I received my B.A. from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1971, and my Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1977. I am currently a partner in the law firm of Rittenberg, Samuel & Phillips, LLC, in New Orleans, Louisiana. I maintain a general law practice, with emphasis in education law, labor law, and family law. Since beginning in private practice in 1977, I have represented the United Teachers of New Orleans, Jefferson Federation of Teachers, and the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, and numerous local affiliates in Louisiana affiliated with the...