropriate procedures and tools available to attorneys and their clients regarding Protective Orders and Restraining Orders. 

Joseph Major Thibaut, Sr. 

Joseph “Jody” M. Thibaut, Sr. is a resident of New Roads, Louisiana.  He is a graduate of Louisiana State University, where he also received his Juris Doctor.  He was admitted to the practice of law in 1976.

Jody is a member of the 18th Judicial District Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association.  He has served the 18th Judicial District as an Assistant District Attorney and is a former Director and Chairman for the 18th Judicial District Indigent Defender Board. Jody also served as a United States Army Reserve Officer.

Jody currently serves as General Counsel to the Pointe Coupee Parish Health Services District Number One. He formerly served as Director and General Counsel to Peoples Bancshares of Pointe Coupee Parish and Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Pointe Coupee Parish and as General Counsel to the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District and Discovery Industries, Inc.