NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE ALUMNI

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Andrew Casanave

Andy Casanave was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in October 1982. In 1994 he resigned as a State prosecutor and hung his shingle. He remained in private practice through the devastation of Hurricane Rita. In 2007 he was asked to join the local Public Defender's office with the promise that the pay was enough to keep him from practicing in Divorce Court.…Read More
14th Judicial District Public Defender’s Office

TPI Attended Date: 2016

Work Lake Charles Louisiana Work Phone: (337) 436-1718
Biography

Andy Casanave was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in October 1982. In 1994 he resigned as a State prosecutor and hung his shingle. He remained in private practice through the devastation of Hurricane Rita. In 2007 he was asked to join the local Public Defender’s office with the promise that the pay was enough to keep him from practicing in Divorce Court. Presently he is a Supervising Attorney principally representing clients facing life imprisonment without parole.

Andy has been married 35 years to Vicky Smith Casanave and they have one adult son, Stephen.

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Alexis Chernow

Chief of Trials

I've been a public defender in New Orleans since 2014 and feel fortunate to have the opportunity to represent people in my community who have been systemically oppressed by the criminal legal system, and to support my coworkers in doing the same.Read More
Orleans Public Defenders

TPI Attended Date: 2019

Work 2601 Tulane Ave., Suite 700 New Orleans Louisiana 70119 Work Phone: (720) 480-6296 Website: https://www.opdla.org
Biography

I’ve been a public defender in New Orleans since 2014 and feel fortunate to have the opportunity to represent people in my community who have been systemically oppressed by the criminal legal system, and to support my coworkers in doing the same.